كلevery شيءthing كماas أتىcame النصthe text هالكْperishing
كل شيء كما أتى النص هالكْ
غيرexcept وجهface الحبيبthe Beloved فلينجso let him be saved سالكْa wayfarer
غير وجه الحبيب فلينج سالكْ
Everything, as the text declares, is perishing,
Everything remains as it came, except the face of the beloved, so let it enlighten the seeker
except the Beloved’s face—so let a wayfarer be saved.
The universe concealed a secret of existence from it, while it shines like the full moon in the dark night
كتمconcealed الكونthe cosmos منهfrom him سرa secret of وجودexistence
كتم الكون منه سر وجود
فيهwithin it كالبدرlike the full moon فيin الظلامthe darkness الحالكpitch-black
فيه كالبدر في الظلام الحالك
The cosmos concealed from him a secret of existence,
The denier of truth believes in other than Him, and the other is an idol, so beware in your mind
within it, like the full moon in pitch-black darkness.
How can one remain with the real existence, if His predestined decree is revealed as transient
كافرdenier of الحقthe Real مؤمنa believer بسواهin what is other than Him
كافر الحق مؤمن بسواه
وسواهand what is other than Him الطاغوتthe false deity فاخطرso bring it ببالكto your mind
وسواه الطاغوت فاخطر ببالك
The denier of the Real believes in what is other than Him;
Like illusions of the minds, it affirms in them what it wanted to exist therein
and what is other than Him is the false deity—so bring it to mind.
The Writer of the unseen wrote on the tablet of the soul, the letters of creatures above that
كيفhow يبقىit remains معalongside الوجودexistence الحقيقيtrue
كيف يبقى مع الوجود الحقيقي
إنif تبدَّىbecomes manifest تقديرهits supposition المتهالكfrail
إن تبدَّى تقديره المتهالك
How can it remain alongside true existence,
The chemistry of guidance is my scientific sayings, so let them spread among the kingdoms
if its frail supposition becomes manifest?
How much it turned brass structures, into pure gold that illuminates the paths
كخيالlike the imaginings of العقولthe minds يثبتbecomes established فيهاwithin them
كخيال العقول يثبت فيها
ماwhatever أرادتthey wished بأنthat يكونit should exist هنالكthere
ما أرادت بأن يكون هنالك
Like the minds’ imaginings, within them is established
Our potential for it is enough, its light, so that existence shone like that
whatever they wished to exist there.
Be with it well-known, and be straightforward, and be assured that this is the owner
كاتبscribe of الغيبthe unseen خطinscribed فيon لوحa tablet روحa spirit
كاتب الغيب خط في لوح روح
أحرفletters الكائناتbeings منfrom فوقabove ذلكthat
أحرف الكائنات من فوق ذلك
The scribe of the unseen inscribed on a spirit’s tablet
the letters of beings, from above it.
كيمياءalchemy of الهدىguidance أحاديثdiscourses علميmy knowledge
كيمياء الهدى أحاديث علمي
فاتركوهاso let them تشيعspread بينamong الممالكthe kingdoms
فاتركوها تشيع بين الممالك
The discourses of my knowledge are the alchemy of guidance;
so let them spread among the kingdoms.
كمhow many أحالتit transmuted هياكلاًbodies منof نحاسcopper
كم أحالت هياكلاً من نحاس
ذهباًgold خالصاًpure ينيرilluminates المسالكthe paths
ذهباً خالصاً ينير المسالك
How many bodies of copper has it transmuted
into pure gold that illuminates the paths!
كافthe letter kāf إمكانناour contingency لهاit has لونa hue of نورlight
كاف إمكاننا لها لون نور
منهfrom Him حتىuntil لاحshone forth الوجودexistence كذلكthus
منه حتى لاح الوجود كذلك
The kāf of our contingency has a hue of light
from Him, until existence shone forth thus.
كنbe بهof Him عارفاًa knower وكنand be مستقيماًupright
كن به عارفاً وكن مستقيماً
وتحققand attain realization فإنfor indeed هذاthis المالكthe Master
وتحقق فإن هذا المالك
Be a knower of Him, and be upright,
and attain realization, for this is indeed the Master.
Partial English translation: 10 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1