كلall ماthat which يخلقهcreates it العقلthe intellect أملْhope
كل ما يخلقه العقل أملْ
والذيand that which يخلقهcreates it اللهGod عملْaction
والذي يخلقه الله عملْ
Everything the intellect creates is hope.
All that the mind creates is hope
And what God creates is action.
And what God creates is work
فاعرفواso recognize الفرقthe difference الذيthat بينهماbetween them both
فاعرفوا الفرق الذي بينهما
تجدوهyou will find it البدرthe full moon فيin التمِّfullness اكتملbecame complete
تجدوه البدر في التمِّ اكتمل
So recognize the difference between them:
So know the difference between them
You will find it the full moon, complete in its fullness.
You will find it like the full moon in the darkness
وانتسابand the attribution of الخلقcreation للعقلto the intellect كماas
وانتساب الخلق للعقل كما
قالsaid عيسىJesus وعلىand upon الأذنthe ear حملwas borne
قال عيسى وعلى الأذن حمل
And creation's attribution to the intellect is as
And relating creation to the mind is like
Jesus said, and was borne upon the ear.
What Jesus said, and it settled on the ear
هذهthis الحضرةthe Presence لاnot يدخلهاenters it
هذه الحضرة لا يدخلها
غيرexcept منone who فصلهاdifferentiated it ثمthen انجملbecame whole
غير من فصلها ثم انجمل
No one enters this Presence
This presence cannot be entered
Except one who differentiated it, then became whole.
Except by one who has separated from it, then returned
نظراتglances بعيونthrough eyes كثرتgrew numerous
نظرات بعيون كثرت
دمعهاtheir tears الطوفانthe deluge فيin الكونthe universe هملflowed freely
دمعها الطوفان في الكون همل
Glances through eyes grown numerous;
Glances with eyes that have shed
Their tears—the deluge—flowed through the universe.
Abundant tears, the flood overwhelmed the universe
وابتداءand the beginning of الأمرthe matter أنthat تشهدهyou witness Him
وابتداء الأمر أن تشهده
واحداًas One فيin الكلall طيرbirds أوor جملa camel
واحداً في الكل طير أو جمل
And the beginning of the matter is to witness Him
And the beginning of the matter is to witness Him
As One in all, bird or camel.
As One in all, bird or camel
ثمthen لاno طيرbirds ولاand no شيءthing هناhere
ثم لا طير ولا شيء هنا
شمسa sun أبراجzodiacal signs كحوتlike Pisces وحملand Aries
شمس أبراج كحوت وحمل
Then there is no bird, nor anything here:
Then neither bird nor anything here
A sun of zodiacal signs, like Pisces and Aries.
Sun of constellations, whale and ram
هوHe هذاthis فاقلبso reverse العينthe eye وماand not
هو هذا فاقلب العين وما
هوHe هذاthis وعلىand upon هذاthis اشتملencompassed
هو هذا وعلى هذا اشتمل
He is this; so reverse the eye—nor
He is this, so turn the eye and what
Is He this; yet He encompasses this.
Is this, and in this be absorbed
جُمَلٌwholes كلall التفاصيلthe particulars لهfor Him
جُمَلٌ كل التفاصيل له
فتحققso be certain والتفاصيلand the particulars جملwholes
فتحقق والتفاصيل جمل
For Him, all particulars are wholes.
A camel, all details are for Him
So be certain: the particulars are wholes.
So realize and the details are the whole
ياO نديميmy boon companion لكfor you منيfrom me قدْرmeasure ماwhat
يا نديمي لك مني قدْر ما
أنتyou فيهin it كلماwhenever العقلthe intellect احتملcould bear
أنت فيه كلما العقل احتمل
O my boon companion, you receive from me in proportion to
My friend, for you from me is what
The state you are in, whenever the intellect can bear it.
You can bear whenever the mind carries
فافتحso open البابthe door وخذand take ميمنةthe right-hand side
فافتح الباب وخذ ميمنة
فيin طريقa path فيهin it منwhoever يمشيwalks رملtrotted
في طريق فيه من يمشي رمل
So open the door and turn right,
So open the door and take the right
On a path where whoever walks trots.
On a path in which one walks the sand
والمعانيand the meanings كلهاall of them قاصرةinadequate
والمعاني كلها قاصرة
عنهof Him والجرحand the wound عليهfor Him ماnot اندملhealed
عنه والجرح عليه ما اندمل
And all meanings fall short
And all meanings are too limited
Of Him, and the wound for Him has not healed.
For Him, and the wound has not yet healed
غيرexcept أنthat العشقpassionate love يلقىcasts تارةsometimes
غير أن العشق يلقى تارة
بكwith you لليأسinto despair وطرواًand at other times للأملinto hope
بك لليأس وطرواً للأمل
Yet love sometimes casts
Except that love finds you sometimes
You into despair, and at other times into hope.
In despair and sometimes in hope
ولهand it has حدٌّa limit فمنso whoever جاوزهexceeded it
وله حدٌّ فمن جاوزه
عكسreversed الأمرthe matter وقدand indeed مالturned aside وملand grew weary
عكس الأمر وقد مال ومل
And it has a limit; so whoever exceeds it
And it has a limit, so whoever passes it
Reverses the matter, and has turned aside and grown weary.
Reverses things and has faltered and leaned
Sol 6.1