أشكرI thank اللهGod خالقيmy Creator فيamong البريهcreation
أشكر الله خالقي في البريه
سائرall الوقتthe time بكرةat dawn وعشيهand at evening
سائر الوقت بكرة وعشيه
I thank God, my Creator, among creation,
at all times, morning and evening.
وهوand it is شكرgiving thanks الإلهof God لاnot هوit is شكريmy thanksgiving
وهو شكر الإله لا هو شكري
يتجلىreveals Himself الشكورthe All-Appreciative ربLord البريهof creation
يتجلى الشكور رب البريه
And it is God's giving of thanks, not mine;
the All-Appreciative, Lord of creation, reveals Himself.
إننيindeed I كنتI was حائراًbewildered فهدانيso He guided me
إنني كنت حائراً فهداني
لمقاماتto the stations سرهof His mystery الأقدسيهmost sacred
لمقامات سره الأقدسيه
I was indeed bewildered, and He guided me
to the most sacred stations of His mystery.
أترقىI ascend بهthrough Him لهtoward Him كلevery حينmoment
أترقى به له كل حين
منfrom زمانa time مضىgone by بأمرby the decree of المعيهtogetherness
من زمان مضى بأمر المعيه
Through Him I ascend toward Him at every moment,
since a bygone time, by the decree of togetherness,
كاشفاًunveiling ليto me عنهabout Himself وعنand about كلevery شيءthing
كاشفاً لي عنه وعن كل شيء
فتحققتso I attained realization بالمعانيof the meanings الخفيهhidden
فتحققت بالمعاني الخفيه
as He unveils Himself and all things to me;
thus I realized the hidden meanings.
وتيقنتand I became certain أنهthat He is هوHe لاnot ماwhat
وتيقنت أنه هو لا ما
كنتI was أدريI know وزالتand vanished الغيريهotherness
كنت أدري وزالت الغيريه
And I became certain that He is He—not what
I had known—and otherness vanished.
فأناso I am ذاكthat فعلهHis act وهوand He is ربيmy Lord
فأنا ذاك فعله وهو ربي
فاعلthe doer والأمورand the matters عنديto me جليهclear
فاعل والأمور عندي جليه
So I am that act of His, and He is my Lord,
the doer; and all matters are clear to me.
فأتانيthen came to me منfrom حضرةthe presence of الشيخthe shaykh شيخيmy shaykh
فأتاني من حضرة الشيخ شيخي
وهوand he is محيMuhyi (reviver) الدينal-Din (of religion) العلومthe sciences السنيهsublime
وهو محي الدين العلوم السنيه
Then there came to me, from the presence of the shaykh, my shaykh—
he is Muhyi al-Din, [of] the sublime sciences—
خبرٌnews منfrom لسانthe tongue of خدنan intimate companion صديقa friend
خبرٌ من لسان خدن صديق
بالتهانيwith congratulations فيin الحالةthe state العينيهof direct witnessing
بالتهاني في الحالة العينيه
news from the tongue of a companion, a friend,
with congratulations on the state of direct witnessing.
قدindeed أتتنيit came to me منfrom الإلهGod تعالىexalted is He
قد أتتني من الإله تعالى
بغتةsuddenly وهيand it لمnot تزلceased to be كشفيهof mystical unveiling
بغتة وهي لم تزل كشفيه
It had come to me from God, exalted is He,
suddenly, and it has remained a state of unveiling.
صرتI became فيهاin it محققاًfully realized وهيand it is عنديto me
صرت فيها محققاً وهي عندي
عذبةٌsweet لذَّةُa delight المذاقthe taste شهيهdelectable
عذبةٌ لذَّةُ المذاق شهيه
In it I attained realization, and to me it is
sweet, a delight to taste, delectable.
فأتانيthen came to me الآتيthe visitor يقولhe says ثلاثٌthree
فأتاني الآتي يقول ثلاثٌ
هنَّthey أبياتverses شيخناof our shaykh المحيويهMuhyian (of Muhyi al-Din)
هنَّ أبيات شيخنا المحيويه
Then the visitor came to me, saying: “Three
are the verses of our shaykh Muhyi al-Din.
واحداًone قدindeed نسيتI have forgotten منهاof them وقالand said الthe (fragment)
واحداً قد نسيت منها وقال ال
الشيخthe shaykh خذهاtake them منيfrom me إليهto him هديهas a gift
الشيخ خذها مني إليه هديه
One of them I have forgotten. And said the—
shaykh: ‘Take them from me to him as a gift.
خذtake لعبدto Abd الغنيْal-Ghani كلاميَmy words هذاthis
خذ لعبد الغنيْ كلاميَ هذا
فأتانيthen came to me بيتانtwo verses منهاof them عليَّهlofty
فأتاني بيتان منها عليَّه
Take these words of mine to Abd al-Ghani.’”
Thus two lofty verses from among them came to me.
وهماand they both are قولهhis words يريدhe intends خطابيto address me
وهما قوله يريد خطابي
بالتهانيwith congratulations للرتبةon the station الوهبيهfreely bestowed
بالتهاني للرتبة الوهبيه
And they are his words, intended to address me
with congratulations on the freely bestowed station:
يهنكmay it gladden you الآنnow إنif بعثتyou have been sent بخيرwith goodness
يهنك الآن إن بعثت بخير
لتجليfor the manifestation of آياتكyour signs المرضيهwell-pleasing
لتجلي آياتك المرضيه
“May it gladden you now, if you have been sent with goodness,
for your well-pleasing signs to shine forth.
فاستقمso be steadfast أنتyou حينماwhen الآنnow واعلمand know
فاستقم أنت حينما الآن واعلم
أنماthat only الأمرthe matter طبقin accord with ماwhat فيin القضيهthe decree
أنما الأمر طبق ما في القضيه
So be steadfast at this very moment, and know
that the matter is just as it stands in the decree.”
Sol 6.1