واحدone وهوand he is فيin الظهورmanifestation ثلاثَهْthree
واحد وهو في الظهور ثلاثَهْ
قدindeed وجدناwe have found منfrom الجميعall انبعاثَهْhis emanation
قد وجدنا من الجميع انبعاثَهْ
He is one, yet in manifestation three;
we have indeed found his emanation from them all.
ذاتُthe essence of جبريلَGabriel وصفَthe appearance of دحيةَDihya حاكتimitated
ذاتُ جبريلَ وصفَ دحيةَ حاكت
فبداso appeared وجههhis face بحسنwith the beauty of الدماثهgentleness
فبدا وجهه بحسن الدماثه
Gabriel's essence mirrored Dihya's appearance,
so his face appeared with the beauty of gentleness.
فافهمواso understand هذهthese الثلاثةthree منكمwithin yourselves
فافهموا هذه الثلاثة منكم
واعرفوهاand recognize them وحققواand realize fully للوراثهfor inheritance
واعرفوها وحققوا للوراثه
So understand these three within yourselves,
and recognize them and realize them, that you may inherit.
ياO بنيsons of هذهthis العصابةfellowship كونواbe
يا بني هذه العصابة كونوا
حلسthe mat of بيتيmy house تمهدونyou lay out أثاثهits furnishings
حلس بيتي تمهدون أثاثه
O sons of this fellowship, be
the mat of my house, setting out its furnishings.
واعلمواand know أنكمthat you are ذكورthe males of التجليmanifestation
واعلموا أنكم ذكور التجلي
وسواكمand those besides you لماnot yet يزالواhave ceased to be إناثهits females
وسواكم لما يزالوا إناثه
And know that you are the males of manifestation,
while all others remain its females.
وترقواand ascend بعلمناthrough our knowledge أوجthe summit of قربnearness
وترقوا بعلمنا أوج قرب
لاnot يدانىcan be matched وحققواand investigate thoroughly أبحاثهits questions
لا يدانى وحققوا أبحاثه
And ascend through our knowledge to the summit of nearness
that none can match; and investigate its questions fully.
خبرtidings of العشقpassionate love أننيthat I am مبتداهits beginning
خبر العشق أنني مبتداه
فاسمعواso hear بيthrough me انتشارهits spreading وانبثاثهand its diffusion
فاسمعوا بي انتشاره وانبثاثه
Love's tidings are that I am its beginning;
so hear through me its spreading and diffusion.
وكرthe nest of غيبthe unseen mystery of الغيوبthe unseen mysteries يأويهshelters it قلبيmy heart
وكر غيب الغيوب يأويه قلبي
صرتI became نسراًan eagle بهthrough him وكنتand I had been بغاثهa weak bird
صرت نسراً به وكنت بغاثه
My heart shelters the nest of the mystery of mysteries;
through him I became an eagle, though I had been a weak bird.
وبهand through him عاشcame to life كلevery ميتdead one فألقىthen cast away
وبه عاش كل ميت فألقى
منfrom تماثيلthe images of كونهhis being أجداثهhis tombs
من تماثيل كونه أجداثه
And through him every dead one came to life, then cast away
his tombs from among the images of his being.
كمhow often أناديI cry out بهthrough him وقدand already صرتI have become شيخاًan old man
كم أنادي به وقد صرت شيخاً
ياO زمانtime of الصبىboyhood وعصرand age of الحداثهyouth
يا زمان الصبى وعصر الحداثه
How often I cry out through him, now that I have grown old:
O time of boyhood and season of youth!
علقتناhung us بهthrough him الصفاتthe attributes عليهupon him
علقتنا به الصفات عليه
فظهرناso we appeared قروطهhis earrings ورعاثهand his ear-pendants
فظهرنا قروطه ورعاثه
Through him, the attributes hung us upon him,
and we appeared as his earrings and ear-pendants.
عدمnonexistence كلناall of us وذاكand that one وجودexistence
عدم كلنا وذاك وجود
مسكُهُhis musk فاحwafted مخمداًquelling أرواثهhis dung
مسكُهُ فاح مخمداً أرواثه
We are all nonexistence; that one is existence.
His musk wafted, quelling the stench of his dung.
ماؤهhis water والدقيقand the flour مناfrom us عجينdough
ماؤه والدقيق منا عجين
واحدone وهيand it is خلطةa mixture وعلاثهand a mingling
واحد وهي خلطة وعلاثه
His water and the flour from us are dough—
one, though it is a mixture and a mingling.
Sol 6.1