هوHe صبغةhue العدمnonexistence الذيwhich هوis كلناall of us
هو صبغة العدم الذي هو كلنا
طوراًat times وطوراًand at other times نحنwe صبغتهHis hue افهمواunderstand
طوراً وطوراً نحن صبغته افهموا
He is the hue of nonexistence, which is all of us,
He is the hue of the void which is all of us
at times; and at other times we are His hue—understand.
Phase after phase we are its hue, understand
فإذاso when رأيناهwe see Him لناfor us هوHe صابغa dyer
فإذا رأيناه لنا هو صابغ
هوHe باطنhidden ولناand ours الظهورthe manifestation المبهمُindistinct
هو باطن ولنا الظهور المبهمُ
So when we see Him as our dyer,
So if we see it, it is the dyer for us
He is hidden, and ours is the indistinct manifestation.
It is the essence and ours is the vague appearance
وإذاand when صبغناهwe dye Him يكونHe exists ولمand not نكنwe exist
وإذا صبغناه يكون ولم نكن
فتحققواso realize ياO قومpeople هذاthis واعلمواand know
فتحققوا يا قوم هذا واعلموا
And when we dye Him, He exists, and we do not.
And if we dye it, it becomes and we do not
So realize this, O people, and know:
So realize, O people, this and know
هوHe واحدone وهوand He الوجودexistence وغيرهand all besides Him
هو واحد وهو الوجود وغيره
عدمnonexistence كثيرmanifold ليسnot يحصىcountable مظلمdark
عدم كثير ليس يحصى مظلم
He is one, and He is existence, while all besides Him
It is one and it is existence, and other than it
is manifold nonexistence, uncountable and dark.
Much non-existence not counted, dark
Sol 6.1