لمتىHow long أنتyou فيin الضلالerror المبينِmanifest
لمتى أنت في الضلال المبينِ
سلمsurrender الأمرthe matter واعتصمand hold fast باليقينِto certainty
سلم الأمر واعتصم باليقينِ
How long will you remain in manifest error?
For how long will you be in clear misguidance?
Surrender the matter and hold fast to certainty.
Submit to the truth and hold fast to certainty.
ياO ابنson يومينtwo days لاdo not تكنbe فيin جدالdispute
يا ابن يومين لا تكن في جدال
أنتyou كالبرقlike lightning نشؤُarising حينٍa moment فحينِthen another moment
أنت كالبرق نشؤُ حينٍ فحينِ
O son of two days, do not engage in dispute.
O child of two days, do not dispute,
You are like lightning, arising moment after moment.
You are like a lightning that flashes now and then.
ربناour Lord اللهAllah (God) وحدهHe alone يتجلىmanifests Himself
ربنا الله وحده يتجلى
عندناto us بالتقبيحthrough making ugly والتحسينand making beautiful
عندنا بالتقبيح والتحسين
Our Lord, Allah alone, manifests Himself
Our Lord is Allah alone, He manifests
to us through making ugly and making beautiful.
To us through blaming and praising.
قالHe said كنBe! للورىto all creatures فكانواand so they came to be جميعاًall
قال كن للورى فكانوا جميعاً
وهوand it is أمرa command مرتبordered التعيينthe determination
وهو أمر مرتب التعيين
He said 'Be!' to creation, and they all came to be.
He said "Be" to the creation, so they came to be,
And it is a command whose determination is ordered.
This is a well-ordered determination.
حضرةa Presence بالجلالin majesty تبدوappears وتخفىand is hidden
حضرة بالجلال تبدو وتخفى
ظهرتappeared بالجمالin beauty للتبيينfor clarification
ظهرت بالجمال للتبيين
A Presence appears and is hidden in majesty;
With majesty He appears and disappears,
it has appeared in beauty to make itself known.
With beauty He emerged for explanation.
فبداand so appeared كلevery أحورdark-eyed الطرفthe eye أحوىdark-hued
فبدا كل أحور الطرف أحوى
يتجلّىmanifests himself بوجهin the face of حورfair, dark-eyed ones عينwide-eyed
يتجلّى بوجه حور عين
Then every dark-eyed, dusky one appeared,
So every beautiful-eyed one appeared enamored,
manifesting in the face of wide-eyed houris.
Manifesting with the face of a houri's eye.
إنif تثنَّىhe sways فغصنُthen a bough بانٍof a bān tree رطيبٍfresh
إن تثنَّى فغصنُ بانٍ رطيبٍ
قابضٍholding كلَّevery مهجةheart باليمينin the right hand
قابضٍ كلَّ مهجة باليمين
If he sways, he is a fresh bough of the bān tree,
If He inclines a fresh, moist branch,
holding every heart in his right hand.
Grasping every affection with the right hand.
وهوand it is لاno شكdoubt وصفa description ولدانyouths حورfair, dark-eyed
وهو لا شك وصف ولدان حور
حجبتveiled بالجلالby majesty عنfrom كلevery عينeye
حجبت بالجلال عن كل عين
And this is, without doubt, a description of fair, dark-eyed youths,
He is undoubtedly describing immortal youths,
veiled by majesty from every eye.
Veiled by majesty from every eye.
دارan abode دنياthis world ودارand an abode جنةParadise خلدeternity
دار دنيا ودار جنة خلد
واحدone عندto عارفa knower مستكينhumble
واحد عند عارف مستكين
The abode of this world and the abode of eternal Paradise
The earthly abode and abode of eternal paradise
are one to a humble knower.
Are one to a humble knower.
وهيand it is عندto الجهولthe ignorant one نارa fire تلظّىblazes
وهي عند الجهول نار تلظّى
سوفwill يدريknow بذاكof that منfrom غيرother than مينfalsehood
سوف يدري بذاك من غير مين
And to the ignorant one, it is a blazing fire;
And to the ignorant it is a scorching fire,
he will learn of that, without a lie.
He will know that without a protector.
فاكشفواso unveil ياO قلوبhearts عمنfrom the one whom رأيتمyou have seen
فاكشفوا يا قلوب عمن رأيتم
ظاهراًmanifest بالوجودin existence فالدينfor the faith دينيmy faith
ظاهراً بالوجود فالدين ديني
So lift the veil, O hearts, from the One you have seen
So uncover, O hearts, whom you have seen
manifest in existence—for the faith is my faith.
Outwardly existing, for religion is my religion.
حجبتكمhave veiled you نفوسكمyour selves فجهلتمso you did not know
حجبتكم نفوسكم فجهلتم
أنهthat He is النورthe Light نورlight حقTruth مبينmanifest
أنه النور نور حق مبين
Your selves have veiled you, so you did not know
Your souls have veiled you, so you are ignorant
that He is the Light, the light of manifest Truth.
That He is the light, the clear light of truth.
ونفتكمand have banished you عنfrom الهدىguidance شهواتdesires
ونفتكم عن الهدى شهوات
منfrom حلالlawful things ومنand from حرامforbidden things مهينbase
من حلال ومن حرام مهين
And desires have banished you from guidance,
And desires have distracted you from guidance,
from lawful things and from base, forbidden things.
Of the lawful and the despised forbidden.
وهواكمand your passion هوىthe passion of الجهولthe ignorant one خبيثvile
وهواكم هوى الجهول خبيث
لمdid not يطبbecome pure باعتبارconsidering ماwhat فيin الكمينthe ambush
لم يطب باعتبار ما في الكمين
And your passion—the passion of the ignorant—is vile;
Your passions are the passions of the ignorant,
it has not become pure, considering what lies in ambush.
Not composed with consideration of what is hidden.
عهدthe covenant ربيmy Lord ألستُAm I not? خنتُمyou betrayed جهاراًopenly
عهد ربي ألستُ خنتُم جهاراً
ماnot اتبعتمyou followed صراطthe path طهTa Ha الأمينthe trustworthy one
ما اتبعتم صراط طه الأمين
My Lord's covenant, 'Am I not?'—you betrayed it openly.
My Lord's covenant - have you not openly betrayed,
You did not follow the path of Ta Ha, the trustworthy one.
Not following the path of trustworthy Taha.
وكتابand the record الأبرارthe righteous يعلوrises علوّاًon high
وكتاب الأبرار يعلو علوّاً
وكتابand the record الفجارthe wicked فيin سجينSijjin
وكتاب الفجار في سجين
And the record of the righteous ascends on high,
The book of the righteous is most high,
and the record of the wicked is in Sijjin.
While the book of the wicked is imprisoned.
جعلواthey made رزقهمtheir portion منout of الضعفweakness أنthat قدindeed
جعلوا رزقهم من الضعف أن قد
كذّبواthey denied بالدينthe faith القويstrong المتينsteadfast
كذّبوا بالدين القوي المتين
Out of weakness, they made their portion this: that they had indeed
They made their livelihood by the destitute when they
denied the strong, steadfast faith.
Denied the strong, steadfast religion.
Sol 6.1