أنا عبد الغني أي عبد ذات ال

أنا عبد الغني أي عبد ذات ال

لَه من حيث ما علا من صفاته

لَه من حيث ما علا من صفاته

I am ʿAbd al-Ghanī—that is, a servant of the Essence of

I am Abd al-Ghani, a servant whose

God, with regard to what is exalted among His attributes.

Attributes, however highly exalted,

حكم أن الله استمع لغني

حكم أن الله استمع لغني

أي عن العالمين يعني بذاته

أي عن العالمين يعني بذاته

The judgment is that God—listen!—is indeed Self-Sufficient,

Are ruled to be God listening to a song-

That is, independent of the worlds—meaning, in His Essence.

That is, to the worlds, meaning by His essence.

حيث في العالمين أي كل نوع

حيث في العالمين أي كل نوع

من سوى ذاته كمصنوعاته

من سوى ذاته كمصنوعاته

For in the worlds—that is, every kind

Where in the worlds - that is, every kind

Of what is other than His Essence, such as His creations—

Other than His essence like His creations -

دخلت جملة الصفات بوجه

دخلت جملة الصفات بوجه

دون وجه كالوجه في مرآته

دون وجه كالوجه في مرآته

All the attributes are included in one respect,

The sum of attributes entered in a way

But not in another, like a face in its mirror.

Without a face, as faces enter mirrors.

وإذا كنت هكذا فتأمل

وإذا كنت هكذا فتأمل

من أنا يا أنا أسير أداته

من أنا يا أنا أسير أداته

And if I am thus, then ponder:

And if you are thus, contemplate

Who am I, O ‘I’, captive of His instrument?

Who am I, o self, captive of His instrument?

إنما الله اسم ذات بجمع

إنما الله اسم ذات بجمع

لجميع الأسماء نقل رواته

لجميع الأسماء نقل رواته

‘Allah’ is simply a name for the Essence, encompassing

God is just the name of an essence with

All the names, as its transmitters have reported.

All names, transmitted by its narrators.

فهما مثل واحد أحد في

فهما مثل واحد أحد في

صحة الحمل بعد تحقيقاته

صحة الحمل بعد تحقيقاته

Thus the two are like ‘One’ and ‘Unique’ in

So they are like one, one in

The validity of predication, after its verification.

The validity of attribution, after verifications.