إننيindeed I am غيرother than منthe one whom أحبI love وإنيand indeed I am
إنني غير من أحب وإني
عينهHis very self إنif فنيتI am annihilated بالكلِّيَّهْwholly
عينه إن فنيت بالكلِّيَّهْ
I am other than the One I love, and I am
I am not the one I love, though my eye,
His very self if I am wholly annihilated.
Should it be lost, is entirely his.
وفنائيand my annihilation بأننيin that I am منهfrom Him فعلan act
وفنائي بأنني منه فعل
بيthrough me أشارتgave a sign صفاتهHis attributes الأزليهbeginningless
بي أشارت صفاته الأزليه
And my annihilation lies in my being an act of His;
And my annihilation, that I am of him,
Through me His beginningless attributes have given a sign.
His eternal attributes have indicated.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle فنيتI am annihilated لمnot أكI am شيئاًanything
وإذا ما فنيت لم أك شيئاً
طبقin accordance with آياتverses ربناour Lord الأقدسيهmost holy
طبق آيات ربنا الأقدسيه
And when I am annihilated, I am nothing,
And if I become annihilated, I am nothing,
In accordance with our Lord's most holy verses.
According to our Lord's most sacred verses.
وفنائيand my annihilation هوit is الرجوعthe return لعلمto knowledge
وفنائي هو الرجوع لعلم
أزليٍّbeginningless فيin حضرةa presence أبديهeverlasting
أزليٍّ في حضرة أبديه
And my annihilation is the return to knowledge
And my annihilation is but to return
Beginningless, in an everlasting presence.
To an eternal knowledge in an everlasting presence.
ووجوديand my existence الذيwhich ترونyou behold وجوديmy existence
ووجودي الذي ترون وجودي
بالكلامthrough the speech القديمeternal حسبaccording to القضيهthe proposition
بالكلام القديم حسب القضيه
And my existence, which you behold—my very existence—
And my existence, which you see as my existence,
Is through the eternal speech, according to the proposition:
Is, according to the ancient maxim, merely imaginary.
وهوand it is قولthe saying of الإلهGod كنBe! فيكونand so it comes to be الthe
وهو قول الإله كن فيكون ال
شيءthing أيthat is ماwhatever يشاؤهHe wills it فيamong البريهcreation
شيء أي ما يشاؤه في البريه
And it is God's saying, 'Be!'—and there comes into being the
It is God saying "Be!" and it becomes—
Thing: whatever He wills among creation.
Nothing—whatever He wills in creation.
ياO وحيدsole One الوجودexistence ماnot لكfor You ثانa second
يا وحيد الوجود ما لك ثان
غيرexcept أنَّاthat we are شئونكYour modes العدميهnonexistent
غير أنَّا شئونك العدميه
O sole One in existence, You have no second,
O sole Real Existence, You have no second,
Save that we are Your nonexistent modes.
Except that we are Your unreal manifestations.
لكfor You فيناin us معيةco-presence قلتYou said عنهاof it
لك فينا معية قلت عنها
معكمwith you all وهيand it is رتبةa station ألمعيهkeenly perceptive
معكم وهي رتبة ألمعيه
Yours is a co-presence in us, of which You said:
You have in us a presence You have spoken of:
'With you'—and it is a station of keen insight.
"I am with you,"—a most luminous degree.
كيفماhowever شئتYou will كنتYou are بيthrough me وبغيريand through others besides me
كيفما شئت كنت بي وبغيري
ظاهراًmanifest للمشاعرto the senses الوهميهillusory
ظاهراً للمشاعر الوهميه
However You will, through me and through others You are
However You desire, You are with me and others,
Manifest to the illusory senses.
Outwardly apparent to fanciful perceptions.
ولكand Yours is الأمرthe command لاnot لناours وعليناand binding upon us
ولك الأمر لا لنا وعلينا
منكfrom You حكمa ruling فيin كلevery فعلdeed ونيهand intention
منك حكم في كل فعل ونيه
And the command is Yours, not ours; binding upon us
And to You belongs the command, not to us, and from You
Is Your ruling in every deed and intention.
Comes judgment regarding each deed and intention.
وعلىand in كلevery حالةstate نحنwe فيهاin it
وعلى كل حالة نحن فيها
لزمتناbind us أحكامهاits rulings الشرعيهof sacred law
لزمتنا أحكامها الشرعيه
And in every state in which we are,
And in every state we are in,
Its rulings of sacred law bind us,
Its lawful rules are necessitated for us.
إنif صحوناwe regain sobriety منfrom سكرةthe intoxication of الجمعunion أماbut
إن صحونا من سكرة الجمع أما
إنif سكرناwe become intoxicated فالسكرthen intoxication غيبthe unseen realm of الهويهdivine identity
إن سكرنا فالسكر غيب الهويه
If we regain sobriety from the intoxication of union; but
If we wake from the intoxication of union—but if
If we become intoxicated, then intoxication is the unseen realm of divine identity:
We are intoxicated—the intoxication veils awareness.
حالةa state تعتريovertakes ذويthose possessed of الصدقsincerity مناamong us
حالة تعتري ذوي الصدق منا
ليسnot تخفىis hidden علىfrom النفوسthe souls الزكيهpure
ليس تخفى على النفوس الزكيه
A state that overtakes the sincere among us.
It is a state that befalls those sincere among us,
It is not hidden from pure souls.
Not hidden from pure souls.
Sol 6.1