أناI البرقthe lightning اللموعflashing وأنتand you أيضاtoo
أنا البرق اللموع وأنت أيضا
ولكنbut أنتyou لمdid not تشهدwitness وميضاa flash
ولكن أنت لم تشهد وميضا
I am the flashing lightning, and so are you.
I am the bright lightning and you are too
But you have not witnessed a flash.
But you have not witnessed a flash
إلىuntil كمhow long أنتyou فيin كمهblindness فإنيfor indeed I
إلى كم أنت في كمه فإني
أرىI see العلياthe heights وأنتand you ترىsee الحضيضاthe depths
أرى العليا وأنت ترى الحضيضا
How long will you remain in blindness? For I
To how much are you enveloped, for I
see the heights, while you see the depths.
See the highest and you see the lowest
وهذاand this الفرقthe difference بينكbetween you قلsay وبينيand me
وهذا الفرق بينك قل وبيني
لحالكto your state لمdid not يزلcease to be حاليmy state نقيضاan opposite
لحالك لم يزل حالي نقيضا
And say: this is the difference between you and me—
And this is the difference between you, say, and me
my state has always been the opposite of yours.
For my state has never been the opposite of yours
فتنكرنيso you deny me لجهلكbecause of your ignorance بيof me قياساًby comparison
فتنكرني لجهلك بي قياساً
عليكagainst yourself فلاso not تزالyou cease ليto me البغيضاthe hateful one
عليك فلا تزال لي البغيضا
So you deny me, ignorant of me, measuring me
So you deny me out of ignorance about me
against yourself; thus you remain hateful to me.
Measuring me against yourself, so I remain detestable to you
رويدكbe gentle أيهاO you المحجوبthe veiled one عماfrom what
رويدك أيها المحجوب عما
يفيضpours forth لديكto you منfrom مولاكyour Lord فيضاabundantly
يفيض لديك من مولاك فيضا
Be gentle, O you who are veiled from what
Go easy, O veiled one, from what
flows abundantly to you from your Lord.
Overflows to you from your Master abundantly
ينابيعthe springs المعارفof knowledge فيكwithin you غارتhave receded
ينابيع المعارف فيك غارت
ولمand did not تهتمyou care وماءand the water الرشدof right guidance غيضاwas drained away
ولم تهتم وماء الرشد غيضا
The springs of knowledge within you have receded,
The springs of knowledge within you have dried up
and you took no heed, while the water of guidance was drained away.
And you did not care, though the water of righteousness was plentiful
تأملcontemplate باطناan inward self لكof yours فيin انقلابtransformation
تأمل باطنا لك في انقلاب
معwith الأنفاسthe breaths تدركyou will perceive ماwhat أفيضاwas poured forth
مع الأنفاس تدرك ما أفيضا
Contemplate your inward self as it changes
Contemplate inwardly, for in you is a transformation
with each breath; you will grasp what has been poured forth.
With every breath you will attain what I pour forth
وكنand be بالأمرwith the command لاnot بالخلقwith creation تعرفyou will know
وكن بالأمر لا بالخلق تعرف
لكfor you الأمرthe command الطويلlong لكfor you العريضاwide
لك الأمر الطويل لك العريضا
And be with the command, not with creation; you will know
And know by the command, not by the creation
the command in its length and breadth for you.
For you the command is long, for you it is ample
وحققand examine closely ظاهراًan outward self لكof yours فيin جمودsolidity
وحقق ظاهراً لك في جمود
تجدهyou will find it سائلاًflowing بكthrough you فيكwithin you أيضاtoo
تجده سائلاً بك فيك أيضا
And examine your outward self in its solidity:
And realize outwardly for you in inertness
you will find it flowing through you, within you too.
You will find it fluid through you, in you too
تطببyou treat medically جسمكyour body الفانيperishable ليبقىso it may endure
تطبب جسمك الفاني ليبقى
وتتركand you leave قلبكyour heart الباقيenduring مريضاill
وتترك قلبك الباقي مريضا
You treat your perishable body so it may endure,
You heal your perishable body to remain
and leave your enduring heart ill.
And leave your enduring heart sick
لكto you الأكوانthe worlds بالأغيارthrough otherness سودblack
لك الأكوان بالأغيار سود
ولوand if حققتهنyou discerned their reality لَكُنَّthey would surely be بيضاwhite
ولو حققتهن لَكُنَّ بيضا
To you, the worlds are black with otherness;
For you the universes in foreign lands are black
yet if you discerned their reality, they would be white.
And if you realized them they would be white
فلوso if أعرضتyou turned away عنfrom دنياكyour worldly life صدقاًtruly
فلو أعرضت عن دنياك صدقاً
ومنكand of yours القلبthe heart بالإخلاصthrough sincerity رِيضاwas disciplined
ومنك القلب بالإخلاص رِيضا
So if you truly turned away from your worldly life,
So if you turned away from your world sincerely
and your heart were disciplined through sincerity,
And your heart with sincerity was content
وجدتyou would find الأمرthe command أمرthe command of اللهGod أدنىnearer
وجدت الأمر أمر الله أدنى
إليكto you وكنتand you would be سَمْناًclarified butter لاnot مَخِيضاbuttermilk
إليك وكنت سَمْناً لا مَخِيضا
you would find the command—God's command—nearer
You would find the command is God's command, closer
to you, and you would be clarified butter, not buttermilk.
To you, and you would be fat, not emaciated
Sol 6.1