أنا البرق والرب المناجي هو الرعدُ

أنا البرق والرب المناجي هو الرعدُ

وهذا هو الخلق الجديد الذي يبدو

وهذا هو الخلق الجديد الذي يبدو

I am the lightning, and the Lord who speaks intimately is the thunder.

I am the lightning and the Lord calling is the thunder

And this is the new creation that appears;

And this is the new creation that appears

به الكل في لبسٍ كما قال ربنا

به الكل في لبسٍ كما قال ربنا

وإبليس بالوسواس منه له الطرد

وإبليس بالوسواس منه له الطرد

All are in confusion over it, as our Lord has said.

In it all are equally dressed as our Lord said

And Iblis, for whispering, receives banishment from Him.

And Iblis with his whispers from it is banished

لهذا متى ذو اللبس يخلو بربه

لهذا متى ذو اللبس يخلو بربه

يسيءُ له الآداب يغلبه الفقد

يسيءُ له الآداب يغلبه الفقد

Therefore, whenever one in confusion is alone with his Lord,

Therefore when the dressed is alone with his Lord

He is ill-mannered toward Him; loss overcomes him.

He acts rudely, loses composure and hope

ويحلم عنه ربه وهو قادر

ويحلم عنه ربه وهو قادر

على البطش فيه لكن الأمر ممتد

على البطش فيه لكن الأمر ممتد

And his Lord shows him forbearance, though He is able

And he dreams of Him while He is able

To strike him with force; yet the matter is prolonged.

To punish him but the matter is delayed

ويفرحني أني مع الغير هكذا

ويفرحني أني مع الغير هكذا

متى ما خلا بي ليس لي عنده حمد

متى ما خلا بي ليس لي عنده حمد

And it gladdens me that I am like this with others:

And it brings me joy that I am with others this way

Whenever one is alone with me, he has no praise for me.

When alone with Him, I have no praise from Him

فيظهر إنكاراً لنا واستهانةً

فيظهر إنكاراً لنا واستهانةً

بنا لا يبالي حيث لا زيد لا هند

بنا لا يبالي حيث لا زيد لا هند

Then he shows rejection of us and contempt

So He shows denial and disdain for us

For us, heedless where neither Zayd nor Hind is present,

Not caring where there is neither Zayd nor Hind

إلى أن يرى غيراً ولو خادماً لنا

إلى أن يرى غيراً ولو خادماً لنا

فتلقاه بالآداب منه لنا القصد

فتلقاه بالآداب منه لنا القصد

Until he sees someone else, even a servant of ours;

Until He sees another, even our servant

Then you find him intent on treating us courteously.

He meets with manners, to us is the purpose

ويغلبنا الحلم الذي في طباعنا

ويغلبنا الحلم الذي في طباعنا

فنوسعه حلماً ويرفعه المجد

فنوسعه حلماً ويرفعه المجد

And the forbearance in our nature prevails over us;

And we are overwhelmed by the forbearance in our nature

So we lavish forbearance on him, and glory exalts him.

So we show more forbearance, and it raises our glory

وهذا بحمد الله منا تخلق

وهذا بحمد الله منا تخلق

بأخلاق مولى جلَّ يعبده العبد

بأخلاق مولى جلَّ يعبده العبد

And this, praise be to God, is our taking on

And this, praise be to God, is from our manners

The character of a Master—exalted is He—whom the servant worships.

With the morals of the Master, exalted, worshipped by servants

وقد جاء هذا في الحديث تخلقوا

وقد جاء هذا في الحديث تخلقوا

بأخلاق ربي ذلك القرب لا البعد

بأخلاق ربي ذلك القرب لا البعد

And this is stated in the hadith: 'Take on

And this has come in the Hadith - have the morals

My Lord's character'—that is nearness, not distance.

Of my Lord, that is proximity, not distance