قلتI said للعارفto the gnostic النبيلthe noble النبيهِthe discerning
قلت للعارف النبيل النبيهِ
خذtake كلاماًwords لاno شكdoubt عندكfor you فيهِin it
خذ كلاماً لا شك عندك فيهِ
I said to the noble, discerning gnostic:
I said to the noble, intelligent knower:
Take words in which you have no doubt.
Take words from me you have no doubt in.
لاdo not تظنsuppose الخليلthe Friend قدalready قالhe said هذاthis
لا تظن الخليل قد قال هذا
هوit ربيmy Lord عنabout كوكبa star رائيهseeing it
هو ربي عن كوكب رائيه
Do not suppose the Friend said this—
Do not think al-Khalil said this.
“It is my Lord”—of a star he beheld,
He is my Lord from a planet he saw,
أوor عنabout الشمسthe sun أوor عنabout القمرthe moon الباthe rising (first part)
أو عن الشمس أو عن القمر البا
زغ(completes 'rising') حاشاهfar be it from him منfrom ضلالerror يعيهhe is aware of it
زغ حاشاه من ضلال يعيه
Or of the sun, or of the rising moon—
Or about the sun or the shining moon.
Far be it from him to knowingly stray.
Far be it from him to stray!
إنماonly قالhe said ذاكthat عنabout ملكوتdominion
إنما قال ذاك عن ملكوت
قدhad أراهshown him الإلهGod للتنبيهfor enlightenment
قد أراه الإله للتنبيه
He said that only of the dominion
Rather, he said that about the kingdom
That God had shown him to enlighten him.
God showed him for guidance.
ومنand among الموقنينthose certain in faith صارhe became كماas قاsaid (first part)
ومن الموقنين صار كما قا
ل(completes 'said') لناto us اللهGod عنهabout him إذwhen يصطفيهHe chooses him
ل لنا الله عنه إذ يصطفيه
And he became one of those of sure faith, as
And he became one of those certain
God told us of him when choosing him.
As God said of him when choosing him.
واقرأand read الآيةthe verse التيwhich ذاكthat فيهاin it
واقرأ الآية التي ذاك فيها
وتأمّلand ponder بالفهمwith understanding ماwhat تأتيهyou approach it
وتأمّل بالفهم ما تأتيه
And read the verse in which that appears,
And read the verse in which that is,
And ponder with understanding what you approach.
And ponder with understanding what comes to you.
تجدyou will find الأمرthe Command واسمهand its name ملكوتdominion
تجد الأمر واسمه ملكوت
أمرa command ربof a Lord عنbeyond الجميعall نزيهtranscendent
أمر رب عن الجميع نزيه
You will find the Command, whose name is dominion:
You will find the matter called the kingdom,
A Lord’s command, transcendent above all.
A command of the Lord, transcendent of all.
ولذاand therefore كانhe was قائلاًsaying لاnot أحبI love الthe
ولذا كان قائلاً لا أحب ال
آفلينthose that set الخلقthe created world الذيwhich يعنيهhe means it
آفلين الخلق الذي يعنيه
And thus he said, “I do not love
Thus he was saying: I do not love
Those that set”—meaning the created world.
The setting of creation he meant,
بلrather أحبI love الأمرthe Command الذيwhich هوit is قيوever-sustaining (first part)
بل أحب الأمر الذي هو قيو
م(completes 'ever-sustaining') عليهمover them كماas أشيرit was indicated إليهto it
م عليهم كما أشير إليه
Rather, I love the Command, which sustains
But I love the command which is
Them, as has been indicated.
Their rising, as I hinted to.
وهوand it is علمknowledge الإشارةof allusion الإرثthe inheritance مماfrom what
وهو علم الإشارة الإرث مما
جاءتcame الأنبياthe prophets بهwith it تقتفيهyou follow it
جاءت الأنبيا به تقتفيه
And it is the knowledge of allusion, an inheritance from what
It is the science of gesture, the inheritance from
The prophets brought, which you follow.
What the prophets brought, each following it.
قدindeed ورثناهwe inherited it عنfrom شيوخshaykhs كرامnoble
قد ورثناه عن شيوخ كرام
بالأسانيدthrough chains of transmission عنfrom نبيa prophet نبيهdiscerning
بالأسانيد عن نبي نبيه
We have inherited it from noble shaykhs,
We inherited it from honored shaykhs
Through chains of transmission from a discerning prophet:
Through chains from prophet to prophet.
دعوةthe call الحقof the Truth للخليقةto creation طراًall without exception
دعوة الحق للخليقة طراً
لاnot بكيفwith a modality لهاfor it ولاand no تشبيهlikening
لا بكيف لها ولا تشبيه
The call of the Truth to all creation,
The True's call to creation, without a how
With neither a modality nor any likeness ascribed to it.
Or likeness for it or assimilation.
فانقلوهاso transmit it عناfrom us إلىto منwhomever أردتمyou wish
فانقلوها عنا إلى من أردتم
بمعانيwith meanings of التسبيحglorification والتنزيهand declaring transcendence
بمعاني التسبيح والتنزيه
So transmit it from us to whomever you wish,
So convey it from us to whom you wish
With meanings of glorification and transcendence.
With meanings of glorification and transcendence.
وكذاكand likewise الأصنامthe idols صارتbecame جذاذاًfragments
وكذاك الأصنام صارت جذاذاً
بيدby a hand منهfrom him غيرةjealous zeal تعتريهcomes over him
بيد منه غيرة تعتريه
And likewise, the idols were reduced to fragments
And likewise idols became fragments
By his hand, as jealous zeal seized him.
By a hand zealous of them moving him.
ثمthen منfrom بعدafter قالhe said إلاexcept كبيراًa great one
ثم من بعد قال إلا كبيراً
علَّهمperhaps they يرجعونthey turn back عنهمaway from them لديهin his presence
علَّهم يرجعون عنهم لديه
Then afterward he said, “Except a great one,”
Then after, he said, "Except the greatest,"
That they might turn away from them to his presence.
That they might turn from them in awe of Him.
وكبيرand the great one of الأصنامthe idols ربa Lord محيطencompassing
وكبير الأصنام رب محيط
أمرهHis command بالورىaround creation كماas ينويهhe means it
أمره بالورى كما ينويه
And the idols’ great one is a Lord who encompasses
And greatest of idols is the Lord encompassing
Creation by His command, as he means it.
His command over creation as He purposes.
وبعيدand far عنهfrom him يقولhe says عنabout الأصthe idols (first part)
وبعيد عنه يقول عن الأص
نام(completes 'idols') إلاexcept كبيرهمtheir great one يعليهhe exalts it
نام إلا كبيرهم يعليه
And far be it from him to say of the idols,
And far from him, he says about the idols,
“Except their great one,” exalting it.
"Except their greatest," esteeming Him.
وهوand he is إبراهيمAbraham الخليلthe Friend صلاةblessing
وهو إبراهيم الخليل صلاة
معwith سلامpeace منfrom الإلهGod عليهupon him
مع سلام من الإله عليه
And he is Abraham, the Friend; may blessings
He is Ibrahim the Friend, prayers
And peace from God be upon him.
And peace from God upon him.
فاسألوهمso ask them ولمand did not يقلhe says فاسألوهso ask him
فاسألوهم ولم يقل فاسألوه
حيثsince كانواthey were عنهconcerning him لفيindeed in تمويهdeception
حيث كانوا عنه لفي تمويه
“So ask them”—and he did not say, “So ask him,”
So ask them, and he did not say "ask Him"
For they were indeed misled about him.
Where they were in equivocation.
هكذاthus فافْقَهِso understand الكلامthe words وإلاand otherwise
هكذا فافْقَهِ الكلام وإلا
فاتركso leave الحقthe truth عندwith شيخa shaykh فقيهlearned
فاترك الحق عند شيخ فقيه
Thus understand the words; otherwise,
Thus understand the speech, or else
Leave the truth with a learned shaykh.
Leave truth with a learned shaykh.
Sol 6.1