رأيتI saw خيالimage الظلof the shadow أكبرthe greatest عبرةlesson
رأيت خيال الظل أكبر عبرة
يلوحshines بهاthrough it معنىmeaning الكمالof perfection لأحداقيbefore my eyes
يلوح بها معنى الكمال لأحداقي
I saw the shadow play as the greatest lesson;
I saw the shadow's phantom grow immense
through it, the meaning of perfection shines before my eyes.
Portending meanings of perfection for my gaze
وفيand in كلevery موجودexisting thing علىpointing to الحقthe Real آيةa sign
وفي كل موجود على الحق آية
لمنfor whoever هوhe فيin علمknowledge الحقيقةof reality راقيadvanced
لمن هو في علم الحقيقة راقي
And in every existing thing is a sign of the Real,
In everything existent is a sign of truth
for one advanced in the knowledge of reality.
For one exalted in the science of reality
شخوصfigures وأشباحand phantoms تمرpass وتنقضيand come to an end
شخوص وأشباح تمر وتنقضي
وليسand there is no لهاfor them مماagainst what قضىhas decreed اللهGod منany واقيprotector
وليس لها مما قضى الله من واقي
Figures and phantoms pass and come to an end,
Figures and specters pass and fade away
and they have no protector against what God has decreed.
With no defense against God's destiny
لهاthey have حركاتmovements ثمthen يبدوappears سكونهاtheir stillness
لها حركات ثم يبدو سكونها
وتفنيand they perish جميعاًall together والمحركand the mover باقيremaining
وتفني جميعاً والمحرك باقي
They have movements, then their stillness appears,
They move and then their stillness is displayed
and all perish, while the mover remains.
All perish save the Prime Mover who stays
Sol 6.1