إنif تكنyou are باللهthrough God قائمsubsisting
إن تكن بالله قائم
لمnot تكنyou exist بلrather أنتyou هوHe
لم تكن بل أنت هو
If you subsist through God,
If you stand with God
you are not; rather, you are He.
Then you are not, but He is
أنتyou ظلshadow الغيبthe Unseen منfrom أسHis names (beginning)
أنت ظل الغيب من أس
مائهHis names (completion) والشمسand the sun هوHe
مائه والشمس هو
You are the shadow of the Unseen, from His
You are the shadow of the unseen in essence
names; and the sun is He.
And the sun is He
أشرقتshone forth أنوارlights سلمىSalma
أشرقت أنوار سلمى
فظهرناso we appeared كلناall of us
فظهرنا كلنا
The lights of Salma shone forth,
The lights of Salma shone
so we all appeared.
So we all appeared
ياO خفافيشbats التجليthe manifestation
يا خفافيش التجلي
ماnot تبدىappeared غيرother than هوHe
ما تبدى غير هو
O bats of manifestation,
O bats of illumination
none but He has appeared.
None appears but He
ليI have حبيبa beloved بلrather طبيبa physician
لي حبيب بل طبيب
بلrather رقيبa watcher كلماwhenever
بل رقيب كلما
I have a beloved—rather, a physician,
I have a beloved, rather a healer
rather, a watcher; whenever
Rather a watcher, whenever
ملتI inclined عنهaway from Him ردturned back ميليmy inclination
ملت عنه رد ميلي
نحوهtoward Him فيin الحالthe present instant هوHe
نحوه في الحال هو
I incline away from Him, my inclination is turned
I turn away from Him, He returns my inclination
toward Him at once, by Him.
Toward Him immediately, He
أيهاO العقلthe intellect الذيthat قدhas
أيها العقل الذي قد
حارwas bewildered فيin إداركهcomprehending Him
حار في إداركه
O intellect that has
O intellect that has
been bewildered in comprehending Him,
Become confused in comprehending Him
لاdo not تعاندresist أنتyou مملوowned (beginning)
لا تعاند أنت مملو
كٌowned (completion) وفيand in تصريفcontrol هوHe
كٌ وفي تصريف هو
do not resist; you are
Do not resist, you are owned
owned, and under His control.
And in His management, He
كمhow long إلىuntil كمwhen أنتyou عنهaway from Him
كم إلى كم أنت عنه
فيin التهاءdistraction بلrather بهwith Him
في التهاء بل به
How long—until when—are you away from Him,
How far to how far are you from Him
in distraction? Rather, with Him
Distracted, rather with Him
أنتyou مشغولoccupied ولاand not تدyou know (beginning)
أنت مشغول ولا تد
ريyou know (completion) فقدfor indeed ألهاكdistracted you هوHe
ري فقد ألهاك هو
you are occupied, and do not
You are busy and unaware that
know; for He has distracted you.
He has distracted you, He
صلbestow blessings ياO ربLord وسلمand grant peace
صل يا رب وسلم
دائماًalways منيfrom me علىupon
دائماً مني على
Bestow blessings, O Lord, and grant peace,
Send blessings O Lord and peace
always, on my behalf, upon
Always from me upon
أحمدAhmad المختارthe Chosen One طهTa-Ha
أحمد المختار طه
كاشفunveiler أسرارsecrets هوHe
كاشف أسرار هو
Ahmad, the Chosen One, Ta-Ha,
Ahmad the Chosen, Taha
the unveiler of the secrets of 'He';
The unveiler of His secrets, He
وعلىand upon آلfamily وأصحاand companions (beginning)
وعلى آل وأصحا
بcompanions (completion) بهمthrough them عبدAbd (servant) الغنيal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient)
ب بهم عبد الغني
and upon the family and
And upon his family and companions
companions, through whom Abd al-Ghani
Servant of the Bountiful attained
نالattained فضلاًgrace وكمالاًand perfection
نال فضلاً وكمالاً
كلماwhenever قدhas قالhe said هوHe
كلما قد قال هو
attained grace and perfection,
Blessing and perfection
whenever he has said, 'He.'
Whenever he spoke, He
Sol 6.1