إنif تشأyou wish قلsay أناI وإنand if شئتَyou wish قلsay هوHe
إن تشأ قل أنا وإن شئتَ قل هو
وكذاand likewise إنif تشأyou wish فقلthen say أنتyou تزهوyou shine
وكذا إن تشأ فقل أنت تزهو
If you wish, say 'I'; and if you wish, say 'He.'
If you wish, say "I", and if you want, say "He"
And likewise, if you wish, say 'You'—you will shine.
And likewise, if you wish, say "You" exult
كلهمall of them واحدone وجودexistence حقيقيْtrue
كلهم واحد وجود حقيقيْ
أحدٌuniquely One والذيand whoever يرىsees الغيرthe other يلهوplays
أحدٌ والذي يرى الغير يلهو
All of them are one, a true existence,
They are all one, a real existence
uniquely One; whoever sees another is at play.
The One, and the one who sees others frolic
وكذاand likewise قلsay هماthey two وإنand if شئتyou wish قلsay همthey (masculine)
وكذا قل هما وإن شئت قل هم
وإذاand if شئتyou wish هنَّthey (feminine) قلsay ليسnot تسهوyou err
وإذا شئت هنَّ قل ليس تسهو
And likewise, say 'they two'; and if you wish, say 'they' (masculine).
And so say "both", and if you want say "they"
And if you wish, say 'they' (feminine)—you do not err.
And if you want, say "they" do not hurry
كلall هذاthis بهthrough it يشارreference is made إلىto منthe one who
كل هذا به يشار إلى من
هوHe فيin الغيبthe unseen ماno لناfor us عنهfrom Him لَهْوُdistraction
هو في الغيب ما لنا عنه لَهْوُ
Through all this, reference is made to the One
All this refers to the One
who is in the unseen; we have no distraction from Him.
Who is unseen, we have no distraction from Him
بحرa sea نورlight وبحرand a sea ظلمةdarkness كونcreated being
بحر نور وبحر ظلمة كون
عندto منwhoever يعرفknows الحقيقةreality رَهْوُstill
عند من يعرف الحقيقة رَهْوُ
A sea of light and a sea of the darkness of created being
An ocean of light and an ocean of darkness of existence
are still to whoever knows reality.
For those who know the truth, calm
عدمnonexistence وهوand it باطلfalsehood ووجودand existence
عدم وهو باطل ووجود
هوit حقTruth بداbecame manifest فقلso say عنهof Him ياO هوHe
هو حق بدا فقل عنه يا هو
Nonexistence is falsehood, while existence
Nonexistence which is false, and existence
is Truth made manifest; so say of Him, 'O He!'
Which is truth appeared, so say "O He" of Him
Sol 6.1