إنindeed الفناءannihilation طهارةpurification الإنسانِthe human being
إن الفناء طهارة الإنسانِ
لصلاةfor the prayer معرفةknowledge البعيدthe Far One الدانيthe Near One
لصلاة معرفة البعيد الداني
Indeed, annihilation is man's purification
Annihilation is the purification of man
for the prayer of knowing the One far yet near.
For the prayer of knowing the Distant, the Near
فصلاةُso the prayer معرفةِknowledge الإلهGod بغيرwithout ماany (emphatic)
فصلاةُ معرفةِ الإله بغير ما
طهرِpurity الفناءِannihilation عديمةُdevoid of الأركانthe pillars
طهرِ الفناءِ عديمةُ الأركان
For the prayer of knowing God, without
So the prayer of knowing God without what
the purity of annihilation, lacks its pillars.
Purified the annihilation is devoid of principles
والكفرand unbelief فيهاin it ظاهرmanifest بكلامهthrough his speech
والكفر فيها ظاهر بكلامه
وبفعلهand through his action وإزالةand removal الإيمانfaith
وبفعله وإزالة الإيمان
And unbelief is manifest in it through his speech
And disbelief in it is evident in his words
and through his action and the removal of faith.
And in his deeds and removal of faith
إنindeed الفناءannihilation طهارةpurification مفروضةprescribed
إن الفناء طهارة مفروضة
لصلاةِfor the prayer معرفةٍknowledge علىupon الإنسانthe human being
لصلاةِ معرفةٍ على الإنسان
Indeed, annihilation is a purification prescribed
Indeed, annihilation is an obligatory purification
for the prayer of knowing, incumbent upon man.
For the prayer of knowing incumbent upon man
وهيand it الفناءannihilation المحضpure بالتطهيرthrough purification عنfrom
وهي الفناء المحض بالتطهير عن
خبثphysical filth الجسومbodies كثائفgross forms الحيوانliving creatures
خبث الجسوم كثائف الحيوان
And it is pure annihilation, through purification from
It is the utter annihilation by purification from
the filth of bodies, the gross forms of living creatures,
The foulness of dense bodies of animals
وعنand from النفوسsouls لطائفsubtle forms الكونthe cosmos التيwhich
وعن النفوس لطائف الكون التي
حدثتcame into being فقلso say حدثritual impurity منfrom الحدثانcreatedness
حدثت فقل حدث من الحدثان
and from souls, the subtle forms of the cosmos, which
And from the souls, subtleties of the universe that
came into being; call this a ritual impurity born of createdness.
Occurred, so say an occurrence from occurrences
وطهارةand purification الأخباثphysical impurities والأحداثand ritual impurities لاnot
وطهارة الأخباث والأحداث لا
تجزيsuffices بغيرwithout الماءwater ذيpossessing السيلانflow
تجزي بغير الماء ذي السيلان
And purification from physical and ritual impurities does not
And purification from impurities and occurrences does not
suffice without water that flows.
Suffice without the flowing water
والماءand the water ماءwater الغيبthe unseen ينزلdescends منfrom سماheaven
والماء ماء الغيب ينزل من سما
غيبthe unseen realm الإلهGod علىupon فؤادa heart عانيafflicted
غيب الإله على فؤاد عاني
And the water is the water of the unseen, descending from the heaven
And the water, the water of the unseen, descends from heaven
of God's unseen realm upon an afflicted heart.
The unseen of God upon the heart of the suffering
لاno بدescape ذاكthat يكونbe ماءًwater مطلقاًunqualified
لا بد ذاك يكون ماءً مطلقاً
عماfrom whatever يخالطهmingles with it منof الأكوانcreated things
عما يخالطه من الأكوان
That must be unqualified water,
That must be an absolute water
free of whatever created things mingle with it,
Of what mixes with it from the universes
حتىso that بهthrough it حدثritual impurity يزولvanishes وإنand if يكنit is
حتى به حدث يزول وإن يكن
ماءwater تراهyou see it مقيداًqualified بمعانيby meanings
ماء تراه مقيداً بمعاني
so that through it ritual impurity vanishes. And if it is
So that an occurrence disappears with it even if it is
water you see qualified by meanings,
Water you see bounded by meanings
فهوthen it المقيدthe qualified وهوand it ليسis not برافعa remover of
فهو المقيد وهو ليس برافع
حدثاًritual impurity كماas قالتهsaid it أهلthe people of الشانthe matter
حدثاً كما قالته أهل الشان
then it is qualified and does not remove
It is the bounded, and it does not lift
ritual impurity, as those versed in the matter have said.
An occurrence as the people of status said
لكنهمbut they فيregarding رفعهits removal of خبثاًphysical filth لهمthey have
لكنهم في رفعه خبثاً لهم
قولانtwo opinions والرفعand removal اقتضاءُa call for بيانclarification
قولان والرفع اقتضاءُ بيان
But regarding its removal of physical filth, they have
But in their lifting an impurity they have
two opinions; and removal calls for clarification.
Two sayings, and lifting necessitates explanation
والماءand the water ذاكthat المطلقunqualified الصرفunmixed الذيwhich
والماء ذاك المطلق الصرف الذي
هوit بالوجودas existence يرادis meant فيin القرآنthe Qur'an
هو بالوجود يراد في القرآن
And the water is that unqualified, unmixed water which
And that water, the pure utter that
is meant as existence in the Qur'an:
It is the intended in the Quran
تحقيقrealization كلevery حقيقةreality بالحقthrough the Real إذfor
تحقيق كل حقيقة بالحق إذ
هوHe لاnot سواهother than Him وكلand every شيءthing فانيperishing
هو لا سواه وكل شيء فاني
the realization of every reality through the Real, for
Realizing every reality with the Truth since
He alone is, and everything is perishing.
It is nothing but Him and everything is perishable
Sol 6.1