1. إن شمسي من طاقتي في طلوعِ

    كل وقت قد أعدمت مجموعي

    Indeed, my sun is rising from my window;

    At every moment, it annihilates my entire being.

  2. وهي أيضاً من كل طاقة شيءٍ

    تتجلى به كبرق لموع

    And it also, from every thing's window,

    Reveals itself through it like flashing lightning.

  3. كل شيء فانٍ بها وهي حقٌّ

    ظاهر لا سواه في المسموع

    Everything perishes through it, and it is the Truth,

    Manifest, with none besides it in what is heard.

  4. يا ابن قومي أهل الفهوم ويا من

    يتوخى شروعه كشروعي

    O son of my people, those of understanding, and O you who

    Aims to embark as I embark.

  5. خذ كلامي وحقق القول منه

    لا تكن أنت عنه بالمخدوع

    Take my words, and verify what they say;

    Do not yourself be deceived about it.

  6. لم يزل آدم وآدم مخلو

    ق على صورة الإله خضوعي

    Adam has ever been—and Adam is crea-

    ted in the image of God—my submission.

  7. صورة الله كل أوصافه مع

    كل أسمائه على المشروع

    God's image is all His attributes, together with

    All His names, as prescribed.

  8. وهي وهو الإله فرد حقيقيْ

    ليس فيه تعدد للجموع

    And it and He, God, are truly one;

    There is no multiplicity of the many in Him.

  9. وعليه قد كان آدم ستراً

    حاجباً في أصوله والفروع

    And over Him, Adam was indeed a veil,

    Concealing Him in his roots and branches.

  10. فاعرف الستر وهو أنت وحاذر

    ما ورا عين سترك الممنوع

    So recognize the veil—it is you—and beware

    The forbidden thing beyond your veil's very essence.