إنindeed المولىthe Master فيin كلevery حالٍstate معناwith us
إن المولى في كل حالٍ معنا
لولاهwere it not for Him لماwould not have نلناwe attained الهدىguidance لولاهwere it not for Him
لولاه لما نلنا الهدى لولاه
Indeed, the Master is with us in every state.
The Lord is with us in every state
Were it not for Him, we would not have attained guidance—were it not for Him.
Without Him, we would not have found guidance
ماwhat is الروحthe spirit وماand what is الجسمthe body الذيthat فيin المغنىthe dwelling
ما الروح وما الجسم الذي في المغنى
ماwhat is النفسthe self وماand what are الأشكالthe forms والأشباهand the likenesses
ما النفس وما الأشكال والأشباه
What is the spirit, and what is the body within the dwelling?
What is the soul and what is the body that sings?
What is the self, and what are forms and likenesses?
What are the self, the forms, the likenesses?
ماwhat is القربnearness وماand what are أهلpeople of المقامthe station الأسنىthe loftiest
ما القرب وما أهل المقام الأسنى
ماwhat is البعدremoteness ومنand those who بالجهلthrough ignorance فيهin it تاهوthey strayed
ما البعد ومن بالجهل فيه تاهو
What is nearness, and who are the people of the loftiest station?
What is nearness and the people of the highest station?
What is remoteness, and who are those who have wandered in it through ignorance?
What is distance and those who in it are lost?
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
قلبيmy heart ياO ربLord جاءhas come بالتوحيدِwith affirmation of divine oneness
قلبي يا رب جاء بالتوحيدِ
يرجوit hopes منكfrom You القبولacceptance للأعمالِfor the deeds
يرجو منك القبول للأعمالِ
My heart, O Lord, has come affirming divine oneness,
My heart came with oneness, O Lord
Hoping that You will accept its deeds.
Hoping from You acceptance of deeds
والنطقand speech علىin التسبيحglorification والتحيمدِand praise
والنطق على التسبيح والتحيمدِ
قدindeed واظبhas remained constant فيin البكورthe early morning والآصالِand the late afternoons
قد واظب في البكور والآصالِ
And speech, in glorification and praise,
And speaking glorification and praise
Has remained constant at daybreak and in the late afternoons.
It was diligent at dawn and dusk
فاغفرso forgive وارحمand have mercy آباءناour fathers والأبناand the sons
فاغفر وارحم آباءنا والأبنا
مناfrom us دعتِhave called القلوبُthe hearts والأفواهُand the mouths
منا دعتِ القلوبُ والأفواهُ
So forgive and have mercy on our fathers and sons.
So forgive and have mercy on our fathers and children
Our hearts and mouths have called upon You.
We whose hearts and mouths called
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
نورlight of الأسماءthe Names لاحshone فيin الأكوانِthe worlds of creation
نور الأسماء لاح في الأكوانِ
فانظرهso behold it بهthrough it تراهyou will see it لاnot بالنفسِthrough the self
فانظره به تراه لا بالنفسِ
The light of the Names has shone in the worlds.
The light of the Names shone in the cosmos
So behold it through itself; you will see it, not through the self.
So behold it through Him, not through the self
واتركand abandon عنهapart from it الوقوفlingering معwith ذاthis الفانيthe transient
واترك عنه الوقوف مع ذا الفاني
كمhow often تصبحyou greet morning باللهوin diversion بهwith it كمhow often تمسيyou reach evening
كم تصبح باللهو به كم تمسي
And cease lingering apart from it with this transient thing.
And leave off standing with the transient
How often you greet morning playing with it; how often evening!
How much you become in play, how much in sleep
العمرthe lifetime مضىhas passed وماand not ملكتyou acquired الأدنىthe least
العمر مضى وما ملكت الأدنى
منof زادكyour provision ماwhat is السوىall besides God وماand what is معناهits meaning
من زادك ما السوى وما معناه
Life has passed, and you have not acquired even the least
Life passed and you did not possess the least
Of your provision. What is all else, and what is its meaning?
What is other than Him and what is its meaning?
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
للهbelonging to God علىthroughout طولthe length of المدىthe span of time ألطافُsubtle graces
لله على طول المدى ألطافُ
فيin الخلقcreation بهاby them قدindeed حارتwere bewildered الأفكارُthoughts
في الخلق بها قد حارت الأفكارُ
God has subtle graces throughout the span of time,
To Allah belong kindness throughout the ages
Within creation, at which minds have stood bewildered.
Through them thoughts were confused
والفضلand bounty لهHis والجودand generosity والإنصافُand justice
والفضل له والجود والإنصافُ
يدريknows هذاthis منwhoever عندهwith him استبصارُinsight
يدري هذا من عنده استبصارُ
And bounty is His, and generosity and justice.
And to Him belong grace, generosity and justice
Whoever has insight knows this.
This is known to those granted insight
فاقنعso be content باللهwith God إنهfor He قدindeed أغنىhas freed from need
فاقنع بالله إنه قد أغنى
عنof ذاكthat وذاand this ودعbid farewell لماto what تهواهُyou desire it
عن ذاك وذا ودع لما تهواهُ
So be content with God: He has made you independent
So be content with Allah, He has enriched
Of that and this; bid farewell to what you desire.
Beyond that and this, so leave what you desire
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
رحمنthe All-Merciful of العرشthe Throne قدindeed تجلىmanifested Himself فيناin us
رحمن العرش قد تجلى فينا
بالصنعthrough making وبالإيجادand through bringing into being والإعدامِand annihilation
بالصنع وبالإيجاد والإعدامِ
The All-Merciful of the Throne has manifested Himself in us,
Merciful on the Throne, He manifested in us
Through making, bringing into being, and annihilation.
Through making, creation and annihilation
والغفلةand heedlessness عنهof Him كمhow often أزالتhas swept away ديناfaith
والغفلة عنه كم أزالت دينا
حتىuntil أغوتit led astray منbecause of كثرةthe abundance of الآثامِsins
حتى أغوت من كثرة الآثامِ
And heedlessness of Him—how often it has swept away faith,
And heedlessness of Him destroyed so much faith
Until it led people astray because of a multitude of sins.
Until sinfulness led many astray
والفائزand the successful one كلeveryone منwhom تراهyou see him يفنىbecomes effaced
والفائز كل من تراه يفنى
لاnot يقصدhe seeks دنياهhis worldly life ولاnor أخراهُhis hereafter
لا يقصد دنياه ولا أخراهُ
And whoever you see becoming effaced is the one who succeeds,
And the winner is whoever sees himself perish
Seeking neither his worldly life nor his hereafter.
Not seeking his world or the next
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
الحقthe Real هوHe الباطنthe Hidden وهوand He الظاهرْthe Manifest
الحق هو الباطن وهو الظاهرْ
فاعرضso turn away عمنfrom whoever سواهis other than Him تحظىyou will find favor فيهin Him
فاعرض عمن سواه تحظى فيه
The Real—He is the Hidden, and He is the Manifest.
The Truth is the Hidden and the Manifest
So turn away from all besides Him; you will find favor in Him.
So turn away from all but Him, you will find Him
فيin الكونthe universe لقدindeed بداappeared سناهHis radiance باهرْdazzling
في الكون لقد بدا سناه باهرْ
لمnot يخفHe was hidden سوىexcept عنfrom الذيthe one who يخفيهconceals Him
لم يخف سوى عن الذي يخفيه
In the universe, His radiance has indeed appeared, dazzling.
In the universe His brilliance appeared
He has been hidden only from the one who conceals Him.
Hidden only from those who hide Him
والليلand the night معwith النهارthe day عنهof Him أثنىspoke praise
والليل مع النهار عنه أثنى
والأرضand the earth معwith السماءthe sky والأمواهُand the waters
والأرض مع السماء والأمواهُ
And night, along with day, has spoken His praise,
And night with day praise Him
And the earth, along with the sky and the waters.
And earth with sky and waters
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
صليsend blessings ياO ربناour Lord علىupon المختارthe Chosen One
صلي يا ربنا على المختار
ذيpossessor of المجدglory وذيand possessor of الفخرhonor وذيand possessor of العلياءexalted rank
ذي المجد وذي الفخر وذي العلياء
Send blessings, O our Lord, upon the Chosen One,
Pray, O our Lord, upon the Chosen One
Possessor of glory, honor, and exalted rank,
Of glory, honor and supremacy
والآلand the family معwith الصحابةthe Companions الأخيارthe virtuous
والآل مع الصحابة الأخيار
أهلpeople of التقوىpiety كواكبstars of الهيجاءbattle
أهل التقوى كواكب الهيجاء
And his family, together with the virtuous Companions,
And his family and the righteous companions
People of piety, stars of battle,
The people of piety like stars shining
معwith تابعهمtheir follower ماwhenever قالhe spoke لماwhen أكنَىhe alluded
مع تابعهم ما قال لما أكنَى
يوماone day عبدAbd (servant of) الغنيal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) عنof مولاهُhis Master
يوما عبد الغني عن مولاهُ
Together with their follower, whenever he spoke in allusion,
And those who followed them when he sufficed
Abd al-Ghani, one day, of his Master:
Never did Abd al-Ghani say to his Master
الكلeverything إشارةa sign وأنتand You المعنىthe meaning
الكل إشارة وأنت المعنى
ياO منYou who هوHe لاno إلهgod إلاexcept اللهُGod
يا من هو لا إله إلا اللهُ
All is a sign, and You are the meaning.
All is a sign, and You are the meaning
O You who are He—there is no god but God!
O He who is, there is no god but Allah
Sol 6.1