إنindeed بحرthe sea of الوجودexistence بالإختلاجِthrough agitation
إن بحر الوجود بالإختلاجِ
لمhas not يزلceased مكثراًproducing abundantly منof الأمواجِthe waves
لم يزل مكثراً من الأمواجِ
Indeed, the sea of existence, through its surging,
The sea of existence with tumult
has never ceased producing waves in abundance.
Has continued producing many waves
واسمهاand their name الكائناتbeings حساًto the senses وعقلاًand to the intellect
واسمها الكائنات حساً وعقلاً
فيin نهارa day يضيshines وليلand a night داجيdark
في نهار يضي وليل داجي
And their name is “beings,” to sense and intellect,
Named beings, sensed and rational
in a day that shines and a dark night.
In a day passing and a dark night
لاdo not تظنsuppose الوجودexistence زادhas increased وهذاand this
لا تظن الوجود زاد وهذا
غيرother than أنواعkinds of زينةadornment وابتهاجand delight
غير أنواع زينة وابتهاج
Do not think existence has increased, or that this is
Do not think existence is provision and this
anything but forms of adornment and delight.
Is nothing but types of adornment and rejoicing
عدمٌnonbeing كلُّall ماthat which ترىyou see فتحققso attain certainty
عدمٌ كلُّ ما ترى فتحقق
بوجودof existence فيin ظلمةdarkness كالسراجlike a lamp
بوجود في ظلمة كالسراج
All that you see is nonbeing; so attain certainty
Non-existence is all you see so realize
of existence amid darkness, like a lamp.
With existence in darkness like a lamp
عينتهgave it definite form شؤونهits modes وهيand they منهfrom it
عينته شؤونه وهي منه
وبهاand through them بعضهpart of it لبعضto another part يناجيcommunes intimately
وبها بعضه لبعض يناجي
Its modes have given it definite form, and they come from it;
Its conditions determined it and they are from it
through them, one part of it communes with another.
And through them some of it whispers to some
عظمis momentous الأمرthe matter وهوand it is باطنthe inner reality of خلقcreation
عظم الأمر وهو باطن خلق
وهوand it is عينthe very essence of الأفرادindividuals والأزواجand pairs
وهو عين الأفراد والأزواج
Momentous is the matter; it is creation’s inner reality,
Great is the matter and it is the essence of creation
and it is the very essence of individuals and pairs.
It is the essence of individuals and pairs
قفstop هناhere عندat وحدةthe oneness of الأمرthe matter واشهدand witness
قف هنا عند وحدة الأمر واشهد
كثرةthe multiplicity of الخلقcreation عينidentical with ماwhat أنتyou راجيhoping for
كثرة الخلق عين ما أنت راجي
Stop here, at the oneness of the matter, and witness
Stop here at the oneness of the matter and witness
that creation’s multiplicity is the very thing you hope for.
The multiplicity of creation, the essence of what you desire
واحدone أظهرbrought forth المراتبthe ranks منهfrom it
واحد أظهر المراتب منه
فيin حسابthe reckoning of الألوفthousands للمحتاجfor the one in need
في حساب الألوف للمحتاج
One has brought forth the ranks from itself,
One manifested the ranks from it
in the reckoning of thousands, for the one in need.
In the calculation of thousands for the needy
إنif تردهyou desire it فيin كلevery شيءthing تجدهyou will find it
إن ترده في كل شيء تجده
واحداًone ظاهراًmanifest بغيرwithout علاجeffort
واحداً ظاهراً بغير علاج
If you seek it in everything, you will find it
If you want it in everything you will find it
one, manifest without effort.
One, manifest without treatment
فانظرso look at الرتبةthe rank التيwhich هوit فيهاin it
فانظر الرتبة التي هو فيها
ثمthen دعهاleave it وكنهand be it بالإمتزاجthrough mingling
ثم دعها وكنه بالإمتزاج
So look at the rank in which it is,
So look at the rank in which it is
then leave that rank, and be existence itself through mingling.
Then leave it and its essence by blending
وليكنand let it be ظاهراmanifest بماthrough that which أنتyou فيهin it
وليكن ظاهرا بما أنت فيه
ظاهرmanifest فهوso it is مادحa praiser أوor هاجيa satirist
ظاهر فهو مادح أو هاجي
And let it be manifest through that in which you are
And let it be manifest in what you are in
manifest; thus it is a praiser or a satirist.
Manifest, for it is the one praising or raving
وعليكand upon you الحكمthe judgment الذيwhich منهfrom it بادappearing
وعليك الحكم الذي منه باد
لاnot عليهupon it فهالكٌso doomed أوor ناجيsaved
لا عليه فهالكٌ أو ناجي
And upon you falls the judgment that appears from it,
And upon you is the judgment from it
not upon it—so you are doomed or saved.
Not upon it, so you are doomed or saved
صورforms تارةat times نقولwe say وطوراًand at other times
صور تارة نقول وطوراً
لمعاتflashes منfrom نورهits light الوهاجblazing
لمعات من نوره الوهاج
At times we call them forms, and at other times,
Images we sometimes call and sometimes
flashes from its blazing light.
Flashes of its blazing light
إنif تكنyou are عارفاًa spiritual knower عذرتَyou excuse قصوراًshortcomings
إن تكن عارفاً عذرتَ قصوراً
فيin كلاميmy words ولمand will not تقلspeak باحتجاجin objection
في كلامي ولم تقل باحتجاج
If you are one who knows, you will excuse shortcomings
If you are knowledgeable, you pardoned limitations
in my words, and will not raise objections.
In my words and did not object
وإذاand if كنتyou are جاهلاًignorant فتوقىthen beware
وإذا كنت جاهلاً فتوقى
حيliving ميتdead منfrom among هذهthese الأمواجthe waves
حي ميت من هذه الأمواج
And if you are ignorant, beware
And if you are ignorant, then beware
of one alive yet dead among these waves.
Of these tumultuous waves, alive or dead
Sol 6.1