نسبkinship of المحبةlove أقربthe closest of الأنسابِkinships
نسب المحبة أقرب الأنسابِ
خالfree عنof الأغراضmotives والأسبابِand causes
خال عن الأغراض والأسبابِ
Love’s kinship is the closest of kinships,
Love's lineage is the noblest lineage,
free of motives and causes.
Free from motives and causes.
ومتىand whenever تدنستis sullied المحبةlove بالسوىby what is other than God
ومتى تدنست المحبة بالسوى
حجبتكit veils you عنكfrom yourself كسائرlike all other الحجابveiling
حجبتك عنك كسائر الحجاب
And whenever love is sullied by what is other than God,
And when love is tainted with parity,
it veils you from yourself, like all other veils.
It veils you from yourself like all veils.
ياO أيهاyou العدمnothingness الذيthat هوit ظاهرmanifest
يا أيها العدم الذي هو ظاهر
بوجودthrough the existence of غيبan unseen reality غائبhidden فيin الغابthe thicket
بوجود غيب غائب في الغاب
O you nothingness that is manifest
O you non-existence which is apparent,
through the existence of an unseen reality, hidden in the thicket,
With the existence of an absent unseen in the unseen.
خلصpurify محبتكyour love التيwhich هيit فيكwithin you منof
خلص محبتك التي هي فيك من
دعوىthe claim to الوجودexistence تفزyou will attain بفتحthe opening of البابthe door
دعوى الوجود تفز بفتح الباب
purify your love, which is within you, of
Purify your love which is in you from
the claim to existence; you will attain the opening of the door.
The claim of existence, so you may win in opening the door.
لاdo not تدعيclaim مالمwhat has not يكنbeen لكyours تفتضحyou will be disgraced
لا تدعي مالم يكن لك تفتضح
يومon the day of اللقاmeeting فيin حضرةthe presence of الأحبابthe beloved ones
يوم اللقا في حضرة الأحباب
Do not claim what is not yours, lest you be disgraced
Do not claim what was not yours, or you will be disgraced
on the day of meeting, in the presence of the beloved ones.
On the day of meeting in the presence of loved ones.
هيهاتhow far away! أينwhere محبةthe love of القومthose folk الأولىwho
هيهات أين محبة القوم الأولى
شربواthey drank الكؤسthe cups وخمرةand the wine of الأكوابthe goblets
شربوا الكؤس وخمرة الأكواب
How far away! Where is the love of those folk who
Alas! Where is the first people's love?
drank the cups and the wine of the goblets?
They drank the cup and the wine of cups.
وتعلقواand they clung بالغيبto the unseen لاnot بتقلقwith restlessness
وتعلقوا بالغيب لا بتقلق
منهمfrom them بهconcerning it فلهمso theirs is أعزthe most honored جنابprecinct
منهم به فلهم أعز جناب
And they clung to the unseen, not with restlessness
And they clung to the unseen, not disturbed
on their part concerning it; so theirs is the most honored precinct.
By it, so they have the most honorable chambers.
إنindeed المحبةlove إنif صفتbecomes pure فحقيقةthen a reality
إن المحبة إن صفت فحقيقة
مكنونةconcealed فيهاwithin it ألذthe sweetest شرابdrink
مكنونة فيها ألذ شراب
Indeed, love, if pure, is a reality
Indeed, if love attains purity, therein lies
concealed, within which is the sweetest drink.
A hidden most delightful drink.
وبهاand through it النفوسthe souls هيthey القلوبthe hearts تقلبتturned
وبها النفوس هي القلوب تقلبت
منfrom صحوهاtheir sobriety للمحوto effacement كالدولابlike a waterwheel
من صحوها للمحو كالدولاب
And through it the souls, which are the hearts, have turned
With it souls - hearts - tossed and turned
from their sobriety to effacement, like a waterwheel.
From its sobriety to annihilation, like the revolving wheel.
سلمانSalman منof آلthe household of النبيthe Prophet بهاthrough it كماjust as
سلمان من آل النبي بها كما
سلمانSalman مناone of us قالهاhe said it بصوابrightly
سلمان منا قالها بصواب
Through it Salman is of the Prophet’s household, just as
Salman from the family of the Prophet thereby,
“Salman is one of us,” he rightly said.
Salman from us spoke truthfully of it.
فتحققواso attain realization بشرابهاthrough its drink صرفاًpure بلاwithout
فتحققوا بشرابها صرفاً بلا
مزجmixing يعيدturns شرابهاits drink كسرابlike a mirage
مزج يعيد شرابها كسراب
So attain realization through its drink, pure, without
So ascertain through its pure drink without
mixing that would make its drink like a mirage.
Adulteration - its mirage returns like a mirage.
حقاtruly نقولwe say هيit المحبةlove لاdo not تكنbe
حقا نقول هي المحبة لا تكن
متجرداًstripped فيهاwithin it عنof الآدابproper conduct
متجرداً فيها عن الآداب
Truly we say: it is love; do not be
Truly we say, it is love - do not be
stripped, within it, of proper conduct.
Stripped of etiquette in it.
والبسand wear لهاfor it ثوبthe garment of التُقىpiety واحذرand beware تكنyou be
والبس لها ثوب التُقى واحذر تكن
مثلlike النساءwomen منقباًface-veiled بنقابwith a veil
مثل النساء منقباً بنقاب
And for it wear the garment of piety; beware lest you be
And wear for it the garb of piety and beware of being
like women, veiled with a face-veil.
Like women veiled in veils.
تمسيyou enter evening وتصبحand enter morning أنتyou أنتyou ولاand not ترىyou see
تمسي وتصبح أنت أنت ولا ترى
إلاexcept الجمودstagnation ووقفةand the standstill المرتابof the doubter
إلا الجمود ووقفة المرتاب
You enter evening and morning, still your same self, and see nothing
You spend the night and morn as you, and see
but stagnation and the standstill of the doubter.
Naught but inert standing still and the hesitation of the skeptic.
اللهGod أكبرgreatest إنناindeed, we محبوبناour Beloved
الله أكبر إننا محبوبنا
فيin حلةthe robe of الأبدالthe abdāl (spiritual substitutes) والأقطابand the spiritual poles
في حلة الأبدال والأقطاب
God is greatest! Indeed, we are our Beloved,
God is great! We are our Beloved
in the robe of the abdāl and the spiritual poles.
In the state of the substitutes and the poles.
نعلوwe rise ونسفلand we descend فيin يديthe two hands of أسمائهHis names
نعلو ونسفل في يدي أسمائه
منfrom قربnearness تنعيمbestowal of bliss وبعدand distance عذابtorment
من قرب تنعيم وبعد عذاب
We rise and fall in the hands of His names,
We ascend and descend in His Names' hands
through nearness bringing bliss and distance bringing torment.
From nearness of bliss and distance of torment.
ضلتwent astray بهconcerning Him أممpeoples فلمso did not يدرواthey know سوىanything but
ضلت به أمم فلم يدروا سوى
أثوابهHis garments المعدومةnonexistent الأثوابthe garments
أثوابه المعدومة الأثواب
Peoples went astray concerning Him, so they knew nothing but
Nations went astray with Him, for they knew nothing but
His garments—those nonexistent garments.
His nonexistent garments without garments.
وهوand He المحيطencompassing بهمaround them وإنeven though لمnot يعلمواthey know
وهو المحيط بهم وإن لم يعلموا
همthey فيin يديهHis two hands تلوناتchanging hues خضابof dye
هم في يديه تلونات خضاب
And He encompasses them, even though they do not know;
And He encompasses them though they know not.
in His hands they are the changing hues of dye.
They are in His hands, changing colors.
أينwhere الحلولindwelling وكلwhile every شيءthing هالكperishing
أين الحلول وكل شيء هالك
نصthe explicit wording of الحديثthe hadith ونصand the explicit wording of كلevery كتابscripture
نص الحديث ونص كل كتاب
Where is indwelling, when everything perishes?
Where are incarnations and all things perish?
This is the explicit wording of the hadith and of every scripture.
The text of Hadith and text of every book.
لكنbut عقولthe minds of الجاهلينthe ignorant تضلهمlead them astray
لكن عقول الجاهلين تضلهم
فيكذبونso they lie بأبلغwith the most extreme الكذابfalsehood
فيكذبون بأبلغ الكذاب
But the minds of the ignorant lead them astray,
But the minds of the ignorant lead them astray
so they utter the most extreme falsehood.
And they deny with the utmost denial.
واللهand God يعلمknows ماwhat هنالكthere كلهall of it
والله يعلم ما هنالك كله
فتحققوهso ascertain it ياO أوليpossessors of الألبابunderstanding
فتحققوه يا أولي الألباب
And God knows all that is there;
And God knows all that is there, all of it,
so know it with certainty, O people of understanding.
So verify Him, O people of intellect!
Sol 6.1