معرفتي مخلوقة وهي لا

معرفتي مخلوقة وهي لا

تليق بالخالق ربي القديمْ

تليق بالخالق ربي القديمْ

My knowledge is created, and it does not

My knowledge is created, and it

befit the Creator, my eternal Lord.

Does not befit the Ancient Lord my Creator.

لأجل ذا في كل وقت بدت

لأجل ذا في كل وقت بدت

في صورة يطرب منها النديمْ

في صورة يطرب منها النديمْ

For this reason, at every moment it has appeared

Therefore it appeared at every time

in a form that delights the boon companion.

In a form that brings joy to the boon companion.

إذا تأملنا تناويعها

إذا تأملنا تناويعها

في كل معوجٍّ وفي مستقيم

في كل معوجٍّ وفي مستقيم

When we contemplated its varied forms

If we contemplate its disciplines,

in everything crooked and everything straight,

In every crooked and straight path,

وإنها قاصرة كلها

وإنها قاصرة كلها

عن حضرة الغيب النزيه العظيم

عن حضرة الغيب النزيه العظيم

and indeed all of it falls short

And that it is all imperfect

of the presence of the Unseen, pure and sublime,

Before the presence of the Lofty, Pure, Great Unseen.

قلنا صواب كلها قول من

قلنا صواب كلها قول من

يعتبر المخلوق ذاك العديم

يعتبر المخلوق ذاك العديم

we said: 'All of it is right'—the words of one who

We said that every correct saying is from one

takes account of the created being, that nonexistent one.

Who considers the created being as that nonexistent one.

وإنها استعداده قد بدا

وإنها استعداده قد بدا

منه لها يرجى قبول الكريم

منه لها يرجى قبول الكريم

And indeed it is his readiness that has appeared

And that its preparedness appeared from Him

from him for it; the Generous One's acceptance is hoped for.

For it, hoping for acceptance from the Generous One.

وباعتبار الحق قلنا خطا

وباعتبار الحق قلنا خطا

جميعها والوصف فيها ذميم

جميعها والوصف فيها ذميم

And with regard to the Real, we said: 'Wrong

And in consideration of the Truth we said every part of it is wrong,

is all of it,' and the description within it is blameworthy.

And the description in it is blameworthy.

وإنما الحق تعالى الذي

وإنما الحق تعالى الذي

بنفسه دون سواه عليم

بنفسه دون سواه عليم

And it is only the Real, exalted is He, who

The Truth exalted is He who

knows Himself; none besides Him does.

By Himself, without any other, is Knowing.

فعلمنا بالحق منا له

فعلمنا بالحق منا له

إسلامُنا والقلب منا سليم

إسلامُنا والقلب منا سليم

Thus our knowledge of the Real, from us to Him,

So by the Truth we knew surrender to Him

is our submission, and our heart is sound.

Is our Islam, and our hearts from us are sincere.

ونحن بالعلم الذي نفسه

ونحن بالعلم الذي نفسه

تعلمه نعلمه يا فهيم

تعلمه نعلمه يا فهيم

And we, through the knowledge that His own Self

And we by the knowledge which He Himself

knows, know Him, O discerning one.

Knows, we know it, O Perceptive One.