علىin رغمspite of أنفthe nose of الحاسدينthe envious مقاميmy station
على رغم أنف الحاسدين مقامي
وماand not الكلall إلاexcept خادميmy servant وغلاميand my serving boy
وما الكل إلا خادمي وغلامي
My station stands in defiance of the envious,
Despite the spite of enviers, my status is sublime
And all are but my servant and my serving boy.
And all are but my servants and pages in time
أناI النورthe light أبدوI appear فيin الزيادةthe increase كلماwhenever
أنا النور أبدو في الزيادة كلما
تقابلنيconfront me منهاfrom it العدىthe foes بظلامwith darkness
تقابلني منها العدى بظلام
I am the light; I shine ever brighter whenever
I am the light that grows brighter whenever
The foes confront me with darkness in response.
Foes confront me with their darkness and crime
وأمسيتand by evening I became طوداًa mountain فيamong البريةcreation شامخاًtowering
وأمسيت طوداً في البرية شامخاً
وأصبحتand by morning I became بحراًa sea فيin الحقيقةthe truth طاميbrimming
وأصبحت بحراً في الحقيقة طامي
And by evening I became a towering mountain among creation,
I've become a towering mountain in the wilds
And by morning, a brimming sea in truth.
And turned into a boundless sea at its prime
وعنديand I have علومknowledge لوif وجدتI found لهاfor it وِعاًa vessel
وعندي علوم لو وجدت لها وِعاً
لأفرغتهاI would pour it out فيهinto it بحسنthrough the beauty of كلاميmy speech
لأفرغتها فيه بحسن كلامي
And I possess knowledge—were I to find a vessel for it,
I have sciences - if receptacles existed
I would pour it into that vessel through my graceful speech.
I'd infuse them with eloquence fine
ولكنbut صدورbreasts الكونthe world ضاقتgrew narrow فلمso did not تجدfind
ولكن صدور الكون ضاقت فلم تجد
مساغاًa passage لقوليfor my words فانثنتso they turned away بملامwith reproach
مساغاً لقولي فانثنت بملام
But the world's breasts grew narrow and found no
But the hearts of the world were too narrow
Passage for my words, so they turned away with reproach.
To stomach my words, so they turned to blame
أبَىrefused الفردُthe Unique One إلاexcept أنthat أكونI should be بعلمهthrough His knowledge
أبَى الفردُ إلا أن أكون بعلمه
أناI الفردthe unique one حقاًtruly والخواصand the elect عواميmy common folk
أنا الفرد حقاً والخواص عوامي
The Unique One insisted that, through His knowledge, I should be
The individual insisted I match his knowledge
Truly the unique one, with the elect my common folk.
I am the unique, the elite are the common and tame
ومازلتand I have remained يقظاناًawake لسرto a secret فهمتهI understood it
ومازلت يقظاناً لسر فهمته
وأهلand the people of زمانيmy time عندin أسرthe captivity of منامsleep
وأهل زماني عند أسر منام
And I have remained awake to a secret I understood,
I remain awake to a secret I understood
While the people of my time are held captive by sleep.
While people of my time sleep in dreams so lame
أكلتI ate لبوبthe kernels of الإهتداguidance وتركتهمand left them
أكلت لبوب الإهتدا وتركتهم
علىon قشرهاits husks غرثَىhungry البطونthe bellies ظواميthirsty
على قشرها غرثَى البطون ظوامي
I ate the kernels of guidance and left them
I ate the fruits of guidance and left them
On its husks, hungry-bellied and thirsty.
With the peels, bellies full yet spirits the same
Sol 6.1