لاno خلقcreation أعظمgreater مثلlike خلقthe creation of الآخرَهْthe Hereafter
لا خلق أعظم مثل خلق الآخرَهْ
يعطيgrants السعيدthe blessed one بهاin it العلومthe branches of knowledge الفاخرَهْsplendid
يعطي السعيد بها العلوم الفاخرَهْ
No creation is greater than the creation of the Hereafter.
No creation is greater than the creation of the hereafter
There the blessed one is granted splendid knowledge.
It gives the blessed therein sublime knowledge
وإليهand to Him مرجعthe return of كلevery شيءthing فيin الورىcreation
وإليه مرجع كل شيء في الورى
لاnot سيماthe like of أهلthose with العظامthe bones الناخرهdecaying
لا سيما أهل العظام الناخره
And to Him everything in creation returns,
And to it is the return of everything in existence
especially those with decaying bones.
Especially the people of decaying bones
ونعيمهand His bliss وعذابهand His torment متنوعvaried
ونعيمه وعذابه متنوع
أبداforever كأمواجlike the waves of البحارthe seas الزاخرهsurging
أبدا كأمواج البحار الزاخره
And His bliss and His torment take varied forms,
Its pleasures and torments are diverse
forever, like the waves of the surging seas.
Forever like the waves of the abundant seas
والكلand all فيin التحقيقtrue realization أمرa thing واحدone
والكل في التحقيق أمر واحد
كلall القوابلthe receptive forms تستشمinhale the scent of مباخرهits censers
كل القوابل تستشم مباخره
And all, in truth, is one thing;
And everything in reality is one matter
all receptive forms inhale the scent of its censers.
All recipients smell the same incense
والقبضتانand the two handfuls هماthey both جمالthe beauty of إلهناour God
والقبضتان هما جمال إلهنا
وجلالهand His majesty ظهراboth appeared لناto us فيin الآخرهthe Hereafter
وجلاله ظهرا لنا في الآخره
And the two handfuls are our God's beauty
And the two fists are the beauty of our God
and His majesty; both appeared to us in the Hereafter.
And His majesty which appeared to us in the hereafter
والحقand the Real فيin عينthe essence of الجميعall محققestablished as true
والحق في عين الجميع محقق
والنفسand the soul لاهيةheedless بذلكat that ساخرهscoffing
والنفس لاهية بذلك ساخره
And the Real is established in the very essence of all,
And the truth in everyone's eyes is realized
and the soul is heedless, scoffing at that.
And the soul is heedless of that mocking
والنقرand the sounding فيin الناقورthe trumpet يكشفreveals خافياًsomething hidden
والنقر في الناقور يكشف خافياً
باللبسby ambiguity أولthe beginning of ماwhat يقولHe says وآخرهand its end
باللبس أول ما يقول وآخره
And the sounding of the trumpet reveals what is hidden
And tapping on the drum reveals secrets
by ambiguity—the beginning and end of what He says.
By ambiguity, what it first says and last
Sol 6.1