ياO طلعةcountenance الشمسthe sun أوor ياO طلعةcountenance القمرِthe moon
يا طلعة الشمس أو يا طلعة القمرِ
يختالmoves proudly فيin حللrobes الأشباحbodies والصورِand forms
يختال في حلل الأشباح والصورِ
O countenance of the sun, or O countenance of the moon!
O dawn of sun or dawn of moon
He moves proudly in the robes of bodies and forms.
Strutting about in robes of phantoms and images
فيin القلبthe heart أنتyou وماand not فيin القلبthe heart أنتyou كماlikewise
في القلب أنت وما في القلب أنت كما
إنif أنتyou فيin بصريmy sight ماnot أنتyou فيin بصريmy sight
إن أنت في بصري ما أنت في بصري
You are in the heart, yet not in the heart; likewise,
You are in my heart yet not in my heart
If you are in my sight, you are not in my sight.
As you are in my sight yet not in my sight
أناI وأنتand you كلاناboth of us واحدone ظهراboth appeared
أنا وأنت كلانا واحد ظهرا
علىto البريةcreation فيin بدوthe desert وفيand in حضرsettled lands
على البرية في بدو وفي حضر
You and I—both of us one—have appeared
I and you both are one in appearance
To creation, in the desert and in towns.
In nomad and settled lands
وأنتand you أنتyou علىin accordance with ماwhat أنتyou فيهin it كذاlikewise
وأنت أنت على ما أنت فيه كذا
أناI أناI مثلlike حاليmy state أولthe beginning العمرlife
أنا أنا مثل حالي أول العمر
And you are you, in the state you are in; likewise,
And you are as you are in it
I am I, as I was at the beginning of life.
I am as I was in my youth
هيهاتhow far apart! أينwhere الثرياthe Pleiades والثرىand the dust ولقدand indeed
هيهات أين الثريا والثرى ولقد
لاحshone forth المؤثرthe cause ليto me منthrough كوَّةa small window الأثرthe effect
لاح المؤثر لي من كوَّة الأثر
How far apart are the Pleiades and the dust! And indeed,
Alas! Where are the Pleiades and earth?
The cause shone forth to me through the window of the effect.
The influencer appeared to me from the niche of influence
ونحنand we ياO معشرcompany العشاقthe lovers عادتناour custom
ونحن يا معشر العشاق عادتنا
طوراًat one time وطوراًand at another وليسand is not الخبرexperience كالخبرlike hearsay
طوراً وطوراً وليس الخبر كالخبر
And we, O company of lovers—our custom is
And we, company of lovers, our custom
Now one state, now another; experience is not like hearsay.
Is time and again, and news is not like news
شدواthey tightened المناطقthe girdles تعظيماًin reverence لخدمتهfor serving him
شدوا المناطق تعظيماً لخدمته
مزنِّرينgirdling themselves علىaround الأوساطthe waists بالأزرwith loincloths
مزنِّرين على الأوساط بالأزر
They tightened their girdles in reverence for serving him,
Gird your loins in reverence of His service
Girdling their waists with loincloths.
Cloaked at the waist with robes
يستنشقونthey inhale رياحwinds الموتdeath قدalready ركبواthey mounted
يستنشقون رياح الموت قد ركبوا
خيلsteeds الردىdoom أسرجتwere saddled بالبؤسwith misery والضررand harm
خيل الردى أسرجت بالبؤس والضرر
They inhale the winds of death; they have mounted
Inhaling the winds of death, rode
The steeds of doom, saddled with misery and harm.
The steeds of ruin, saddled with misery and harm
باعواthey sold الشفاءhealing بسقمfor sickness والهناand bliss بعناًfor hardship
باعوا الشفاء بسقم والهنا بعناً
والعزand honor بالذلfor humiliation والإغفاءand slumber بالسهرfor wakefulness
والعز بالذل والإغفاء بالسهر
They sold healing for sickness, and bliss for hardship,
They sold health for sickness, bliss for sorrows
And honor for humiliation, and slumber for wakefulness.
Honor for humiliation, wakefulness for sleep
وإنand if صفاbecomes clear الماءthe water أبدىreveals ماwhat يقابلهfaces it
وإن صفا الماء أبدى ما يقابله
ولاand no حلولindwelling ولاand no تغييرchange فاعتبرso take heed
ولا حلول ولا تغيير فاعتبر
And if the water clears, it reveals whatever faces it,
If the water is still, it shows what faces it
With no indwelling and no change; so take heed.
No changes or alterations, so take heed
ياO ذاyou there الذيwho لامنيcensured me جهلاًin ignorance رويدكtake your time بيwith me
يا ذا الذي لامني جهلاً رويدك بي
فأنتfor you عنديin my estimation محسوبcounted منamong البقرthe cattle
فأنت عندي محسوب من البقر
O you who censured me in ignorance, go easy on me:
O you who blamed me in ignorance, be calm
For in my eyes you are counted among the cattle.
For you are to me counted among the cattle
أمريmy affair عظيمgreat وشأنيand my state لاnot تحيطyou encompass بهit
أمري عظيم وشأني لا تحيط به
ماso long as لمnot يرقbecome clear منكfrom you ماءwater الروحthe spirit منof كدرturbidity
ما لم يرق منك ماء الروح من كدر
My affair is great, and my state you cannot fathom,
My affair is great and my status beyond your grasp
Unless the water of your spirit clears of murk.
Unless the water of soul in you clears from turbidity
فانظرso look لنفسكto your soul وافرغand finish منwith نصيحتهاadvising it
فانظر لنفسك وافرغ من نصيحتها
ثمthen انصحadvise الغيرothers وابديand display الفضلmerit وافتخرand boast
ثم انصح الغير وابدي الفضل وافتخر
So look to your own soul and finish advising it;
So look into your own soul and empty it of advice
Then advise others, display your merit, and boast.
Then advise others, exhibit merit and take pride
ويليwoe to me منfrom العاذلthe reproacher المغرورthe deluded فيin عذليcensuring me
ويلي من العاذل المغرور في عذلي
يظنhe thinks باعيmy reach عنfrom العلياءthe heights فيin قصرshortness
يظن باعي عن العلياء في قصر
Woe to me from the deluded reproacher in his censure of me!
Woe to me from the deluded blamer in censuring me
He thinks my reach falls short of the heights.
Deeming I neglected the exalted in palaces
حتىuntil غداhe became زاعماًclaiming منbecause of فرطthe abundance طاعتهhis obedience
حتى غدا زاعماً من فرط طاعته
وزهدهand his asceticism أنهthat he منamong أفضلthe best البشرhumankind
وزهده أنه من أفضل البشر
Until he began claiming, because of his abundant obedience
To the point he claimed, from excess of his devotion
And his asceticism, that he was among the best of humankind.
And asceticism, that he is among the best of men
وليسand does not يعلمhe knows ماwhat تجنىyields عبادتهhis worship
وليس يعلم ما تجنى عبادته
منof الحجابveiling لهfor him عنfrom لذةthe delight النظرbeholding
من الحجاب له عن لذة النظر
Nor does he know what his worship brings:
Yet knows not what his worship reaps
A veil barring him from the delight of beholding.
Of veils from the bliss of sight for him
ومنand whoever إلىtoward الزهدasceticism والطاعاتand acts of obedience ينظرlooks عنaway from
ومن إلى الزهد والطاعات ينظر عن
مولاهhis Lord أعمىblind ومنand whoever بالعكسthe opposite way ذوpossessing بصرsight
مولاه أعمى ومن بالعكس ذو بصر
And whoever looks toward asceticism and devotions, away from
And he who looks to asceticism and devotions, averting
His Lord, is blind; whoever does the reverse has sight.
From his Master is blind, and the opposite is one of vision
ونحنand we قومa people عنaway from الأغيارall that is other همتناour aspiration
ونحن قوم عن الأغيار همتنا
ترفعتhas risen لعزيزto one mighty الأمرcommand مقتدرall-powerful
ترفعت لعزيز الأمر مقتدر
And we are a people whose aspiration, beyond all that is other,
And we are a people whose aspiration
Has risen to one mighty in command, all-powerful.
Has risen above others to the Almighty, All-Powerful
لاnot الزهدrenunciation عمنfrom whoever سواهis other than him عنهfrom him يحجبناveils us
لا الزهد عمن سواه عنه يحجبنا
ولاnor بطاعتهthrough obedience to him عناfrom us بمستترconcealed
ولا بطاعته عنا بمستتر
Renunciation of all besides him does not veil us from him,
Neither asceticism from others veils us from Him
Nor is he concealed from us by obedience to him.
Nor obedience hides us from Him
قمناwe subsist بهthrough him لاnot بناthrough ourselves حيثsince الوجودexistence لهbelongs to him
قمنا به لا بنا حيث الوجود له
والظلand the shadow ليسis not بموجودexistent منfrom الشجرthe tree
والظل ليس بموجود من الشجر
We subsist through him, not through ourselves, since existence is his,
We stand by Him, not ourselves, for existence is His
And the shadow cast by the tree has no existence.
And shadow lacks existence without the tree
Sol 6.1