قلsay لمنto whoever قالsaid عنabout ذويthose possessing العرفانِgnosis
قل لمن قال عن ذوي العرفانِ
ورجالand men of التحقيقspiritual realization والإيمانِand faith
ورجال التحقيق والإيمانِ
Say to whoever speaks of the people of gnosis
Say to those who slander the enlightened ones,
and the men of realization and faith,
The men of truth and faith,
طاعناًassailing فيin اعتقادهمtheir belief أوهاماًillusions
طاعناً في اعتقادهم أوهاماً
وخيالاًand fantasy جميعall ذيthese الأكوانworlds
وخيالاً جميع ذي الأكوان
assailing their belief that illusions
Attacking their beliefs as delusions
and fantasy are all these worlds,
And fantasies of the universe,
مثلlike أهلthe people of الضلالerror ذاthis منكon your part جهلignorance
مثل أهل الضلال ذا منك جهل
بنصوصof the texts الحديثthe Hadith وand القرآنthe Qur'an
بنصوص الحديث و القرآن
likening them to the misguided: this is ignorance on your part
You are ignorant like the misguided ones
of the texts of Hadith and the Qur'an.
Of the texts of Hadith and the Quran.
إنindeed أهلthe people of الضلالerror ليسواthey are not بشيءto anything
إن أهل الضلال ليسوا بشيء
حاضرpresent عندهمbefore them ذويpossessing إذعانassent
حاضر عندهم ذوي إذعان
Indeed, the misguided, to anything
The misguided are nothing
present before them, give no assent,
In their presence, O compliant ones!
لينالواso they may attain ثبوتَcertainty ماwhat غابis hidden عنهمfrom them
لينالوا ثبوتَ ما غاب عنهم
بلrather هموthey بالجميعof everything فيin كفرانdenial
بل همو بالجميع في كفران
so as to gain certainty of what is hidden from them;
That they may gain proof of what was hidden from them,
rather, they deny it all.
Nay! They all persist in unbelief.
أينwhere منهمfrom them أهلthe people of التحقيقspiritual realization باللَin God (continued)
أين منهم أهل التحقيق باللَ
هِcompletion of 'God' وأهلand the people of الكمالperfection والعرفانand gnosis
هِ وأهل الكمال والعرفان
How far from them are the people of realization in
Where are the verifiers of God
God, and the people of perfection and gnosis,
And the perfected, the enlightened ones?
ونجومand stars of الهدىguidance لكلfor every جهولignorant person
ونجوم الهدى لكل جهول
ورجومand missiles لعصبةagainst the band of الشيطانSatan
ورجوم لعصبة الشيطان
and stars of guidance for every ignorant person,
The guiding stars for every ignorant one
and missiles against Satan's band!
And missiles for the horde of Satan?
وإذاand when الشمسthe sun أشرقتshines لاnot تراهاsee it
وإذا الشمس أشرقت لا تراها
دائمthroughout الدهرall time أعينthe eyes of العميانthe blind
دائم الدهر أعين العميان
And when the sun shines, it is not seen
When the sun rises, the blind
at any time by the eyes of the blind.
Will never see it for eternity.
إنماonly اللهGod عندناfor us هوHe حقreal
إنما الله عندنا هو حق
لاnot سواهanything besides Him والكلand all فيin بطلانunreality
لا سواه والكل في بطلان
For us, God alone is real,
God to us is the Truth
none besides Him; all else is unreal.
None other, all else is void.
واستمعand listen أينماwherever تولواyou turn فثمthen there الthe
واستمع أينما تولوا فثم ال
وجهFace والوجهand the Face ذاتهHis Essence ياO معانيstriver
وجه والوجه ذاته يا معاني
And listen: 'Wherever you turn, there is the
And listen wherever you turn, there is the Face.
Face'—and the Face is His Essence, O striver.
The Face itself, O meanings!
لاdo not تقلsay أينماwherever تفيدdenotes مكاناًa place
لا تقل أينما تفيد مكاناً
وعليهand for Him استحالis impossible كلevery مكانplace
وعليه استحال كل مكان
Do not say that 'wherever' denotes a place,
Say not wherever indicates a place,
for every place is impossible for Him.
For on it depends every place.
إنماonly تلكthat باعتباركfrom your standpoint إذsince انyou (continued)
إنما تلك باعتبارك إذ ان
تcompletion of 'you' معwith الكلall فيin الفناannihilation سيانequal
ت مع الكل في الفنا سيان
That is only from your standpoint, since you
Rather that is by your consideration, for you
and all things are alike in annihilation,
Are with all in oblivion the same.
ماexception particle عداexcluding الوجهthe Face فهوfor it لاno شكdoubt حقreal
ما عدا الوجه فهو لا شك حق
والسوىand all else فيهin it باطلunreal باقترانthrough conjunction
والسوى فيه باطل باقتران
except the Face—for it is undoubtedly real—
Other than the Face, it undoubtedly is true,
and all else, conjoined with it, is unreal.
And the rest in it is false and bound.
وكذاand likewise قولthe saying of ربناour Lord كلevery شيءthing
وكذا قول ربنا كل شيء
هالكٌperishing كلُّall منwhoever عليهاupon it فانيpassing away
هالكٌ كلُّ من عليها فاني
And likewise our Lord's saying: 'Everything
And so is our Lord's word, all things
perishes'; 'Everyone upon it passes away.'
Will perish, all that are upon it transient
وحديثand the saying of النبيْthe Prophet ألاlo كلُّevery شيءٍthing
وحديث النبيْ ألا كلُّ شيءٍ
ماexception particle خلاexcluding اللهGod باطلٌfalse منكto you دانيnear
ما خلا الله باطلٌ منك داني
And the Prophet's saying—'Lo, everything
And the words of the Prophet: Lo! All things
apart from God is false'—is close at hand to you.
Other than God, from you humbled, will vanish.
ولهذاand therefore بربهمthrough their Lord قامstood firm قوميmy people
ولهذا بربهم قام قومي
عابديهworshipping Him علىin تُقىًpiety وعيانand direct witnessing
عابديه على تُقىً وعيان
And for this reason my people stand through their Lord,
Thus did my people stand
worshipping Him in piety and direct witnessing.
Worshipping Him in piety and clairvoyance.
جملةall العارفينthe gnostics فيin كلevery وقتtime
جملة العارفين في كل وقت
حسناتthe good deeds of الدهورthe ages والأزمانand the times
حسنات الدهور والأزمان
All the gnostics, at every time,
The whole of the gnostics in every time,
are the good deeds of the ages and the times.
The beauties of the ages and times.
أيهاO المنكرdenier الذيwho ليسdoes not يدريknow
أيها المنكر الذي ليس يدري
ماwhat الذيthat which فيهwithin him منof غرورdelusion يعانيhe suffers
ما الذي فيه من غرور يعاني
O denier, who does not know
O you denier! Who does not know
what delusion he suffers within himself!
What delusion he suffers from,
قدhas أضاعsquandered الزمانtime بالقيلin hearsay والقاand idle talk (continued)
قد أضاع الزمان بالقيل والقا
لcompletion of 'idle talk' وفرطand excess of الضلالerror والطغيانand transgression
ل وفرط الضلال والطغيان
He has squandered time in hearsay and idle
Who wasted time with saying and speaking
talk, and in excessive error and transgression.
And neglected misguidance and tyranny,
يحسبhe thinks النفسthe self منهwithin him تخلقcreates شيئاًsomething
يحسب النفس منه تخلق شيئاً
فهوso he منهاbecause of it يبيتspends the night أسرcaptivity الأمانيwishes
فهو منها يبيت أسر الأماني
He thinks the self within him creates something,
Thinking the self creates something,
so, because of it, he spends the night captive to wishes.
Thus he spends the night prisoner of wishes.
كلall ماthat أنتyou فيهin it معwith منwhoever يحاكيimitates
كل ما أنت فيه مع من يحاكي
كyou بهin it فيin اللسانthe tongue أوor فيin الجنانthe heart
ك به في اللسان أو في الجنان
Everything you hold, with whoever imitates
All that you are with those who mimic you
you in it, in speech or in the heart, is this:
In tongue or mind,
عندكمto you ربكمyour Lord خيالٌfantasy ووهمٌand illusion
عندكم ربكم خيالٌ ووهمٌ
وهوand He شيءٌa thing فيin عقلكمyour mind ذوpossessing معانيmeanings
وهو شيءٌ في عقلكم ذو معاني
to you, your Lord is fantasy and illusion,
To you, your Lord is a fantasy and illusion,
and He is a thing in your mind, endowed with meanings;
Something in your minds with meanings.
وجيمعُand all الأكوانthe worlds حقreal وصدقٌand true
وجيمعُ الأكوان حق وصدقٌ
عندكمto you بالعيانthrough direct sight والبرهانand proof
عندكم بالعيان والبرهان
while all the worlds are real and true
And the whole of existence is truth and verity
to you, through direct sight and proof.
To you, with evidence and proof.
لوif عقلتمyou understood تعاكسَwould be reversed الأمرُthe matter فيكمwithin you
لو عقلتم تعاكسَ الأمرُ فيكم
وانجلىand become clear ياO مظاهرmanifestations of الخذلانabandonment
وانجلى يا مظاهر الخذلان
Had you understood, the matter would be reversed within you,
If you had understood your contradiction
and become clear, O embodiments of abandonment!
And ignorance was unveiled, O spectacles of failure!
لكنbut البغيwrongdoing والتنكُّرand repudiation منكمfrom you
لكن البغي والتنكُّر منكم
أوصلاكمboth have brought you فيناregarding us إلىto الحرمانdeprivation
أوصلاكم فينا إلى الحرمان
But wrongdoing and repudiation on your part
But enmity and denial from you
have led you to deprivation with regard to us.
Have brought you deprivation with us.
ولهذاand therefore ملتمyou leaned علىtoward ماwhat سوىis other than اللGod (continued)
ولهذا ملتم على ما سوى الل
هcompletion of 'God' سكارىdrunk كميلةlike the sway of الهيمانthe love-distraught
ه سكارى كميلة الهيمان
And for this reason you have leaned toward what is other than
And thus you have inclined to other than God
God, drunk, with the sway of the love-distraught.
Intoxicated, like the bending sapling.
وعميتمand you became blind بحبكمthrough your love of كلَّevery شيءthing
وعميتم بحبكم كلَّ شيء
وصممتمand you grew deaf عنto الهدىguidance والبيانand clear explanation
وصممتم عن الهدى والبيان
And your love of everything has blinded you,
And you are blinded by your love of all things
and you have grown deaf to guidance and clear explanation.
And deaf to guidance and clarification.
وافتتنتمand you became infatuated بماwith what سوىis other than اللهGod جهراًopenly
وافتتنتم بما سوى الله جهراً
واشتغلتمand you busied yourselves بلذةwith the pleasure of الحيوانthe animal
واشتغلتم بلذة الحيوان
And you have openly become infatuated with what is other than God,
And you are tempted openly by other than God
and busied yourselves with animal pleasure,
And busy with the pleasures of beasts.
حيثsince أشقتmade wretched نفوسَكمyour souls شهواتٌdesires
حيث أشقت نفوسَكم شهواتٌ
عنaway from حصولattainment of السعادةhappiness المتدانيclose at hand
عن حصول السعادة المتداني
for desires have made your souls wretched,
For desires have distracted your souls
keeping you from the close-at-hand attainment of happiness.
From attaining lasting happiness.
فقفواso stop عندat حدكمyour limit لاdo not تغطّواcover
فقفوا عند حدكم لا تغطّوا
خبثَكمyour wickedness بالفجورwith debauchery والبهتانand slander
خبثَكم بالفجور والبهتان
So stop at your bounds; do not cover
So stop at your limit, do not cloak
your wickedness with debauchery and slander.
Your wickedness with immorality and slander!
هاbehold هناhere غابةa forest بهاwithin it أسدُlions of حربٍwar
ها هنا غابة بها أسدُ حربٍ
مشرعاتٌleveled رماحهمtheir spears للطعانfor thrusting
مشرعاتٌ رماحهم للطعان
Behold, here is a forest with lions of war within it,
Behold, here is a forest in which there is a battle lion,
their spears leveled for thrusting.
Their spears brandished for stabbing.
Sol 6.1