كلمتنيshe spoke to me منfrom كلevery عقلmind وحسِّand sense
كلمتني من كل عقل وحسِّ
ودعتنيand she called me منfrom كلevery نوعkind وجنسِand genus
ودعتني من كل نوع وجنسِ
She spoke to me from every mind and sense,
You spoke to me with every intellect and sense
And called me from every kind and genus.
And called me with every type and kind
هيshe عنديto me مكشوفةunveiled كشفunveiling عينdirect sight
هي عندي مكشوفة كشف عين
وهيand she عنديto me محجوبةveiled حجبveiling لبسconfusion
وهي عندي محجوبة حجب لبس
She is unveiled to me through direct sight,
She is bare before me, with unveiled eyes
And she is veiled to me by a veil of confusion.
And she is veiled before me, with confusing covers
وجههاher face مشرقradiant بغيرwithout غروبsetting
وجهها مشرق بغير غروب
وأناand I اليومtoday فيin الغروبsunset وأمسand yesterday
وأنا اليوم في الغروب وأمس
Her face is radiant, without ever setting,
Her face shines without setting
And I am in sunset, today and yesterday.
While I today am setting and yesterday
أيهاO you المَيْتُdead one منfrom ضلالةmisguidance جهلignorance
أيها المَيْتُ من ضلالة جهل
أنتyou بالجسمin the body ضمنwithin قبرa grave ورمسand a tomb
أنت بالجسم ضمن قبر ورمس
O you, dead through ignorance's misguidance,
O you who are dead from the misguidance of ignorance
You are, in body, within a grave and a tomb.
You are with the body inside a grave and burial
فإلىso until كمhow long ترىyou see نجومstars البراياcreated beings
فإلى كم ترى نجوم البرايا
هاتcome, then قلtell ليto me متىwhen ترىyou see ضوءlight شمسيmy sun
هات قل لي متى ترى ضوء شمسي
How long, then, will you behold the stars of creation?
How long do you see the stars of the wilds?
Come, tell me: when will you see my sun's light?
Say, when will you see the light of my sun?
ومتىand when تنجليappear كؤوسكyour cups صرفاًunmixed
ومتى تنجلي كؤوسك صرفاً
منfrom يدthe hand البدرthe full moon فيin أصابعfingers خمسfive
من يد البدر في أصابع خمس
And when will your cups of unmixed wine appear,
And when will your cups be emptied
From the full moon's hand, in five fingers?
From the hand of the moon into five fingers?
هذهthis النفسthe self كالسفينةlike a ship تجريsails
هذه النفس كالسفينة تجري
لوif تأملتyou reflected منكfrom you فيin بحرa sea طمسobliteration
لو تأملت منك في بحر طمس
This self sails like a ship,
This soul is like a ship sailing
From you—if you reflect—in a sea of obliteration.
If you contemplated me in a sea of oblivion
فاقتلعso wrench out لوحهاits plank بعزمكwith your resolve واغرقand drown
فاقتلع لوحها بعزمك واغرق
يغسلwashes الماءthe water منكfrom you آثارtraces رجسdefilement
يغسل الماء منك آثار رجس
So wrench out its plank with your resolve, and drown;
Then tear out its plank with your resolve and sink it
The water will wash the traces of defilement from you.
The water will wash from you traces of impurity
وجهa face حقTruth تعنوbow in submission الوجوهthe faces إليهto it
وجه حق تعنو الوجوه إليه
إنif تبدّىit manifests لمnot تستمعyou hear غيرother than همسwhispering
إن تبدّى لم تستمع غير همس
A face of Truth, to which faces bow—
The face of truth, faces turn towards it
If it manifests, you will hear nothing but whispering.
If it appears, you will not hear anything but whispers
Sol 6.1