هي قامت بنفسها لذويها

هي قامت بنفسها لذويها

ليس في كاسها ولا الكاس فيها

ليس في كاسها ولا الكاس فيها

She subsists of herself for her own.

She stands by herself for her people

She is not in her cup, nor is the cup in her.

In her cup there is neither cup nor drink

خمرة تذهب العقول وتفني

خمرة تذهب العقول وتفني

كل شيء لكل من يجتليها

كل شيء لكل من يجتليها

A wine that carries minds away and annihilates

A wine that takes away minds and destroys

everything for everyone who beholds her.

Everything for everyone who faces her

هاتها يا نديم واترك سواها

هاتها يا نديم واترك سواها

فسواها هي التي تفنيها

فسواها هي التي تفنيها

Bring her, O drinking companion, and leave all else.

Bring her here, O cupbearer, and leave the rest

For she is the one who annihilates all else.

For the rest are the ones that destroy her

لا تقل أنها هي الكون جهلاً

لا تقل أنها هي الكون جهلاً

إنما الكون نشو أمر يليها

إنما الكون نشو أمر يليها

Do not ignorantly say that she is the cosmos.

Do not say ignorantly that she is the universe

The cosmos only arises from a command that follows her.

Rather, the universe is a thing derived from her

أمرها كن فكان عند سواها

أمرها كن فكان عند سواها

وسواها إثباته ينفيها

وسواها إثباته ينفيها

Her command is 'Be!'—and it came to be among what is other than her.

By her command "Be!" and it became beside her

And affirming anything other than her negates her.

And beside her its affirmation denies her

ليس معها شيء ومع كل شيء

ليس معها شيء ومع كل شيء

هي فافهم إن كنت شهماً نبيها

هي فافهم إن كنت شهماً نبيها

Nothing is with her, and with everything

Nothing is with her, and with everything

she is; so understand, if you are noble-minded and discerning.

She is, so understand if you are a perceptive prophet

هي تهدي بها لها من أرادت

هي تهدي بها لها من أرادت

فتزيل التكييف والتشبيها

فتزيل التكييف والتشبيها

She guides through herself, to herself, whomever she wills,

She guides with her whom she willed

thus dispelling the attribution of modality and likeness.

So she removes conditioning and likening

وتضل الذي أرادت فسلم

وتضل الذي أرادت فسلم

أمرها فيك والزم التنزيها

أمرها فيك والزم التنزيها

And she leads astray whomever she wills; so submit to

And misguides whom she willed, so submit

her decree concerning you, and uphold her transcendence.

Her command over you and necessitate transcendence

واتبع الشرع مذعناً وتوسّل

واتبع الشرع مذعناً وتوسّل

بعباداتها التي ترتضيها

بعباداتها التي ترتضيها

And follow the sacred law submissively, and seek access

And follow the Law submissively and seek nearness

through devotions to her that she approves.

Through her worship that she approves

لا يريك الحق المبين سواها

لا يريك الحق المبين سواها

خل عنك الجدال والتمويها

خل عنك الجدال والتمويها

The manifest Truth shows you nothing other than her.

No one shows you the clear truth but her

Set aside disputation and deception.

Leave aside arguing and deception

قم بها دائماً عليها وجاهد

قم بها دائماً عليها وجاهد

صادقاً في القيام تدنو إليها

صادقاً في القيام تدنو إليها

Stand firm through her, always relying upon her, and strive,

Stand by her always, strive

sincere in your steadfastness; you will draw near to her.

Sincerely in serving, you will come near to her

فتراها بها ولا أنت معها

فتراها بها ولا أنت معها

إنما أنت كالحجاب عليها

إنما أنت كالحجاب عليها

Then you see her through her, while you are not with her.

For you will see her through her, though you are not with her

You are only like a veil over her.

Rather, you are like a veil over her

وهي ليست محجوبة فتحقق

وهي ليست محجوبة فتحقق

بالفنا في البقا وأنت لديها

بالفنا في البقا وأنت لديها

Yet she is not veiled; so attain realization

While she is not veiled, so realize

through self-annihilation in abiding, while you are in her presence.

Through annihilation in subsistence, and you are in her presence

لك نصحي بذلت إن كنت ممن

لك نصحي بذلت إن كنت ممن

وفقته أن يقبل النصح فيها

وفقته أن يقبل النصح فيها

I have offered you my counsel, if you are among those

I have given you my advice if you are one of those

whom she has enabled to accept counsel concerning her.

Whom she enabled to accept advice through her

لا تظن التوحيد بالعقل مقبو

لا تظن التوحيد بالعقل مقبو

لاً وحاذر تصرْ بذاك سفيها

لاً وحاذر تصرْ بذاك سفيها

Do not suppose affirmation of divine unity by reason accept-

Do not suppose that divine oneness is rationally conceivable

able; beware lest you become foolish thereby.

And beware of claiming that, you fool

نَعَمِ العقل كان للشرع أصلاً

نَعَمِ العقل كان للشرع أصلاً

بينما الشرع فيها صار بديها

بينما الشرع فيها صار بديها

Yes, reason was a foundation for the sacred law,

Verily, reason was originally a foundation for the Law

while the sacred law concerning her became self-evident.

While the Law in it became self-evident

ثم أغنى بحكمه الشرع عنه

ثم أغنى بحكمه الشرع عنه

حيث أن التوحيد بالعقل عيها

حيث أن التوحيد بالعقل عيها

Then the sacred law, through its ruling, dispensed with reason,

Then the Law in its ruling dispensed with it

for affirming divine unity by reason is bewilderment.

Since divine oneness through reason is blindness

وهو شرك إذا تأملت فيه

وهو شرك إذا تأملت فيه

قد خفي عنك فاطلب التنبيها

قد خفي عنك فاطلب التنبيها

And it is associating partners with God, if you reflect upon it;

And it is polytheism if you reflect upon it

it has been hidden from you, so seek awakening.

It has been hidden from you, so seek illumination

إن توحيد كل عقل إذا لم

إن توحيد كل عقل إذا لم

يك بالشرع لا يكونُ وجيها

يك بالشرع لا يكونُ وجيها

Indeed, every mind's affirmation of unity, if it is not

Surely, the divine oneness of every reason, if not

grounded in the sacred law, is not valid.

Through the Law, is not valid

مثل إبليس وحَّد الله عقلاً

مثل إبليس وحَّد الله عقلاً

تاركاً أمر ربه تشويها

تاركاً أمر ربه تشويها

Like Iblis, who affirmed God's unity by reason,

Like Iblis, he affirmed divine oneness rationally

forsaking his Lord's command and distorting it.

Yet abandoned his Lord's command, corrupting

ليس توحيده الإله بمقبو

ليس توحيده الإله بمقبو

ل ولو كان فيه حبراً فقيها

ل ولو كان فيه حبراً فقيها

His affirmation of the Deity's unity is not accept-

His divine oneness is not acceptable

able, even if he were a scholar and jurist in it.

Even if he is an erudite scholar

حيث عن أمر ربه حاد فسقاً

حيث عن أمر ربه حاد فسقاً

وعلى ما نهاه كان شريها

وعلى ما نهاه كان شريها

For he strayed from his Lord's command in transgression,

Since he rebelled against his Lord's command, and

and avidly craved what He had forbidden him.

Persisted upon what he was prohibited from

فهو زنديق كل شرع فحاذر

فهو زنديق كل شرع فحاذر

صفة فيه لم يزل يقتفيها

صفة فيه لم يزل يقتفيها

So he is a heretic under every sacred law; beware of

So he is a heretic; beware

a trait in him that he has never ceased to follow:

A trait he did not cease pursuing

قائلا إنني لغيرك لا أس

قائلا إنني لغيرك لا أس

جد طعناً في الأمر عجباً وتيها

جد طعناً في الأمر عجباً وتيها

saying, 'Indeed, before anyone but You I will not pros-

Saying, "I do not prostrate to other than You"

trate'—impugning the command, in self-conceit and arrogance.

Out of wonder and confusion in the command

مثل ما قالت الزنادقة الشر

مثل ما قالت الزنادقة الشر

ع لمن كان غافلاً تمويها

ع لمن كان غافلاً تمويها

as the heretics have said, 'The sacred la-

Just as the heretics spoke to one heedless

w is for the heedless'—a deception.

Deceivingly about the Law

يدعون التوحيد توحيد إبلي

يدعون التوحيد توحيد إبلي

س يرون الأحكام شيئاً كريها

س يرون الأحكام شيئاً كريها

They claim divine unity—the unity of Ibli-

They claim divine oneness, the divine oneness of Iblis

s—regarding the rulings as something loathsome.

They see rulings as something hated

فعليهم طول المدى وعليه

فعليهم طول المدى وعليه

لعنة الله إن ونت قيل إيها

لعنة الله إن ونت قيل إيها

So upon them for all time, and upon him,

So upon them is eternal damnation, and upon them

be God's curse; if it slackens, it is told, 'More!'

Is the curse of Allah, if I was asked this