فهذه هذه الأبيات أربعة

فهذه هذه الأبيات أربعة

أتت إلينا لإيقاظ وتنبيه

أتت إلينا لإيقاظ وتنبيه

So these—these verses, four in number—

These are four verses

Have come to us to awaken and alert us.

That came to us to awaken and alert

رؤيا رآها لنا عبد يخاطبنا

رؤيا رآها لنا عبد يخاطبنا

بلفظها صالح من غير تمويه

بلفظها صالح من غير تمويه

A vision a servant saw for us, addressing us

A vision seen for us by a servant who addresses us

In its words—a righteous man—without deception.

With its wording, righteous without pretense

حق يطابق حقاً عند عارفه

حق يطابق حقاً عند عارفه

حقيقة هو منا ظاهر فيه

حقيقة هو منا ظاهر فيه

Truth accords with truth for one who knows it;

Truth that aligns with truth in the knower of it

In truth, He is manifest in it from us.

Reality he is from us, evident in him

فالحمد لله حمداً منه عنه له

فالحمد لله حمداً منه عنه له

مدى الزمان ولا شيء يكافيه

مدى الزمان ولا شيء يكافيه

So praise be to God—praise from Him, about Him, for Him—

So praise be to God, praise from Him, about Him, to Him

Throughout time, and nothing can match Him.

For the duration of time, and nothing suffices Him