ظنthought الجهولthe ignorant man بأنهthat he was مستيقظُawake
ظن الجهول بأنه مستيقظُ
فرأىso he saw الخيالillusion وللسوىand toward otherness هوhe يلحظُgazes
فرأى الخيال وللسوى هو يلحظُ
The ignorant man thought himself awake;
The ignorant thought he was awake
so he saw illusion, and gazed toward all that is other.
He saw an illusion while gazing into the void
ظهرتappeared لناto us سلمىSalma ونحنwhile we علىin التقىpiety
ظهرت لنا سلمى ونحن على التقى
فكأنناso as though we were لفظa word هنالكthere يلفظis uttered
فكأننا لفظ هنالك يلفظ
Salma appeared to us while we stood in piety,
Salma appeared to us as we met
as though we were a word being uttered there.
It was as if there a word was being uttered
ظمأthirst أزيلwas removed عنfrom القلوبthe hearts بهاthrough her وقدand already
ظمأ أزيل عن القلوب بها وقد
نزلتshe descended ونيرانand the fires of القلوبthe hearts تلظظblaze
نزلت ونيران القلوب تلظظ
Thirst was lifted from the hearts through her, and she had
Thirst was quenched from hearts by her and
descended while the fires of the hearts blazed.
She descended while hearts' fires blazed
ظفرتwon يديmy hand بيدwith the hand of المديرthe cupbearer وكاسناand our cup
ظفرت يدي بيد المدير وكاسنا
باقremains وقلبيand my heart بالطلاover the wine يتلمظsmacks its lips
باق وقلبي بالطلا يتلمظ
My hand won the cupbearer's hand, and our cup
My hand grasped the cup and our director's hand
remains, while my heart smacks its lips over the wine.
While my heart was aflame with yearning
ظبيa gazelle يشيقكstirs your longing جيدهhis neck متلفتاًturning to look
ظبي يشيقك جيده متلفتاً
والأسدand the lions منagainst لحظاتهhis glances تتحفظguard themselves
والأسد من لحظاته تتحفظ
A gazelle whose neck stirs your longing as he turns,
A gazelle entices you with its neck
and the lions guard themselves against his glances.
While the lion is reserved in its glances
ظلa shade ظليلdeeply shading عنfrom بديعwondrous صفاتهhis attributes
ظل ظليل عن بديع صفاته
كلall الكوائنexistent things ماwhatever يدقis subtle ويغلظand is gross
كل الكوائن ما يدق ويغلظ
A deep shade cast by his wondrous attributes
A shady shade from the beauty of his attributes
is all that exists, both subtle and gross.
All creatures, polished or coarse
ظلماتdarknesses إمكانcontingency تنيرbecome luminous بواجبthrough the Necessary Being
ظلمات إمكان تنير بواجب
أبداًforever بهاwithin them عنهاfrom them يصانis protected ويحفظand is preserved
أبداً بها عنها يصان ويحفظ
The darknesses of contingency are illumined by the Necessary Being,
The darkness of possibility is lit by duty
who, within them, is forever protected and preserved from them.
Thereby it is protected and preserved
ظلمinjustice منfrom الأغيارothers للأغيارtoward others عنarising from
ظلم من الأغيار للأغيار عن
جهلignorance بهمof them عدلjustice بذلكby that يوعظone is admonished
جهل بهم عدل بذلك يوعظ
Injustice from others toward others, arising from
Oppression of strangers by strangers is from
ignorance of them, is justice; by that one is admonished.
Ignorance of them, justice by that is preached
ظرفa receptacle يظنis imagined لهfor him بناin us منowing to قربهhis nearness
ظرف يظن له بنا من قربه
وهوand he الذيthe one who يسموrises بهthrough him المتيقظthe wakeful one
وهو الذي يسمو به المتيقظ
A receptacle is imagined for him in us, owing to his nearness,
A circumstance that assumes closeness to us
and he is the one through whom the wakeful one rises.
While it is that which awakens the awake
ظلتkept عليهto him بهthrough him تدلpointing رجالناour men
ظلت عليه به تدل رجالنا
تلكthose الكرامthe noble ones العارفونthe gnostics فتوقظso awaken
تلك الكرام العارفون فتوقظ
Our men kept pointing to him through him—
By it did our noble and knowing men
those noble gnostics—so awaken.
Remain alert over him
Sol 6.1