لنورfor the light عينِeye الوجودِexistence أعيانُentities
لنور عينِ الوجودِ أعيانُ
وفوقand above إنسانpupil تلكthat eye إنسانُa human being
وفوق إنسان تلك إنسانُ
The light of existence's eye has entities.
The light of existence's essence
And above that eye's pupil is a human being.
Above mankind, that is mankind
فإنهاfor indeed it رتبةٌa rank مقيدةٌbounded
فإنها رتبةٌ مقيدةٌ
إطلاقهاits release فيin القلوبthe hearts إحسانُbeneficence
إطلاقها في القلوب إحسانُ
For it is a bounded rank;
For it is a restricted rank
Its release within hearts is beneficence.
Releasing it into hearts is benevolence
يقولsays منwhoever يشهدbeholds الرجالthe men بهاthrough it
يقول من يشهد الرجال بها
تباركblessed is اللهGod فهوfor He is رحمانAll-Merciful
تبارك الله فهو رحمان
Whoever beholds the men through it says:
He who witnesses it in men says
Blessed is God, for He is the All-Merciful.
Blessed be Allah for He is Beneficent
وهاand behold هناhere لاnot هناكthere منزلةa station
وها هنا لا هناك منزلة
ينزلهاbrings it down فيwithin الرسولthe Messenger قرآنQur'an
ينزلها في الرسول قرآن
And behold, here—not there—is a station,
Wherein He sent down the Quran unto the Messenger
Which the Qur'an brings down within the Messenger.
It began, it began, whenever I say “it began”
بداHe appeared بداHe appeared كلماwhenever أقولI say بداHe appeared
بدا بدا كلما أقول بدا
بداHe appeared بداHe appeared فهوso He is فهوso He is إيمانfaith
بدا بدا فهو فهو إيمان
He appeared, He appeared; whenever I say, 'He appeared,'
It began, it began, so it is, it is faith
He appeared, He appeared—so He is, so He is faith.
I erased yet affirmed subtleties in
محاHe effaced وقدand indeed أثبتHe established اللطائفthe subtleties فيin
محا وقد أثبت اللطائف في
عوارفgraces الأمرthe command إذsince هوHe الشانthe affair
عوارف الأمر إذ هو الشان
He effaced, and indeed established the subtleties in
The gnosis of the matter as it is seemly
The graces of the command, since He is the affair.
And we have an outlet here
وعندناand with us نحنwe ourselves فهيso it is نافدةexhaustible
وعندنا نحن فهي نافدة
وعندَهُand with Him غيرُnot نافدٍexhaustible آنُa moment
وعندَهُ غيرُ نافدٍ آنُ
And with us, ourselves, it is exhaustible;
While with Him, a non-ceasing instant
And with Him, a moment is inexhaustible.
Now, in the now, is one, so if
والآنand the now فيwithin الآنthe now واحدone فإذاso when
والآن في الآن واحد فإذا
ثنَّىHe doubles تثنَّىit becomes two وأشرقand shines الحانthe tavern
ثنَّى تثنَّى وأشرق الحان
And the now within the now is one; so when
It doubles, it doubles, and the melodies shine
He doubles it, it becomes two, and the tavern shines.
And it is ornaments in the eyes
وإنهاand indeed it فيin العيونthe eyes زخرفةornamentation
وإنها في العيون زخرفة
وإنهاand indeed it فيin الصماخthe ear canal ألحانmelodies
وإنها في الصماخ ألحان
And indeed, in the eyes it is ornamentation;
And it is melodies in the ears
And indeed, in the ear canal it is melodies.
For that, that eye, for that
بهthrough Him بهthrough Him عينessence ذاكthat ذاكthat لهbelonging to Him
به به عين ذاك ذاك له
وصوتand the voice طيرbirds الغناءsong عيدانlutes
وصوت طير الغناء عيدان
Through Him, through Him, is the essence of that; that is His.
And the voice of the singing bird, fresh branches
And the voice of songbirds is lutes.
The treasury of the letter opened it honor
خزانةtreasury الحرفthe letter فتحهاopening it شرفhonor
خزانة الحرف فتحها شرف
والقفلand the lock ربحٌgain لهاfor it وخسرانand loss
والقفل ربحٌ لها وخسران
The treasury of the letter—opening it is an honor;
And the lock a profit for it and loss
And the lock is gain for it, and loss.
Partial English translation: 21 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1