يعلم الحق نفسه بالذي قد

يعلم الحق نفسه بالذي قد

علم العبد نفسه عندما همّْ

علم العبد نفسه عندما همّْ

The Real knows Himself through that by which

The Truth knows Itself through that which has

the servant knew himself when he aspired.

Taught the servant himself when he was worried

وبه الحق يعلم العبد والعب

وبه الحق يعلم العبد والعب

د به صار يعلم الحق فافهمْ

د به صار يعلم الحق فافهمْ

And through it the Real knows the servant, and the servant

And through It the Truth teaches the servant and the serv-

through it has come to know the Real—so understand!

ant through It became knowing the Truth so understand

نُسَبٌ أربعٌ وهنَّ لشيء

نُسَبٌ أربعٌ وهنَّ لشيء

واحد أين من لها يتفهمْ

واحد أين من لها يتفهمْ

Four relations, belonging to a thing

Four relationships yet they are for one thing

that is one—where is someone who understands them?

Where can I find one who understands them?

وبها كل نسبة ظهرت في

وبها كل نسبة ظهرت في

كل عقل أيان أنجد أتهمْ

كل عقل أيان أنجد أتهمْ

And through them every relation has appeared in

And through them every relationship appeared in

every mind, whenever it went to Najd or Tihama.

Every intellect wherever I find one who blames them

وهي ذات لديك وهي ذوات

وهي ذات لديك وهي ذوات

فتحقق بها ولا تتوهمْ

فتحقق بها ولا تتوهمْ

They are one essence before you, and they are essences;

It is your essence and it is essences

so attain realization through them, and do not fall into illusion.

So verify through it and do not imagine

أربع مثل ما دللتك فاسلك

أربع مثل ما دللتك فاسلك

منهج الصدق إنما الله ألهمْ

منهج الصدق إنما الله ألهمْ

Four, just as I have shown you—so follow

Four examples as I have shown you so follow

the path of truthfulness; God alone has inspired.

The path of truth; God has inspired

واشرب الغيب بالشهادة مزجاً

واشرب الغيب بالشهادة مزجاً

وكلِ الكلَّ من إنائك وانهمْ

وكلِ الكلَّ من إنائك وانهمْ

And drink the unseen, mingled with the seen,

And drink the unseen mixed with the seen

and eat the All from your vessel, and be ravenous.

And eat it all from your cup and be inspired

واستمع أيها الجهول كلامي

واستمع أيها الجهول كلامي

إن عندي لداء جهلك مرهمْ

إن عندي لداء جهلك مرهمْ

And listen, O ignorant one, to my words:

And listen, O ignorant one, to my words

indeed, I have a salve for the sickness of your ignorance.

I have for the illness of your ignorance a remedy

هي أنت الذي له وحدة الذا

هي أنت الذي له وحدة الذا

ت وبالوصف كثرة فتفهمْ

ت وبالوصف كثرة فتفهمْ

It is you, who possess unity of the Essence,

It is you, the one for whom is the oneness of essence

and multiplicity in attributes—so understand!

And multiplicity through attribution so understand

وهي عين علت وعزت وجلت

وهي عين علت وعزت وجلت

عن سواها فأمرها عنك مبهمْ

عن سواها فأمرها عنك مبهمْ

And it is a reality, lofty, mighty, and sublime

It is the eye of might, glory and majesty

beyond all else; so its nature is obscure to you.

Above all else, so its command concerning you is ambiguous

ألبست غيرها على كل عقل

ألبست غيرها على كل عقل

وهي لا غيرها وذو اللب يفهمْ

وهي لا غيرها وذو اللب يفهمْ

It has made what is other than itself obscure to every mind;

It has clothed other than it over every intellect

yet it is itself, not another; one of understanding understands.

Yet it is none but it, and the person of understanding knows

ورأينا شئونها ولكلٍّ

ورأينا شئونها ولكلٍّ

وجهة حيثما تُفاض وتُلهمْ

وجهة حيثما تُفاض وتُلهمْ

And we have seen its manifestations, and each has

And we have seen its qualities, and for each

a direction, wherever it is poured forth and inspired.

A direction, wherever it pours forth and inspires

عبد ذات وعبد وصف وعبد ال

عبد ذات وعبد وصف وعبد ال

وهم والفهم ثم عبد الدرهمْ

وهم والفهم ثم عبد الدرهمْ

A servant of essence, and a servant of attribute, and a servant of

One worships its essence, one worships its attribute, one worships

illusion and understanding, then a servant of the dirham.

Illusion and understanding, then worships the dirham

واعتبر أوهنَ البيوت لبيت ال

واعتبر أوهنَ البيوت لبيت ال

عنكبوت الذي لعقلك أوهمْ

عنكبوت الذي لعقلك أوهمْ

And reflect: the frailest of houses is indeed the house of

And consider the weakest of houses is the house

the spider, which is most delusive to your mind.

Of the spider, which your intellect imagined

هذه لمحة من العلم بالذا

هذه لمحة من العلم بالذا

ت لها أوضَحَ التجلي وأبهمْ

ت لها أوضَحَ التجلي وأبهمْ

This is a glimpse of knowledge of the Essence,

This is a glimpse of the knowledge of the essence

for which self-disclosure has brought both clarity and obscurity.

For which the clearest revelation and ambiguity appeared

سكنت ديرَها الأكابر منا

سكنت ديرَها الأكابر منا

وانجلى كاسها على كل ملهمْ

وانجلى كاسها على كل ملهمْ

The great ones among us have dwelt in its monastery,

The great ones of us dwelled in its monastery

and its cup has been revealed to every inspired one.

And its cup was passed around to every inspired one

فاعتقل رمحَها الطويل إليها

فاعتقل رمحَها الطويل إليها

واقتحمها واركب من الليل أدهمْ

واقتحمها واركب من الليل أدهمْ

So couch its long spear as you advance toward it,

So restrain its long spear to it

and plunge into it, and ride a black steed of the night.

And storm it and mount the pitch-dark night

طف بها كعبة وقبِّل سناها

طف بها كعبة وقبِّل سناها

حجراً والتزم بها كلَّ أشهمْ

حجراً والتزم بها كلَّ أشهمْ

Circumambulate it as a Kaaba, and kiss its radiance

Circle around it as the Kaaba and kiss

as a stone, and through it embrace every gallant one.

Its cornerstone, and adhere to it, all determined

واستهمها حظاً ودع كل حظٍّ

واستهمها حظاً ودع كل حظٍّ

فلها الحق كل شيء أسهمْ

فلها الحق كل شيء أسهمْ

And claim it as your portion, and forsake every portion;

And take it as fortune, and leave every fortune

for the Real has allotted everything to it.

For to it belongs the right to all portions

إنها ما هموا الجميع عليه

إنها ما هموا الجميع عليه

وتغنَّى الهزار والليث هَمْهمْ

وتغنَّى الهزار والليث هَمْهمْ

Indeed, it is what they all aspired to,

It is what they all intended, and what

and the nightingale sang, and the lion growled.

The jesters and fierce lions growled