نشأةbirth الروحthe spirit بالغروبthrough setting الطلوعِrising
نشأة الروح بالغروب الطلوعِ
مثلlike برقlightning علىupon الطلوعrising لموعِflashing
مثل برق على الطلوع لموعِ
The spirit's birth through setting is a rising,
The spirit's rise at sunset like
Like lightning flashing as it rises.
A flash of lightning in the dawn
صادرissuing عنfrom توجهdirection الأمرthe command فيهwithin it
صادر عن توجه الأمر فيه
أمرa command حقthe Real منجَّزٍfulfilled مقطوعِsettled
أمر حق منجَّزٍ مقطوعِ
Issuing from the command's direction within it:
Proceeding from the direction of the command therein
A command of the Real, fulfilled and settled.
A true command, executed, decisive
وبهand through it جسمthe body كلevery حيliving thing وميتand dead thing
وبه جسم كل حي وميت
دائماًalways فيin تكوُّنٍbecoming مطبوعِimprinted
دائماً في تكوُّنٍ مطبوعِ
And through it, the body of every living and dead thing
By it, every living and dead body
Is forever coming into being, stamped with form.
Is ever in constant formation
وتأملand contemplate هناhere أنابيبtubes or columns ماءwater
وتأمل هنا أنابيب ماء
جارياتflowing أوor التهابflaring الشموعِthe candles
جاريات أو التهاب الشموعِ
And contemplate here columns of water,
And consider here conduits of water
Flowing, or the flaring of candles.
Flowing, or the kindling of candles
وردةa rose كالدهانlike oil ذاتpossessing بطونinwardness
وردة كالدهان ذات بطون
وظهورand manifestation معwith الأصولthe roots الفروعthe branches
وظهور مع الأصول الفروع
A rose like oil, with hidden depths
A rose like paint with bellies
And outward forms, with roots and branches.
And fronts with roots and branches
قائمsubsisting كلall ذاthis بأسماءthrough names of ذاتan Essence
قائم كل ذا بأسماء ذات
تتعالىis exalted عنbeyond مدركاتthings perceived الجموعthe multitudes
تتعالى عن مدركات الجموع
All this subsists through the names of an Essence
Each being, with names of essence
That transcends what the multitudes perceive.
Transcending the perceptions of the masses
ذاتthe Essence حقthe Real ماnot ثمthere فيin الكونthe cosmos إلاexcept
ذات حق ما ثم في الكون إلا
هيIt والكونand the cosmos بالتجددthrough renewal روعيwas maintained
هي والكون بالتجدد روعي
The Essence of the Real: nothing is in the cosmos but
The true essence, there is naught in the universe
It; and the cosmos is maintained through renewal.
Except it, and the universe in renewal amazed
هيIt ذاتٌan Essence لهاit has صفاتٌattributes وأفعاand acts (word continues)
هي ذاتٌ لها صفاتٌ وأفعا
لfinal letter of 'acts' ولاand no غيرother عندin the view of أهلthe people of الخشوعhumble reverence
ل ولا غير عند أهل الخشوع
It is an Essence with attributes and acts—
It is an essence having attributes and deeds
And no other, for those of humble reverence.
And none other with the people of humility
فلهذاso for this reason نقولwe say نحنwe بأناthat we
فلهذا نقول نحن بأنا
هيIt أيthat is عينthe very reality of فعلهاIts action المجموعtaken as a whole
هي أي عين فعلها المجموع
For this reason, we say that we are
Thus we say, with our self
It—that is, the very totality of Its action.
It is the same as its entire act
لاnot بأناthat we أيْthat is ذاتهاIts Essence إذfor جنونٌmadness
لا بأنا أيْ ذاتها إذ جنونٌ
عينُthe very reality of هذاthis المقالassertion للمخدوعfor the deluded one
عينُ هذا المقال للمخدوع
Not that we are Its Essence, for madness
Not with our self, its essence, for that is madness
Is precisely this assertion of the deluded.
The core of this saying for the deceived
وإذاand if كانis فعلهاIts action مثلlike برقlightning
وإذا كان فعلها مثل برق
لامعflashing فيin صدورهاits issuing forth والرجوعand the return
لامع في صدورها والرجوع
And if Its action is like lightning,
And if its act is like a flash of lightning
Flashing in its issuing forth and return,
Gleaming in its breasts and retreat
ماnot لهfor it فيin العيانdirect sight قطever وقوفٌa standstill
ما له في العيان قط وقوفٌ
صحit is valid أناthat we هيIt استمعlisten مسموعيwhat I have heard
صح أنا هي استمع مسموعي
Never standing still in the visible realm,
Having no standing at all in manifestation
It is true that we are It; listen to what I have heard.
True, I am it, listen, my heard one
ولهذاand for this reason حقيقتيmy true reality همتI was enraptured فيهاin it
ولهذا حقيقتي همت فيها
قالsaid شيخيmy master وماand not رآهاbeheld it ولوعيmy ardor
قال شيخي وما رآها ولوعي
"And so I was enraptured by my true reality,"
Thus my reality was occupied with it
My master said; and my ardor did not behold it.
My master said, and he had never seen it, and was ardently passionate
فأناso I كالمجازlike a metaphor عنهاfor It وقالواand they said
فأنا كالمجاز عنها وقالوا
صحis valid نفيnegation المجازmetaphor عندin الخضوعsubmission
صح نفي المجاز عند الخضوع
So I am like a metaphor for It; and they said:
So I am like metaphor for it, and they said
"Negating metaphor is valid in submission."
True, deny metaphor with submission
Sol 6.1