صفاhas cleared ماءwater الحقيقةReality فهوso it is صافيclear
صفا ماء الحقيقة فهو صافي
منfrom الكدرthe turbidity الذيthat هوit فيهwithin it خافيhidden
من الكدر الذي هو فيه خافي
The water of Reality has cleared, and so it is clear,
The water of truth is pure, for it is clear
free of the turbidity that lies hidden within it.
Of the turbidity in which it was obscure
وماand not الكدرthe turbidity الذيthat هوit فيهwithin it إلاexcept
وما الكدر الذي هو فيه إلا
تقاديرdecrees لهfor it منهfrom it توافيcome
تقادير له منه توافي
And the turbidity within it is nothing but
And the turbidity in which it was
decrees that come to it from itself.
Is but predestined steps for it to endure
تسمتwere called بالحوادثas temporal events وهيand they فيهwithin it
تسمت بالحوادث وهي فيه
قديماتeternal وماand not هيthey بالمنافيincompatible
قديمات وما هي بالمنافي
They are called temporal events, though within it
It characterized events, while still
they are eternal, and not at odds with it.
Ancient, not of recent nature
سرابa mirage ظنهhe supposed it الظمئانthe thirsty man ماءًwater
سراب ظنه الظمئان ماءً
فلماand when جاءهhe came to it للإرتشافto sip
فلما جاءه للإرتشاف
A mirage the thirsty man mistook for water;
A mirage the thirsty thought was water
and when he came to it for a sip,
When he came to it seeking to sip
هنالكthere لمdid not يجدfind شيئاًanything ولكنand yet
هنالك لم يجد شيئاً ولكن
بهin it وجدhe found الإلهGod الحقthe Real كافيall-sufficing
به وجد الإله الحق كافي
there he found nothing; and yet
There he found nothing, but in it
in it he found God, the Real, all-sufficing.
He found God the True to be enough
نظرتyou looked بهthrough Him شهدتyou witnessed وإنand if بنفسthrough yourself
نظرت به شهدت وإن بنفس
نظرتyou looked عميتyou went blind ياO ذاpossessor of الإنحرافdeviation
نظرت عميت يا ذا الإنحراف
When you look through Him, you witness; but if through yourself
I looked at it, witnessed, but if at the soul
you look, you go blind, O you who stray.
I looked, blinded, O straying one
شخوصforms شاءهاHe willed them فيقالso they are called أشياthings
شخوص شاءها فيقال أشيا
بلاwithout شكdoubt هناكthere ولاand no اختلافdisagreement
بلا شك هناك ولا اختلاف
Forms He willed, and so they are called 'things',
Forms He willed to be called things
without doubt there, or disagreement.
Without doubt, no difference there
ومشيوآتهand His willed things ليستare not بوصفan attribute
ومشيوآته ليست بوصف
لهof Him وبهand through Him فماso not هيthey ذوpossessing اتصافcharacterization
له وبه فما هي ذو اتصاف
And His willed things are not an attribute
And its descriptions are not a description
of Him; and through Him, they bear no attributes.
Of Him, nor with Him, nor of accord
ولاnor ذاthis وصفan attribute of ذاthat كلاcertainly not ولاnor ذاthat
ولا ذا وصف ذا كلا ولا ذا
لذاof this وصفan attribute لفقدانfor lack of التكافيequivalence
لذا وصف لفقدان التكافي
Nor is this an attribute of that—certainly not—nor that
Neither of description, nor of nothing, nor of
an attribute of this, for equivalence is lacking.
Anything, for lack of equivalence
هوHe الحقthe Real الوجودBeing وكلand every شيءthing
هو الحق الوجود وكل شيء
بهin Him عدمnonbeing ترتَّبwas ordered بانعطافthrough a turning
به عدم ترتَّب بانعطاف
He is the Real, Being; and every thing
He is the Truth, Existence, and everything
is, in Him, nonbeing, ordered through a turning.
By Him is nonexistence, set in order
فقمso arise وانهضand rise إلىtoward التحقيقrealization فيهin Him
فقم وانهض إلى التحقيق فيه
تلافيremedying الحالthe state منfrom قبلbefore التلافruin
تلافي الحال من قبل التلاف
So rise and strive toward realization in Him,
So stand and rise to investigate Him
remedying your state before ruin.
Avoiding the state before loss
ومعand with أهلthe people of الوفاقconcord أدمmaintain وفاقاًaccord
ومع أهل الوفاق أدم وفاقاً
إلىuntil كمhow long أنتyou معwith أهلthe people of الخلافdiscord
إلى كم أنت مع أهل الخلاف
And maintain accord with the people of accord;
And with the united be united
how long will you remain with the people of discord?
To however much you are with the divided
وكنand be باللهthrough God أنتyou تكنyou will be قوياًstrong
وكن بالله أنت تكن قوياً
وجانبand shun غفلةheedlessness القومthe people الضعافthe weak
وجانب غفلة القوم الضعاف
And be through God—you will be strong;
And by God, you be strong
and shun the heedlessness of the weak folk.
And avoid the heedlessness of the weak
وإلاand otherwise سوفwill تندمyou regret ياO نديميmy boon companion
وإلا سوف تندم يا نديمي
لفوتfor missing الحظthe share فيin زمنthe time of الثقافrefinement
لفوت الحظ في زمن الثقاف
Or else you will regret it, O my boon companion,
Else you will regret, my friend
for missing your share in the time of refinement.
Missing fortune in the age of culture
Sol 6.1