تبrepent إلىto اللهGod منfrom علومsciences الكلامِspeculative theology
تب إلى الله من علوم الكلامِ
وتطهرand purify yourself وادخلand enter إلىinto الإسلامِIslam
وتطهر وادخل إلى الإسلامِ
Turn to God in repentance from the sciences of speculative theology,
Pray to God against the sciences of theology
and purify yourself, and enter into Islam.
And purify yourself and enter into Islam
سلمsubmit الدينreligion للكلامto the speech الذيthat قدalready
سلم الدين للكلام الذي قد
أنزلrevealed اللهGod فهوfor it is خيرthe best كلامspeech
أنزل الله فهو خير كلام
Submit religion to the speech that
Submit religion to the speech that God has
God has revealed, for it is the finest speech.
Revealed for it is the best speech
هوit is قرآنناour Qur'an المبينclear فآمنso believe
هو قرآننا المبين فآمن
بالذيin what جاءcame فيهin it باستسلامwith submission
بالذي جاء فيه باستسلام
It is our clear Qur'an, so believe
It is our clear Quran so believe
in what is given therein, with submission.
In that which is in it with submission
واطلبand seek الفهمunderstanding منfrom إلهكyour God فيهconcerning it
واطلب الفهم من إلهك فيه
فعليهfor upon Him البيانclarification للإفهامto impart understanding
فعليه البيان للإفهام
And seek understanding of it from your God,
And seek understanding from your God in it
for clarification that grants understanding rests with Him.
For clarification is up to Him for comprehension
واعرفand know السنةthe Sunnah التيwhich ثبتتwas established عنfrom
واعرف السنة التي ثبتت عن
سيدmaster of المرسلينthe messengers خيرbest of الأنامcreated beings
سيد المرسلين خير الأنام
And know the Sunnah confirmed as coming from
And know the Sunnah that is proven from
the master of the messengers, the best of creation.
The master of messengers, the best of mankind
وتأملand ponder ماwhat قالsaid ربكyour Lord فيهاin it
وتأمل ما قال ربك فيها
تجدyou will find الحقthe truth والصوابand correctness الناميgrowing
تجد الحق والصواب النامي
And ponder what your Lord has said therein:
And contemplate what your Lord has said about it
you will find truth and ever-growing rightness.
You will find the truth and growing propriety
وإذاand if لمnot تفهمyou understand فكنthen be مؤمناًa believer لاnot
وإذا لم تفهم فكن مؤمناً لا
مستريباًdoubtful بعقلكthrough your mind المستهامbewildered
مستريباً بعقلك المستهام
And if you do not understand, be a believer, not
And if you do not understand then be a believer not
doubtful through your bewildered mind.
One who doubts with your imaginative intellect
واجعلand make الصبرpatience منكfrom you زاداًprovision إلىuntil أنthat
واجعل الصبر منك زاداً إلى أن
يفتحgrants an opening اللهGod فيهin it بالإنعامthrough bounty
يفتح الله فيه بالإنعام
And make patience your provision until
And make patience a provision for you until
God grants an opening in it through His bounty.
God opens it with bestowal
وإذاand if لمnot يفتحHe grants an opening فحسبكthen enough for you منهfrom Him
وإذا لم يفتح فحسبك منه
أنكthat you are المؤمنthe believer الجليلexalted المقامstation
أنك المؤمن الجليل المقام
And if He grants no opening, this from Him suffices:
And if He does not open then it suffices you
that you are a believer of exalted station.
That you are the esteemed, honored believer
واحترزْand beware منof آراءopinions أهلpeople of عقولintellects
واحترزْ من آراء أهل عقول
تبعواthey followed ماwhat يقولsay أهلpeople of التعاميfeigned blindness
تبعوا ما يقول أهل التعامي
And beware the opinions of people of intellect,
And beware the opinions of the people of intellects
who followed what those who feign blindness say.
Who followed what the people of ambiguities say
إنindeed علمscience of الكلامspeculative theology محضmere كلامtalk
إن علم الكلام محض كلام
فيin بيانexplaining الأعراضaccidents (nonessential attributes) والأجسامand bodies
في بيان الأعراض والأجسام
Indeed, the science of speculative theology is mere talk
Know that the science of theology is pure speech
concerning the explanation of accidents and bodies.
In explaining incidents and bodies
هوit is جَرحٌa wound للدينto religion ماnot فيهin it أمرa thing
هو جَرحٌ للدين ما فيه أمر
ظاهرvisible للعيانto sight غيرexcept الأساميnames
ظاهر للعيان غير الأسامي
It is a wound to religion; it contains nothing
It is a wounding of religion, nothing in it is an evident
visible to the eye but names.
Matter to the perceiver other than the high
نظرُinquiry العقلِreason فوقَهabove it نظرُinquiry الشرstart of الشرع (sacred law)
نظرُ العقلِ فوقَه نظرُ الشر
عcompletion of الشرع (sacred law) وفيهand in it انخرامrupture ذاكthat النظامorder
ع وفيه انخرام ذاك النظام
Above reason's inquiry stands the inquiry of sacred
The intellect's sight above it is the sight of evil
law, in which that order is broken.
And in it is the destruction of that system
أينwhere نورlight الإيمانfaith منcompared with نورlight عقلa mind
أين نور الإيمان من نور عقل
ناظرconsidering بالخيالthrough imagination فيin الأحكامjudgments
ناظر بالخيال في الأحكام
How far is the light of faith from the light of a mind
Where is the light of faith from the light of an intellect
that considers judgments through imagination?
Observing with imagination in the rulings
إنindeed أهلpeople of الإيمانfaith فيin نورlight غيبthe unseen
إن أهل الإيمان في نور غيب
وذوواand possessors of العقلreason كلهمall of them فيin ظلامdarkness
وذووا العقل كلهم في ظلام
Indeed, the people of faith are in the light of the unseen,
Indeed the people of faith are in the light of the unseen
while all the people of reason are in darkness.
While the people of intellect are all in darkness
تتراءىglimpse العقولminds شيئاًsomething بعيداًdistant
تتراءى العقول شيئاً بعيداً
لاحappeared بينbetween الإيجادbringing into being والإعدامand annihilation
لاح بين الإيجاد والإعدام
Minds glimpse something far away
The intellects envision something far
that gleamed between creation and annihilation.
That appears between bringing into being and annihilation
بدليلthrough a proof يستنبطونthey infer هداهits guidance
بدليل يستنبطون هداه
وهوyet it is وهمٌa delusion إلىtoward الردىruin متراميhurtling
وهو وهمٌ إلى الردى مترامي
Through a proof, they infer its guidance,
With evidence they deduce its guidance
yet it is a delusion hurtling toward ruin.
While it is a delusion tending towards demise
فإذاthen if جاءهمcomes to them دليلٌa proof نفاهit refutes it
فإذا جاءهم دليلٌ نفاه
ورمتهand cast it الفهومunderstandings فيinto الإيهامillusion
ورمته الفهوم في الإيهام
Then, if a proof comes to them, it refutes that,
So if evidence comes that negates it
and their understandings cast it into illusion.
And minds discard it into ambiguity
بخلافunlike الإيمانfaith بالغيبin the unseen قطعاًcertainly
بخلاف الإيمان بالغيب قطعاً
فهوfor it يهديguides إلىto الهدىguidance بالتمامcompletely
فهو يهدي إلى الهدى بالتمام
This is surely unlike faith in the unseen,
Unlike faith in the unseen decisively
for it leads fully to guidance.
For it guides to guidance completely
قلِّدِfollow unquestioningly اللهGod ياO ابنson of قوميmy people وقلدْand follow unquestioningly
قلِّدِ الله يا ابن قومي وقلدْ
رسلَmessengers of اللهGod أصدقmost truthful of الأقوامpeoples
رسلَ الله أصدق الأقوام
Follow God unquestioningly, O son of my people, and follow
Imitate God O son of my people and imitate
God's messengers, the most truthful of all people.
The messengers of God, the most truthful of people
إنif تكنyou are مؤمناًa believer بربكin your Lord أسلمْsubmit
إن تكن مؤمناً بربك أسلمْ
لعلومto the knowledge of المهيمنthe Guardian العلامthe All-Knowing
لعلوم المهيمن العلام
If you believe in your Lord, submit
If you are a believer in your Lord submit
to the knowledge of the Guardian, the All-Knowing.
To the sciences of the dominant Knower
لاdo not تظنthink الدليلthe proof يهدىguides إليهto Him
لا تظن الدليل يهدى إليه
أوor يرىis seen موقظاًawakening عيونeyes of النيامsleepers
أو يرى موقظاً عيون النيام
Do not think a proof leads to Him
Do not think evidence guides to it
or is seen to awaken the eyes of sleepers.
Or the sleepy see it awakened
هوit is للعقلfor reason سلَّمٌa ladder للمعانيto meanings
هو للعقل سلَّمٌ للمعاني
تترقَّىyou ascend بهby it إلىtoward الأسقامailments
تترقَّى به إلى الأسقام
For reason, it is a ladder to meanings;
It is for the intellect a ladder to meanings
you ascend by it toward ailments.
By which to ascend to the lofty
كنbe بإيمانكin your faith المقلدfollowing authority واقنعand be content
كن بإيمانك المقلد واقنع
فيهin it باللهwith God والنبيِّand the Prophet التهاميof Tihamah
فيه بالله والنبيِّ التهامي
Be a follower of authority in your faith, and be content
Be content in your imitating faith with
therein with God and the Prophet of Tihamah.
God and the Prophet of complete trust
لاdo not تفارقdepart from تقليدfollowing on authority شرعكyour sacred law محضاًpurely
لا تفارق تقليد شرعك محضاً
خالصاًpure عنfrom شوائبimpurities of الإنبهامobscurity
خالصاً عن شوائب الإنبهام
Do not abandon pure adherence to your sacred law,
Do not abandon purely imitating your law
free from the taints of obscurity.
Free of the impurities of confusion
كيفhow تدريknow العقولminds معرفةknowledge of اللَstart of الله (God)
كيف تدري العقول معرفة اللَ
هِcompletion of الله (God) وإدراكُهاwhile their perception علىaccording to أقسامdivisions
هِ وإدراكُها على أقسام
How can minds attain knowledge of
How can you know the intellect's knowing God
God, when their perception is divided into categories?
And its comprehension of His categories?
عقلكyour mind الخلقthe creature عابدٌworshipping منكfrom you خلقاًa creature
عقلك الخلق عابدٌ منك خلقاً
لكto you يبديهit displays it فتنةًa temptation للعوامfor the common people
لك يبديه فتنةً للعوام
Your mind, itself a creature, worships a creature of your own,
Your created intellect is a worshipper from you created
which it displays to you as a temptation for the common folk.
For you it makes evident temptation for the masses
لمتىuntil when أنتyou هكذاlike this فيin غرورdelusion
لمتى أنت هكذا في غرور
هاbehold هوit is الموتdeath مسرعswift الإقدامapproach
ها هو الموت مسرع الإقدام
How long will you remain thus in delusion?
How long will you be this way in arrogance?
Behold death, swift in its approach!
Behold death hastening determination
فتحفظso guard yourself منagainst حكمjudgment of عقلكyour mind فيماconcerning what
فتحفظ من حكم عقلك فيما
لستyou do not تدريknow منof الأمورthe matters العظامgreat
لست تدري من الأمور العظام
So guard against your mind's judgment concerning
So beware ruling with your intellect in what
the weighty matters you do not understand.
You do not know of momentous matters
لاdo not تخضdelve بالعقولthrough reasoning فيinto ذاكthat واقعدand remain
لا تخض بالعقول في ذاك واقعد
مؤمناًa believer مذعناًsubmissive لنيلto attain المرامthe desired goal
مؤمناً مذعناً لنيل المرام
Do not delve into that with reason, and remain
Do not delve with intellects into that and remain
a believer, submissive, to attain your goal.
A believer compliant to attain the goal
ربماperhaps النورthe light نورlight of إيمانfaith غيبthe unseen
ربما النور نور إيمان غيب
يكشفunveils الخلقcreation فيكwithin you بالإلهامthrough inspiration
يكشف الخلق فيك بالإلهام
Perhaps the light—the light of faith in the unseen—
Perhaps the light is the light of unseen faith
will unveil creation within you through inspiration.
That reveals creation in you with inspiration
فترىthen you see ماwhat وراbeyond العقولminds وتدريand know
فترى ما ورا العقول وتدري
ماwhat الذيthat which كنتyou were عنهfrom it أسرcaptivity المنامsleep
ما الذي كنت عنه أسر المنام
Then you will see what lies beyond minds and know
So you see what is beyond intellects and know
what sleep's captivity once kept you from.
What you had been most subtle about in sleep
هذهthis هذهthis شريعةsacred law of طهTaha
هذه هذه شريعة طه
خاتمseal of الأنبياءthe prophets خيرbest ختامculmination
خاتم الأنبياء خير ختام
This, this is the sacred law of Taha,
This, this is the law of Taha
the Seal of the Prophets, the finest culmination.
The seal of prophets, the best seal
صلواتblessings منfrom الإلهGod عليهupon him
صلوات من الإله عليه
كلevery وقتmoment مقرونةjoined بسلامwith peace
كل وقت مقرونة بسلام
Blessings from God be upon him,
Blessings from God upon him
at every moment, joined with peace,
Every time paired with peace
ماas long as سرتdrifted نسمةa breeze ومالتand leaned غصونbranches
ما سرت نسمة ومالت غصون
تتثنىswaying علىto غناءsinging of الحمامdoves
تتثنى على غناء الحمام
as long as a breeze drifts and branches lean,
No breeze blew and no branches swayed
swaying to the song of doves.
Leaning to the cooing of doves
Sol 6.1