من يعرف الله فليس يسألُ

من يعرف الله فليس يسألُ

والله لا يُسأَلُ عما يفعلُ

والله لا يُسأَلُ عما يفعلُ

Whoever knows God is not questioned.

Whoever knows God should not question

And God is not questioned about what He does.

And God is not asked about what He does

كما أتى سبعون ألفاً تدخلُ

كما أتى سبعون ألفاً تدخلُ

لجنةٍ بلا حساب يحصلُ

لجنةٍ بلا حساب يحصلُ

As has been reported, seventy thousand enter

Just as seventy thousand will enter

Paradise, with no reckoning taking place.

Heaven without reckoning or calculation

وعارف بربه لا يجهلُ

وعارف بربه لا يجهلُ

وهو به لأمره يمتثلُ

وهو به لأمره يمتثلُ

And one who knows his Lord is not ignorant;

And the knower of his Lord does not err

and through Him he obeys His command.

And he obeys His command willingly

هم يسألون عنه حيث انفصلوا

هم يسألون عنه حيث انفصلوا

بالنفس قاموا لا به ما اتصلوا

بالنفس قاموا لا به ما اتصلوا

They are questioned about Him, since they have become separated.

They ask about Him when they are separated

They subsisted through the self, not through Him; they were not connected.

With the self they stood, not connected to Him

والعارف الذي به يتصل

والعارف الذي به يتصل

وجاهل عنه هو المنفصل

وجاهل عنه هو المنفصل

And the knower is the one who connects with Him;

While the knower who is connected to Him

and the ignorant one is he who is separated from Him.

And the ignorant about Him is the separated

معنى انفصاله الحجاب يسدل

معنى انفصاله الحجاب يسدل

عليه وهو النفس معنى يبطل

عليه وهو النفس معنى يبطل

His separation means that a veil is drawn

The meaning of his separation, a veil descends

over him; it is the self, a notion that comes to nothing.

Upon him, and the self is the invalidated meaning

في نفسه يقول نفسي يبخل

في نفسه يقول نفسي يبخل

بها على الله لها لا يبذل

بها على الله لها لا يبذل

Within himself he says, 'My self,' withholding

In himself he says, my self is stingy

it from God; he gives nothing for its sake.

With it towards God, not sacrificing it to Him

والإتصال ربه لا يعزل

والإتصال ربه لا يعزل

عنه يوليه عليه فاعقلوا

عنه يوليه عليه فاعقلوا

And connection means he does not dismiss his Lord

While connection, his Lord he does not neglect

from himself; he gives Him authority over himself—so understand.

From Him, makes Him sovereign over him, so understand

لا ربه في النفس منه يَحْلُل

لا ربه في النفس منه يَحْلُل

أو باتحاد فيه عنه يَجْلُل

أو باتحاد فيه عنه يَجْلُل

Not that his Lord dwells within his self,

The Lord is not dissolved in the self from Him

or through union within him—He is exalted above that.

Or through union vanished from Him

معبوده به عليه مقبل

معبوده به عليه مقبل

لا ذاك معنى في الخيال يأفل

لا ذاك معنى في الخيال يأفل

The One he worships turns toward him through Himself;

His worshiped, towards Him inclined

that is no notion in the imagination that fades away.

Not that, the meaning in fantasy disappears

ونفسه بالله قامت تعمل

ونفسه بالله قامت تعمل

فهو الإمام الكامل المكمل

فهو الإمام الكامل المكمل

And his self has subsisted through God, and acts;

And his self by God was made to work

thus he is the perfect imam, who perfects others.

So he is the perfect, completed imam

لا يدعي أمراً فلا التحوُّل

لا يدعي أمراً فلا التحوُّل

له ولا القوة فيما يجعل

له ولا القوة فيما يجعل

He claims nothing: neither change

He does not claim a matter so no change

nor strength in what he brings about belongs to him.

Occurs for him, nor strength in what he does

وكل ذا ذوق له مفصل

وكل ذا ذوق له مفصل

لا أن هذا عنده تخيل

لا أن هذا عنده تخيل

All this is a taste, unfolded for him in detail,

And all with discernment, for him articulated

not something he has merely imagined.

Not that this is imagined by him

والله للخير هو المؤمل

والله للخير هو المؤمل

والشر لا إليه فيما ينقل

والشر لا إليه فيما ينقل

And God is the One in whom hope for good is placed;

And God for good, He is the hoped for

and evil is not ascribed to Him in what is handed down.

And evil, not to Him in what transfers

والنفس منها كل شيء يفعل

والنفس منها كل شيء يفعل

وهي وما منها إليه يُوكل

وهي وما منها إليه يُوكل

And from the self comes everything that is done;

And the self, from it every deed occurs

and it, and what comes from it, are entrusted to Him.

And it and what from it, to Him entrusted

وفعله لكل فعل يشمل

وفعله لكل فعل يشمل

لأنه الآخر وهو الأول

لأنه الآخر وهو الأول

And His action encompasses every action,

And His deed for each deed encompasses

for He is the Last, and He is the First.

For He is the Last and He is the First

فالصادق الذي إليه يصل

فالصادق الذي إليه يصل

بالصدق في التوحيد ذوقاً يكمل

بالصدق في التوحيد ذوقاً يكمل

Thus the truthful one is he who reaches Him;

So the truthful one who to Him arrives

through truthfulness in affirming His oneness, he is perfected in tasting.

With truth in pure monotheism, tasting perfection

عن نفسه بربه مشتغل

عن نفسه بربه مشتغل

وربه كما يقول المرسل

وربه كما يقول المرسل

He is occupied with his Lord rather than his own self;

From himself through his Lord occupied

and his Lord, as the Messenger says,

And his Lord as the Messenger said

سمع له وبصر وأرجل

سمع له وبصر وأرجل

يعني به ينشط ليس يكسل

يعني به ينشط ليس يكسل

is his hearing, his sight, and his feet.

Hearing for Him, sight, and legs

That is, through Him he is vigorous, not lazy.

Meaning by Him he is active, not lazy

يصعد بالقرب له لا يسفل

يصعد بالقرب له لا يسفل

والرب بالذكر عليه ينزل

والرب بالذكر عليه ينزل

He rises through nearness to Him and does not sink;

He ascends with nearness to Him, not debased

and the Lord descends upon him through remembrance.

And the Lord by dhikr upon him descends

ثم لديه كل شيء يبطل

ثم لديه كل شيء يبطل

والحق حق فيزول المشكل

والحق حق فيزول المشكل

Then, in His presence, everything comes to nothing;

Then for him all things are nullified

and the Real is real, so perplexity vanishes.

And the truth is truth, so the problem departs

والله حيث الشر عنه يهمل

والله حيث الشر عنه يهمل

يهمل عن عارفه لا يحمل

يهمل عن عارفه لا يحمل

And as evil is excluded from God,

And God where evil from Him is ignored

it is excluded from His knower too, and is not borne by him.

He ignores from His knower, not carrying

لأنه مصور ممثل

لأنه مصور ممثل

يظهر فيه علمه والعمل

يظهر فيه علمه والعمل

For he is given form and made a likeness;

For He is the Shaper, exemplar

His knowledge and action appear in him.

Manifests through him His knowledge and deed

وهو لسره النزيه هيكل

وهو لسره النزيه هيكل

يروق للوارد منه المنهل

يروق للوارد منه المنهل

And he is a temple for His pure secret;

And He for His sublime mystery, a temple

the spring issuing from him delights whoever comes to drink.

Pleasant for the arrivals from Him a spring

طينته للشر ليس تقبل

طينته للشر ليس تقبل

وهو على الخير به منجبل

وهو على الخير به منجبل

His clay does not accept evil,

His nature for evil does not accept

and through Him he is moulded toward goodness.

And He for good through him clasped

فما ترى يصدر منه الزلل

فما ترى يصدر منه الزلل

وبالتقى يضرب فيه المثل

وبالتقى يضرب فيه المثل

So you see no missteps issuing from him,

So what you see issuing from him no stumbling

and he is held up as an example of piety.

And with piety He strikes the example in him

تحرسه عين الهدى وتكفل

تحرسه عين الهدى وتكفل

والله يعطيه الذي يؤمل

والله يعطيه الذي يؤمل

The eye of guidance guards him and takes him into its care,

The eye of guidance guards him and undertakes

and God gives him what he hopes for.

And God gives him what he hopes for

وربه حافظه لا يخذل

وربه حافظه لا يخذل

في عمره حتى يحل الأجل

في عمره حتى يحل الأجل

And his Lord is his guardian and does not forsake him

And his Lord protects him, not failing him

throughout his life, until his appointed end arrives.

In his life until the appointed time comes

بعزمه صعب الأمور يسهل

بعزمه صعب الأمور يسهل

وهو الذي يقال فيه الرجل

وهو الذي يقال فيه الرجل

Through his resolve, difficult affairs become easy,

With his determination, hard matters made easy

and he is the one they call 'the man'—

And he is who is said about, the man

شهم همام لوذعيٌّ بطل

شهم همام لوذعيٌّ بطل

يفعل ما يقصر عنه الأسل

يفعل ما يقصر عنه الأسل

noble-hearted, resolute, keen-witted, a hero.

Brave, resolute, a hero

He does what spears fall short of doing.

Does what the weak fall short of

بدعوة يندكُّ منها الجبل

بدعوة يندكُّ منها الجبل

ودعوةٍ غيثُ المنى ينهمل

ودعوةٍ غيثُ المنى ينهمل

With a prayer that causes the mountain to crumble,

With a supplication pounding from it the mountain

and with a prayer, the rain of wishes pours down.

And a call, the rain of wishes gushes

لانَ له صمُّ الحصى والجندل

لانَ له صمُّ الحصى والجندل

وانقادت الشم الأنوف الطوَل

وانقادت الشم الأنوف الطوَل

The hard pebbles and boulders softened for him,

For he has the deafness of pebbles and temples

and the tall, lofty-nosed ones submitted.

And the determination of tall noses submitted

فاسمع مقالاً فاح منه المندل

فاسمع مقالاً فاح منه المندل

وفيه قد رق الصبا والشمأل

وفيه قد رق الصبا والشمأل

So hear a saying from which aloeswood fragrance wafts;

So listen to a statement whose perfume blows

and within it the east breeze and north wind have grown gentle.

In it the dawn breeze and evening blew gently

وانكشف الأمر وهان المعضل

وانكشف الأمر وهان المعضل

لدى أناس ليس فيهم جدل

لدى أناس ليس فيهم جدل

And the matter was unveiled, and the difficulty became easy

And the matter was unveiled and the problem disgraced

before people among whom there is no disputation.

To people among whom no disagreement

وخذ بما قال الإمام الأفضل

وخذ بما قال الإمام الأفضل

وخل عنك ما تقول العذَّل

وخل عنك ما تقول العذَّل

And hold to what the most excellent imam has said,

And take what the best imam said

and leave aside what the reproachers say.

And leave what the blamers say

فإنهم لكل قلب علل

فإنهم لكل قلب علل

ويكثر الخطا بهم والخطل

ويكثر الخطا بهم والخطل

For they are ailments to every heart;

For they for every heart have afflictions

and through them error and foolish speech multiply.

And mistakes and errors flourish through them

وقولهم تقطع فيه السبل

وقولهم تقطع فيه السبل

ويذهب الخير وتمضي الدول

ويذهب الخير وتمضي الدول

And in their words the paths are cut off;

And their words, in them paths are cut off

and goodness departs, and fortunes pass away,

And good vanishes and epochs pass away

لأنهم على الفساد انجبلوا

لأنهم على الفساد انجبلوا

فحقهم أن يتركو أو يهملوا

فحقهم أن يتركو أو يهملوا

because they were moulded toward corruption.

For they to corruption have clung

So they deserve to be left alone or ignored.

So their right to be abandoned or ignored