قدindeed لاَحَshone forth لِيَّاto me مِنِّيfrom me
قد لاَحَ لِيَّا مِنِّي
سِرa secret بَدَاappeared عجِيبwondrous
سِر بَدَا عجِيب
There has shone upon me, from myself,
a wondrous secret, now revealed,
حتَّىuntil رأيْتُI saw أنِّيthat I
حتَّى رأيْتُ أنِّي
عَنfrom حضْرتيmy presence لاnot نَغيبI am absent
عَن حضْرتي لا نَغيب
until I saw that I
am never absent from my own presence.
أناI ماnot زِلْتُI have ceased حاضِرْpresent
أنا ما زِلْتُ حاضِرْ
حاضِرpresent فيin كلِّevery حينmoment
حاضِر في كلِّ حين
I have never ceased to be present,
present at every moment.
عيْنيmy eye إليَّاtoward me ناظِرlooking
عيْني إليَّا ناظِر
ناظِرlooking طُولَthroughout السِّنينthe years
ناظِر طُولَ السِّنين
My eye looks toward me,
looking throughout the years.
والحقand the Real فِيَّاin me ظاهِرْmanifest
والحق فِيَّا ظاهِرْ
ظاهرmanifest لِذِيto one possessing يقينcertainty
ظاهر لِذِي يقين
And the Real is manifest in me,
manifest to one possessed of certainty.
منwhoever قالَsays أناI وإنِّيand indeed I
من قالَ أنا وإنِّي
قدindeed أوفيhas fully arrived بالْمَغيبin absence
قد أوفي بالْمَغيب
Whoever says 'I' and 'indeed I'
has passed wholly into absence.
إنif قيلَit is said هذَاthis عَنِّيabout me
إن قيلَ هذَا عَنِّي
قدindeed أحْرَمhas forfeited النَّصيبthe allotted share
قد أحْرَم النَّصيب
If this is said of me,
he has forfeited his share.
منwho هُhe ياO قَومpeople ولْدِيmy son
من هُ يا قَوم ولْدِي
ولْدِيmy son ياO قوْمpeople آناI
ولْدِي يا قوْم آنا
Who is my son, O people?
My son, O people, is myself.
أوَand do تَدْرواyou know مَنwho هُوhe جدَّيmy grandfather
أوَ تَدْروا مَن هُو جدَّي
جدَّيmy grandfather سَبقتواI preceded him أناI
جدَّي سَبقتوا أنا
And do you know who my grandfather is?
My grandfather—I preceded him.
أناI ماnot زِلْتُI have ceased وحْدِيby myself
أنا ما زِلْتُ وحْدِي
وحْديby myself ماnot زِلْتُI have ceased أناI
وحْدي ما زِلْتُ أنا
I have always been alone,
alone I have always been.
ومنand whoever حَكَمْjudges بعَيْنيconcerning my essence
ومن حَكَمْ بعَيْني
أخْطاerred ولمand did not يُصيبْhit the mark
أخْطا ولم يُصيبْ
And whoever judges my essence
errs and misses the mark.
قُلُّواsay إليْكَaway with you عَنِّيfrom me
قُلُّوا إليْكَ عَنِّي
ماnot أنْتَyou ليto me نَسيبْkin
ما أنْتَ لي نَسيبْ
Say, 'Keep away from me;
you are no kin of mine.'
ياO منyou who يرَانِيsees me شفْعَاas a pair
يا من يرَانِي شفْعَا
الشَّفْعَduality بيَthrough me ظهرْappeared
الشَّفْعَ بيَ ظهرْ
O you who see me as two,
duality has appeared through me.
رُدَّrestore الوُجُودْexistence جَمعاas one whole
رُدَّ الوُجُودْ جَمعا
فالْفَرْقُfor distinction فيin الصُّوَرْthe forms
فالْفَرْقُ في الصُّوَرْ
Restore existence to unity,
for distinctions lie in forms.
واحْكُمand judge بهَذاby this قَطْعَاwith certainty
واحْكُم بهَذا قَطْعَا
أناI مالِيI have no أخَرْother
أنا مالِي أخَرْ
And judge this with certainty:
I have no other.
مَلأتُI have filled كلُّevery أينِwhere
مَلأتُ كلُّ أينِ
ولمْand have not نَزَلْI cease مُجيبْanswering
ولمْ نَزَلْ مُجيبْ
I have filled every 'where',
and I have never ceased to answer
لكلِّto each منone who هوhe مَدْنيnear me
لكلِّ من هو مَدْني
منfrom حضْرِتيmy presence قرِيبْnear
من حضْرِتي قرِيبْ
everyone who is close to me,
near to my presence.
إِنif كُنتyou are ممنamong those who تَحقَّقْhas realized
إِن كُنت ممن تَحقَّقْ
فِيin الْكَوْنcreation قَوْلَthe word كُونْBe
فِي الْكَوْن قَوْلَ كُونْ
If you are among those who have realized
within creation the word 'Be',
صِحْcry out فيconcerning الوُجُودBeing مُطْلقabsolute
صِحْ في الوُجُود مُطْلق
خفىhidden عَنِfrom الْعُيونْthe eyes
خفى عَنِ الْعُيونْ
proclaim absolute Being,
hidden from the eyes.
نُورthe light الحقيقةReality يشرقْshines
نُور الحقيقة يشرقْ
وسرَّهاand its secret مصُونْguarded
وسرَّها مصُونْ
The light of Reality shines,
and its secret is guarded.
لَمْdid not قطْever يسعْهَاencompass it أيْنيmy 'where'
لَمْ قطْ يسعْهَا أيْني
ولاَnor لهاfor it مَغِيبْabsence
ولاَ لها مَغِيبْ
My 'where' has never encompassed it,
nor is it ever absent.
وقدand indeed وسِعْهاhas encompassed it كَوْنِيmy being
وقد وسِعْها كَوْنِي
وغَيْرِيand others besides me قدindeed حُجِيبhave been veiled
وغَيْرِي قد حُجِيب
Yet my being has encompassed it,
while others besides me have been veiled.
لاَdo not تحْسِبونيthink me نَبْلاَI decay
لاَ تحْسِبوني نَبْلاَ
أنif نسْكُنُI dwell القُبورْthe graves
أن نسْكُنُ القُبورْ
Do not think that I decay
if I dwell in the graves.
سِرَّa secret ماnot زَالَhas ceased يُجْلاَis unveiled
سِرَّ ما زَالَ يُجْلاَ
فيin بُسْتانthe garden الصُّدورْthe bosoms
في بُسْتان الصُّدورْ
A secret is ever being unveiled
in the garden of bosoms.
والحضْرةand the Presence بياto me أوْلَىmore entitled
والحضْرة بيا أوْلَى
ماemphatic particle بَيْنَamong بَنينboys وحورْand houris
ما بَيْنَ بَنين وحورْ
And the Presence has a greater claim to me,
among boys and houris.
وهذاand this هُit فيin ظَنِّيmy belief
وهذا هُ في ظَنِّي
وَقَصْديand my aim لاَnot يَخِيبْfails
وَقَصْدي لاَ يَخِيبْ
And this is what I believe,
and my aim will not fail.
مَتَىwhen تَرىwill you see ياO عَيْنِيmy eye
مَتَى تَرى يا عَيْنِي
مَنازِلَthe dwellings الحبيبْthe Beloved
مَنازِلَ الحبيبْ
When will you see, O my eye,
the dwellings of the Beloved?
Sol 6.1