لقَدْindeed أظْهَرْhe revealed لِيto me كَنْزِيmy treasure
لقَدْ أظْهَرْ لِي كَنْزِي
وفوّزِنيand granted me triumph بِفَوْزيthrough my triumph
وفوّزِني بِفَوْزي
He has indeed revealed my treasure to me,
and granted me triumph through my triumph,
وحَقَّقand made real لَيَاfor me رَمْزِيmy symbol
وحَقَّق لَيَا رَمْزِي
بألْطافُواthrough his gracious favors عَلَيَّاtoward me
بألْطافُوا عَلَيَّا
and made my symbol real for me,
through his gracious favors toward me.
ماnot ذِكْرواhis remembrance إِلاَّexcept مَحْبُورjoyous
ما ذِكْروا إِلاَّ مَحْبُور
نُشاهِدْهُI behold him بِمَسْطُورthrough what is inscribed
نُشاهِدْهُ بِمَسْطُور
His remembrance is nothing but joy;
I behold him in what is inscribed.
ومَنْand whoever مَعُوis with him ماnot يُبْصِرْsees
ومَنْ مَعُو ما يُبْصِرْ
يُشاهِدْbeholds ذِيthe possessor of الثريَّاthe Pleiades
يُشاهِدْ ذِي الثريَّا
And whoever is with him does not see—
he beholds the master of the Pleiades.
سَقانِيhe gave me drink مِنْfrom دِنانِيmy wine jars
سَقانِي مِنْ دِنانِي
برَبْعِيin my dwelling منfrom جَنانِيmy heart
برَبْعِي من جَنانِي
He gave me drink from my wine jars,
in my dwelling, from my heart,
وأثْبَتْand made firm لِيfor me بَيانِيmy expression
وأثْبَتْ لِي بَيانِي
بسيرَهْthrough a journey باطِنِيَّاinward
بسيرَهْ باطِنِيَّا
and made my expression firm for me,
through an inward journey.
لاَdo not تنْظُرْlook فيinto الأوانِيthe vessels
لاَ تنْظُرْ في الأوانِي
وخُضْand plunge into بَحْرَthe sea of الْمَعانِيmeanings
وخُضْ بَحْرَ الْمَعانِي
Do not look into the vessels,
and plunge into the sea of meanings;
لَعَلَّكَperhaps you أنْthat تَرَانِيyou see me
لَعَلَّكَ أنْ تَرَانِي
علىat أيْديthe hands of الصُّوفِيَّاthe Sufis
على أيْدي الصُّوفِيَّا
perhaps you may see me
at the hands of the Sufis.
فهُمْfor they لَكَfor you الاْدَلاَّthe guides
فهُمْ لَكَ الاْدَلاَّ
فَكُنْso be لَهُمbefore them أذَلاَّhumble
فَكُنْ لَهُم أذَلاَّ
For they are your guides,
so be humble before them,
وتَرْجِعْand you become فيin الْجِبِلاَّinnate nature
وتَرْجِعْ في الْجِبِلاَّ
مُهَيَّاprepared لِلسَّوِيَّاfor balance
مُهَيَّا لِلسَّوِيَّا
and become, in your innate nature,
ready for balance.
إِلَيَّاto me كُتْبيmy writings تَرْسَلْare sent
إِلَيَّا كُتْبي تَرْسَلْ
ونُلْقِيand I cast الْفَوْقَwhat is above أسْفَلbelow
ونُلْقِي الْفَوْقَ أسْفَل
To me my writings are sent,
and I cast what is above below,
ونَمْزُجْand I mix عَذْبَsweet سَلْسَلْsmooth-flowing
ونَمْزُجْ عَذْبَ سَلْسَلْ
وَندَلًّلand I point بيّthrough myself عَلَيَّاto myself
وَندَلًّل بيّ عَلَيَّا
and I mix sweet, smooth-flowing water,
and through myself I point to myself.
فنائِيmy annihilation هُit is سَمائِيmy heaven
فنائِي هُ سَمائِي
وَحبِّيand my love هُit is حَيائِيmy modesty
وَحبِّي هُ حَيائِي
My annihilation is my heaven,
and my love is my modesty,
ونُطْقِيand my speech هُit is رِدائِيmy cloak
ونُطْقِي هُ رِدائِي
ورَمْزيand my symbol أعْجَمِيَّاin a foreign tongue
ورَمْزي أعْجَمِيَّا
and my speech is my cloak,
and my symbol is in a foreign tongue.
Sol 6.1