اسْمعُواlisten ذِيthese الحقائقthe truths
اسْمعُوا ذِي الحقائق
إِنَّindeed فيهاin them ماwhat يُسْمعْis heard
إِنَّ فيها ما يُسْمعْ
Listen to these truths;
indeed, in them is something to be heard.
كَيْفَhow تخْفَىis hidden الْحقِيقهْthe truth
كَيْفَ تخْفَى الْحقِيقهْ
وشَمْسُهاand its sun تُشْعْشَعْshines brightly
وشَمْسُها تُشْعْشَعْ
How can the truth be hidden
while its sun shines brightly?
أشْرَقَتْit shone forth فيin سَنَاهاits radiance
أشْرَقَتْ في سَنَاها
لمnot تُرَىwas seen قَطُّever تَغْرُبْsetting
لم تُرَى قَطُّ تَغْرُبْ
It shone forth in its radiance,
never seen to set,
وبدَتْand it appeared منfrom علاهاits heights
وبدَتْ من علاها
لِلْقُلُوبْto the hearts كُلَّevery موْهوبْgifted one
لِلْقُلُوبْ كُلَّ موْهوبْ
and appeared from its heights
to the hearts of all the gifted.
ليْسَdoes not يُنْكِرْdeny سَنَاهاits radiance
ليْسَ يُنْكِرْ سَنَاها
إِلاَّexcept جاهِلْan ignorant one ومحجوبْand a veiled one
إِلاَّ جاهِلْ ومحجوبْ
None denies its radiance
but the ignorant and the veiled.
فيin صُدورِthe breasts الرِّجالْthe men
في صُدورِ الرِّجالْ
ثُمَّthen تُطْوَىis folded away وتُرْفَعْand is raised up
ثُمَّ تُطْوَى وتُرْفَعْ
It is in the breasts of men,
then is folded away and raised up.
كيْفَhow تَخْفَىis hidden الحقيقهْthe truth
كيْفَ تَخْفَى الحقيقهْ
وشمسُهاand its sun تُشَعْشَعْshines brightly
وشمسُها تُشَعْشَعْ
How can the truth be hidden
while its sun shines brightly?
رُدْrespond باللهْby God ياO مَطْبُوعْgifted one
رُدْ باللهْ يا مَطْبُوعْ
واسْتَمِعْand listen مِنْto some of كلاميmy words
واسْتَمِعْ مِنْ كلامي
Respond, by God, O gifted one,
and listen to some of my words,
حَتَّىso that نَسْقيكْI give you drink ونُرْويكْand I quench your thirst
حَتَّى نَسْقيكْ ونُرْويكْ
مِنfrom كُؤُوسِcups الكرامِthe noble
مِن كُؤُوسِ الكرامِ
so that I may give you drink and quench your thirst
from the cups of the noble,
ونُرَبِّيكْand I nurture you فيin حِجْرِيmy lap
ونُرَبِّيكْ في حِجْرِي
حتَّىuntil تَبْلُغْyou reach مقامِيmy station
حتَّى تَبْلُغْ مقامِي
and nurture you in my lap
until you reach my station.
تَرَىyou see ماwhat لَمnot تَرىyou saw قَطُّever
تَرَى ما لَم تَرى قَطُّ
وتُشاهدْand you witness وتسْمَعْand you hear
وتُشاهدْ وتسْمَعْ
You will see what you have never seen,
and witness and hear.
كيْفَhow تَخْفَىis hidden الْحقِيقهْthe truth
كيْفَ تَخْفَى الْحقِيقهْ
وشمْسُهاand its sun تُشعْشَعْshines brightly
وشمْسُها تُشعْشَعْ
How can the truth be hidden
while its sun shines brightly?
اللهْGod كانْwas وبَقَىand remains اللهْGod
اللهْ كانْ وبَقَى اللهْ
ولاَand not فيin الْمُلْكِthe realm غَيْرُواother than Him
ولاَ في الْمُلْكِ غَيْرُوا
God was, and God remains,
and in the realm there is none but Him.
وأشْand what ماever تَنْظُرْyou behold بِعَيْنَكْwith your eye
وأشْ ما تَنْظُرْ بِعَيْنَكْ
بِهْthrough Him صَدَرْit issued forth وبأمْرُوand by His command
بِهْ صَدَرْ وبأمْرُو
And whatever you behold with your eye
came forth through Him and by His command.
مَنْwhoever يُحَقِّقْtruly discerns الأشْيَاthe things
مَنْ يُحَقِّقْ الأشْيَا
كُلُّهاall of them عِنْدَin نَظَرُواhis contemplation
كُلُّها عِنْدَ نَظَرُوا
Whoever truly discerns things,
all of them, in his contemplation,
يَرَاهاhe sees them الْكلَّall واحِدْone
يَرَاها الْكلَّ واحِدْ
ويُشاهِدand he witnesses ويسْمعْand he hears
ويُشاهِد ويسْمعْ
sees them all as one,
and witnesses and hears.
كيْفَhow تَخْفَىis hidden الْحَقيقهْthe truth
كيْفَ تَخْفَى الْحَقيقهْ
وشمْسُهاand its sun تُشعْشَعْshines brightly
وشمْسُها تُشعْشَعْ
How can the truth be hidden
while its sun shines brightly?
أناI مطبوعْnaturally gifted فيamong قوْمِيmy people
أنا مطبوعْ في قوْمِي
وأديبْand eloquent فيin مَقالِيmy speech
وأديبْ في مَقالِي
I am naturally gifted among my people,
and eloquent in my speech,
وفقيرْand a poor man ومُرْبىّand a nurturer
وفقيرْ ومُرْبىّ
لِمَعانِيof the meanings الرِّجالِthe men
لِمَعانِي الرِّجالِ
and a poor man and a nurturer
of the inner meanings of men.
وإِنْand if كانْit be أشْanything تعرفوننيyou know me
وإِنْ كانْ أشْ تعرفونني
سَلِّمواconcede لِيto me حالِيmy state
سَلِّموا لِي حالِي
And if you know anything of me,
allow me my state.
أناI باللهِthrough God ننْطِقْI speak
أنا باللهِ ننْطِقْ
ومِنَand from اللهِGod نَسْمَعْI hear
ومِنَ اللهِ نَسْمَعْ
I speak through God,
and from God I hear.
كيْفَhow تَخْفَىis hidden الحقيقهْthe truth
كيْفَ تَخْفَى الحقيقهْ
وشمسُهاand its sun تُشعْشعْshines brightly
وشمسُها تُشعْشعْ
How can the truth be hidden
while its sun shines brightly?
Sol 6.1