لقَدْindeed أنَاI شَيءٌa thing عَجيبْwondrous
لقَدْ أنَا شَيءٌ عَجيبْ
لِمَنto whoever رآنِيhas seen me
لِمَن رآنِي
Indeed, I am a wondrous thing
to whoever has seen me.
أناI الْمُحبُّthe lover والحبيبand the beloved
أنا الْمُحبُّ والحبيب
لَسis not ثَمَّthere ثانِيa second
لَس ثَمَّ ثانِي
I am the lover and the beloved;
there is no second.
ياO قاصِدَseeker of عَيْنَthe essence of الْخَبرْthe tidings
يا قاصِدَ عَيْنَ الْخَبرْ
غطَّاهْhas covered it غَيْنَكyour veil
غطَّاهْ غَيْنَك
O seeker of the essence of the tidings,
your veil has covered it.
إِرْجَعreturn لِذاتكَto your own self واعْتَبِرand reflect
إِرْجَع لِذاتكَ واعْتَبِر
ماnot ثَمَّthere غيْرَكother than you
ما ثَمَّ غيْرَك
Return to your own self and reflect:
there is none other than you.
فالخيرُfor goodness مِنَّكfrom you والْخبَرْand the tidings
فالخيرُ مِنَّك والْخبَرْ
والسِّرُّand the secret عِنْدَكwith you
والسِّرُّ عِنْدَك
For goodness and tidings come from you,
and the secret is with you.
وأنْتَand you مِرآةُthe mirror of النَّظَرthe gaze
وأنْتَ مِرآةُ النَّظَر
قُطْبُthe pole of الزَّمانِthe age
قُطْبُ الزَّمانِ
And you are the mirror of the gaze,
the pole of the age.
وفِيكand within you يُطْوَىis folded ماwhat انْتَشَرْhas spread
وفِيك يُطْوَى ما انْتَشَرْ
مِنَfrom الأوانِيthe vessels
مِنَ الأوانِي
And within you is folded what has spread
from the vessels.
اسْمَعْhear كلامِيmy words والْتَهِمand devour
اسْمَعْ كلامِي والْتَهِم
إِنْif كُنْتَyou are تَفْهامdiscerning
إِنْ كُنْتَ تَفْهام
Hear my words and devour them,
if you are discerning.
لأنَّbecause كَنْزَكyour treasure قدalready عَرَىhas become bare
لأنَّ كَنْزَك قد عَرَى
عنof كلِّevery طَلْسامtalisman
عن كلِّ طَلْسام
For your treasure has been stripped bare
of every talisman.
مِنْهُfrom it الْمُكَلِّمthe speaker والْكَلِيمand the one addressed
مِنْهُ الْمُكَلِّم والْكَلِيم
علىupon طُورMount Sinai الأفْهامunderstandings
على طُور الأفْهام
From it come the speaker and the one addressed
upon the Sinai of understanding.
اسْمَعْhear نِدايَmy call مِنfrom قرِيبnearby
اسْمَعْ نِدايَ مِن قرِيب
بِلاَwithout أذانِears
بِلاَ أذانِ
Hear my call from close by,
without ears.
وشمسُand the sun of ذاتِيmy essence لاnot تَغِيبvanishes
وشمسُ ذاتِي لا تَغِيب
عَنِfrom العيانِsight
عَنِ العيانِ
And the sun of my essence never vanishes
from sight.
أنْظُرbehold جَمالِيmy beauty شاهداًmanifest
أنْظُر جَمالِي شاهداً
فيin كلِّevery إِنْسانْhuman being
في كلِّ إِنْسانْ
Behold my beauty, manifest
in every human being,
كالماءِlike water يَجْرِيflows نافِذاًpenetrating
كالماءِ يَجْرِي نافِذاً
فيthrough أُسْthe base of الأغصانthe branches
في أُسْ الأغصان
like water flowing, penetrating
through the base of the branches.
يُسْقَىis watered بِماءٍwith water واحِدone
يُسْقَى بِماءٍ واحِد
والزَّهْرُand the blossoms ألْوانْcolors
والزَّهْرُ ألْوانْ
It is watered with the same water,
yet the blossoms are of many colors.
فاسْجُدso prostrate yourself لِهَيْبَةْin awe of ذِيthe Possessor of الْجَلالMajesty
فاسْجُد لِهَيْبَةْ ذِي الْجَلال
عِنْدَat التَّدانِيdrawing near
عِنْدَ التَّدانِي
So prostrate yourself in awe of the Possessor of Majesty
when drawing near.
ولْتَقْرَأand recite آياتِthe verses of الكمالْperfection
ولْتَقْرَأ آياتِ الكمالْ
سَبْعاًseven مَثانِيoft-repeated
سَبْعاً مَثانِي
And recite the verses of perfection—
seven, oft-repeated.
Sol 6.1