يا مَنْ بَدَا ظَاهِرْ

يا مَنْ بَدَا ظَاهِرْ

حِينَ اسْتَتَرْ

حِينَ اسْتَتَرْ

O you who appeared, outwardly manifest,

O You who appeared manifest

when you were concealed,

When hidden,

واخْتَفَى بَاطِنْ

واخْتَفَى بَاطِنْ

لَمَّا ظَهَرْ

لَمَّا ظَهَرْ

and vanished, inwardly hidden,

And was hidden inward

when you appeared.

When manifest.

طَهَرَتَ لَم تُخْفَ

طَهَرَتَ لَم تُخْفَ

عَلَى أحَدْ

عَلَى أحَدْ

You became pure; you were not hidden

You purified without hiding

from anyone.

From anyone,

وغِبْتَ لَمْ تَظْهَرْ

وغِبْتَ لَمْ تَظْهَرْ

لِكُلِّ حَدْ

لِكُلِّ حَدْ

And you were absent, not appearing

And was absent without appearing

to any person.

To anyone.

فأَنْتَ هُ الواحدْ

فأَنْتَ هُ الواحدْ

بِلاَ أحَدْ

بِلاَ أحَدْ

So you are He, the One,

So You are the One

without anyone else.

Without anyone.

واحِدْ بِلاَ ثَانِي

واحِدْ بِلاَ ثَانِي

تَحْقِيقْ خَبَرْ

تَحْقِيقْ خَبَرْ

One, without a second—

One without a second,

a verified statement.

Indeed true news.

ما زَادْ عَلَى الواِحدْ

ما زَادْ عَلَى الواِحدْ

مِنَّكْ ظَهَرْ

مِنَّكْ ظَهَرْ

Nothing more than the One

Nothing besides the One

appeared from you.

Appeared from You.

إِسْمَعْ تَرَى قَوْلِي قولاً بديع

إِسْمَعْ تَرَى قَوْلِي قولاً بديع

لمن تقول إسمع أنت وَالْمُسْتَمِعْ

لمن تقول إسمع أنت وَالْمُسْتَمِعْ

Listen, and you will find my speech a wondrous utterance.

Hear and see my words, beautiful words

To whom do you say 'Listen'? You and the listener—

To whom do you say "Hear"? You and the listener

أنت هو القائل

أنت هو القائل

والمستمع

والمستمع

you are the speaker

You are the speaker

and the listener.

And the listener

ما غَابَ أشْ تَدْرِي

ما غَابَ أشْ تَدْرِي

مَتَى حَضَرْ

مَتَى حَضَرْ

He was not absent—how can you know

What was absent, how would I know

when he became present?

When it appeared?

اللهْ هُوَ الواحدْ

اللهْ هُوَ الواحدْ

بِلاَ أخَرْ

بِلاَ أخَرْ

God is the One,

God is the One

without another.

Without another.

ما ثَمَّ شَيْ مِثْلِي

ما ثَمَّ شَيْ مِثْلِي

وَاحِدْ أنَا

وَاحِدْ أنَا

There is nothing like me;

There is nothing like me

I am One.

I am One.

والأيْنُ في حَقِّي

والأيْنُ في حَقِّي

هُوَ الْعَنَا

هُوَ الْعَنَا

And 'where,' in my case,

And as for "where" in relation to me

is hardship.

It is trouble.

فإنْ تَرَكْتَ الأينْ

فإنْ تَرَكْتَ الأينْ

وَجَدْتَّنَا

وَجَدْتَّنَا

So if you abandon 'where,'

So if you leave "where"

you will find us.

You will find us.

فَتُوب عن نَفسَك

فَتُوب عن نَفسَك

أو أقْتَصَرْ

أو أقْتَصَرْ

So repent of your self,

Repent from your self

or limit yourself.

Or be content.

ترى بْعين قَلْبَكْ

ترى بْعين قَلْبَكْ

مَعْنى الْخَبر

مَعْنى الْخَبر

You will see with your heart's eye

You will see with the eye of your heart

the meaning of the statement.

The meaning of the news.

قُل لي مَنْ الشَّيْطَانْ

قُل لي مَنْ الشَّيْطَانْ

أوِ الْمَلَكْ

أوِ الْمَلَكْ

Tell me: who is Satan,

Tell me, who is Satan?

or the angel,

Or the angel?

أوْ أدْمَ أوُ حَوَّا

أوْ أدْمَ أوُ حَوَّا

أو الفَلَكْ

أو الفَلَكْ

or Adam, or Eve,

Or Adam or Eve?

or the celestial sphere,

Or the planets?

أوْ مَنْ نَجَا قُلِّي

أوْ مَنْ نَجَا قُلِّي

أوْ مَنْ هَلَكْ

أوْ مَنْ هَلَكْ

or who was saved—tell me—

Or who was saved, tell me,

or who perished,

Or who perished?

أوْ منْ سَجَدْ للْشَمس

أوْ منْ سَجَدْ للْشَمس

أوِ لِلْقَمَرْ

أوِ لِلْقَمَرْ

or who bowed down to the sun,

Or who bowed to the sun

or to the moon,

Or the moon?

أوْ مَن عَبَدْ لِلْنَّارْ

أوْ مَن عَبَدْ لِلْنَّارْ

أوِ الْحَجَرْ

أوِ الْحَجَرْ

or who worshipped fire,

Or who worshipped the fire

or stone?

Or the stone?

لِعَاقِلْ يَفْهَمْ

لِعَاقِلْ يَفْهَمْ

يَكُنْ نَبِيهْ

يَكُنْ نَبِيهْ

For a person of reason who understands,

For a rational person who understands,

let him be discerning.

Who is enlightened,

يَقَرا وَيتعَلِّمْ

يَقَرا وَيتعَلِّمْ

يَرْجِعْ فَقِيهْ

يَرْجِعْ فَقِيهْ

He reads and learns,

Who reads and learns,

and becomes learned;

Who becomes a scholar,

يَعْرِفْ طرِيقْ الحقْ

يَعْرِفْ طرِيقْ الحقْ

يسلك عَلِيهْ

يسلك عَلِيهْ

he knows the path of Truth,

Who knows the path of truth,

and walks upon it.

And follows it,

فان فهم شرحوا

فان فهم شرحوا

اش ينتظر

اش ينتظر

So if he understands what they explained,

If he understood, explain,

what is he waiting for?

What else does he wait for?

اخرج عن الكونين

اخرج عن الكونين

ترى القمر

ترى القمر

Step beyond the two worlds,

Step outside of the two worlds,

and you will see the moon.

And you will see the moon.