تلألأglittered وجهthe face of الدهرtime واتصلتand were joined عرbonds (start of عراه)
تلألأ وجه الدهر واتصلت عر
اهits (completing عراه) وانقشعتand dispersed سحبclouds بطالعةover the face of الغبراthe dust-brown earth
اه وانقشعت سحب بطالعة الغبرا
Time's face glittered, and its bonds were
The face of time glowed bright, the clouds parted
joined; clouds dispersed over the dust-brown earth's face.
And the dust cleared at dawn’s first light
تضاحكsmiled ثغرthe mouth of الأقحوانthe chrysanthemum فاضحكso made laugh
تضاحك ثغر الأقحوان فاضحك
أزاهرblossoms وانجابتand lifted محولdroughts عنfrom الغبراthe dust-brown earth
أزاهر وانجابت محول عن الغبرا
The chrysanthemum's mouth smiled, and made
The flowers smiled, flashing their petals
blossoms laugh; droughts lifted from the dust-brown earth.
Blooming after the dust’s dark night
تضاحكsmiled ثغرthe mouth of الأقحوانthe chrysanthemum وأعلنتand announced
تضاحك ثغر الأقحوان وأعلنت
مباسمهits smiles أنthat الوجودexistence لهfor it البشرىglad tidings
مباسمه أن الوجود له البشرى
The chrysanthemum's mouth smiled, and announced
The flowers smiled, their lips proclaimed
through its smiles that existence had glad tidings.
Good tidings - existence was blessed again
تناسبتharmonized الأزهارthe flowers منfrom حيثwhere أوكفتpoured forth
تناسبت الأزهار من حيث أوكفت
جداولهاtheir streams الخضراgreen وقدand had عمتspread throughout البراthe land
جداولها الخضرا وقد عمت البرا
The flowers harmonized where there poured forth
The streams matched the meadows’ green spree
their green streams, which had spread throughout the land.
Water flowed, blanketing the plain
فأبدلso it transformed حالthe state of الأرضthe earth واخضلand grew lush ربعهاits abode
فأبدل حال الأرض واخضل ربعها
وأشرقتand shone الأرجاءthe regions منfrom أفقthe horizon of الخضراthe green heavens
وأشرقت الأرجاء من أفق الخضرا
Thus it transformed the earth's state, and its abode grew lush.
The land's face was transformed, its quarters turned green
And the regions shone from the horizon of the green heavens.
Horizons shone bright with nature’s sheen
وأوكفand poured منهاfrom it الدمعtears فابتسمتso smiled رباthe hills of
وأوكف منها الدمع فابتسمت ربا
الأراضينthe lands بالأنوارwith blossoms ياO لهfor it منof مجرىa flowing course
الأراضين بالأنوار يا له من مجرى
And tears poured from it; smiling were the hills
Tears ceased flowing, smiles lit up the earth
of the lands, with blossoms—what a stream!
With streams of light - such a lovely scene!
ولولاand were it not for ابتسامthe smile of الخالthe rain-cloud ضعضعتwould have been shaken الورىcreation
ولولا ابتسام الخال ضعضعت الورى
وغيرand was altered وهمthe illusion of الكونthe universe أفظعhow dreadful بهit is أمراas a matter
وغير وهم الكون أفظع به أمرا
But for the rain-cloud's smile, creation would have been shaken
Without the smile of the Most High chaos would reign
and the world's illusion altered—how dreadful a matter!
And illusion would plague the world with its bane
كذاكlikewise بقاعthe regions of الجسمthe body مجدبةbarren وقدand indeed
كذاك بقاع الجسم مجدبة وقد
أحاطتhave surrounded باaround them (unclear form) الأغيارother things تجتالهاsweep them away قهراby force
أحاطت با الأغيار تجتالها قهرا
Likewise, the body's regions are barren, while
Like barren stretches of earth besieged
other things have surrounded them, sweeping them away by force.
By storms that thrash them, imposing their reign
تجاذبهاpull at them الأطرافthe extremities تهويplunge بهاwith them إلىtoward
تجاذبها الأطراف تهوي بها إلى
مكانa place سحيقfar-off يجتذبهاdraws them الهوىdesire قعراto the bottom
مكان سحيق يجتذبها الهوى قعرا
The extremities tug at them, plunging them toward
Forces pull them down into the abyss
a far-off place; desire draws them to the bottom.
Where desire drags them into its darkness
فعاقتهاso they hindered them عنfrom مرمىthe goal of اللذاذاتdelights أجمعاall
فعاقتها عن مرمى اللذاذات أجمعا
وثبطهاand held them back عنfrom مرتعthe pasture of اللذةpleasure الكبرىthe greatest
وثبطها عن مرتع اللذة الكبرى
Thus they hindered them from reaching every delight
Denying them the pleasures they seek
and held them back from the pasture of the greatest pleasure.
Hindering them from joys at their peak
تنزلهاbring them down منfrom أوجthe zenith of بحرa sea of معارفknowledge
تنزلها من أوج بحر معارف
إلىto حضيضthe depths of الأوهامillusions تستغلقlock away الفكراthought
إلى حضيض الأوهام تستغلق الفكرا
They bring them down from the zenith of a sea of knowledge
Lowering them from wisdom's summit
to the depths of illusions, locking thought away.
To the valley of fantasies, clouding thoughts
فتنغلقso close الكواتthe windows منهin it فلاso not يطقcan manage
فتنغلق الكوات منه فلا يطق
وثوباa leap بأوجto the zenith of الروحthe spirit يستنشقit inhales العطراthe perfume
وثوبا بأوج الروح يستنشق العطرا
So its windows close, and it cannot
So faculties close, unable to see
leap to the spirit's zenith and inhale the perfume.
The spirit's garment perfumed indeed
فيمكثهso it keeps him مزكوماnasally congested بينamid قواطعbarriers
فيمكثه مزكوما بين قواطع
عنfrom اللهGod يغشاهshrouds him الظلامdarkness ولاand does not يدريknow
عن الله يغشاه الظلام ولا يدري
So it keeps him congested amid barriers
Thus it remains, shrouded in the veil
that cut him off from God; darkness shrouds him, and he knows nothing of
Of existence, not knowing what's real
منافحfragrant wafts لوif شمتwere smelled لأنستwould make one forget لذائذthe delights of الthe (split article)
منافح لو شمت لأنست لذائذ ال
وجودexistence وماand would not تاقتyearn لعاصمتيfor the two capitals of كسراKhosrau
وجود وما تاقت لعاصمتي كسرا
wafts which, if inhaled, would make one forget the delights of
If I could scent the pleasures true
existence, and no longer yearn for Khosrau's two capitals.
Of being, I wouldn't pine for my home dear
يصيرhe becomes بهاthrough them أغنىthe richest of البريةcreatures ظافراgaining
يصير بها أغنى البرية ظافرا
بكنزwith the treasure of إلهthe God of العرشthe Throne ينفضهhe shakes it out جهراopenly
بكنز إله العرش ينفضه جهرا
Through them he becomes the richest of creatures, gaining
There I'd gain riches, win the treasure
the treasure of the God of the Throne, shaking it out openly.
Of the Lord of the Throne - a boon and pleasure
ويعلمand he knows مكنونthe hidden content of العلومthe sciences وينجليand becomes clear
ويعلم مكنون العلوم وينجلي
لديناbefore us الخفاياthe mysteries الشارداتelusive لهاto them يغرىhe is drawn
لدينا الخفايا الشاردات لها يغرى
He knows what the sciences conceal; unveiled
I'd know the hidden, mysteries clarify
before us are elusive mysteries, to which he is drawn.
Perplexities dispersing, my thoughts I'd unfetter
ويعلمand he knows أسرارthe secrets of الشريعةthe sacred Law فاتقاrending open
ويعلم أسرار الشريعة فاتقا
لرتقthe sealed seams of ظنونconjectures أخلدتsettled permanently بالنوىin estrangement طراall
لرتق ظنون أخلدت بالنوى طرا
He knows the secrets of sacred Law, rending open
I'd comprehend Sharia's secrets, rise high
the seams of conjectures that all settled in estrangement.
Above opinions, my spirit would flutter
ويشربand he drinks منfrom عينthe spring of الحياةlife التيwhich غدتhas become
ويشرب من عين الحياة التي غدت
مطوقةencircled بالشرعby sacred Law نضاخةgushing تشرىsurging
مطوقة بالشرع نضاخة تشرى
And he drinks from the spring of life, which has become
I'd drink from the fount of eternal life
encircled by sacred Law, gushing and surging.
Guarded by Sharia, its nectar a flutter
ولكنbut نورthe light of الفكرthought قفصhas been caged قدindeed غدتhave come to
ولكن نور الفكر قفص قد غدت
كثائفthe dense layers of هذاthis الجسمbody تحجبهveil it قسرىby force
كثائف هذا الجسم تحجبه قسرى
Yet thought's light is caged: now
But the light of thought is trapped
this body's dense layers have come to veil it by force.
In this body's density, held by its fetter
ألاbehold إنindeed نورthe light of الكشفunveiling ليسthere is not بهin it خفاconcealment
ألا إن نور الكشف ليس به خفا
فزجso plunge into رياضthe gardens of النورlight تمتطهyou will ride it جهرopenly
فزج رياض النور تمتطه جهر
Behold, the light of unveiling contains no concealment.
Know that the light of revelation bears no opacity
So plunge into the gardens of light and ride it openly.
Scatter its meadows, break thought's fetter!
ألاah ياO إلهيmy God أغمرflood موادthe substance of جسومناour bodies
ألا يا إلهي أغمر مواد جسومنا
بنورwith a light عظيمmighty منكfrom You يمنحناgrants us السراthe secret
بنور عظيم منك يمنحنا السرا
Ah, my God, flood the substance of our bodies
O my God, fill my bodily substances
with a mighty light from You that grants us the secret
With Your magnificent light, make me its debtor
ويلقمناand feeds us ثديthe breast of المعارفknowledge بلrather يديsustains (start of يديم)
ويلقمنا ثدي المعارف بل يدي
مcompletion of يديم (sustains) غوصاdiving لناfor us بالبحرin the sea نلتقطwe gather الدراpearls
م غوصا لنا بالبحر نلتقط الدرا
and feeds us at the breast of knowledge; rather, sustains
Feed me knowledge's milk, take me by the hand
our diving in the sea, where we gather pearls.
Let me glean the sea's pearls - its evaluator
ونعرفand we know سرthe secret of اللهGod فيin الخلقcreation لاnot يغيbe absent (start of يغيب)
ونعرف سر الله في الخلق لا يغي
بcompletion of يغيب (be absent) عناfrom us شهودthe witnessing of الحقthe Real فيin الدنىthis world والأخرىand the next
ب عنا شهود الحق في الدنى والأخرى
And we know God's secret in creation; never absent
Let me know God's secret in creation, deprive me not
from us is the witnessing of the Real, in this world and the next.
Of beholding Truth in this life and the next
منانيكYour repeated bounties ياO رحمنMerciful One لاnot يحتجنbe withheld رياgardens (start of رياض)
منانيك يا رحمن لا يحتجن ريا
ضcompletion of رياض (gardens) مجدglory لناfor us أعصارages كرتيmy return الأخرىthe next
ض مجد لنا أعصار كرتي الأخرى
Your bounties, O Merciful! Let none withhold the gardens
Shower me with Your bounty, I need no kingdom's estate
of glory meant for us through the ages of my next return.
To shield my being from harm, O Most Affectionate!
دخلناwe entered حمىthe sanctuary of الفضالthe Bountiful One يحميprotects لقاحناour milch camels
دخلنا حمى الفضال يحمي لقاحنا
عنfrom الفتكslaughter ياO حنانTender One يسرناease our way لليسرىtoward the easier path
عن الفتك يا حنان يسرنا لليسرى
We entered the Bountiful One's sanctuary; it guards our milch camels
Admit me into Your sanctuary, Protect my being from evil
from slaughter. O Tender One, ease us toward the easier path.
O Most Merciful, make things easy, guide us to the good
حنانيmercy for me حنانيmercy for me جبارCompeller of الأرضthe earth والسماand heaven
حناني حناني جبار الأرض والسما
ألوذI seek refuge بكin You اللهمO God صناprotect us منfrom الضراharm
ألوذ بك اللهم صنا من الضرا
Mercy, mercy, O Compeller of earth and heaven!
My refuge, my refuge, Lord of earth and sky
I seek refuge in You, O God; shield us from harm.
I seek refuge in You O God, shield me from woes
أغوثhelp! أغوثhelp! ياO إلهيmy God وناصريand my helper
أغوث أغوث يا إلهي وناصري
وأهتفand I cry out أينwhere رباهO my Lord كلبكYour dog فيin العسرىhardship
وأهتف أين رباه كلبك في العسرى
Help, help, O my God and my helper!
Help me, help me my God, my victorious defender
And I cry: 'Where are You, Lord? Your dog is in hardship!'
I cry out, where is my Lord in hardship and danger?
إلهيmy God إلهيmy God أنتYou أنتYou لخائفfor one afraid
إلهي إلهي أنت أنت لخائف
أمانsafety ففكso unfasten القيدthe fetter عناfrom us معtogether with الأسرىthe captives
أمان ففك القيد عنا مع الأسرى
My God, my God! You, You are for the fearful
My God, my God You are my protection when afraid
a refuge; so free us from the fetter, along with the captives.
Free me from bondage, join me with the enslaved
ولاand do not تسلمنيhand me over للحوادثto calamities إننيindeed I
ولا تسلمني للحوادث إنني
أسيفgrief-stricken فلاso not أستطيعI can ولاand not أستطيعI can صبراpatient endurance
أسيف فلا أستطيع ولا أستطيع صبرا
Do not hand me over to calamities; I am
Do not leave me to the winds of fate, I am weak
grief-stricken: I cannot, I cannot endure patiently.
Helpless am I, patience I cannot muster
وحللناand clothe us بالألطافin kindnesses ياO حيفظProtector (likely حفيظ) فإنfor indeed
وحللنا بالألطاف يا حيفظ فإن
كYou (completing فإنك) اللهGod ذوpossessor of الألطافkindnesses تصطنعYou elicit الشكراgratitude
ك الله ذو الألطاف تصطنع الشكرا
And clothe us in kindnesses, O Protector, for
Unfetter me with Your grace, O All-Seeing Sustainer
You are God, Possessor of kindness, who elicits gratitude.
You are Most Gracious, inspire me with thanks
شكرتI gave thanks شكرتI gave thanks ياO شكورAppreciative One فإننيfor indeed I
شكرت شكرت يا شكور فإنني
شكورgrateful علىfor الأفضالbounties استمنحI seek the gift of السراthe secret
شكور على الأفضال استمنح السرا
I have thanked You, I have thanked You, O Appreciative One, for I am
I thank, I thank You, O Most Appreciative One
grateful for the bounties, seeking the gift of the secret.
For I am thankful for Your boons, bless me with more
وصلand bless علىupon قطبthe pole of الدوائرthe circles منشئاoriginator of الthe (split article)
وصل على قطب الدوائر منشئا ال
كمالperfection الذيwhom صافيتهYou befriended ليلةon the night of الإسرىthe Isra (Night Journey)
كمال الذي صافيته ليلة الإسرى
And bless the pole of the circles, the originator of
Send blessings upon the Pole of all spheres
perfection, whom You befriended on the night of the Isra.
Purified on the night of ascension, forevermore
هوhe الغوثthe succor والغياثand the relief إنif قحطsuffers drought الورىcreation
هو الغوث والغياث إن قحط الورى
ينادواthey cry out أياO روحspirit of الوجودexistence ألاis there not قرىhospitality
ينادوا أيا روح الوجود ألا قرى
He is succor and relief; if creation suffers drought,
He is help and salvation, when drought plagues the world
they cry: 'O spirit of existence, is there no hospitality?'
They call upon the Spirit of Existence, haloed and pearled
فيسجدthen he prostrates للرحمنto the Merciful يسمعhe hears قلspeak يكنit shall be
فيسجد للرحمن يسمع قل يكن
وسلand ask تعطهyou will be given it نورىMy light لكyours الدولةsovereignty
وسل تعطه نورى لك الدولة
Then he prostrates to the Merciful and hears: 'Speak, and it shall be;
So they bow down before the Most Merciful, hearing "Be!"
and ask: you will be given it. My light, sovereignty is yours.'
You are given My light, sovereignty is your world
شفيعاintercessor شفيعاintercessor أنتyou أنتyou لهاfor it وقدand now
شفيعا شفيعا أنت أنت لها وقد
تداعتhave collapsed بناaround us الأحوالcircumstances أبدتrevealed لناto us تترىin succession
تداعت بنا الأحوال أبدت لنا تترى
Intercessor, intercessor! You, you are the one for this, now that
You are the Intercessor, the Intercessor for creation
circumstances have collapsed around us, revealing themselves in succession.
When situations tumble, reveal their destination
تقلدgird on أباO father of الزهراءal-Zahra سيفكyour sword قدindeed طمتhave surged
تقلد أبا الزهراء سيفك قد طمت
أهاويلterrors فيin الأكوانthe worlds غوثاhelp! أباO father of الزهراal-Zahra
أهاويل في الأكوان غوثا أبا الزهرا
Gird on your sword, O father of al-Zahra, for there have surged
Arm Abu Al-Zahra with Your sword, for chaos roams
terrors through the worlds—help, O father of al-Zahra!
In realms - give us aid O Father of the Radiant Nation!
عليهاupon her سلامthe peace of اللهGod ملءfilling سماواتheavens
عليها سلام الله ملء سماوات
وأرضand earth وأغصانand branches لهمthey have رتبranks غراresplendent
وأرض وأغصان لهم رتب غرا
God's peace be upon her, filling heavens
Upon them is Allah's peace, filling the heavens
and earth, and upon branches whose ranks are resplendent.
And earth and branches - for them ranks made even
Sol 6.1