لاحتshone forth شموسsuns المشاهدهwitnessing
لاحت شموس المشاهده
وزالand dispelled إشكالهاits obscurity الشهودwitnessing
وزال إشكالها الشهود
The suns of witnessing shone forth,
The visions' suns have shone,
And witnessing dispelled its obscurity.
And their perplexities have gone.
وأبدتand revealed يقيناcertainty محققاfirmly established
وأبدت يقينا محققا
منfrom غيرother than ريبdoubt ولاand no جحودdenial
من غير ريب ولا جحود
And they revealed a certainty firmly established,
They have shown a realized certainty,
Without doubt or denial:
Without doubt or denial.
بأنهthat He is الواحدthe One الأحدthe Unique
بأنه الواحد الأحد
منfrom قبلbefore أنthat يوجدbe brought into being الوجودexistence
من قبل أن يوجد الوجود
That He is the One, the Unique,
That He is the One, the Unique,
Before existence was brought into being.
Before existence itself existed.
مظاهرmanifestations الآخرthe Last الأبدeternity
مظاهر الآخر الأبد
الأوّلthe First الأزليthe Beginningless يعودreturns
الأوّل الأزلي يعود
The manifestations of the Last, the Everlasting—
The manifestations of the Eternal Other,
The First, the Beginningless, returns.
To the First, the Everlasting, return.
فقفso pause وقلand say لاnone سواهother than Him قطever
فقف وقل لا سواه قط
فيin كلّall ماthat which يمنعHe withholds أوor يجودHe gives generously
في كلّ ما يمنع أو يجود
So pause and say: 'None but Him, ever,'
So stand and say none but Him,
In all that He withholds or bestows.
In all that gives or holds back.
وكنand be لهto Him عبداًa servant مطلقاunconditionally
وكن له عبداً مطلقا
انindeed العللcauses كلهاall of them قيودfetters
ان العلل كلها قيود
And be His servant without reserve;
And be to Him an absolute servant,
Indeed, all causes are fetters.
For causations are but shackles.
ياah حبذاhow lovely منهلa watering place الرضىcontentment
يا حبذا منهل الرضى
فيat مصدريmy departure وفيand at ورودcoming to drink
في مصدري وفي ورود
Ah, how lovely the watering place of contentment,
Oh, blessed is the fountain of contentment,
At my departure and my coming to drink.
In my sources and in its outpourings.
ومنand whoever رقىascended رتبةthe rank الرضاcontentment
ومن رقى رتبة الرضا
فقدthen indeed رقىascended غايةthe utmost limit الصعودascent
فقد رقى غاية الصعود
And whoever ascends to the rank of contentment
And whoever ascends to contentment's rank,
Has indeed reached the summit of ascent.
Has ascended the peak of ascents.
لاno همّworry لاno غمّsorrow يعتريهassails him
لا همّ لا غمّ يعتريه
غيرexcept المسرّاتjoys والسعودand good fortune
غير المسرّات والسعود
No worry, no sorrow assails him—
No care or sorrow afflicts him,
Only joys and good fortune.
Except joys and bliss.
فهوthus he بجناتin the gardens أنسهHis companionship
فهو بجنات أنسه
وبعدهاand after them جنةthe Garden الخلودeternity
وبعدها جنة الخلود
Thus he is in the gardens of His companionship,
He is in gardens of intimacy,
And after them, the Garden of Eternity.
And beyond them, the garden of eternity.
لاno حولpower لاno حولpower ياO فتىyouth
لا حول لا حول يا فتى
ماذىwhat is this القساواتhard-heartedness والجمودand torpor
ماذى القساوات والجمود
No power, no power, O youth!
No might nor power, O youth!
What is this hardness of heart and torpor?
What is with harshness and rigidity?
نخوضwe wade فيthrough كلevery ظلمةdarkness
نخوض في كل ظلمة
وأوقاتناand our hours بالبعادwith separation سودblack
وأوقاتنا بالبعاد سود
We wade through every darkness,
We wade through every darkness,
And our hours are black with separation.
And our times are black with distance.
نحققwe ascertain الشيءthe thing وننكرهand deny it
نحقق الشيء وننكره
أيقاظawake فيin حليةthe garb الرقودsleepers
أيقاظ في حلية الرقود
We ascertain a thing, yet deny it,
We verify a thing and deny it,
Awake, in the garb of sleepers.
Awake in the garb of sleep.
ولاand not نعظمwe revere شعائرهHis sacred rites
ولا نعظم شعائره
ولاand no وقوفabiding معby الحدودthe bounds
ولا وقوف مع الحدود
Nor do we revere His sacred rites,
And we don't revere His sacraments,
Nor do we abide by the bounds.
Nor standing at the boundaries.
بلyet عادreturned فضلهHis grace وجودهand His generosity
بل عاد فضله وجوده
فجودهfor His generosity أصلthe root كلّall جودgenerosity
فجوده أصل كلّ جود
Yet His grace and generosity return,
Rather, His bounty and existence returned,
For His generosity is the root of all generosity.
For His generosity is the origin of all generosity.
أستغفرI seek forgiveness from اللَهGod دائماًalways
أستغفر اللَه دائماً
معwhile قيامstanding ومعand while قعودsitting
مع قيام ومع قعود
I always seek God's forgiveness,
I seek Allah's forgiveness always,
While standing and while sitting.
While standing and while sitting.
تمتit is finished وصلواand send blessings علىupon النبيthe Prophet
تمت وصلوا على النبي
ماas long as جلجلتresounded فيin السحبthe clouds رعودthunderclaps
ما جلجلت في السحب رعود
It is finished; send blessings upon the Prophet,
It is complete, send prayers upon the Prophet,
As long as thunderclaps resound in the clouds.
As thunder roared in the clouds.
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