صحّproved true عنديto me الخبرthe tidings وسرىand coursed فيthrough سرىmy secret heart
صحّ عندي الخبر وسرى في سرى
أنّthat عينَthe eye of النظرvision عينthe very same عينِeye of الفكرِthought
أنّ عينَ النظر عين عينِ الفكرِ
The tidings were confirmed to me, and coursed through my deepest secret:
The tidings proved true to me and coursed through my secret heart:
the eye of vision is the very eye of the mind's eye.
that the eye of vision is the very same eye of thought.
أغمضclose طرفَكyour eye ترىyou will see
أغمض طرفَك ترى
وتلوحand will shine forth أسرارُكyour secrets
وتلوح أسرارُك
Close your eyes, and you shall see;
Close your eye, and you will see,
your mysteries will shine forth.
and your secrets will shine forth.
وافنَand be effaced عنfrom الورىcreation
وافنَ عن الورى
تبدُwill appear لكto you أخبارُكyour tidings
تبدُ لك أخبارُك
Pass away from all created beings,
And be effaced from creation;
and your own true tidings will appear to you.
your tidings will appear to you.
وبصَقلand through polishing المراthe mirrors (continued next line)
وبصَقل المرا
ياcompletion of 'mirrors' نزولthe falling away of أغيارُكyour attachments to other things
يا نزول أغيارُك
By polishing the mirror—
And through polishing the mirrors,
oh, how your othernesses fall away!
your attachments to other things fall away.
وتلوحand shine forth بكthrough you أسرارsecrets منfrom عيونِكyour eyes تسريflow
وتلوح بك أسرار من عيونِك تسري
والتفتand turn your gaze إنif ظهرappears فيin سماكyour sky الدريthe pearl-bright star
والتفت إن ظهر في سماك الدري
Mysteries shine through you, streaming from your eyes.
And secrets shine through you, flowing from your eyes.
Take heed when the radiant star appears in your sky:
And turn your gaze if the pearl-bright star appears in your sky.
ألفُلكthe celestial sphere فيكَwithin you يدورrevolves
ألفُلك فيكَ يدور
ويُضيءُand shines ويلمَعand gleams
ويُضيءُ ويلمَع
the firmament revolves within you,
The celestial sphere revolves within you
shining and gleaming;
and shines and gleams.
والشموسand the suns والبُدورand the full moons
والشموس والبُدور
فيكwithin you تغيبset وتطلعand rise
فيك تغيب وتطلع
suns and full moons
And the suns and full moons
set and rise within you.
set and rise within you.
فاقرأso read معنىthe meaning of السطورthe lines
فاقرأ معنى السطور
التيthat فيكwithin you أجمَعall together
التي فيك أجمَع
So read the meaning of the lines
So read the meaning of the lines
all gathered within you.
that are all within you.
لاdo not تغادرleave out سطراًa line منof سطورِكَyour lines وادرand know
لا تغادر سطراً من سطورِكَ وادر
أشwhat هوit معنىthe meaning of القمرthe moon الذيthat فيكwithin you يسريcourses
أش هو معنى القمر الذي فيك يسري
Leave not one line of your own unread, and know
Do not omit a line of your lines, and know
what the moon coursing within you means.
what the moon that courses within you means.
بحرُthe sea of فكريmy thought عميقdeep
بحرُ فكري عميق
ريحُthe scent of مسكيmy musk يعبقwafts fragrantly
ريحُ مسكي يعبق
The sea of my thought is deep;
The sea of my thought is deep;
the fragrance of my musk fills the air.
the scent of my musk wafts fragrantly.
منwhoever دخلهُenters it حقيقin truth
من دخلهُ حقيق
لاشwhy يخافhe fears أنthat يغرَقhe drowns
لاش يخاف أن يغرَق
Whoever truly enters it—
Whoever enters it in truth—
why should he fear drowning?
why should he fear drowning?
يدريknows هذاthis الطريقthe path
يدري هذا الطريق
منwhoever كانis عبداًa servant للحقof the Truth
من كان عبداً للحق
The one who is a servant of the Real
This path is known
knows this path.
to whoever is a servant of the Truth.
إنindeed ذلكthat البحرthe sea لاnot يقاسُis measured ببحريagainst my sea
إن ذلك البحر لا يقاسُ ببحري
بحرُthe sea of فكريmy thought دررpearls والزهرُand the flowers فيon بريmy land
بحرُ فكري درر والزهرُ في بري
That sea cannot be measured against my sea:
Indeed, that sea cannot be measured against my sea.
the sea of my thought is pearls, and flowers bloom upon my shore.
The sea of my thought is pearls, and the flowers are on my land.
فانتَبَهتso I awoke للخطابto the address
فانتَبَهت للخطاب
وسمِعتُand I heard منّيfrom myself
وسمِعتُ منّي
Then I awakened to the address
So I awoke to the address,
and heard it from myself.
and I heard from myself:
كلّيmy whole self عنfrom كليmy whole self غابvanished
كلّي عن كلي غاب
وأناand I عنيfrom myself مفنيeffaced
وأنا عني مفني
My whole self vanished from my whole self,
My whole self vanished from my whole self,
and I was annihilated from myself.
and I was effaced from myself.
وارتفعand was lifted ليfor me الحجابthe veil
وارتفع لي الحجاب
وشهِدتُand I witnessed أنّيthat I
وشهِدتُ أنّي
The veil was lifted for me,
And the veil was lifted for me,
and I witnessed that I—
and I witnessed that I
ماnot بقىremained ليfor me آثارtraces غبتُI vanished عنfrom أثريmy trace
ما بقى لي آثار غبتُ عن أثري
لمdid not أجِدI find منanyone who حضرwas present فيin الحقيقةreality غيرany other
لم أجِد من حضر في الحقيقة غير
no trace of me remained; I vanished even from my trace.
had no traces left; I vanished from my trace.
In the Reality I found none present but
I found no other present in reality.
ساداتيmy masters وافهمواand understand
ساداتي وافهموا
المرادthe intent منof قوليmy words
المراد من قولي
my masters. Understand
And, my masters, understand
what I intend by my words:
the intent of my words.
هذاthis لاnot نكتُمُهwe conceal it
هذا لا نكتُمُه
عنfrom أحدanyone منamong أهليmy people
عن أحد من أهلي
this we do not conceal
This we do not conceal
from anyone among our people.
from anyone among my people.
سرّيmy secret لاnot يفهَمُهhe understands it
سرّي لا يفهَمُه
إلّاexcept منone who كانis مثليlike me
إلّا من كان مثلي
None understands my secret
No one understands my secret
except one who is like me.
except one who is like me.
سلكُthe thread of عقديmy necklace انتَشَرcame undone بداappeared ليto me دريmy pearls
سلكُ عقدي انتَشَر بدا لي دري
نظّمواهُstring it ياO جوارmaidens إنَّنيindeed I am فيin سكريmy drunkenness
نظّمواهُ يا جوار إنَّني في سكري
The string of my necklace broke apart; my pearl appeared to me.
The thread of my necklace came undone; my pearls appeared to me.
String it together, O maidens, for I am in my intoxication.
String it, O maidens, for I am drunk.
Sol 6.1