وياand O بارىءCreator of الموجودwhat exists موجدهits Originator بلاwithout
ويا بارىء الموجود موجده بلا
مقالdispute خلاstood alone منwithout غيرهany besides Him للبريةfor created beings
مقال خلا من غيره للبرية
And O Creator of all that exists, its Maker beyond
O Creator of existence, who originated it without speech
dispute—created beings have none besides Him.
Apart from anything else for humankind
برأتهمYou created them منfrom غيرno شيءthing معللcausally conditioned
برأتهم من غير شيء معلل
فماso what الحلdissolution والتوليدand generation فيin أيany نشأةorigination
فما الحل والتوليد في أي نشأة
You created them from no causally conditioned thing;
You absolved them without any justification
what place, then, have dissolution and generation in any origination?
So what is the solution and origination in any genesis?
وماand not الحلdissolution والتوليدand generation إلاexcept تسلسلinfinite regress
وما الحل والتوليد إلا تسلسل
ودورand circularity وإلاor else لاختيارdue to choice وقدرةand power
ودور وإلا لاختيار وقدرة
Dissolution and generation are nothing but infinite regress
What is the solution and origination but sequence
and circularity—or else they stem from choice and power.
And cycle, otherwise it's by choice and destiny
وفيand in شاهدthe evidence of التطويرtransformation أنكthat You موجدa bringer into being
وفي شاهد التطوير أنك موجد
مجردsheer ايجادbringing into being منfrom العدميةnonexistence
مجرد ايجاد من العدمية
And transformation bears witness that You bring into being
And in the evidence of evolution, You are the Originator
by sheer creation out of nonexistence.
Merely originating from nothingness
تعاليتExalted are You انشأتYou created الوسائطthe intermediaries حكمةin wisdom
تعاليت انشأت الوسائط حكمة
فماthus not أثرthe effect of الموسوطwhat is mediated فعلthe act of الوسيطةthe intermediary
فما أثر الموسوط فعل الوسيطة
Exalted are You! In wisdom You created intermediaries;
You transcended, created intermediaries in wisdom
thus, the effect on what is mediated is not the intermediary’s doing.
So what is the effect of the intermediary, the act of the intermediator?
فماfor not الفعلaction والتأثيرand causation والأمرand command والقضاand decree
فما الفعل والتأثير والأمر والقضا
تضافare attributed لغيرto other than الحضرةthe Presence البارئيةof the Creator
تضاف لغير الحضرة البارئية
For neither action, nor causation, nor command, nor decree
So what are the act, effect, command and decree
is attributed to any but the Creator’s Presence.
Attributed to other than Your creative presence?
وذاتand the essence of الهيوليprime matter فطرةa creation بابتداعهby His origination
وذات الهيولي فطرة بابتداعه
وليسand there is not لهاfor it فيin الخلقcreation ذرةan atom of شركةparticipation
وليس لها في الخلق ذرة شركة
And prime matter’s very essence is fashioned by His originating act,
And the essence of matter is inherently innovated by You
and has not an atom’s share in creation.
And has no shred of partnership in creation
تعاليتExalted are You تحتاجhas need الهيوليprime matter لباريءof a Creator
تعاليت تحتاج الهيولي لباريء
لهto Him واجبnecessary التأثيرcausal efficacy والقدميةand beginninglessness
له واجب التأثير والقدمية
Exalted are You! Prime matter needs a Creator
You transcended, matter requires a Creator
to whom causal power and beginninglessness necessarily belong.
To whom belong the obligation of effect and eternity
وجوبthe necessity of وجودthe existence of الباريءthe Creator الحقthe true ملزمentails
وجوب وجود الباريء الحق ملزم
لهfor Him الاقتدارpower المحضabsolute فيin الفاعليةagency
له الاقتدار المحض في الفاعلية
The necessity of the true Creator’s existence entails
The obligation of the existence of the True Creator binds
His absolute power to act.
To Him belongs absolute potency in agency
تبرأتI disavowed منfrom حولthe power of الحوادثcreated things مطلقاًutterly
تبرأت من حول الحوادث مطلقاً
وأفنيتهاand I effaced them فيin الحضرةthe Presence الأحديةof absolute Oneness
وأفنيتها في الحضرة الأحدية
I utterly disavowed the power of created things,
You have absolved Yourself completely from the accidents
and effaced them in the Presence of absolute Oneness.
And made them cease in the One Essence
وجردتand I stripped أسراريmy inmost secrets لباريءfor the Creator of عالميmy world
وجردت أسراري لباريء عالمي
بهthrough Him منof علاقاتيmy attachments وآفاتand the flaws of فطرتيmy innate nature
به من علاقاتي وآفات فطرتي
And for my world’s Creator I stripped my inmost depths,
And I unveiled my secrets to my Creator
through Him, of my attachments and my nature’s flaws.
By whom my relations and innate vices were created
Sol 6.1