وياand O واحدOne الباقيthe Everlasting بوحدةin the oneness of ذاتهHis essence
ويا واحد الباقي بوحدة ذاته
كماas كانHe was قبلbefore القبل'before' itself والأزليةand beginninglessness
كما كان قبل القبل والأزلية
O One, everlasting in the oneness of Your Essence,
And O One, abiding in the oneness of His essence,
as You were before all before and all pre-eternity.
as He was before 'before' and beginningless eternity.
تعاليتYou are exalted ليستis not وحدةthe oneness of الذاتthe Essence وحدةa unity
تعاليت ليست وحدة الذات وحدة
تؤولresolves إلىinto التحليلdecomposition والجزئيةand divisibility
تؤول إلى التحليل والجزئية
Exalted are You! The oneness of the Essence is no unity
Exalted are You: the oneness of the Essence is not a unity
that can be reduced to decomposition and parts.
that resolves into decomposition and division into parts.
ولاnor وحدةthe oneness of الأوصافthe attributes وحدةa unity of فطرةnatural constitution
ولا وحدة الأوصاف وحدة فطرة
تعالتit is exalted عنabove الأعراضaccidents والجوهريةand substantiality
تعالت عن الأعراض والجوهرية
Nor is the oneness of the Attributes a unity of natural constitution:
Nor is the oneness of the attributes a unity of natural constitution;
it transcends accidents and substantiality.
it transcends accidents and substantiality.
وأنتand You الهيmy God الواحدthe One الحقthe true والسوىand all else
وأنت الهي الواحد الحق والسوى
مجازfigurative إليهto it نسبةattribution الواحديةoneness
مجاز إليه نسبة الواحدية
You, my God, are the One, the Real; as for all else,
And You, my God, are the true One; as for all else,
its ascription of oneness is only figurative.
the attribution of oneness to it is figurative.
وجودكYour existence قبلbefore الجوهرthe substance الفردindivisible ثابتestablished
وجودك قبل الجوهر الفرد ثابت
وماand whatever يقبلadmits التركيبcomposition ليسis not بوحدةa unity
وما يقبل التركيب ليس بوحدة
Your Being was established before the indivisible atom;
Your existence is established before the indivisible atom,
whatever admits of composition is not truly one.
and whatever admits composition is not a unity.
فهبنيso grant me شهودwitnessing الواحديةoneness فانياًeffaced
فهبني شهود الواحدية فانياً
عنfrom الجمعcollectivity فيin الفرديةsingularity السرمديةeternal
عن الجمع في الفردية السرمدية
So grant me the vision of Oneness, annihilated
So grant me the witnessing of oneness, effaced
beyond all plurality in eternal Singularity.
from collectivity in eternal singularity.
وأوحدand make one وجوديmy existence عنapart from وجودan existence يصدنيthat bars me
وأوحد وجودي عن وجود يصدني
عنfrom الواحدthe One الباقيthe Everlasting وجودthe existence of الحقيقةReality
عن الواحد الباقي وجود الحقيقة
Make my being single, free of a being that bars me
And make my existence one, apart from any existence that bars me
from the Everlasting One, the very Being of Reality.
from the abiding One, the existence of Reality.
وثبتand make steadfast علىupon التوحيدthe affirmation of unity قدسيthe sacred aspect of وحدتيmy oneness
وثبت على التوحيد قدسي وحدتي
فماfor ... not زاغstrayed عنfrom آياتهاits signs منwhoever تثبتstood firm
فما زاغ عن آياتها من تثبت
And make my inward purity and my unity firm upon tawḥīd,
And establish the sanctity of my oneness in the affirmation of unity;
for whoever stands steadfast never strays from its signs.
for whoever stands firm has not strayed from its signs.
الهيmy God ظهورmanifestation الواحديةoneness محضةpure
الهي ظهور الواحدية محضة
تريهاreveals it شئونthe workings of الحقthe Real فيin كلevery ذرةatom
تريها شئون الحق في كل ذرة
My God, the manifestation of pure Oneness—
My God, the manifestation of pure oneness
the workings of the Real reveal it in every mote.
is revealed by the workings of the Real in every atom.
أقمتYou established منfrom التكوينcreation شاهدa witness of حكمةwisdom
أقمت من التكوين شاهد حكمة
علىto الليسnonbeing فانحلتso came undone عرىthe bonds of كلevery شركةpartnership
على الليس فانحلت عرى كل شركة
From creation You raised a witness to wisdom
You established from creation a witness of wisdom
against nonbeing; then every bond of association dissolved.
to nonbeing; thus the bonds of every partnership came undone.
فماso no ثمthere وجدانيةinward awareness بعدafter مبدأa beginning
فما ثم وجدانية بعد مبدأ
فتقبلso it might admit فيin أوصافهاits attributes جزءa part of وحدةoneness
فتقبل في أوصافها جزء وحدة
Thus no conscious selfhood, coming after an origin,
So there is no inward awareness after a beginning
can admit among its attributes any share of Oneness.
that might admit, in its attributes, a part of oneness.
Sol 6.1