سبقprecedence الارادةthe will سلمa ladder المرتادthe seeker
سبق الارادة سلم المرتاد
فارتدْso seek لعلكperhaps you are سابقahead of الروادthe pioneers
فارتدْ لعلك سابق الرواد
The precedence of the Will is the seeker’s ladder.
The precedence of will is the seeker's ladder;
So turn back—perhaps you will outstrip the pioneers.
So seek; perhaps you will outstrip the pioneers.
نادتكhave called you ألسنةthe tongues الحقيقةTruth فالتفتso turn
نادتك ألسنة الحقيقة فالتفت
نحوtoward النداءthe call ونحوand toward ذاكthat الناديthe assembly
نحو النداء ونحو ذاك النادي
The tongues of Truth have called you; turn, then,
The tongues of Truth have called you; turn
toward the call and toward that assembly.
Toward the call, and toward that assembly.
ارحلsaddle طليحكyour weary mount للنفيرfor the march فربماfor perhaps
ارحل طليحك للنفير فربما
سبقoutstripped الطليحthe weary mount وكلand grew tired ظهرthe back القاديthe swift mount
سبق الطليح وكل ظهر القادي
Set forth with your travel-worn mount at the summons; perhaps
Saddle your weary mount for the march; perhaps
the weary mount may race ahead while the hardy mount’s back grows faint.
The weary mount will take the lead, while the swift one's back grows tired.
قدindeed رشحتكit has prepared you لشأنهاfor its purpose بشواهدwith signs
قد رشحتك لشأنها بشواهد
أبدىrevealed كواكبهاtheir stars الجمالBeauty الباديmanifest
أبدى كواكبها الجمال البادي
It has chosen you for its cause through signs
It has prepared you for its purpose through signs
whose stars the manifest Beauty has revealed.
Whose stars the manifest Beauty has revealed.
أتراهdo you think He يدعوكcalls you الحبيبthe Beloved لقربهto His nearness
أتراه يدعوك الحبيب لقربه
فإذاthen when اقتربتyou draw near رماكHe casts you بالابعادwith banishment
فإذا اقتربت رماك بالابعاد
Do you suppose the Beloved calls you near to Him,
Do you think the Beloved calls you close to Him,
then, when you draw near, casts you far away?
Then casts you away when you draw near?
لوif تهتyou were bewildered منfrom نورthe light الجمالBeauty بمشهدin a vision
لو تهت من نور الجمال بمشهد
لرأيتyou would see سرthe secret اللطفgrace بالأشهادamong the witnesses
لرأيت سر اللطف بالأشهاد
Had you wandered bewildered by Beauty’s light in some vision,
Were you bewildered by the light of Beauty in a vision,
you would have seen the secret of divine gentleness among the witnesses.
You would see the secret of grace among the witnesses.
نورthe light الجمالBeauty علىupon المظاهرthe manifestations لائحshining
نور الجمال على المظاهر لائح
فالحظهso behold it مرتسماًimprinted علىupon الايجادcreation
فالحظه مرتسماً على الايجاد
Beauty’s light shines upon all manifestations;
The light of Beauty shines upon the manifestations;
behold it, inscribed upon creation.
So behold it imprinted upon creation.
لولاهwere it not for it لاحترقتyou would burn بنورin the light جلالهHis Majesty
لولاه لاحترقت بنور جلاله
وجهلتand you would not know حكمةthe wisdom عالمthe world الأضدادopposites
وجهلت حكمة عالم الأضداد
Without it, the light of His majesty would consume you,
Without it, you would burn in the light of His Majesty,
and you would fail to grasp the wisdom of the realm of opposites.
And not know the wisdom of the world of opposites.
ألقاكHe cast you فيin دارthe abode الفناءtransience لحكمةfor a wise purpose
ألقاك في دار الفناء لحكمة
خفيتwere hidden حقائقهاits truths عنfrom الأفرادindividuals
خفيت حقائقها عن الأفراد
He cast you into the abode of passingness for a wisdom
He cast you into the abode of transience for a wise purpose
whose realities are hidden from singular souls.
Whose truths are hidden from individuals.
ودعاكand He called you أنthat أقبلcome إليto Me ولاand do not تخفfear
ودعاك أن أقبل إلي ولا تخف
فيamong المدلجينthose traveling by night إليto Me منof أجناديMy hosts
في المدلجين إلي من أجنادي
And He called you: “Come to Me, and do not fear,
And He called you: “Come to Me, and do not fear,
among those journeying by night toward Me, who are of My hosts.
Among those of My hosts who journey to Me by night.
أنتyou الأمينthe trustee علىover أمانتناOur trust التيwhich
أنت الأمين على أمانتنا التي
ثقلتweighed heavily علىupon الأفلاكthe celestial spheres والأطوادand the mountains
ثقلت على الأفلاك والأطواد
You are the trustee of Our Trust, which
You are the trustee of Our trust, which
weighed heavily upon the celestial spheres and mountains.
Weighed heavily upon the celestial spheres and the mountains.
أترىdo you think تؤديهاyou discharge it بغيرwithout اعانتيMy aid
أترى تؤديها بغير اعانتي
أوor كنتyou were تحملهاyou carry it بغيرwithout مراديMy will
أو كنت تحملها بغير مرادي
Do you think you can discharge it without My aid,
Do you think you can discharge it without My aid,
or that you could bear it without My will?
Or that you bore it without My will?
ألبستكI clothed you السبعthe seven المثانيthe oft-repeated خلعةa robe of honor
ألبستك السبع المثاني خلعة
فيin هيكلa frame منfrom عالمthe world الأجسادbodies
في هيكل من عالم الأجساد
I clothed you in the Seven Oft-Repeated as a robe,
I clothed you in the Seven Oft-Repeated as a robe of honor,
within a form belonging to the world of bodies.
In a frame from the world of bodies.
فاخلعso cast off كثيفتكyour dense form التيwhich لاnot تنبغيis fitting
فاخلع كثيفتك التي لا تنبغي
لشهودfor witnessing حضرتناOur Presence معwith الأشهادthe witnesses
لشهود حضرتنا مع الأشهاد
So cast off your dense corporeal nature, which is unfit
So cast off your dense form, which is unfit
to witness Our Presence among the witnesses.
For witnessing Our Presence with the witnesses.
واغسلand cleanse بماءwith the water القدسholiness عشرten لطائفsubtle faculties
واغسل بماء القدس عشر لطائف
هيthey are أنتyou منof دنسthe grime الطباعnatural dispositions الكاديobstructive
هي أنت من دنس الطباع الكادي
And with the water of holiness wash ten subtle faculties
And cleanse with the water of holiness ten subtle faculties—
that are your very self, clean of sullied natural disposition.
Which are you—of the obstructive grime of natural dispositions.
أشربتyou were given to drink خمسةfive أبحرseas لتعيشso that you may live فيin
أشربت خمسة أبحر لتعيش في
ظمأthirst فردsingular فرطاa forerunner معwith الورادthose coming to drink
ظمأ فرد فرطا مع الوراد
You were given five seas to drink, that you might live
You were given five seas to drink, that you might live in
in a peerless thirst, foremost among those who come to drink.
Singular thirst, a forerunner among those who come to drink.
فجرتهاI made them gush لكfor you منfrom صفاتthe attributes الذاتthe Essence فيin
فجرتها لك من صفات الذات في
عينthe wellspring الظهورmanifestation ومبدأand the origin الآحادindividual beings
عين الظهور ومبدأ الآحاد
I made them gush forth for you from the attributes of the Essence,
I made them gush for you from the attributes of the Essence, in
at the fountain of manifestation and the origin of individual beings.
The wellspring of manifestation and the origin of individual beings.”
Sol 6.1