ظهرتYou became manifest لعينto the eye of الكونthe universe منfrom غيرabsence of رؤيةseeing
ظهرت لعين الكون من غير رؤية
وغيرand without ابتداءa beginning ظاهرmanifest in الأحديةabsolute oneness
وغير ابتداء ظاهر الأحدية
You became manifest to the eye of the universe without being seen,
You appeared to the eyes of the universe without vision
and without beginning, manifest in absolute oneness.
And without beginning, the evident Oneness
ظهوركYour manifestation بالاحسانthrough beneficence ياO ظاهرManifest One انجلىshone forth
ظهورك بالاحسان يا ظاهر انجلى
علىupon وجهthe face of ذراتthe atoms of الوجودexistence البديعةwondrous
على وجه ذرات الوجود البديعة
Your manifestation through beneficence, O Manifest One, shone forth
Your appearance with kindness, O Evident One, be radiant
upon the face of existence’s wondrous atoms.
Upon the face of the particles of splendid existence
ظهرتYou became manifest عياناًplainly لاnot لإدراكto the perception of باصرa beholder
ظهرت عياناً لا لإدراك باصر
ولكنand yet بتفريجthrough relieving الكروبthe afflictions العظيمةgreat
ولكن بتفريج الكروب العظيمة
You became plainly manifest, not to a beholder’s perception,
You appeared plainly, not for comprehension by sights
but through the relief of great afflictions.
But by relieving the great sorrows
وبالقدرةand through the power المخصوصsingled out ربيmy Lord بشأنهاin its exercise
وبالقدرة المخصوص ربي بشأنها
علىover السلwithdrawal والايجابand affirmation والممكنيةand possibility
على السل والايجاب والممكنية
And through the power reserved to You alone, my Lord,
And by the special power, my Lord, regarding it
over withdrawal, affirmation, and possibility.
On asking and answering and possibility
وبالغلبand through supremacy والاجبارand compulsion والقهرand subjugation سيديmy Master
وبالغلب والاجبار والقهر سيدي
فماfor no ذرةatom إلاexcept لعلمكto Your knowledge ذلتhas bowed
فما ذرة إلا لعلمك ذلت
And through supremacy, compulsion, and subjugation, my Master—
And by overcoming and compulsion and conquest, my Master
for no atom has failed to bow before Your knowledge.
So every particle submitted to Your knowledge
وبالمظهرand through the manifestation الأسنىmost radiant بكلwith every دلالةsign
وبالمظهر الأسنى بكل دلالة
يقينيةcertain لمdid not تخفbecome hidden عنfrom ذيone possessed of بصيرةinsight
يقينية لم تخف عن ذي بصيرة
And through the most radiant manifestation, with every sign
And by the finest appearance, with every indicative
of certainty, hidden from no one endowed with insight.
Certainty that did not escape one with insight
وبالعونand through aid والترزيقand the bestowal of sustenance ياO ظاهرManifest One انجلىshone forth
وبالعون والترزيق يا ظاهر انجلى
ظهوركYour manifestation والألطافand subtle kindnesses والمدديةand sustaining aid
ظهورك والألطاف والمددية
And through aid and sustenance, O Manifest One, shone forth
And by help and provision, O Evident One, be radiant
Your manifestation, Your subtle kindnesses, and Your sustaining aid.
Your appearance, and kindnesses, and aids
وكونكand Your having أظهرتmade manifest الظواهرoutward things معلمa sign
وكونك أظهرت الظواهر معلم
يدلpoints علىto السلطانsovereignty للظاهريةof manifestness
يدل على السلطان للظاهرية
And Your making outward things manifest is a sign
And Your making the appearances manifest, taught
pointing to the sovereignty of manifestness.
It indicates the authority of the Evident One
وبالحجةand through the proof العظمىsupreme التيwhich أنتYou أهلهاare entitled to it
وبالحجة العظمى التي أنت أهلها
علىagainst الخلقcreation واستولتand it prevailed علىover كلevery حجةargument
على الخلق واستولت على كل حجة
And through the supreme proof that is Yours by right
And by the greatest proof which You are worthy of
against creation, and that has prevailed over every argument.
Over the creation, and seized every proof
وبالفعلand through action والآياتand the signs ياO ربLord والغنىand self-sufficiency
وبالفعل والآيات يا رب والغنى
لذاتكof Your essence والأحياءand the living والأحديةand absolute oneness
لذاتك والأحياء والأحدية
And through action and signs, O Lord, and the self-sufficiency
And by deed and signs, O Lord, and Your self-sufficiency
of Your essence, and the living, and absolute oneness.
For Your essence, and the living, and Oneness
بسرby the mystery of الظهورmanifestation الحقtrue هبgrant ليto me قوةpower of الthe
بسر الظهور الحق هب لي قوة ال
ظهورprevailing بماin what نرضىwe approve علىover كلevery ذرةatom
ظهور بما نرضى على كل ذرة
By the mystery of true manifestation, grant me the power of
By the secret of the real appearance, grant me the power of
prevailing, in ways we approve, over every atom.
Appearing with what we approve upon every particle
Sol 6.1