بصرتYou behold بكلof all الكائناتbeings احاطةcomprehensively
بصرت بكل الكائنات احاطة
بغيرwithout انطباعimprinting ياO بصيرAll-Seeing ومقلةand an eye
بغير انطباع يا بصير ومقلة
You behold all beings with all-encompassing sight,
I saw all beings with encompassing vision
without an imprinted image or an eye, O All-Seeing.
Without any impression, O All-Seeing, All-Knowing One
بصرتYou behold بماof what لمdid not يبصرperceive الخلقcreated beings كلهمall of them
بصرت بما لم يبصر الخلق كلهم
بهof it مطلقاًabsolutely للذاتbelonging to the essence لاnot بوسيطةthrough an intermediary
به مطلقاً للذات لا بوسيطة
You behold what no created being has perceived,
I saw what no other creation has seen
absolutely, by virtue of Your essence, not through an intermediary.
In it absolutely, not through mediation
بصرتYou behold البصيرthe All-Seeing الحقthe true بالذاتby the essence لاnot بماby what
بصرت البصير الحق بالذات لا بما
يقولونthey say منof حلinherence الصفاتthe attributes القديمةeternal
يقولون من حل الصفات القديمة
You, the true All-Seeing, see by Your essence, not through what
I saw the True Seer by His Essence, not by what
they claim of the inherence of eternal attributes.
They say regarding the attributes from eternity
وماand not الحقthe truth إلاexcept أنthat ذاتكYour essence مدركperceiving
وما الحق إلا أن ذاتك مدرك
بصيرall-seeing بلاwithout استئثارexclusive claim باءa bāʾ ('by') استعانةinstrumentality
بصير بلا استئثار باء استعانة
And the truth is only that Your essence perceives,
And the Truth is none but Your Essence is perceived
all-seeing, with no claim to an instrumental 'by'.
All-Seeing without monopolizing the means of aid
بصرتYou behold بحاليof my state جهرهاits open aspect وخفيهاand its hidden aspect
بصرت بحالي جهرها وخفيها
ومرميand the outcome شؤونيof my affairs وافتقارand the neediness أنيتيof my selfhood
ومرمي شؤوني وافتقار أنيتي
You behold my state, its open and hidden sides,
I saw my own state, its apparent and hidden
and where my affairs lead, and the neediness of my selfhood,
And the affairs I have cast away and my poverty of being
وكيفand how عنائيmy suffering فيin المواطنthe stations كلهاall of them
وكيف عنائي في المواطن كلها
وظلمةand the darkness قلبيof my heart وانطماسand the obliteration بصيرتيof my inner sight
وظلمة قلبي وانطماس بصيرتي
and how I suffer in every station,
And how burdened I am in all stations
and my heart's darkness and the obliteration of my inner sight.
And the darkness of my heart and blindness of my inner sight
الهيmy God بصرنيmake me see بنفسيof myself وقدرهاand its worth
الهي بصرني بنفسي وقدرها
فمطلقfor the entirety خسرانيof my loss بجهليthrough my ignorance برتبتيof my rank
فمطلق خسراني بجهلي برتبتي
My God, make me see myself and my worth,
O God, make me see myself and my worth
for my utter loss lies in my ignorance of my rank.
For I have utterly lost myself in ignorance of my rank
الهيmy God بماwith what أبصرتهYou have seen it منof نقائصيmy shortcomings
الهي بما أبصرته من نقائصي
وسوءand the badness اختياريof my choosing أنتYou تسترconceal خلتيmy need
وسوء اختياري أنت تستر خلتي
My God, for all You have seen of my shortcomings
O God, by what I have seen of my shortcomings
and my ill choosing, You conceal my want.
And my poor choices, You conceal my faults
وأينand where مفريmy escape واختفائيand my hiding وأنتwhile You ياO
وأين مفري واختفائي وأنت يا
بصيرAll-Seeing محيطencompassing الكلall things والشاهديةand witnessing
بصير محيط الكل والشاهدية
And where can I flee or hide, when You, O
And where can I flee and hide when You, O
All-Seeing, encompass all things and witnessing itself?
All-Encompassing, All-Witnessing One, are ever present?
الهيmy God محجوبone veiled الكثائفdense material things موثقbound fast
الهي محجوب الكثائف موثق
بانشوطةwith a slipknot منof جهلهhis ignorance وأخيةand a tether
بانشوطة من جهله وأخية
My God, one veiled by dense matter is bound fast
O God, I am veiled by dense coverings
with a slipknot of his ignorance and a tether,
Shackled by my ignorance and blindness
وفيand within بصرthe sight الرحمنof the All-Merciful بالحقin truth نافذpenetrating
وفي بصر الرحمن بالحق نافذ
فماso not عزبتhas escaped notice ياO ربLord عنكfrom You بليتيmy affliction
فما عزبت يا رب عنك بليتي
and lies within the All-Merciful's truly penetrating sight;
Yet in seeing the True by the All-Merciful lies escape
so my affliction has not escaped You, O Lord.
No misery of mine is hidden from You, my Lord
Sol 6.1