تجلت لوحدانية الحق أنوار — Al Burai

تَجَلَّت لِوحدانية الحق أَنوار

فدلت عَلى أَن الجحود هو العار

Lights shone forth for the oneness of the Real,

and showed that denial is disgrace.

وَأَغرت لداعي الحق كل موحد

بمقعد صدق حبذا الجار وَالدار

And they enticed every believer in oneness toward the caller of the Real,

with a seat of truth—how excellent the neighbor and the abode!

وَأَبدَت مَعاني ذاته بصفاته

فَلَم يحتمل عقل المحبين أنكار

And through His attributes they revealed the meanings of His essence,

so the lovers' minds could admit no denial.

تَراءى لهم في الغَيب جل جَلاله

عيانا فَلَم يدركه سمع وَأَبصار

He appeared to them in the unseen—exalted be His majesty—

in direct vision, yet neither hearing nor eyes could grasp Him.

مَعان عقلن العقل وَالعَقل ذاهِل

واقباله في برزخ البحث أَدبار

Meanings fettered the mind, while the mind stood bewildered;

and its advance in inquiry's isthmus was retreat.

اذاهمّ وَهم الفكر ادراك ذاته

تعارض أَوهام عليه وَأَفكار

Whenever thought's fancy sought to grasp His essence,

illusions and thoughts clashed over it.

وَكَيفَ يحيط الكيف ادراك حده

وَلَيسَ له في الكَيف حدو مقدار

And how could modality encompass a grasp of His limit,

when in modality He has neither limit nor measure?

وَأَينَ يحل الاين منه وَلَم يَكن

مَع اللَه غير اللَه عين وَآثار

And where could place reside in Him, when there was not

with God any entity or trace other than God?

وَلا شيء مَعلوم وَلا الكَون مضيئة

وَلا الرزق مَقسوم وَلا الخلق افطار

Nor was anything known, nor the universe alight,

nor sustenance apportioned, nor creation [final word unclear].

وَلا الشمس بالنور المنير مضيئة

وَلا القمر الساري وَلا النجم سيار

Nor was the sun shining with radiant light,

nor the moon journeying, nor a star in motion.

فأنشأ في سلطانه الأرض وَالسَما

ليخلق منها ما يَشاء وَيَختار

Then He brought forth, within His dominion, the earth and heaven,

to create from them whatever He wills and chooses.

وَزين بالكرسي وَالعَرش ملكه

فمن نوره حجب عليه وَأَستار

And He adorned His kingdom with the Seat and the Throne;

thus from His light are veils and screens over Him.

فَسُبحان من تعنو الوجوه لوجهه

وَيَلقاه رهن الذل من هو جبار

Glory, then, to Him before whose face all faces bow,

and whom every tyrant meets bound in abasement.

وَمن كل شيء خاضع تحت قهره

تصرّفه في الطوع والقهر أَقدار

And the One beneath whose power all things submit,

with decrees directing each in willingness or compulsion.

عَظيم يهون الاعظمون لعزه

شديد القوى كاف لدى القهر قهار

Great: the greatest dwindle before His might;

mighty in power, all-sufficient, irresistible in subduing.

لطيف بلطف الصنع فضلنا على

خَلائق لا تحصى وَذَلكَ ايثار

Gentle: through His gentle handiwork He favored us above

countless creatures—such is His favor.

يرى حركات النمل في ظلم الدجى

وَلم يحف اعلان عليه واسرار

He sees the movements of ants in the dark of night,

and neither disclosure nor concealment is hidden from Him.

وَيحصى عديد النمل وَالقطر وَالحصى

وما اشتملت نجد عليه وأغوار

And He counts the multitude of ants, raindrops, and pebbles,

and all that uplands and lowlands contain.

ووزن جبال كم مَثاقيل بنوره

دراها وكيل البحر والبحر تيار

And the mountains' weight—how many measures—by His light

He knows, and the measure of the sea, though the sea is a torrent.

أَضاءَت قُلوب العارفين بنوره

فَباحَت بأحوال المحبين أَسرار

The hearts of those who know Him shone with His light,

and secrets disclosed the lovers' states.

وَشق عَلى أَسمائهم من عَلى اسمه

عَلى الاصل فهو البر والقَوم أَبرار

And He derived their names from His exalted name [wording unclear],

from the original root: He is the Beneficent, and the people are righteous.

فَذاكَ الَّذي يلجا إِليه توكلا

عليه وَيَعصى وَهُوَ بالحلم ستار

That is the One to whom one turns, placing trust

in Him; though disobeyed, He conceals faults with forbearance.

فأدنى الرجا للخلق من باب فضله

لتمعي اسا آن وَتغفر أَوزار

He brought hope near to creation through the gate of His bounty,

so that [wrongs may be effaced; text unclear] and burdens of sin forgiven.

وَضامنة الآمال تَسعى مواشيا

إِلى مزن استغفاره وَهُوَ غفار

And the guarantor of hopes hastens on foot [wording unclear]

toward the clouds of seeking His forgiveness; He is ever-forgiving.

تسبح ذرّات الوجود بحمده

وَيسجد بالتَعظيم نجم وَأَشجار

The particles of existence glorify Him with praise,

and stars and trees prostrate in reverence.

وَيبكى غمام الغيث طوعا لامره

فتَضحَك مِمّا يَفعَل الغَيث أَزهار

And the raincloud weeps, obedient to His command,

so flowers laugh at what the rain does.

ومن شق وجه الأَرض عن معشب الثرى

وَتَجري وَلا يَجري سِوى اللَهَ أَنهار

And He who split earth's face to reveal its verdant soil,

and rivers flow—none but God makes them flow.

ومن عرد القمرى شكرا لربه

فَجاوبن بأسجع الالهى أَطيار

And He who made the turtledove warble in thanks to its Lord,

so birds answered with the most melodious divine strains [wording unclear].

وان نفحت هوج النسيم تعطرت

به خلع الأَكوان وَالسكون معطار

And if the breeze's wild gusts waft, perfumed are

the robes of the worlds by it, while stillness is fragrant.

تَبارك رب الملك وَالمَلكوت من

عَجائِب يرويهن بدو وَحضار

Blessed is the Lord of dominion and the heavenly realm, for

wonders that nomads and townsfolk recount.

فَيا نفس للاحسان عودى فربما

أقلت عثارا فابن آدم معثار

So, O soul, return to goodness; perhaps

your stumbling may be pardoned, for Adam's son often stumbles.

وَيا فرقة الاحباب بالرغم لا الرضا

لعل بلطف اللَه تجمعنا الدار

And O separation from loved ones, by force and not consent,

perhaps, through God's kindness, the abode will unite us.

فأصبح في الأَرض البَعيدة عهدها

فَلا ثم أَوطان وَلاثم أَقطار

Then I would awaken in the land whose memory is remote,

where there are neither homelands nor regions.

وأدرك من ريحانة القلب نظرة

وَراها لصوم القلب عيد وافطار

And catch a glimpse of the heart's sweet basil,

beyond it lie a feast and the breaking of the heart's fast.

الهى أذقني برد عفوك واهدنى

اليك بِما يُرضيك فالدهر غرار

My God, let me taste the coolness of Your pardon, and guide me

to You through what pleases You, for time is a deceiver.

وصل حبل أنسى باجتماع أحبتى

فَفي صرم حبل الانس بشمت غدار

And reconnect the cord of my companionship by gathering my loved ones,

for a traitor gloats when the cord of companionship is cut.

وصن ماء وَجهي عَن مقام مذلة

وَحصنه من جور الطغاة اذا جاروا

And guard my face's honor from a station of humiliation,

and shield it from the tyrants' injustice whenever they oppress.

فاني بِتَقصيري وَفَقري وَفاقَتي

عَلى أَملى من مصر حودك أَمتار

For I, with my failings, my poverty, and my need,

relying on my hope, draw provisions from the Egypt of Your bounty.

خَلعت عذارى واعتذرتك سيدى

وَلَم يَبقَ لي بعد اعتذاري أعذار

I have cast off my bridle and apologized to You, my Master,

and no excuses remain to me after my apology.

فَقل فزت يا عبدالرَحيم بِرَحمَتي

وَطبت وَلا خزى لديك وَلا عار

So say, “You have triumphed, Abd al-Rahim, through My mercy,

and you are blessed; neither shame nor disgrace is yours.”

وأكرم لاجلى من يَليني وأعطنا

من النار أَمنا يوم تستعر النار

And honor, for my sake, those near me, and grant us

safety from the Fire on the day the Fire blazes.

وَصل عَلى روح الحَبيب محمد

حميد المَساعي فَهُو في الخلق مختار

And send blessings upon the soul of the Beloved, Muhammad,

praiseworthy in his endeavors, for he is chosen among creation,

وَأَزواجه والآل وَالصحب انهم

له وَلدين الحق بالحق أَنصار

and his wives, his family, and his companions, for they

are, in truth, supporters of him and the religion of truth.