ميقاتappointed time موسىMoses يومday تدبيرناour operation
ميقات موسى يوم تدبيرنا
فافطنso be discerning فإنّfor indeed الفطنةdiscernment الحدسُintuition
فافطن فإنّ الفطنة الحدسُ
Moses’ appointed term is the time of our operation;
Moses' appointed time is the day of our operation.
so take heed, for true discernment is intuition.
So be discerning, for discernment is intuition.
وكلand all ماthat which فيالكتبin the books منof سبعةseven
وكل ما فيالكتب من سبعة
قدindeed طالhas been prolonged فيهاconcerning them الخوضdiscussion والدرسُand study
قد طال فيها الخوض والدرسُ
All that the books contain concerning seven—
And all the sevens found in the books
how long it has been debated and studied!
have long been discussed and studied.
فعقدناso our joining الماءينthe two waters أسبوعناour week
فعقدنا الماءين أسبوعنا
مضاعفاًdoubled ماno فيهماin both of them وكسُloss
مضاعفاً ما فيهما وكسُ
So we conjoined the two waters for our week,
So our joining of the two waters takes our week,
doubled; what lies within them is diminished.
doubled, with no loss in either.
وهكذاand likewise أحجارناour stones سبعةseven
وهكذا أحجارنا سبعة
لاno شكdoubt فيin ذاكthat ولاand no لبسُconfusion
لا شك في ذاك ولا لبسُ
Thus too, our stones are seven;
And likewise our stones are seven,
there is no doubt in that, nor any confusion.
with no doubt in that and no confusion.
وماand water وردناof our roses الأبيضwhite ذاكthat الذيwhich
وما وردنا الأبيض ذاك الذي
منهfrom it يكونarises الزرعcrops والفرسُand the horse
منه يكون الزرع والفرسُ
And what is our white rose? It is that which
And our white rosewater is that
gives rise to crops and the horse.
from which crops and horses arise.
والطينةand the clay البيضاءwhite وهيand it التيwhich
والطينة البيضاء وهي التي
منof شأنهاits nature الإمساكretention والحبسُand confinement
من شأنها الإمساك والحبسُ
And the white clay is that which
And the white clay—it is the one
by nature holds and confines.
whose nature is to retain and confine.
والحرفand the cress الأحمرred نارfire لناfor us
والحرف الأحمر نار لنا
حمراءred فيهاin it الحرheat واليبسَand dryness
حمراء فيها الحر واليبسَ
For us, the red letter is fire,
And the red cress is fire to us,
a red fire containing heat and dryness.
red, containing heat and dryness.
والذهبand the gold الرطبmoist العزيزprecious الذيwhich
والذهب الرطب العزيز الذي
يقولsay قومsome people إنهthat it is الشمسُthe sun
يقول قوم إنه الشمسُ
And the moist, precious gold is that which
And the precious, moist gold, which
some people say is the sun.
some people say is the sun;
والجسدand the body الكحليّkohl-dark ابّارناour lead
والجسد الكحليّ ابّارنا
وهوand it المظلمdark النحسُill-omened
وهو المظلم النحسُ
The kohl-dark body is our abbār—our lead—
and the kohl-dark body is our lead,
and it is the marked, ill-omened one.
and it is the dark, ill-omened one.
والنيرانand the two luminaries اثنانtwo رقّتهماraised them both
والنيران اثنان رقّتهما
إلىto الكمالperfection الانجمthe stars الخمسُfive
إلى الكمال الانجم الخمسُ
The fires are two; both were refined
And the luminaries are two; both were raised
to perfection by the five stars.
to perfection by the five stars.
والمعدنياتand the minerals كذاlikewise سبعةseven
والمعدنيات كذا سبعة
يدركهاapprehends them العقلthe intellect أوor الحسُّthe senses
يدركها العقل أو الحسُّ
The mineral substances likewise are seven,
And the minerals likewise are seven,
apprehended by reason or by sense.
apprehended by the intellect or the senses.
ويحكwoe to you هذاthis رمزcipher أسرارناour secrets
ويحك هذا رمز أسرارنا
يحارis bewildered فيهاby them الجنthe jinn والإنسُand humankind
يحار فيها الجن والإنسُ
Woe to you! This is the cipher of our secrets,
Woe to you! This is the cipher of our secrets,
at which jinn and humankind stand bewildered.
at which jinn and humankind are bewildered.
Sol 6.1