أَناI وَالوَرىand humankind بِاِسمِin the name of الهَوىlove سِيّانِalike
أَنا وَالوَرى بِاِسمِ الهَوى سِيّانِ
لَوif لَمnot أَفُزI attain مِنfrom عَينِهِits eye; its essence بِعَيانيwith my direct vision
لَو لَم أَفُز مِن عَينِهِ بِعَياني
I and all humankind would be alike in the name of love,
had I not gained my direct vision from its very essence.
وَبِنُقطَةِand through the dot of الحَفَينِunclear; perhaps 'the two letters' مِنfrom فِعلِthe action of اِسمِهِits name
وَبِنُقطَةِ الحَفَينِ مِن فِعلِ اِسمِهِ
فيin الحُسنِbeauty فُزتُI attained بِكَونِهِthrough its being النوانيunclear; perhaps 'luminous'
في الحُسنِ فُزتُ بِكَونِهِ النواني
And through the dot of the [two letters?], from the action of its name,
in beauty I attained its [luminous?] being.
وَعَرفتُand I knew تَأَويلَthe interpretation of الحُروفِthe letters وَلَفظِهاand their pronunciation الthe (continued)
وَعَرفتُ تَأَويلَ الحُروفِ وَلَفظِها ال
عَرَبِيَّArabic وَالعِبرِيَّand Hebrew وَالسَريانيand Syriac
عَرَبِيَّ وَالعِبرِيَّ وَالسَرياني
And I learned the interpretation of the letters and their pronunciation in
Arabic, Hebrew, and Syriac.
وَظَفَرتُand I attained بِالتَنزيلِwith revelation وَالتَأويلِand interpretation فيin التthe (prefix of 'Torah')
وَظَفَرتُ بِالتَنزيلِ وَالتَأويلِ في الت
تَوراةِTorah وَالإِنجيلِand the Gospel وَالقُرآنِand the Qur'an
تَوراةِ وَالإِنجيلِ وَالقُرآنِ
And I mastered revelation and interpretation in the
Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur'an.
وَقَرَأتُand I read رَقمَthe writing of صَحائِفِthe pages of الأَخيارthe good وَالأَبand the… (begins 'righteous')
وَقَرَأتُ رَقمَ صَحائِفِ الأَخيار وَالأَب
رارِcompletion of 'righteous' وَالفُجّارِand the wicked فيin ديوانيmy register
رارِ وَالفُجّارِ في ديواني
And I read the writing on the pages of the good and the
righteous and the wicked in my register.
وَعَلِمتُand I knew بِدَوِيِّmy beginning (contextual reading) وَالمَعادَand the return وَمَوتَتيand my death الthe (continued)
وَعَلِمتُ بِدَوِيِّ وَالمَعادَ وَمَوتَتي ال
أولىfirst وَمَنand those whom أَفناهُannihilated him مَوتٌa death ثانِsecond
أولى وَمَن أَفناهُ مَوتٌ ثانِ
And I knew my beginning, the return, and my death—the
first—and those whom a second death annihilated.
وَعَبَرتُand I crossed مِنfrom فَوقِabove الصِراطِthe Path مَسَلِّماًsubmitting
وَعَبَرتُ مِن فَوقِ الصِراطِ مَسَلِّماً
لِماbecause بَداbecame apparent الرَجحانُthe greater weight فيin ميزانيmy scales
لِما بَدا الرَجحانُ في ميزاني
And I crossed over the Path, in submission,
because the greater weight had become apparent in my scales.
وَلَحِّبيand for my love الصَبرُpatience الجَميلُbeautiful زَهِدتُI renounced فيin الthe (continued)
وَلَحِّبي الصَبرُ الجَميلُ زَهِدتُ في ال
جَنّاتِgardens حينَwhen رَغِبتُI desired فيfor النيرانِthe fires
جَنّاتِ حينَ رَغِبتُ في النيرانِ
And for my love of beautiful patience, I renounced the
gardens when I desired the fires.
فَأَعادَهاso it restored them بَراداًcoolness عَلَيَّfor me سَلامُهاtheir peace
فَأَعادَها بَراداً عَلَيَّ سَلامُها
فيin حَلِّهاtheir dissolving تَركيبَهاtheir composition الجُسمانيbodily
في حَلِّها تَركيبَها الجُسماني
So their peace made them cool for me again,
in dissolving their bodily composition.
فَبَقيتُso I remained كَالياقوتِlike a ruby لاnot أَخشىI fear بِهاin them
فَبَقيتُ كَالياقوتِ لا أَخشى بِها
عَرَضاًan accidental property يُغَيِّرُalters جَوهَريmy substance النَفسانيof the soul
عَرَضاً يُغَيِّرُ جَوهَري النَفساني
So I remained like a ruby, fearing in them no
accident that might alter the substance of my soul.
بِعَيانِthrough direct sight of مالِكِهاtheir master أُنَعِّمُI enjoy bliss (contextual reading) خالِداًabiding forever
بِعَيانِ مالِكِها أُنَعِّمُ خالِداً
فيماin what يَزيدُincreases بِقُربِهِthrough nearness to him رَضوانيmy contentment
فيما يَزيدُ بِقُربِهِ رَضواني
Beholding their master, I enjoy bliss forever,
in what increases my contentment through nearness to him.
Sol 6.1