يَأتيcomes الرِسولُthe messenger إِلىto البَعيدِthe distant one مِنَfrom الthe
يَأتي الرِسولُ إِلى البَعيدِ مِنَ ال
بَعيدِdistant one مُخَبِّراbringing news
بَعيدِ مُخَبِّرا
The messenger comes to the distant one from the
The messenger comes to the one far, far away
distant one, bringing news.
Informing, while I see you closer than any messenger in my heart
وَأَراكَand I see you أَدنىnearer مِنthan رِسوbeginning of 'messenger'
وَأَراكَ أَدنى مِن رِسو
لِكَend of 'messenger' + your فيin الفُؤادِthe heart وَأَظهَراand more manifest
لِكَ في الفُؤادِ وَأَظهَرا
And I see you nearer than your messen-
What you expressed to me and to others from him
ger in the heart, and more manifest.
I was expressing, while from you it remained unexpressed
ماnot عَنكَof you عَبَّرَhe spoke ليto me وَلَكِbeginning of 'but'
ما عَنكَ عَبَّرَ لي وَلَكِ
نend of 'but' عَنهُof him كُنتُI was مُعَبِّراspeaking
ن عَنهُ كُنتُ مُعَبِّرا
He did not speak to me of you, bu-
So you made him known, when he appeared
t I was speaking of him.
As a light, giving light near you
فَعَرَّفتَهُso I made him known بِكَthrough you إِذwhen بَداhe appeared
فَعَرَّفتَهُ بِكَ إِذ بَدا
نوراًa light لَدَيكَin your presence مُنَوِّراgiving light
نوراً لَدَيكَ مُنَوِّرا
So I made him known through you when he appeared
And by his light you made me known
as a light, shining in your presence.
From whence you originated existence
وَبِنورِهِand by his light عَرَفتَنيyou recognized me
وَبِنورِهِ عَرَفتَني
مِنfrom أَينَwhere أَنشَأتَyou brought into existence الوَرىall created beings
مِن أَينَ أَنشَأتَ الوَرى
And by his light you recognized me.
From where did you bring all beings into existence?
Partial English translation: 8 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1