نحنُwe شُموسُsuns الحضْرَةِthe Presence المُشَعْشِعَهْradiant
نحنُ شُموسُ الحضْرَةِ المُشَعْشِعَهْ
عُيونُهاits eyes المُبصِرَةُseeing المُطَّلِعَهْwatchful
عُيونُها المُبصِرَةُ المُطَّلِعَهْ
We are the radiant suns of the Presence,
its seeing, watchful eyes.
نحنُwe السُّيوفُthe swords البارِقاتُflashing لمnot تزلْcease
نحنُ السُّيوفُ البارِقاتُ لم تزلْ
بناthrough us حِبالُcords منwhoever بَغىtransgressed مُنْقَطِعَهْsevered
بنا حِبالُ من بَغى مُنْقَطِعَهْ
We are the flashing swords; ever
through us the cords of transgressors remain severed.
أَسرارُناour secrets طائرَةٌsoaring لربِّناtoward our Lord
أَسرارُنا طائرَةٌ لربِّنا
خاشِعَةٌreverent لأمرِهِto His command مُسْتمِعَهْlistening
خاشِعَةٌ لأمرِهِ مُسْتمِعَهْ
Our secrets soar toward our Lord,
reverent, listening to His command.
دُروعُcoats of armor غيرِناothers besides us حَديدٌiron وتَرىand you see
دُروعُ غيرِنا حَديدٌ وتَرى
أَجسامَناour bodies بذِكرِهِwith His remembrance مُدَّرِعَهْarmored
أَجسامَنا بذِكرِهِ مُدَّرِعَهْ
Others' armor is iron, while you see
our bodies armored in His remembrance.
بَطيئةٌslow قُلوبُناour hearts إلىtoward السِّوىanything other than God
بَطيئةٌ قُلوبُنا إلى السِّوى
لكنْbut إلىtoward اللهِGod تَعالىexalted is He مُسرِعَهْswift
لكنْ إلى اللهِ تَعالى مُسرِعَهْ
Our hearts are slow to turn toward anything other than Him,
but swift toward God, exalted is He.
مَنَّbestowed favor الكَريمُthe Generous One فأَعزَّand so exalted شأنَناour standing
مَنَّ الكَريمُ فأَعزَّ شأنَنا
بنفحَةٍwith a breath of grace ذاتِpossessing شُؤُنٍworkings مُشبِعَهْfulfilling
بنفحَةٍ ذاتِ شُؤُنٍ مُشبِعَهْ
The Generous One bestowed favor and exalted our standing
with a breath of grace whose workings bring fulfillment.
مَظاهِرٌmanifestations أيَّدَهاupheld them مَفاخِرٌglories
مَظاهِرٌ أيَّدَها مَفاخِرٌ
ببيْتِناin our house كَثيرةٌmany مُجتمِعَهْgathered
ببيْتِنا كَثيرةٌ مُجتمِعَهْ
Manifestations upheld by glories,
gathered in great number in our house,
منfrom هاشِمٍHashim إلىto الرَّسولِthe Messenger المُصْطَفىthe chosen
من هاشِمٍ إلى الرَّسولِ المُصْطَفى
ربِّmaster of دَوائرِcircles of الهُدىguidance المُتَّسِعَهْexpanding
ربِّ دَوائرِ الهُدى المُتَّسِعَهْ
from Hashim to the chosen Messenger,
master of the expanding circles of guidance.
سِرُّsecret of نِكاتِsubtleties الطَّمْسِeffacement فيin بحرِsea of العَماthe Cloud
سِرُّ نِكاتِ الطَّمْسِ في بحرِ العَما
موجَتُهُits wave الهائجةُturbulent المُندَلِعَهْbursting forth
موجَتُهُ الهائجةُ المُندَلِعَهْ
The secret of effacement's subtleties in the sea of the Cloud,
its turbulent, bursting wave;
سيِّدُmaster of ساداتِmasters of صُدورِforemost of الأَنبِياthe prophets (first fragment)
سيِّدُ ساداتِ صُدورِ الأَنبِيا
ءِcompletion of 'prophets' وكِرامِand the noble ones of الأُمَمِthe nations المتَّبِعَهْthat follow
ءِ وكِرامِ الأُمَمِ المتَّبِعَهْ
master of the masters among the foremost prophets
and the noble ones of the nations that follow.
ومنهand from him للطُّهرِto the pure one عليٍّAli وإلىand to السِّthe two grandsons (first fragment)
ومنه للطُّهرِ عليٍّ وإلى السِّ
بْطَيْنِcompletion of 'the two grandsons' والزَّهراءِand al-Zahra نِعمَexcellent are الأَربعَهْthe four
بْطَيْنِ والزَّهراءِ نِعمَ الأَربعَهْ
And from him to the pure Ali, and to the two
grandsons and al-Zahra—how excellent are the four!
وللأئمَّةِand to the imams الهُداةِguiding منfrom بَنيsons of
وللأئمَّةِ الهُداةِ من بَني
حيدَرَةٍHaydara أُوليpossessors of النُّصوصِthe texts المُقنِعَهْconvincing
حيدَرَةٍ أُولي النُّصوصِ المُقنِعَهْ
And to the guiding imams from the sons of
Haydara, possessors of convincing texts.
ومنهُمْand from them إلىto الرِّفاعِيِّal-Rifa'i الَّذيwhom
ومنهُمْ إلى الرِّفاعِيِّ الَّذي
علىabove رِجالِmen of اللهِGod رَبِّيmy Lord رَفَعَهْraised him
على رِجالِ اللهِ رَبِّي رَفَعَهْ
And from them to al-Rifa'i, whom
my Lord raised above the men of God.
سيِّدُهُمْtheir master فَتاهُمْtheir noble youth وشيخُهُمْand their shaykh
سيِّدُهُمْ فَتاهُمْ وشيخُهُمْ
وصاحِبُand the master of الطَّريقَةِthe spiritual path المُتَّبَعَهْthat is followed
وصاحِبُ الطَّريقَةِ المُتَّبَعَهْ
Their master, their noble youth, and their shaykh,
and the master of the path that is followed.
لناto us تدلَّتْdescended وانْجلتْand was unveiled برُحبِناin our spacious domain
لنا تدلَّتْ وانْجلتْ برُحبِنا
فراحَso he departed للحشْرِfor the Gathering بخيرٍwith goodness وَدَعَهْhe left it behind
فراحَ للحشْرِ بخيرٍ وَدَعَهْ
It descended to us and was unveiled in our spacious domain,
so he departed for the Gathering with the good he had left behind.
السِّرُّthe secret فيin المَصْنوعِthe created thing أَمرٌa reality قائِمٌsubsisting
السِّرُّ في المَصْنوعِ أَمرٌ قائِمٌ
بصُنعِهِthrough His making جلَّexalted is الَّذيthe One who قدindeed صَنَعَهْmade it
بصُنعِهِ جلَّ الَّذي قد صَنَعَهْ
The secret within the created thing is a reality that subsists
through His making—exalted is He who made it!
نحنُwe عِباراتُexpressions of الأَساليبِthe modes التيthat
نحنُ عِباراتُ الأَساليبِ التي
فيin صُحُفِscrolls of الغيبِthe Unseen الخَفِيِّhidden مودَعَهْdeposited
في صُحُفِ الغيبِ الخَفِيِّ مودَعَهْ
We are the expressions of the modes that
lie stored in the scrolls of the hidden Unseen.
نحنُwe البُدورُthe full moons فيin سَمَواتِheavens of العُلىthe heights
نحنُ البُدورُ في سَمَواتِ العُلى
بكلِّin every طمْسٍeffacement منfrom هُداناour guidance شَعْشَعَهْradiance
بكلِّ طمْسٍ من هُدانا شَعْشَعَهْ
We are the full moons in the heavens on high;
in every effacement there is radiance from our guidance.
فقلْso say لنابِحٍto a barker عليناat us حَسَداًout of envy
فقلْ لنابِحٍ علينا حَسَداً
فلْيأْتِthen let him come إنif شاءَhe wishes بنابِحٍwith a barker مَعَهْwith him
فلْيأْتِ إن شاءَ بنابِحٍ مَعَهْ
So say to one barking at us out of envy:
let him then come, if he wishes, with a barker beside him.
أَيَّدَناupheld us الجَبَّارُthe Compeller رَغْمَin spite of أَنفِهِhis nose
أَيَّدَنا الجَبَّارُ رَغْمَ أَنفِهِ
فليرْتَقِبْso let him await منfrom الغُيوبِthe unseen realms مصْرَعَهْhis death
فليرْتَقِبْ من الغُيوبِ مصْرَعَهْ
The Compeller has upheld us, in spite of him;
so let him await his death from the unseen realms.
عَدَاhe assailed علىagainst مُبْرِزِناthe one who brought us forth لغَيِّهِbecause of his waywardness
عَدَا على مُبْرِزِنا لغَيِّهِ
وجَهِلَand knew nothing of الوضعَthe arrangement الَّذيthat قدindeed وَضَعَهْhe laid it down
وجَهِلَ الوضعَ الَّذي قد وَضَعَهْ
He assailed the one who brought us forth, out of his waywardness,
and knew nothing of the arrangement he had laid down,
وأنَّناand that we باللهِthrough God عزَّexalted is شأنُهُHis majesty
وأنَّنا باللهِ عزَّ شأنُهُ
رِماحُناour spears علىagainst العِدىthe enemies مُشَرَّعَهْleveled
رِماحُنا على العِدى مُشَرَّعَهْ
and that we, through God—exalted is His majesty—
have our spears leveled against the enemies.
تَسَنَّمَتْscaled هامَsummits of العُلىthe heights هِمَّتُناour aspiration
تَسَنَّمَتْ هامَ العُلى هِمَّتُنا
لمnot تنفَعِbenefit الحاسِدَthe envier فيناagainst us الفَعْفَعَهْbluster
لم تنفَعِ الحاسِدَ فينا الفَعْفَعَهْ
Our aspiration has scaled the summits on high;
the envier's bluster against us has done him no good.
فنحنُfor we للدِّينِfor religion وللدُّنياand for this world معاًalike
فنحنُ للدِّينِ وللدُّنيا معاً
ولِصُنوفِand for the kinds of الخلقِcreation محضُpure المَنْفَعَهْbenefit
ولِصُنوفِ الخلقِ محضُ المَنْفَعَهْ
For we, to religion and this world alike,
and to all kinds of creation, are pure benefit.
أَسرارُناour secrets تحمِلُهاbear them قُلوبُناour hearts
أَسرارُنا تحمِلُها قُلوبُنا
بهاin them الكُنوزُthe treasures ليسnot بالمُرَقَّعَهْin the patched cloak
بها الكُنوزُ ليس بالمُرَقَّعَهْ
Our secrets are borne by our hearts;
in them are the treasures, not in the patched cloak.
ونحنُand we فيon الأَرضِthe earth وَسائِطُintermediaries of السَّماheaven
ونحنُ في الأَرضِ وَسائِطُ السَّما
لمنfor whoever يُريدُdesires الأَمنَsafety يومَday of المَفْزَعَهْdread
لمن يُريدُ الأَمنَ يومَ المَفْزَعَهْ
And on earth we are the intermediaries of heaven
for whoever seeks safety on the day of dread.
كمhow often فرَّقَdivided الحاسِدُthe envier وهْماًin delusion أَمرَناour cause
كم فرَّقَ الحاسِدُ وهْماً أَمرَنا
واللهُand God إِرْغاماًas humiliation لهfor him قدindeed جَمَعَهْbrought it together
واللهُ إِرْغاماً له قد جَمَعَهْ
How often the envier fancied he had divided our cause,
yet God, to his humiliation, has brought it together.
علىover طُوىTuwa القُلوبِthe hearts منfrom أَلبابِناour intellects
على طُوى القُلوبِ من أَلبابِنا
صُقورُfalcons of عزمٍresolve قدindeed كشَفْنَthey lifted المَقْنَعَهْthe veil
صُقورُ عزمٍ قد كشَفْنَ المَقْنَعَهْ
Over the Tuwa of hearts, from our intellects,
falcons of resolve have lifted the veil.
ودُرَرُand the pearls of الإِتْحافِgift-bestowal لوif عرفْتَهاyou knew them
ودُرَرُ الإِتْحافِ لو عرفْتَها
أَذْيالُناour hems بفَذِّهاwith their peerless one مُرَصَّعَهْstudded
أَذْيالُنا بفَذِّها مُرَصَّعَهْ
And the pearls of bestowal, if you knew them—
our hems are studded with their peerless pearl.
والقومُand the folk كالأَيَّامِlike the days ياO صُوَيْحِبيmy little friend
والقومُ كالأَيَّامِ يا صُوَيْحِبي
ونحنُand we بينَهُمْamong them كيومِlike the day of الجُمُعَهْFriday
ونحنُ بينَهُمْ كيومِ الجُمُعَهْ
And the folk are like the days, O my little friend,
and among them we are like Friday.
الحمدُpraise للهِto God علىfor نعمَتِهِHis blessing
الحمدُ للهِ على نعمَتِهِ
منwhoever حَمِدَpraised اللهَGod تَعالىexalted is He سَمِعَهْHe heard him
من حَمِدَ اللهَ تَعالى سَمِعَهْ
Praise be to God for His blessing.
Whoever praises God—exalted is He—is heard by Him.
Sol 6.1