قدindeed قامَhas risen ينفُخُblowing داعيthe herald of الصُّورِthe Trumpet فيinto الصُّورِthe Trumpet
قد قامَ ينفُخُ داعي الصُّورِ في الصُّورِ
فياso, O قُلوباًhearts أُميتَتْwere slain بالهوَىby passion ثُوريrise up
فيا قُلوباً أُميتَتْ بالهوَى ثُوري
The herald of the Trumpet has risen to blow into the Trumpet.
So rise up, O hearts that passion has slain!
جَلْجالُthe bell of روحِthe spirit of التَّدلِّيdrawing near رنَّrang فانْبَسِطيso unfold
جَلْجالُ روحِ التَّدلِّي رنَّ فانْبَسِطي
ياO رُوحَsoul of عبدٍa servant ببابِat the gate of الحقِّthe Real مَذْكورِremembered
يا رُوحَ عبدٍ ببابِ الحقِّ مَذْكورِ
The bell of the spirit of drawing near has rung; unfold,
O soul of a servant remembered at the gate of the Real.
قدindeed آنَthe time has come كشفُlifting الغِطاءَthe veil البَحْتِthe sheer عنfrom طَرَفٍa portion
قد آنَ كشفُ الغِطاءَ البَحْتِ عن طَرَفٍ
منof سِرِّthe secret of حكمٍa decree بطَيِّwithin the folds of الغَيْبِthe unseen مَضْمورِconcealed
من سِرِّ حكمٍ بطَيِّ الغَيْبِ مَضْمورِ
The time has come to lift the sheer veil from a portion
Of a decree's secret, concealed in the folds of the unseen.
قمْناwe rose لهfor Him بقُلوبٍwith hearts لاno انْفِكاكَseparation لهاfor them
قمْنا له بقُلوبٍ لا انْفِكاكَ لها
عنِfrom الجَنابِthe Presence مَحَتْeffaced وهْمَthe illusion of التَّصاويرِforms
عنِ الجَنابِ مَحَتْ وهْمَ التَّصاويرِ
We have risen for Him with hearts that cannot be parted
From the Presence, having effaced the illusion of forms.
فانزِلْso alight بناwith us ياO مُريدَseeker of الحقِّthe Real إنَّindeed لناwe have
فانزِلْ بنا يا مُريدَ الحقِّ إنَّ لنا
حِمًىa sanctuary أقامHe established رحاباًspacious courts غيرَnot مَهْجورِdeserted
حِمًى أقام رحاباً غيرَ مَهْجورِ
So alight with us, O seeker of the Real, for we have
A sanctuary He established with spacious courts, never deserted.
يُديرُHe turns أَفلاكَthe spheres of أَسرارِthe secrets of الغُيوبِthe unseen realms علىupon
يُديرُ أَفلاكَ أَسرارِ الغُيوبِ على
برجٍa tower بهامَةِat the summit of طُورِthe Mount of الفتحِillumination مَعْمورِinhabited
برجٍ بهامَةِ طُورِ الفتحِ مَعْمورِ
He turns the spheres of the secrets of the unseen upon
An inhabited tower at the summit of the Mount of Illumination.
فلاso do not تُبارِحْleave إذاif ماindeed كنتَyou are عبدَa servant of هُدًىguidance
فلا تُبارِحْ إذا ما كنتَ عبدَ هُدًى
خِيامَناour tents والْوِand turn رَأساًa head جانِبَtoward the side of الطُّورِthe Mount
خِيامَنا والْوِ رَأساً جانِبَ الطُّورِ
So do not leave, if indeed you are a servant of guidance,
Our tents; and turn your head toward the Mount.
وسِرْand journey إلىto الحقِّthe Real منthrough أَبوابِthe gates of حضرَتِناour presence
وسِرْ إلى الحقِّ من أَبوابِ حضرَتِنا
فإنَّهاfor it is حضرَةٌa presence وضَّاحَةُradiant with النُّورِlight
فإنَّها حضرَةٌ وضَّاحَةُ النُّورِ
And journey to the Real through the gates of our presence,
For it is a presence radiant with light.
وقفْand stand لديهاbefore it ببَرٍّon land لاno حُدودَbounds لهto it
وقفْ لديها ببَرٍّ لا حُدودَ له
وخُضْand wade ببحرٍinto a sea منof العِرْفانِgnosis مَسْجورِbrimming
وخُضْ ببحرٍ من العِرْفانِ مَسْجورِ
And stand before it on land that has no bounds,
And wade into a brimming sea of gnosis.
شِدْناwe raised لهاfor it قُلَلاًpinnacles منof حكمةٍwisdom وتُقًىand piety
شِدْنا لها قُلَلاً من حكمةٍ وتُقًى
لاnot مثلَlike منthose who شيَّدواbuilt high الجُدْرانَthe walls للدُّورِfor houses
لا مثلَ من شيَّدوا الجُدْرانَ للدُّورِ
We raised for it pinnacles of wisdom and piety,
Not like those who raised walls for houses.
وقدand indeed طوَيْناwe enfolded بهاwithin it سِرَّthe secret of الطَّريقِthe Path وقدand indeed
وقد طوَيْنا بها سِرَّ الطَّريقِ وقد
زِينَتْit was adorned بطَيٍّwith a fold بمُلْكِthroughout the dominion of اللهِGod مَنْشورِunfurled
زِينَتْ بطَيٍّ بمُلْكِ اللهِ مَنْشورِ
And we have enfolded within it the Path's secret, and it has
Been adorned with a fold unfurled throughout God's dominion.
ياO حضرَةًpresence حفَّهاencompassed it الهاديthe Guide بظرَتِهِwith his gaze (probable intended reading)
يا حضرَةً حفَّها الهادي بظرَتِهِ
فأصبحَتْand so it became خيرَthe best of محفوفٍwhat is encompassed ومَنْظورِand beheld
فأصبحَتْ خيرَ محفوفٍ ومَنْظورِ
O presence that the Guide encompassed with his gaze,
It thus became the finest of all things encompassed and beheld.
قامتْarose بهاwithin it دولَةُthe reign of العَلْياsublimity وعنand in شَرَفٍhonor
قامتْ بها دولَةُ العَلْيا وعن شَرَفٍ
أَعْتابَهاits thresholds رصَّعتْهاstudded them أَعيُنُthe eyes of الحُورِthe houris
أَعْتابَها رصَّعتْها أَعيُنُ الحُورِ
The reign of sublimity arose within it; and, in honor,
The eyes of houris studded its thresholds.
رقَّتْgrew subtle مَعانيthe meanings of المَثانيthe oft-repeated verses فيwithin جَوانِبِهاits bounds
رقَّتْ مَعاني المَثاني في جَوانِبِها
برِقِّon the parchment of ذَوْقٍspiritual taste منfrom الأَفْهامِunderstandings مَسْطورِinscribed
برِقِّ ذَوْقٍ من الأَفْهامِ مَسْطورِ
The meanings of the oft-repeated verses grew subtle within its bounds,
Inscribed by discerning minds on the parchment of spiritual taste.
محمَّدٌMuhammad عَلَمُthe banner of الأَكْوانِall worlds أفرَغَهاpoured them forth
محمَّدٌ عَلَمُ الأَكْوانِ أفرَغَها
لناfor us فياso, O حُسْنَthe beauty of فضلٍa favor منهfrom him مَشْكورِworthy of thanks
لنا فيا حُسْنَ فضلٍ منه مَشْكورِ
Muhammad, the banner of all worlds, poured them forth
For us—how lovely a favor from him, deserving thanks!
هوhe النَّبيُّthe Prophet الَّذيwho أحْيىrevived القُلُوبِthe hearts بهthrough him
هو النَّبيُّ الَّذي أحْيى القُلُوبِ به
مولاهُhis Lord فضْلاًas grace بدِينٍthrough a faith غيرَnot مَنْكورِdenied
مولاهُ فضْلاً بدِينٍ غيرَ مَنْكورِ
He is the Prophet through whom hearts were brought to life
By his Lord, in grace, through a faith beyond denial.
يَجلوhe dispels ظَلامَthe darkness of شُؤُنٍaffairs حارَwas bewildered ناقِدُهاtheir examiner
يَجلو ظَلامَ شُؤُنٍ حارَ ناقِدُها
أَجرَتْcaused to flow علىupon أَهْلِهاtheir people سَيَّالَa torrent of دَيْجورِpitch-darkness
أَجرَتْ على أَهْلِها سَيَّالَ دَيْجورِ
He dispels the darkness of affairs whose examiner was bewildered,
Affairs that loosed a torrent of pitch-darkness upon their people.
يُفيضُhe pours forth حِكمَةَwisdom of حقٍّtruth حُكْمُهاits decree مَدَدٌsuccor
يُفيضُ حِكمَةَ حقٍّ حُكْمُها مَدَدٌ
قضَىhe passed judgment بجيشٍthrough an army عَظيمِmighty in الجَاشِcourage منْصُورِgranted victory
قضَى بجيشٍ عَظيمِ الجَاشِ منْصُورِ
He pours forth true wisdom, whose decree is succor;
He passed judgment through an army, stout of heart and victorious.
حَمَىhe guarded طَريقَthe path of الهُدىguidance دهراًfor an age بنائِبِهِthrough his deputy
حَمَى طَريقَ الهُدى دهراً بنائِبِهِ
شيخِthe shaykh of العَواجِزِthe helpless مأوىthe refuge of كلِّevery مَذْعُورِterrified person
شيخِ العَواجِزِ مأوى كلِّ مَذْعُورِ
He guarded the path of guidance for an age through his deputy,
The shaykh of the helpless, refuge of all who are terrified.
أقامَهُhe installed him عنهin his stead شِبْلاًa lion cub وارِثاًan heir فأَتىand so he came
أقامَهُ عنه شِبْلاً وارِثاً فأَتى
بسيفِwith a sword of شرعٍsacred law حديدِkeen النَّصْلِthe blade مَشْهُورِunsheathed
بسيفِ شرعٍ حديدِ النَّصْلِ مَشْهُورِ
He installed him in his stead as a lion cub and heir; then he came
With a sword of sacred law, keen-bladed and unsheathed.
وجدَّدَand he renewed السُّنَّةَthe Sunnah السَّمْحاءَthe gracious مُنْتَهِضاًrising to act
وجدَّدَ السُّنَّةَ السَّمْحاءَ مُنْتَهِضاً
بعزْمِwith resolve of صِدقٍsincerity جَليلِnoble in السَّعيِendeavor مَبْرَورِblessed
بعزْمِ صِدقٍ جَليلِ السَّعيِ مَبْرَورِ
And he renewed the gracious Sunnah, rising to act
With sincere resolve, noble in endeavor and blessed.
عليهupon him أَذكىthe most fragrant الرِّضاgood pleasure ينهَلُّpours down ماas long as تُلِيَتْis recited
عليه أَذكى الرِّضا ينهَلُّ ما تُلِيَتْ
بناطِقاتِthrough the speaking signs of التَّجلِّيself-disclosure سورَةُthe surah of الطُّورِthe Mount
بناطِقاتِ التَّجلِّي سورَةُ الطُّورِ
May the most fragrant good pleasure rain upon him as long as there is recited,
Through the speaking signs of self-disclosure, Surat al-Tur.
Sol 6.1