أَصاحِبَO companion of بيتيmy house كلُّall ماthat قامَarises فيin الوَرَىcreation
أَصاحِبَ بيتي كلُّ ما قامَ في الوَرَى
زَوالٌpassing away وشكلُand the form of البارِزاتِvisible things خَيَالُillusion
زَوالٌ وشكلُ البارِزاتِ خَيَالُ
O companion of my house, all that arises in creation
is passing away, and the form of visible things is illusion.
إشاراتُsigns of أَمرٍa matter أَسدَلَlowered الأَمرُthe command سِتْرَهاtheir veil
إشاراتُ أَمرٍ أَسدَلَ الأَمرُ سِتْرَها
لهاfor them بمَضامينِwithin the contents of العُقولِminds ظِلالُshadows
لها بمَضامينِ العُقولِ ظِلالُ
Signs of a matter—the command has lowered their veil—
have shadows within the contents of minds.
فقومٌso some people بهاto them شُدَّتْwere bound حِبالُthe cords of قُلوبِهِمْtheir hearts
فقومٌ بها شُدَّتْ حِبالُ قُلوبِهِمْ
وقومٌand some people لهمfor them عندwith القَديمِthe Eternal حِبَالُcords
وقومٌ لهم عند القَديمِ حِبَالُ
So some have the cords of their hearts bound to them,
while others have cords with the Eternal.
هيthey النَّومُsleep والرُّؤياand dreams بكلِّin all صُنوفِهاtheir kinds
هي النَّومُ والرُّؤيا بكلِّ صُنوفِها
لهاfor them عندَin the eyes of أَربابِthe masters of الفُهومِunderstanding مِثَالُa likeness
لها عندَ أَربابِ الفُهومِ مِثَالُ
They are sleep and dreams in all their kinds;
they have a likeness in the eyes of masters of understanding.
فإنْso if قمتَyou stand ما(emphatic particle) بينَamong الحَوادِثِcreated things بارِزاًstanding forth
فإنْ قمتَ ما بينَ الحَوادِثِ بارِزاً
وفوقَكَand above you منfrom نورِthe light of الظُّهورِmanifestation جَلالُmajesty
وفوقَكَ من نورِ الظُّهورِ جَلالُ
So if you stand forth amid created things,
and above you is majesty from the light of manifestation,
فلاthen do not تبغِseek إِلاَّexcept اللهَGod والْزَمْand keep to طَريقَتيmy path
فلا تبغِ إِلاَّ اللهَ والْزَمْ طَريقَتي
ودعْand leave زُمَرَthe bands of الحُسَّادِthe envious أنَّىwherever مالواthey turn
ودعْ زُمَرَ الحُسَّادِ أنَّى مالوا
then seek none but God, and keep to my path,
and leave the bands of the envious, wherever they turn.
فأنتَfor you علىupon عقلٍreason تنوَّرَbecame illumined بالهُدىby guidance
فأنتَ على عقلٍ تنوَّرَ بالهُدى
وفيهِمْand within them منfrom الشِّرْكِpolytheism الخَفِيِّhidden خَبَالُderangement
وفيهِمْ من الشِّرْكِ الخَفِيِّ خَبَالُ
For you are grounded in reason illumined by guidance,
while within them is derangement born of hidden polytheism.
ذُبابٌflies رَأَوْاthey saw فوقَabove الجِبالِthe mountains وُجودَهُمْtheir existence
ذُبابٌ رَأَوْا فوقَ الجِبالِ وُجودَهُمْ
ألاbehold هُمْthey ذُبابٌflies والجِبالُand the mountains جِبَالُmountains
ألا هُمْ ذُبابٌ والجِبالُ جِبَالُ
Flies—they saw themselves above the mountains;
behold, they are flies, and the mountains are mountains.
وللسِّرِّand the secret has حكمٌauthority لاnot يُفارِقُleaves أَهلَهُits people
وللسِّرِّ حكمٌ لا يُفارِقُ أَهلَهُ
وللدِّينِand the faith has منfrom بيتِthe household of النَّبيِّthe Prophet رِجَالُmen
وللدِّينِ من بيتِ النَّبيِّ رِجَالُ
And the secret has authority that never leaves its people,
and the faith has men from the Prophet’s household.
Sol 6.1