سقطَfell الفُحولُthe mighty عنfrom الأَرائِكْthe couches
سقطَ الفُحولُ عن الأَرائِكْ
لمَّاwhen برزْتَYou appeared بكِبْرِيائِكْin Your grandeur
لمَّا برزْتَ بكِبْرِيائِكْ
The mighty fell from their couches
when You appeared in Your grandeur.
وبدتْand appeared أساجيفُthe curtains of السَّناradiance
وبدتْ أساجيفُ السَّنا
تجلوrevealing جلالَكَYour majesty منfrom سَنائِكْYour splendor
تجلو جلالَكَ من سَنائِكْ
And the curtains of radiance appeared,
revealing Your majesty through Your splendor.
ذهِلَتْwere bewildered هناكُthere أُولوthose possessing العُلىhigh station
ذهِلَتْ هناكُ أُولو العُلى
وتحيَّرَتْand were confounded زُمَرُthe hosts of الملائِكْangels
وتحيَّرَتْ زُمَرُ الملائِكْ
There, those of high station were bewildered,
and the hosts of angels were confounded.
فعلىthus, over جمالِكَYour beauty منْfrom جَلاmajesty (continued)
فعلى جمالِكَ منْ جَلا
لِكَYour (completes 'majesty') هَيْبَةٌawe بِعَماin the obscurity of غِطائِكْYour veil
لِكَ هَيْبَةٌ بِعَما غِطائِكْ
Over Your beauty, from Your majesty,
lies awe in the obscurity of Your veil.
وسَرىand coursed بأرضِكَthrough Your earth سرُّهاits mystery
وسَرى بأرضِكَ سرُّها
والحكمُand judgment جَلْجَلَthundered فيin سَمائِكْYour heaven
والحكمُ جَلْجَلَ في سَمائِكْ
And its mystery coursed through Your earth,
and judgment thundered in Your heaven.
ياO منYou who قهرْتَYou subdued الأوَّليthe earlier ones (continued)
يا من قهرْتَ الأوَّلي
نَplural ending بنسقِthrough the ordering of شأنٍan affair منfrom قَضائِكْYour decree
نَ بنسقِ شأنٍ من قَضائِكْ
O You who subdued the earlier ones
through an ordered act of Your decree,
وبهمand through them طويْتَYou folded away الآخِريthe later ones (continued)
وبهم طويْتَ الآخِري
نَplural ending فكلُّهُمْso all of them بطُوىin the Ṭuwā of ابْتِلائِكْYour trial
نَ فكلُّهُمْ بطُوى ابْتِلائِكْ
and through them folded away the later ones—
all are in the Ṭuwā of Your trial.
ورشَشْتَand You sprinkled فوقَupon المُرْسَليthe messengers (continued)
ورشَشْتَ فوقَ المُرْسَلي
نَplural ending الزُّهْرِthe radiant رَشًّاa sprinkling منof بَهائِكْYour splendor
نَ الزُّهْرِ رَشًّا من بَهائِكْ
And You sprinkled upon the messengers,
the radiant ones, a sprinkling of Your splendor,
وبعَثْتَهُمْand You sent them للعالَميto the worlds (continued)
وبعَثْتَهُمْ للعالَمي
نَplural ending فأيَّدواso they upheld معنىthe meaning of وَلائِكْallegiance to You
نَ فأيَّدوا معنى وَلائِكْ
and sent them to the worlds,
so they upheld the meaning of allegiance to You.
وجرَىand flowed هُداهُمْtheir guidance منكَfrom You فيamong
وجرَى هُداهُمْ منكَ في
أهلِthe people of العِنايَةِprovidential care أوْلِيائِكْYour saints
أهلِ العِنايَةِ أوْلِيائِكْ
And their guidance flowed from You among
the people of providence, Your saints,
أَحبابِكَYour beloved ones الغُرِّthe radiant الكِراthe noble (continued)
أَحبابِكَ الغُرِّ الكِرا
مُcompletion of 'the noble' أُوليpossessors of المَعارِجِthe ascents أَصْفِيائِكْYour chosen ones
مُ أُولي المَعارِجِ أَصْفِيائِكْ
Your beloved, the radiant, the noble,
possessors of ascents, Your chosen ones.
كشَفواthey dispelled ظلامَthe darkness of الفانِياtransient things (continued)
كشَفوا ظلامَ الفانِيا
تِfeminine plural ending بماwith what تلأْلأَsparkled منfrom ضِيائِكْYour light
تِ بما تلأْلأَ من ضِيائِكْ
They dispelled the darkness of transient things
with what sparkled from Your light.
تبًّاruin وسُحْقاًand banishment للَّذيupon those who (continued)
تبًّا وسُحْقاً للَّذي
نَplural ending لوَوْاturned عِناناًa rein عنaway from أولَئِكْthose
نَ لوَوْا عِناناً عن أولَئِكْ
Ruin and banishment upon those
who turned their reins away from them!
جهِلواthey did not know جَلالَكَYour majesty وهوthough it لاis not
جهِلوا جَلالَكَ وهو لا
يخفَىhidden وصَمُّواand turned deaf عنto نِدائِكْYour call
يخفَى وصَمُّوا عن نِدائِكْ
They knew not Your majesty, though it is not
hidden, and turned deaf to Your call.
قَرَعَتْهُمُstruck them الآياتُthe signs بالwith the
قَرَعَتْهُمُ الآياتُ بال
صَّدَماتِblows منfrom فَعَّالِthe potent working of دائِكْYour affliction
صَّدَماتِ من فَعَّالِ دائِكْ
The signs struck them with
blows from the potent working of Your affliction.
قُدِّسْتَHoly are You ماthere is nothing للدَّاءِfor sickness إِexcept (continued)
قُدِّسْتَ ما للدَّاءِ إِ
لاَّcompletion of 'except' ماwhat تنزَّلَhas descended منfrom دَوائِكْYour remedy
لاَّ ما تنزَّلَ من دَوائِكْ
Holy are You! Sickness has no cure
save what has descended from Your remedy.
حارَتْwere bewildered عُقولُthe minds of أُليthose possessing النُّهىreason
حارَتْ عُقولُ أُلي النُّهى
بنِماطِby the patterns of نُقطةِthe dot of رمزِthe symbol of بائِكْYour bāʾ
بنِماطِ نُقطةِ رمزِ بائِكْ
The minds of those endowed with reason were bewildered
by the patterns of the dot in the symbol of Your bāʾ.
نوعُthe manner of انْجِلائِكَYour unveiling بالتَّجَthrough self-manifestation (continued)
نوعُ انْجِلائِكَ بالتَّجَ
لِّيcompletion of 'self-manifestation' والتَّجلِّيand self-manifestation بانْجِلائِكْthrough Your unveiling
لِّي والتَّجلِّي بانْجِلائِكْ
The manner of Your unveiling through self-manifestation,
and self-manifestation through Your unveiling,
أبدىrevealed رَقائِقَthe subtleties of ماwhat نَسَجwove (continued)
أبدى رَقائِقَ ما نَسَج
تَYou (verb ending) لكلِّfor every فانٍtransient being منfrom بَقائِكْYour everlastingness
تَ لكلِّ فانٍ من بَقائِكْ
revealed the subtleties of what You wove
for every transient being from Your everlastingness.
بالافْتِقارِin need تشوَّفَتْgazed longingly
بالافْتِقارِ تشوَّفَتْ
مُقَلُthe eyes of المُجودِthe perfected one (uncertain reading) الىtoward عطائِكْYour bounty
مُقَلُ المُجودِ الى عطائِكْ
In need, there gazed longingly
the eyes of the perfected one toward Your bounty.
وجميعُand all ذرَّاتِthe particles of البَواmanifest things (continued)
وجميعُ ذرَّاتِ البَوا
رِزِcompletion of 'manifest things' وهيwhile they تسبحُswim فيin فَضائِكْYour expanse
رِزِ وهي تسبحُ في فَضائِكْ
And all the particles of manifest things,
as they swim in Your expanse,
ذلَّتْhumbled themselves لعِزِّكَbefore Your might بالخُضوin submission (continued)
ذلَّتْ لعِزِّكَ بالخُضو
عِcompletion of 'submission' وبالخُشوعِand in reverence الىtoward عَلائِكْYour exaltedness
عِ وبالخُشوعِ الى عَلائِكْ
humbled themselves before Your might in submission
and in reverence toward Your exaltedness.
فبجَبْرَؤُوتِكَthus, by Your omnipotence منfrom ظُهوmanifestation (continued)
فبجَبْرَؤُوتِكَ من ظُهو
رِكَYour (completes 'manifestation') سرُّa secret of طَوْلٍbounty فيwithin خَفائِكْYour concealment
رِكَ سرُّ طَوْلٍ في خَفائِكْ
Thus, by Your omnipotence, from Your manifestation
comes a secret of bounty within Your concealment.
نُزِّهْتَYou are exalted عنbeyond نسبِascribing ابْتِداa beginning (continued)
نُزِّهْتَ عن نسبِ ابْتِدا
ئِكْYour (completes 'beginning') فيin شُؤُنِكَYour affairs وانْتِهائِكْand Your ending
ئِكْ في شُؤُنِكَ وانْتِهائِكْ
You are exalted beyond any ascription of a beginning
to You in Your affairs, or of an end.
لنwill not يقشَعَdispel الظُّلُماتِthe darkness بالthrough the
لن يقشَعَ الظُّلُماتِ بال
تَّوحيدِaffirmation of oneness غيرُanything but سَناthe radiance of جلائِكْYour unveiling
تَّوحيدِ غيرُ سَنا جلائِكْ
Nothing will dispel the darkness through
affirming oneness, save the radiance of Your unveiling.
إنِّيindeed, I أتيتُكَhave come to You بالدُّعاin supplication (continued)
إنِّي أتيتُكَ بالدُّعا
ءِcompletion of 'supplication' وأينَyet where is قَدْريmy worth منbeside دُعائِكْcalling upon You
ءِ وأينَ قَدْري من دُعائِكْ
I have come to You in supplication,
yet what is my worth beside calling upon You?
مُتوسِّلاًseeking intercession بمحمَّدٍthrough Muhammad
مُتوسِّلاً بمحمَّدٍ
سُلطانِsovereign of سادةِthe leaders of أنبيائِكْYour prophets
سُلطانِ سادةِ أنبيائِكْ
Seeking intercession through Muhammad,
sovereign of the leaders of Your prophets,
وبآلِهِand through his family وبصحبِهِand through his companions
وبآلِهِ وبصحبِهِ
والأَولياءُand the saints أوليpossessors of حَبائِكْYour bounty
والأَولياءُ أولي حَبائِكْ
and through his family and his companions,
and the saints, endowed with Your bounty;
بالذَّاهلينَthrough the awestruck الخائفيthe fearful (continued)
بالذَّاهلينَ الخائفي
نَplural ending ذويthose possessing التَّملمُلِrestlessness فيin فِنائِكْYour courtyard
نَ ذوي التَّملمُلِ في فِنائِكْ
through the awestruck, the fearful,
those restless within Your courtyard,
والذَّاهبينَand those going إليكَto You لاnot
والذَّاهبينَ إليكَ لا
يبغونَthey seek شيئاًanything منfrom وَرَائِكْbeyond You
يبغونَ شيئاً من وَرَائِكْ
and those who go to You, who do not
seek anything beyond You.
كُلِّيall of me مريضٌsick فاغْمِسَنْso do immerse
كُلِّي مريضٌ فاغْمِسَنْ
أجْزاءَthe parts of كلِّيmy whole being فيin شِفائِكْYour healing
أجْزاءَ كلِّي في شِفائِكْ
All of me is sick, so immerse
all my parts in Your healing.
واجْعَلْand make جَميلَthe graciousness of العفوِpardon عنfor
واجْعَلْ جَميلَ العفوِ عن
ذَنْبيmy sin جَزائيmy reward منfrom جَزائِكْYour recompense
ذَنْبي جَزائي من جَزائِكْ
And make gracious forgiveness for
my sin my share of Your recompense.
واسْتُرْand conceal عُيوبيmy faults حينَwhen أجI rush (continued)
واسْتُرْ عُيوبي حينَ أج
فَلُcompletion of 'I rush' منfrom ثَوايَmy resting place الىto لِقائِكْmeeting You
فَلُ من ثَوايَ الى لِقائِكْ
And conceal my faults when I rush
from my resting place to meet You.
وعليكَand upon you ياO طَهَTaha صَلاblessing (continued)
وعليكَ يا طَهَ صَلا
ةُcompletion of 'blessing' اللهِGod's تختَرِقُpierces الحَبائِكْthe celestial paths
ةُ اللهِ تختَرِقُ الحَبائِكْ
And upon you, O Taha, be
God's blessing, piercing the celestial paths,
وصِحابِكَand your companions الغُرِّthe radiant الكِراthe noble (continued)
وصِحابِكَ الغُرِّ الكِرا
مِcompletion of 'the noble' وتابِعيكَand your followers وأقربائِكْand your kinsfolk
مِ وتابِعيكَ وأقربائِكْ
and upon your radiant, noble companions,
your followers and your kinsfolk,
ماas long as ضجَّcried aloud فيin رُفُفِthe tiers of الغُيوthe unseen realms (continued)
ما ضجَّ في رُفُفِ الغُيو
بِcompletion of 'the unseen realms' جَليلُa mighty حزبٍcompany فيin ثَنائِكْyour praise
بِ جَليلُ حزبٍ في ثَنائِكْ
as long as, in the tiers of the unseen realms,
a mighty company cries aloud in your praise;
وبَنىand built جَحاجِحَةُthe great masters of القُلوhearts (continued)
وبَنى جَحاجِحَةُ القُلو
بِcompletion of 'hearts' هُدىguidance for الأنامِhumankind علىupon بِنائِكْyour edifice
بِ هُدى الأنامِ على بِنائِكْ
and the great masters of hearts build
mankind's guidance upon your edifice;
وانْحطَّand sank كلُّall ذويpossessors of العُلىeminence
وانْحطَّ كلُّ ذوي العُلى
والمجدِand glory عنbelow رُتَبِthe ranks of ارْتِقائِكْyour ascent
والمجدِ عن رُتَبِ ارْتِقائِكْ
and all those of eminence
and glory fall below the ranks of your ascent;
فوقَabove الرَّفارِفِthe canopies ماwhat بَنَيْbuilt (continued)
فوقَ الرَّفارِفِ ما بَنَيْ
تَyou (verb ending) ودونَand beneath حِكمتِكَyour wisdom السَّبائِكْthe ingots
تَ ودونَ حِكمتِكَ السَّبائِكْ
above the canopies is what you built,
and beneath your wisdom lie the ingots;
وتواضَعَتْand humbled themselves ساداتُthe lords of ساlords (continued)
وتواضَعَتْ ساداتُ سا
داتِcompletion of 'lords' الوُجودِexistence لدىbefore لِوائِكْyour banner
داتِ الوُجودِ لدى لِوائِكْ
and the lords of the lords
of existence humble themselves before your banner;
وطوَىand enfolded الإِلهُGod خَوارِقَwonders defying الthe
وطوَى الإِلهُ خَوارِقَ ال
عاداتِcustomary ways طيًّاan enfolding فيwithin رِدائِكْyour mantle
عاداتِ طيًّا في رِدائِكْ
and God enfolds the wonders that defy
custom, enfolding them within your mantle.
Sol 6.1