ياO آلهيmy God بدولةby the sovereignty of الأسماءthe Names
يا آلهي بدولة الأسماء
والتجليand self-disclosure فيin الطمسةthe effacement الظلماءdark
والتجلي في الطمسة الظلماء
O my God, by the sovereignty of the Names,
O my God, with the states of names
And by self-disclosure in the dark effacement,
And manifestation in the dark gloom
والشؤنand the affairs التيwhich بأمركat Your command قامتarose
والشؤن التي بأمرك قامت
قبلbefore إبرازbringing forth هذهthese الأشياءthings
قبل إبراز هذه الأشياء
And by the affairs that arose at Your command,
And the affairs which by Your command arose
Before these things were brought forth,
Before unveiling these things
بمعانيby the meanings of الغيوبunseen realities طياًfolding ونشراًand unfolding
بمعاني الغيوب طياً ونشراً
بانطماسٍby effacement فلطسمٍthen enigma (possibly فطلسم) وانجلاءand unveiling
بانطماسٍ فلطسمٍ وانجلاء
By the meanings of unseen realities, folded and unfolded,
With the meanings of the unseen folded and spread
By effacement, then enigma (reading uncertain), and unveiling,
With obscurity, so clarity and illumination
بفنونby the varieties of الأسرارsecrets فيin كلevery أمرٍaffair
بفنون الأسرار في كل أمرٍ
قامarose معناهits meaning تحتbeneath ذيلthe hem of العماءthe Cloud
قام معناه تحت ذيل العماء
By the varieties of secrets in every affair
With the arts of mysteries in every matter
Whose meaning arose beneath the hem of the Cloud,
Its meaning stood under the veil of cloudiness
بمعاليby the sublimity of صفاتthe attributes of ذاتكYour Essence والذاand the Ess- (split word)
بمعالي صفات ذاتك والذا
ت-ence (split-word ending) ومجلاand the manifestation of جلالهاits majesty والبهاءand splendor
ت ومجلا جلالها والبهاء
By the sublimity of the attributes of Your Essence, and the Ess-
With the sublime attributes of Your essence and self
ence, and the manifestation of its majesty and splendor,
And its magnificent splendor and brilliance
بالكرلامby the Word (apparently بالكلام) القديمeternal كلall ماthat which قدhas already
بالكرلام القديم كل ما قد
صينwas preserved أوor جاءcame واضحclear in الأنباءthe tidings
صين أو جاء واضح الأنباء
By the eternal Word, all that has been
With the ancient speech, all that was
Preserved, or has come with clear tidings,
Laid down or came with clear news
بالنبيينby the prophets بالحبيبby the beloved الذيwho قاa- (first part of 'arose')
بالنبيين بالحبيب الذي قا
م-rose (completion of 'arose') أوor جاءcame واضحclear in الأنباءthe tidings
م أو جاء واضح الأنباء
By the prophets, by the beloved who a-
With the prophets, with the beloved who
rose, or came with clear tidings,
Rose or came with clear news
عبدكYour servant المصطفىthe Chosen One أجلthe noblest of البراياcreatures
عبدك المصطفى أجل البرايا
روحهاtheir spirit عينٍessence هامةthe crown of الآلاءblessings
روحها عينٍ هامة الآلاء
Your servant, the Chosen One, the noblest of creatures,
Your servant Al-Mustafa, the best of creations
Their spirit, the essence, the crown of blessings,
Its spirit an eye streaming with bounties
بجميعby all الأبناءthe descendants والصحبand the companions أنعمhow blessed!
بجميع الأبناء والصحب أنعم
بصحابthe companions of (exclamatory بِـ) النبيthe Prophet والأبناءand the descendants
بصحاب النبي والأبناء
By all the descendants and companions—how blessed
With all the sons and companions, bestow
Are the Prophet's companions and descendants!
Upon the Prophet's companions and sons
وبكلand by all الأتباعthe followers أهلpeople of المعاليlofty ranks
وبكل الأتباع أهل المعالي
والرجالand the men الأكابرthe great ones الأولياءthe saints
والرجال الأكابر الأولياء
And by all the followers, people of lofty rank,
And with all the followers, people of loftiness
And the great men, the saints,
And great men, the foremost saints
برجالby the men of الديوانthe council والقومand the people أهلpeople of الthe (article continued next line)
برجال الديوان والقوم أهل ال
حلloosening والعقدand binding والهدىand guidance والوفاءand fidelity
حل والعقد والهدى والوفاء
By the men of the council, and the people of
With the men of authority, and the people of dissolution and pact
Loosening and binding, guidance and fidelity,
And guidance, and loyalty
بصنوفby the kinds of الأقطابthe spiritual poles طرّاًall together وبالأطand by the exem- (split word)
بصنوف الأقطاب طرّاً وبالأط
راز-plars (split-word ending) والحائرينand the bewildered والنجباءand the noble ones
راز والحائرين والنجباء
By the kinds of spiritual poles, all together, and by the exem-
With varieties of poles, openly and with the allusions
plars, the bewildered, and the noble ones,
And the perplexed, and the elite
وبكلand by all الأبدالthe Abdal (substitute saints) أعيانthe foremost of أهلthe people of الthe (article continued next line)
وبكل الأبدال أعيان أهل ال
حالspiritual state والعارفينand those who know والعلماءand the scholars
حال والعارفين والعلماء
And by all the Abdal, the foremost of the people of the
And with all the substitutes, the essence of the people of spiritual states
Spiritual state, and those who know and the scholars,
And the gnostics, and the scholars
وبكلand by all القلوبthe hearts أعنيI mean قلوبthe hearts of الthe (article continued next line)
وبكل القلوب أعني قلوب ال
خلصpure ones الواصلينthose who have attained والنقباءand the spiritual chiefs
خلص الواصلين والنقباء
And by all hearts—I mean the hearts of the
And with all hearts, I mean the hearts of the sincere
Pure ones who have attained, and the spiritual chiefs,
The attached, and the pure
وألوليand those endowed with (apparent typo) الإصطلامecstatic annihilation أهلpeople of مقامthe station of الthe (article continued next line)
وألولي الإصطلام أهل مقام ال
وجدecstasy والصدقand sincerity والصراطand the path السواءstraight
وجد والصدق والصراط السواء
And by those of ecstatic annihilation, people of the station of
And those with illumination, the people of the station of passion
Ecstasy, sincerity, and the straight path,
And truthfulness and the straight path
بفهومby insights جلوتهاYou unveiled them لذويto those endowed with الأبeye- (first part of 'eyesight')
بفهوم جلوتها لذوي الأب
صار-sight (completion of 'eyesight') فاستسلمواso they submitted لحكمto the ruling of القضاءfate
صار فاستسلموا لحكم القضاء
By insights You unveiled to those with eye-
With the comprehension of their majesty, for those of insight
sight, who then submitted to the decree of fate,
So they surrendered to the decree of destiny
بوضوحby the clarity of البرهانthe proof فيin كلevery شيءٍthing
بوضوح البرهان في كل شيءٍ
بغموضby the obscurity of الأسرارsecrets والإبداءand disclosure
بغموض الأسرار والإبداء
By the clarity of the proof in everything,
With the clarity of proof in everything
By the obscurity of secrets and disclosure,
With the ambiguity of secrets and elucidation
بكby You ياO منYou who أحطتYou encompassed بالكلall things علماًin knowledge
بك يا من أحطت بالكل علماً
وأفضتand You poured forth العلومknowledge للأتقياءto the God-fearing
وأفضت العلوم للأتقياء
By You, O You who have encompassed all in knowledge,
By You, O You who encompassed everything in knowledge
And poured forth knowledge upon the God-fearing—
And poured forth knowledge for the pious
فرجrelieve الكربdistress ياO مهيمنGuardian عناfrom us
فرج الكرب يا مهيمن عنا
وأعناand help us ياO مسعفHelper of الضعفاءthe weak
وأعنا يا مسعف الضعفاء
Lift distress from us, O Guardian,
Relieve distress, O All-Comprehensive, from us
And help us, O Helper of the weak.
And help us, O Aider of the weak
وتداركand come to the rescue باللطفwith kindness أناwe are (apparently إنّا) ضعافٌweak
وتدارك باللطف أنا ضعافٌ
وأكفناand shield us from شرthe evil of صدمةthe assault of الأهواءpassions
وأكفنا شر صدمة الأهواء
And come to our aid with kindness—we are weak;
And take us by gentleness, for we are weak
And shield us from the evil of passions' assault.
And protect us from the evil of capricious passions
وأغثناand rescue us واجعلand grant لناto us منكfrom You نصراًa victory
وأغثنا واجعل لنا منك نصراً
ظاهراًmanifest باهراًdazzling علىover الأعداءthe enemies
ظاهراً باهراً على الأعداء
And rescue us, and grant us from Yourself a victory
And help us, and make for us from Yourself victory
Manifest and dazzling over the enemies.
Manifest and dazzling, over the enemies
وأثبناand reward us ياO ربLord فتحاًa victory قريباًclose at hand
وأثبنا يا رب فتحاً قريباً
وامحand erase ليلthe night of الضراءadversity بالسراءwith prosperity
وامح ليل الضراء بالسراء
And reward us, O Lord, with a victory close at hand;
And make us firm, O Lord, with an imminent opening
And erase the night of adversity with prosperity.
And erase the night of misery with joy
وأكفناand spare us وصمةthe stain of البلاءaffliction واغمسand immerse
وأكفنا وصمة البلاء واغمس
داءthe sickness of أجسامناour bodies ببحرin the sea of الشفاءhealing
داء أجسامنا ببحر الشفاء
And spare us the stain of affliction, and immerse
And protect us from the stigma of affliction, and immerse
The sickness of our bodies in the sea of healing.
The disease of our bodies in the sea of healing
واصرفand avert الهمanxiety ربLord والغمand sorrow وامحقand obliterate
واصرف الهم رب والغم وامحق
ماwhat كرهناهwe loathed it منof ثقيلheavy البلاءaffliction
ما كرهناه من ثقيل البلاء
And avert anxiety, Lord, and sorrow, and obliterate
And turn away anxiety, O Lord, and sorrow, and obliterate
What we have loathed of grievous affliction.
What we have hated of heavy affliction
أسرعhasten الغوثrelief ياO عظيمMighty One فإناfor indeed we
أسرع الغوث يا عظيم فإنا
قدindeed دعوناكwe called upon You فاستجبso answer للدعاءthe supplication
قد دعوناك فاستجب للدعاء
Hasten relief, O Mighty One, for we
Hasten succor, O Exalted One, for we
Have called upon You; so answer the supplication.
Have called upon You, so answer the supplication
Sol 6.1