دارُthe dwelling الوَلِيِّthe saint إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ماتَhe died عامِرَةًinhabited
دارُ الوَلِيِّ إذا ما ماتَ عامِرَةً
لهاfor it منfrom الحالِthe spiritual state أَبوابٌdoors وأَرْكَانُand pillars
لها من الحالِ أَبوابٌ وأَرْكَانُ
The saint's dwelling remains inhabited when he dies.
The dwelling of the saint, when inhabited,
It has doors and pillars drawn from the spiritual state.
Has doors and pillars telling of its state,
كأنَّهُas though he حاضِرٌpresent فيهاin it بهيْئَتِهِin his form
كأنَّهُ حاضِرٌ فيها بهيْئَتِهِ
يَراهُsees him منwhoever فيهِin him عِرْفانٌspiritual knowledge وإِيمَانُand faith
يَراهُ من فيهِ عِرْفانٌ وإِيمَانُ
As though he were present there in his own form,
As though he were present there in his image,
Whoever has spiritual knowledge and faith sees him.
Seen by the gnostic and the faithful one.
عظِّمْrevere مَساكِنَهُمْtheir dwellings كرِّمْhonor منازِلَهُمْtheir homes
عظِّمْ مَساكِنَهُمْ كرِّمْ منازِلَهُمْ
فهُمْfor they بهاin them دائِماًalways واللهِby God سُكَّانُinhabitants
فهُمْ بها دائِماً واللهِ سُكَّانُ
Revere their dwellings; honor their homes,
Revere their dwellings, honor their abodes,
For, by God, they always dwell in them.
For they are always there - by God - the dwellers!
إنْif باعَدواthey left behind منزِلاًa dwelling يَزهوit shines برَوْنَقِهِمْwith their splendor
إنْ باعَدوا منزِلاً يَزهو برَوْنَقِهِمْ
كأنَّهُمْas though they فيهin it باتواthey spent the night أيْنَماwherever كانُواthey were
كأنَّهُمْ فيه باتوا أيْنَما كانُوا
If they leave a dwelling, it shines with their splendor,
If they move house, one blossoming in their grace,
As though they had spent the night there, wherever they may be.
It's as if there they slept, wherever they were.
الحمدُpraise للهِto God منهُمْfrom among them فيin عَصائِبِناour bands
الحمدُ للهِ منهُمْ في عَصائِبِنا
قومٌmen لقافِلَةِfor the caravan of الأَقْطابِthe spiritual poles أَعيَانُnotables
قومٌ لقافِلَةِ الأَقْطابِ أَعيَانُ
Praise be to God: among our bands are some of them,
Thanks be to God - among their turbans
Men who are notables in the caravan of the spiritual poles.
Are a people, chiefs of the caravan.
ماتواthey died بُنيَّmy dear son وماand not ماتَتْdied مَكارِمُهُمْtheir noble virtues
ماتوا بُنيَّ وما ماتَتْ مَكارِمُهُمْ
فَهُمْfor they لَعَمْرِيby my life لعينِfor the eye of المجدِglory إِنْسَانُthe pupil
فَهُمْ لَعَمْرِي لعينِ المجدِ إِنْسَانُ
They died, my dear son, but their noble virtues did not die;
My sons have died but their virtues are undying,
For, by my life, they are the pupil of glory's eye.
For they are, by my life, mankind's eyes.
قامتْhave risen مَنابِرُهُمْtheir pulpits فيin كلِّevery زاويَةٍcorner
قامتْ مَنابِرُهُمْ في كلِّ زاويَةٍ
ومِنْهُمْand from them بفُؤادِin the heart of الخَصْمِthe enemy نيرَانُfires
ومِنْهُمْ بفُؤادِ الخَصْمِ نيرَانُ
Their pulpits have risen in every corner,
Their pulpits stand in every corner,
And from them come fires in the enemy's heart.
And in the heart of the foe are fires.
قومٌa people إذاwhen عارَضَconfronted المِيدانُthe field فارِسُهُمْtheir horseman
قومٌ إذا عارَضَ المِيدانُ فارِسُهُمْ
يرتَجُّquakes منهbecause of him بيومِon the day of العَجِّclamor مِيدَانُa battlefield
يرتَجُّ منه بيومِ العَجِّ مِيدَانُ
A people whose horseman, when he takes the field,
A people - when their rider storms the battlefield,
Makes the field quake on the day of clamor.
The plain quakes that day, trembling.
يُنازِلونَthey battle المَناياdeadly fates يهْزَؤونthey mock بهاat them
يُنازِلونَ المَنايا يهْزَؤون بها
يومُday of العَريكَةِbattle رُكْبانٌriders وفُرسَانُand knights
يومُ العَريكَةِ رُكْبانٌ وفُرسَانُ
They battle deadly fates, mocking them;
They wrestle with calamities, mocking them -
On the day of battle, they are riders and knights.
The day of the finish, riders and steeds.
مُعَرْبِدونَriotous revelers سُكارىdrunk أَهلُpeople of جَلْجَلَةٍthunderous clamor
مُعَرْبِدونَ سُكارى أَهلُ جَلْجَلَةٍ
لهُمْthey have علىatop قُبَّةِthe dome of النِّسْرَيْنِthe two eagles ديوَانُa council
لهُمْ على قُبَّةِ النِّسْرَيْنِ ديوَانُ
Riotous, drunken, a people of thunderous clamor,
Drunk, the people of clamor and din -
They have a council atop the dome of the two eagles,
Theirs is the diwan on the domes.
منof كلِّevery فحلٍa mighty man كَبيرِgreat of القلبِheart ذيpossessing مَدَدٍspiritual aid
من كلِّ فحلٍ كَبيرِ القلبِ ذي مَدَدٍ
لهhe has علىconcerning شأنِهِhis station المَخْفِيِّthe hidden بُرْهَانُproof
له على شأنِهِ المَخْفِيِّ بُرْهَانُ
Of every mighty man, great of heart, endowed with spiritual aid,
Each gallant, great of heart, long of arm -
Who has proof of his hidden station.
His status, though hidden, has proof.
يقومُhe rises واللَّيلُwhile the night مُرْخاةٌlet down كَلاكِلُهُits heavy breasts
يقومُ واللَّيلُ مُرْخاةٌ كَلاكِلُهُ
يبكيhe weeps انْدِهاشاًin astonishment وقلبُand the heart of الخِبِّthe cunning man فَرْحَانُglad
يبكي انْدِهاشاً وقلبُ الخِبِّ فَرْحَانُ
He rises while the night has let down its heavy breasts;
He rises while night's tresses are loose,
He weeps in astonishment, while the cunning man's heart is glad.
Weeping in awe while the secret heart joys.
مُحَجَّبٌveiled عندَهُin his sight الأَكوانُthe worlds فانِيَةٌperishing
مُحَجَّبٌ عندَهُ الأَكوانُ فانِيَةٌ
وقامَand has arisen منهُfrom him علىover الأَهواءِthe desires سُلْطَانُdominion
وقامَ منهُ على الأَهواءِ سُلْطَانُ
Veiled, in whose sight the worlds are perishing,
Worlds are obscured for him, transient,
And from him has arisen dominion over desires.
While from Him sovereignty over passions arose.
كأنَّas though ماnot فُرِشتْwere spread بُسطُthe carpets of الوُجودِexistence بهthrough him
كأنَّ ما فُرِشتْ بُسطُ الوُجودِ به
وأنَّand that ماnot مَلَكَruled الدُّنياthe world سُلَيْمَانُSolomon
وأنَّ ما مَلَكَ الدُّنيا سُلَيْمَانُ
As though the carpets of existence had not been spread through him,
As though what existence's carpet was furnished with
And as though Solomon had never ruled the world.
And what owned the world was Solomon.
راقتْgrew clear موارِدُهُhis wellsprings والوَجدُand ecstasy هيَّمَهُmade him love-mad
راقتْ موارِدُهُ والوَجدُ هيَّمَهُ
للهِfor God والدَّمعُand tears منهfrom him الدَّهرُthroughout time هَتَّانُpouring down
للهِ والدَّمعُ منه الدَّهرُ هَتَّانُ
His wellsprings grew clear, and ecstasy made him love-mad
His springs flowed and rapture roused him
For God, while tears pour from him throughout time.
To God - while tears eternally melt him.
منfrom عُصْبَةٍa band مَشْرَبُthe drinking-place of المُخْتارِthe Chosen One مشرَبُهُمْtheir drinking-place
من عُصْبَةٍ مَشْرَبُ المُخْتارِ مشرَبُهُمْ
دوماًalways معwith اللهِGod إنif عزُّواthey were honored وإنْand if هانُواthey were humbled
دوماً مع اللهِ إن عزُّوا وإنْ هانُوا
Of a band whose drinking-place is the Chosen One's,
Of a fellowship - their master's draught is theirs,
Always with God, whether honored or humbled.
Ever with God, whether mighty or abased.
منهُمْamong them لَناwe have فيin أَراضيthe lands of الشَّامِal-Sham (the Levant) طائِفَةٌa company
منهُمْ لَنا في أَراضي الشَّامِ طائِفَةٌ
أَهلٌkin كِرامٌnoble وأَحبابٌand beloved ones وخُلاَّنُand close friends
أَهلٌ كِرامٌ وأَحبابٌ وخُلاَّنُ
Among them we have a company in the lands of al-Sham,
Among them we have in Syria's lands a band -
Noble kin, beloved ones, and close friends.
Folk of honor, loved ones, and intimates.
قدْindeed عاهَدواthey covenanted with اللهَGod عهداًa covenant لاno انْفِكاكَbreaking لهُfor it
قدْ عاهَدوا اللهَ عهداً لا انْفِكاكَ لهُ
ماتواthey died عَلَيْهِupon it وماand not مالواthey wavered وماand not خَانُواthey betrayed
ماتوا عَلَيْهِ وما مالوا وما خَانُوا
They have pledged to God a covenant that cannot be broken;
They pledged to God a pact no power can undo.
They died faithful to it, neither wavering nor betraying.
They died upholding it - they neither failed nor betrayed.
لهُمْthey have بقيَّةُa remnant of آلٍkin خلفَbehind إثرِهِمِtheir footsteps
لهُمْ بقيَّةُ آلٍ خلفَ إثرِهِمِ
سارواthey walked علىalong طَوْرِهِمْtheir way بلrather طورَهُمْtheir way صَانُواthey safeguarded
ساروا على طَوْرِهِمْ بل طورَهُمْ صَانُوا
They have surviving kin following in their footsteps;
A remnant of a house followed in their steps -
They walked their way—indeed, safeguarded their way.
Indeed, their wont they preserved and maintained.
إمامُهُمْtheir imam مُنْتَقىthe chosen one of أَفْرادِهِمْtheir members حَسَنٌHasan
إمامُهُمْ مُنْتَقى أَفْرادِهِمْ حَسَنٌ
واديa valley of النَّدىgenerosity منone who لهfor him المَعْروفُkindness عُنْوَانُa hallmark
وادي النَّدى من له المَعْروفُ عُنْوَانُ
Their imam is Hasan, the chosen one among their members,
Their chief, the elect of their individuals, is Hasan -
A valley of generosity, whose hallmark is kindness.
Wadi al-Nada, whose repute is widely known.
شيخٌa shaykh معwith اللهِGod فيin أَطْوارِهِhis states أَبداًforever
شيخٌ مع اللهِ في أَطْوارِهِ أَبداً
لهُin his favor ترجَّحَhas tipped فيamong الأَقْوامِthe peoples ميزَانُa balance
لهُ ترجَّحَ في الأَقْوامِ ميزَانُ
A shaykh forever with God in all his states;
A shaykh with God through all his states, always -
Among the peoples, the balance has tipped in his favor.
The balance leaned clear in his favor among the folk.
كأنَّنيas though I وطُبولُand the drums of ِّرضِunclear in the source ضارِبَةٌbeating
كأنَّني وطُبولُ ِّرضِ ضارِبَةٌ
لهfor him ومنهُand from him علىover العَلْياءِthe heights صِيوَانُa canopy
له ومنهُ على العَلْياءِ صِيوَانُ
As though I—while the drums of [unclear word] are beating—
It's as though the drums of joy are beating for him
Were a canopy for him and from him over the heights.
While standards rise for him on high.
عَقيلَةٌa noble lady منfrom أَبيAbu العَبَّاسِal-Abbas تجمَعُناunites us
عَقيلَةٌ من أَبي العَبَّاسِ تجمَعُنا
وكُلُّناand all of us ضِمنَهاwithin her فيin الرَّوْضِthe garden أَغْصَانُbranches
وكُلُّنا ضِمنَها في الرَّوْضِ أَغْصَانُ
A noble lady from Abu al-Abbas unites us,
An anchor from Abu al-'Abbas binds us fast,
And all of us within her are branches in the garden.
And we're all limbs within it in the garden.
أَناI الخَفِيُّthe hidden one بلاwithout أَهلٍfamily ولاand no وَلَدٍoffspring
أَنا الخَفِيُّ بلا أَهلٍ ولا وَلَدٍ
نعمْyes وليand I have منهُمُamong them آلٌkin وإخْوَانُand brothers
نعمْ ولي منهُمُ آلٌ وإخْوَانُ
I am the hidden one, without family or offspring.
I'm the hidden one, without kith or child,
Yes, and among them I have kin and brothers.
Though I've kin and brothers among them.
سيُطْلِعُwill cause to rise اللهُGod منهُمْfrom among them بدرَthe full moon of معرِفَتيmy knowledge
سيُطْلِعُ اللهُ منهُمْ بدرَ معرِفَتي
يُجْلىis unveiled ومنand from دونِهِbeneath it فيin النَّسْجِthe weaving كِيوَانُKiwan (Saturn)
يُجْلى ومن دونِهِ في النَّسْجِ كِيوَانُ
God will make the full moon of my knowledge rise from among them,
God will reveal from them a full moon of my gnosis,
Unveiled, with Kiwan beneath it in the weave;
Clarified, while below it lies the talisman.
يكونُthere will be منfrom بعدِafter طَيٍّfolding نَشْرُthe unfolding of مظهَرِهِits manifestation
يكونُ من بعدِ طَيٍّ نَشْرُ مظهَرِهِ
وكلُّand every شيءٍthing لهُfor it وقتٌa time وإِبَّانُand a due season
وكلُّ شيءٍ لهُ وقتٌ وإِبَّانُ
Its manifestation will unfold after being folded away,
After a bending, his appearance's diffusion will come,
And everything has its time and proper season.
For all things have a time and moment set.
Sol 6.1