منwho مبلغٌwill convey عنّيon my behalf أطفاليmy children
من مبلغٌ عنّي أطفالي
أنيَthat I قدindeed فزتُI succeeded بآماليin attaining my hopes
أنيَ قد فزتُ بآمالي
Who will tell my children on my behalf
I inform my children
that I have attained my hopes,
That I have attained my hopes
حيثُwhere ظهيرُẒahīr; supporter الملكِal-Mulk; the realm فيin دَستِهhis seat of honor السthe… (fragment of ‘the lofty’)
حيثُ ظهيرُ الملكِ في دَستِه الس
ساميlofty وفيand in مَجلسهhis assembly العاليexalted
سامي وفي مَجلسه العالي
where Ẓahīr al-Mulk is on his seat of honor—
Where the back of the king is in his august hand
lofty—and in his exalted assembly?
Sublime, and in his supreme council
بالفضلِthrough merit أستشفعُI seek intercession لاnot غيرِهother than it
بالفضلِ أستشفعُ لا غيرِه
والفضلُand merit فيin أسواقهِhis markets غالِhigh-priced
والفضلُ في أسواقهِ غالِ
Through merit alone I seek intercession;
With merit I intercede, nothing else
and merit commands a high price in his markets.
And merit in its markets is expensive
يسرُّنيdelights me بِشرٌgood cheer لهُbelonging to him ظاهرٌevident
يسرُّني بِشرٌ لهُ ظاهرٌ
بأنّهbecause he يُصلِحsets right أَحواليmy affairs
بأنّه يُصلِح أَحوالي
His evident good cheer delights me,
Good news delights me that has an apparent
for he sets my affairs right.
That it reforms my conditions
وفيand in اسمِهhis name الميمونِauspicious فألٌa good omen وماand never
وفي اسمِه الميمونِ فألٌ وما
خابَfailed الذيwhoever يعملُacts بالفَالِon a good omen
خابَ الذي يعملُ بالفَالِ
And in his auspicious name is a good omen, and never
And in his blessed name there is good fortune and whatever
has one who acts on a good omen failed.
Does not fail who acts by the oracle
لمّاwhen تأمَّلتُI contemplated عُلاهhis greatness التيwhich
لمّا تأمَّلتُ عُلاه التي
عَنof وصَفِهاdescribing it تَقصرُfall short أقواليmy words
عَن وصَفِها تَقصرُ أقوالي
When I contemplated his greatness, which
When I contemplated his elevation which
my words fall short of describing,
My words fall short of describing
تُهتُI was bewildered فلَوso if أَنّيthat I امرؤٌa man يَرتضيaccepts
تُهتُ فلَو أَنّي امرؤٌ يَرتضي
قولَthe doctrine of الحلوليةِthe believers in divine indwelling فيat الحالِthe present moment
قولَ الحلوليةِ في الحالِ
I was bewildered; were I a man who accepted
I became confused so if I were a man who accepts
the doctrine of divine indwelling at that moment—
The saying of the Incarnationists in the situation
لكنّنيbut I أعرفُknow ربّيmy Lord الذيwho
لكنّني أعرفُ ربّي الذي
يَجلُّis exalted علىabove مِثلٍa likeness وأشكالِand counterparts
يَجلُّ على مِثلٍ وأشكالِ
but I know my Lord, who
But I know my Lord who
is exalted above any likeness or counterpart.
Is supreme over the like and forms
لكنّهbut he نورٌa light منfrom اللهِGod فيwithin
لكنّه نورٌ من اللهِ في
جِسمٍa body كريمnoble طاهرٍpure عالِexalted
جِسمٍ كريم طاهرٍ عالِ
Yet he is a light from God within
But He is a light from God in
a noble, pure, exalted body.
A generous, pure, sublime body
ياO أيهاyou الصَّدرُthe chief dignitary العميدُthe eminent leader الذيwho
يا أيها الصَّدرُ العميدُ الذي
لكلِّtoward every فِعلٍdeed فاحشٍshameful قالِone who abhors
لكلِّ فِعلٍ فاحشٍ قالِ
O eminent chief, who
O pillar, eminent breast that
abhors every shameful deed,
Said no to every vulgar act
انظرlook إلىat الفضلِmerit الذيwhich صُغتُهI fashioned it
انظر إلى الفضلِ الذي صُغتُه
فيهِin it وقابِلهُand repay it بأفضالِwith favors
فيهِ وقابِلهُ بأفضالِ
look at the merit I have fashioned
Look to the merit I composed
in it, and repay it with favors.
In it and reciprocate with merits
أقبلتُI came منfrom جَيٍّJayy إلىto بابِكَyour gate السthe… (fragment of ‘the lofty’)
أقبلتُ من جَيٍّ إلى بابِكَ الس
ساميlofty وأقبلتَand you came forward لإقباليin response to my coming
سامي وأقبلتَ لإقبالي
I came from Jayy to your gate—
I came from afar to your lofty door
lofty—and you welcomed my coming.
And you came to reciprocate my coming
Sol 6.1