هذاthis الوجودُexistence الذيthat بالعرفby convention نعرفهwe know it
هذا الوجودُ الذي بالعرف نعرفه
ليسis not الوجودُexistence الذيthat بالكشفthrough unveiling نعلمهwe know it
ليس الوجودُ الذي بالكشف نعلمه
This existence that we know by convention
is not the existence that we know through unveiling.
العقلُreason يجهلهis ignorant of it والفكرand thought ينكرهdenies it
العقلُ يجهله والفكر ينكره
والذكرand remembrance يظهرهreveals it والسرُّand the inner secret يكتمهconceals it
والذكر يظهره والسرُّ يكتمه
Reason is ignorant of it, and thought denies it.
Remembrance reveals it, and the inner secret conceals it.
هوit الإلهGod ولاand not تدريknow مظاهرهhis manifestations
هو الإله ولا تدري مظاهره
بأنهthat he is عينهاtheir very being والحقُّand the Real يبهمهobscures it
بأنه عينها والحقُّ يبهمه
It is God, yet his manifestations do not know
that he is their very being; the Real obscures it
علىto العقولminds التيthat العاداتhabits تحجبهاveil them
على العقول التي العادات تحجبها
لذاكfor that reason تنكرthey deny ماwhat الأسرارthe inner secrets تفهمهcomprehend it
لذاك تنكر ما الأسرار تفهمه
to minds that habits veil.
Hence they deny what the inner secrets comprehend,
إلاexcept علىfor واحدone منfrom كلeach طائفةcommunity
إلا على واحد من كل طائفة
فإنّfor indeed ربكyour Lord بالتعريفby making it known يكرمهhonors him
فإنّ ربك بالتعريف يكرمه
except for one from each community,
for your Lord honors him by making it known.
ياO ربّLord غفراًforgiveness وعفواًand pardon إننيindeed I رجلٌa man
يا ربّ غفراً وعفواً إنني رجلٌ
منwhoever يطلبseeks الأمرthe matter منيfrom me لستI do not أعلمهinform him
من يطلب الأمر مني لست أعلمه
O Lord, forgiveness and pardon! I am a man;
whoever asks me about the matter, I do not inform him
إلاexcept بأمركby your command إنindeed العبدthe servant ليسthere is not لهfor him
إلا بأمرك إن العبد ليس له
تصرُّفٌpower to act دونwithout أمرa command منكfrom you يعلمهhe knows it
تصرُّفٌ دون أمر منك يعلمه
except by your command; the servant has no
power to act without a command from you that he knows.
وهبتنيyou bestowed upon me كرماًgenerously سرّاًa secret فبحتso I spoke openly بهabout it
وهبتني كرماً سرّاً فبحت به
ولمand did not يكنbe أدباًproper conduct ماwhat قالهuttered it فمهhis mouth
ولم يكن أدباً ما قاله فمه
You generously bestowed a secret on me, so I divulged it.
And what his mouth uttered was not proper conduct.
عتبتَyou reproached عبدكyour servant فيهfor it ثمthen قمتyou took charge بهof it
عتبتَ عبدك فيه ثم قمت به
عنهon his behalf لتحفظهto protect him إذsince أنتyou تلهمهinspire him
عنه لتحفظه إذ أنت تلهمه
You reproached your servant for it, then took charge of it
on his behalf, to protect him, since you inspire him.
محوتهyou erased it منfrom صدورٍbreasts أنتyou تعرفهاknow them
محوته من صدورٍ أنت تعرفها
بسِنَةٍthrough drowsiness أوor نُعاسٍlight sleep فاحتمىso was protected دمهhis blood
بسِنَةٍ أو نُعاسٍ فاحتمى دمه
You erased it from breasts that you know,
through drowsiness or light sleep; thus his blood was spared.
ماnot كنتُI was أعلمaware أنthat الأمرthe matter فيهconcerning it كذاthus
ما كنتُ أعلم أن الأمر فيه كذا
عندbefore الإلهGod وأنand that العتبreproach يلزمهis due to him
عند الإله وأن العتب يلزمه
I did not know that the matter concerning it stood thus
before God, and that reproach would befall him.
لولاwere it not for محبتُهhis love فيناfor us لعذبناhe would have punished us
لولا محبتُه فينا لعذبنا
ولاnor يُهانُis humiliated منone whose الرحمنthe All-Merciful مكرمهhis honorer
ولا يُهانُ من الرحمن مكرمه
Were it not for his love for us, he would have punished us.
Nor is anyone whom the All-Merciful honors humiliated.
إنّindeed الذيwhat شاءwilled ربيmy Lord أنْthat أدخرهI keep it in reserve
إنّ الذي شاء ربي أنْ أدخره
أريدI wish أعربهوالحالُI make it plain, while the state يعجمهmakes it obscure
أريد أعربهوالحالُ يعجمه
Indeed, what my Lord willed that I should keep in reserve,
I wish to make plain, yet the spiritual state obscures it,
إلاexcept علىto قلبِthe heart of منone whom قدindeed شاءwilled خالقناour Creator
إلا على قلبِ من قد شاء خالقنا
يدريknows بهof it فلسانُso the tongue الوقتِof the moment يبرمهconfirms it
يدري به فلسانُ الوقتِ يبرمه
except to the heart of one whom our Creator has willed
should know it; the tongue of the moment confirms it,
كالتونسيّlike al-Tunisi ومنand whoever يجريruns بحلبتهon his racecourse
كالتونسيّ ومن يجري بحلبته
منamong القلوبِthe hearts التيthat تعطيgive وتكتمهand conceal it
من القلوبِ التي تعطي وتكتمه
like al-Tunisi and whoever runs on his racecourse,
among the hearts that give and conceal it.
أعطيتُI gave كلَّevery محلlocus ماwhat يليقis fitting بهfor it
أعطيتُ كلَّ محل ما يليق به
وقلتand I said فيهabout it مقالاa statement لاnot أججمهI obscure it (reading uncertain)
وقلت فيه مقالا لا أججمه
I gave each locus what befits it,
and spoke of it in a statement I do not obscure.
يقولhe says للقولto the utterance كنbe حتىso that يكونit comes to be بهthrough him
يقول للقول كن حتى يكون به
منfrom بعدafter ذلكthat يأتيهhe comes to him يندّمهmakes him remorseful
من بعد ذلك يأتيه يندّمه
He says to the utterance, 'Be,' so that it comes to be through him.
After that, he comes to him and makes him remorseful.
لوif لمnot يكوّنهhe brings it into being لمnot تظهرappear حقيقتهits reality
لو لم يكوّنه لم تظهر حقيقته
لكنهbut he العلمknowledge بالمعلومthrough what is known يحكمهgoverns him
لكنه العلم بالمعلوم يحكمه
Had he not brought it into being, its reality would not have appeared.
Yet knowledge governs him through what is known.
يقضىjudgment is passed عليهupon him بهthrough it فالحقُّso the Real بايعهpledged allegiance to him
يقضى عليه به فالحقُّ بايعه
لكنهyet he بحدوثthrough the coming into being of العينthe entity يوهمهdeludes him
لكنه بحدوث العين يوهمه
Judgment is passed upon him through it, so the Real has pledged allegiance to him.
Yet he deludes him through the entity's coming into being.
Sol 6.1