لماwhen شهدتI witnessed الذيthe one who سوّىfashioned حقيقتهhis reality
لما شهدت الذي سوّى حقيقته
فيin ذاتِthe essence of أكملthe most perfect مخلوقٍcreature منamong البشرِhumankind
في ذاتِ أكمل مخلوقٍ من البشرِ
When I witnessed the one who fashioned his reality
in the essence of the most perfect creature among humankind,
يخصهsingles him out اسمa name وماand not الأسماءthe names تحصرهconfine him
يخصه اسم وما الأسماء تحصره
وليسand he is not شيئاًa thing لهfor him نعتٌan attribute بمنحصرِbounded
وليس شيئاً له نعتٌ بمنحصرِ
a name singles him out, yet names do not confine him;
nor is he a thing whose attribute is bounded,
لأنهbecause he قائمsubsisting بكلِّthrough all ماthat which وصفتْwas described
لأنه قائم بكلِّ ما وصفتْ
بهby it الذواتُthe essences منof التنزيهtranscendence والغيرand change
به الذواتُ من التنزيه والغير
for he subsists through all that is ascribed
to essences—transcendence and change.
سبحانَglory be to منthe One who أوجدbrought into being الأشياءthe things منfrom عدمٍnonexistence
سبحانَ من أوجد الأشياء من عدمٍ
ومنand from ثبوتِfixity وجودٍexistence غيرِnot مختصرabridged
ومن ثبوتِ وجودٍ غيرِ مختصر
Glory be to the One who brought things into being from nonexistence,
and from the fixity of an unabridged existence.
فيin عينهits essence أوor عيونِthe essences of الخلقِِcreation يظهرهmanifests it
في عينه أو عيونِ الخلقِِ يظهره
أحكامهاtheir determinations بالذيthrough that which فيهاwithin them منof الصورthe forms
أحكامها بالذي فيها من الصور
In its essence, or in the essences of creation, it is manifested
by their determinations, through the forms within them.
وكلهand all of it خارجٌoutside عنof عينِthe essence of صورتهits form
وكله خارجٌ عن عينِ صورته
بماthrough what لهit has فيin وجودِthe existence of العينِthe essence منof سورwalls
بما له في وجودِ العينِ من سور
And all of it lies outside the essence of its form,
through the walls it has in the existence of the essence.
الحقُّthe Real أوجدَهbrought it into being والكونand the cosmos عينهits very essence
الحقُّ أوجدَه والكون عينه
بماthrough what لديهit possesses منof الآياتِthe signs والسورand the surahs
بما لديه من الآياتِ والسور
The Real brought it into being, and the cosmos is its very essence,
through the signs and surahs it possesses.
فيin كلِّevery آيةِverse of تنزيهtranscendence لهfor him علمa sign
في كلِّ آيةِ تنزيه له علم
بهthrough it يشبههlikens him منwhoever كانwas ذاpossessed of نظرinsight
به يشبهه من كان ذا نظر
In every verse of transcendence he has a sign,
through which one with insight likens him.
فالحكمthus judgment يشفعهpairs him والعينُand the essence توترهmakes him single
فالحكم يشفعه والعينُ توتره
والعقلُand reason ينكرdenies ماwhat يتلوهhe recites it منof خبرtidings
والعقلُ ينكر ما يتلوه من خبر
Thus judgment pairs him, while the essence makes him single,
and reason denies what he recites of tidings.
جلexalted is الإلهGod فماso not تُحصىare counted مشاهدهhis manifestations
جل الإله فما تُحصى مشاهده
قدindeed حازhas encompassed فيهin him وجودُthe existence of العقلreason والبصرand sight
قد حاز فيه وجودُ العقل والبصر
Exalted is God; his manifestations cannot be counted.
The existence of reason and sight has indeed encompassed them in him,
لأنهbecause he يتعالىis exalted فيin نزاهتهhis purity
لأنه يتعالى في نزاهته
عنabove العقولِthe intellects وعماand above what كانwas فيin الفطرinnate natures
عن العقولِ وعما كان في الفطر
for in his purity he is exalted
above intellects and whatever lies in innate natures.
لذاtherefore يقولُsays رسولthe Messenger of اللهGod نحنwe بهthrough him
لذا يقولُ رسول الله نحن به
كماjust as يكونit is لهfor him فانهضso rise علىaccording to قدرmeasure
كما يكون له فانهض على قدر
Thus the Messenger of God says: 'We are through him,
just as it is for him'; so rise in due measure.
لوif كانwere ليmine ماwhat لهhe has لكنتهthen I would be him وأناand I
لو كان لي ما له لكنته وأنا
إنif كنتهI were him فأناthen I منهfrom him علىin خطرperil
إن كنته فأنا منه على خطر
If I had what he has, I would be him; and I,
if I were him, would be in peril from him.
لكنbut أقولI say أناI إنif قلتهI say it بأناas 'I'
لكن أقول أنا إن قلته بأنا
عينthe very reality of الوجودِexistence الذيthat which فيin الحقthe Real منof يسرease
عين الوجودِ الذي في الحق من يسر
But I say—if I utter it as 'I'—'I am
the very existence that, in the Real, is of ease.'
فالصورُso the forms ليسare not لهhis والعينُand the essence ليسis not لناours
فالصورُ ليس له والعينُ ليس لنا
وباجتماعهمand through their union ليfor me ينقضيis fulfilled وطريmy desire
وباجتماعهم لي ينقضي وطري
The forms, then, are not his, and the essence is not ours;
and through their union for me, my desire is fulfilled.
Sol 6.1