الحمدpraise للهto God لاnot أشركI associate بهwith Him أحداanyone
الحمد لله لا أشرك به أحدا
إذfor لمdid not يجدfind أحدٌanyone سواهother than Him ملتحداa refuge
إذ لم يجد أحدٌ سواه ملتحدا
Praise be to God; I associate none with Him,
for none has found a refuge other than Him.
لمdid not يتخذHe take كفؤاan equal منfrom خلقهHis creation سنداa support
لم يتخذ كفؤا من خلقه سندا
ولمand did not يلدهbeget Him أبa father حقاًtruly ولاnor ولداHe begot
ولم يلده أب حقاً ولا ولدا
He has taken no equal from His creation as a support.
No father truly begot Him, nor did He beget.
جلexalted is الإلهGod فماso not تُحصىare counted عوارفهHis favors
جل الإله فما تُحصى عوارفه
الواهبthe Bestower الأكرمthe Most Generous المِحسانthe Bountiful والصمداand the Eternal Refuge
الواهب الأكرم المِحسان والصمدا
Exalted is God; His favors cannot be counted:
the Bestower, the Most Generous, the Bountiful, and the Eternal Refuge.
الحقthe Real مفتقرٌneeded إليهupon Him أنَّfor لهHis is
الحق مفتقرٌ إليه أنَّ له
نعتthe attribute الغنىself-sufficiency وبهذاand in this كلهall of it انفرداHe stood alone
نعت الغنى وبهذا كله انفردا
The Real is the One depended upon, for His is
the attribute of self-sufficiency, and in all this He stands alone.
والعبدُand the servant مفتقرin need إليهof Him متكلplacing trust
والعبدُ مفتقر إليه متكل
عليهin Him مستندrelying لذاتهby his very essence أبداforever
عليه مستند لذاته أبدا
And the servant is in need of Him, placing his trust
in Him, relying on Him by his very essence forever.
إنindeed افتقاريmy need ذاتan essence ليmine إلىunto عدمnonbeing
إن افتقاري ذات لي إلى عدم
وليسand not يعرفهknows it إلاexcept الذيthe one who ورداcame
وليس يعرفه إلا الذي وردا
Indeed, my need is my very essence, unto nonbeing,
and none knows it but the one who came
منfrom عندهHis presence بالذيwith what أعطاهHe gave him منof حكمjudgment
من عنده بالذي أعطاه من حكم
بأنَّthat معبودَهthe One he worships منfrom ذاتهHis own essence عبداworshipped
بأنَّ معبودَه من ذاته عبدا
from His presence with the judgment He gave him:
that the One he worships worshipped from His own essence,
وإنَّand that أعمالناour deeds عنfrom أمرهHis command ظهرتappeared
وإنَّ أعمالنا عن أمره ظهرت
وإنّand that عابدَهHis worshipper لذاتهby his own essence عبداworshipped
وإنّ عابدَه لذاته عبدا
and that our deeds came forth from His command,
and that His worshipper worshipped by his own essence.
أقرّhe professed للهto God بالتوحيدِwith affirmation of oneness فيbefore ملأan assembly
أقرّ لله بالتوحيدِ في ملأ
منwith غيرno جَبْرcompulsion ولاnor كَرهٍcoercion وماand not عَبَداhe worshipped
من غير جَبْر ولا كَرهٍ وما عَبَدا
He professed God's oneness before an assembly,
without compulsion or coercion, yet he did not worship.
بلrather كانhe was متصفاًcharacterized بالعجزby inability معترفاًacknowledging
بل كان متصفاً بالعجز معترفاً
بأنهthat He is ربهhis Lord حقاًtruly وماand not عَبَداhe worshipped
بأنه ربه حقاً وما عَبَدا
Rather, he was marked by inability, acknowledging
that He is truly his Lord, yet he did not worship.
بلrather كانhe was مفتخراًtaking pride إليهof Him مفتقراًin need
بل كان مفتخراً إليه مفتقراً
لذاتهby his very essence وبهذاand through this الأمرcondition قدindeed سعداhe found felicity
لذاته وبهذا الأمر قد سعدا
Rather, he took pride, being dependent on Him
by his very essence, and through this condition found felicity.
قدindeed صحis established أنَّthat الغنىself-sufficiency للهbelongs to God والكرماand generosity
قد صح أنَّ الغنى لله والكرما
فماso not أباليI care إذاif ماemphasis حلbefalls بيupon me عدمnonbeing
فما أبالي إذا ما حل بي عدم
It is established that self-sufficiency and generosity belong to God.
So I do not care if nonbeing befalls me.
ليسis not التعجبُthe wonder منin تأثيرthe effect قدرتهHis power
ليس التعجبُ من تأثير قدرته
عجبتُI marvelled إذwhen أثَّرتْinfluenced فيon جودهHis generosity الهممُspiritual aspirations
عجبتُ إذ أثَّرتْ في جوده الهممُ
The wonder is not in the effect of His power;
I marvelled when spiritual aspirations influenced His generosity.
ليسis not الكريمُthe generous one الذيwho منamong نعتهhis attributes كرمٌgenerosity
ليس الكريمُ الذي من نعته كرمٌ
إنَّindeed الكريمَthe generous one الذيwho منfrom ذاتهhis essence الكرمُgenerosity
إنَّ الكريمَ الذي من ذاته الكرمُ
The generous one is not he whose attribute is generosity;
truly generous is he whose very essence is generosity.
ليسis not الكريمَthe generous one الذيwho يعطيكgives you عنaccording to قدرa measure
ليس الكريمَ الذي يعطيك عن قدر
إنَّindeed الكريمَthe generous one الذيwho يعطيgives ويتهمand is accused
إنَّ الكريمَ الذي يعطي ويتهم
The generous one is not he who gives you by measure;
truly generous is he who gives and is accused.
ليسis not الكريمُthe generous one الذيwho يعطيgives بحكمتهby his wisdom
ليس الكريمُ الذي يعطي بحكمته
إنَّindeed الكريمَthe generous one الذيwho تُعطىis bestowed بهthrough him الحِكَمُpieces of wisdom
إنَّ الكريمَ الذي تُعطى به الحِكَمُ
The generous one is not he who gives according to his wisdom;
truly generous is he through whom wisdom is bestowed.
إنindeed الكريمthe generous one الذيwho يعطيgives ويغتنمand counts as gain
إن الكريم الذي يعطي ويغتنم
عينthe very essence القبولacceptance ولاand not يُعطىis given to ويحتكمand holds sway
عين القبول ولا يُعطى ويحتكم
Truly generous is he who gives and counts as gain
acceptance itself; he receives nothing and holds sway.
منwhoever يطلبِseeks الشكرthanks بالإنعامfor bestowing favors ليسis not لهhis
من يطلبِ الشكر بالإنعام ليس له
ذاكthat التكرمgenerosity فابحثso investigate أيهاO العلمeminent one
ذاك التكرم فابحث أيها العلم
Whoever seeks thanks for bestowing favors does not possess
that generosity; so investigate, O eminent one,
غيرالإلهother than God الذيwho أولىbestowed بنعمتهwith His blessing
غيرالإله الذي أولى بنعمته
وكلّand all منwhose نعتهattribute الإيجادbringing into being والعدمand nonbeing
وكلّ من نعته الإيجاد والعدم
one other than God, who bestowed His blessing,
and all whose attributes are creation and nonbeing.
إنيindeed I ضربتI drew حجاباًa veil ليسnot يرفعهlifts it
إني ضربت حجاباً ليس يرفعه
سواهother than He أوor منone who بهto him الألبابُintellects تعتصمcling for refuge
سواه أو من به الألبابُ تعتصم
I have drawn a veil that none can lift
but He, or one to whom intellects cling for refuge.
هذاthis الذيwhich قلتهI said it الألبابintellects تجهلهdo not know it
هذا الذي قلته الألباب تجهله
وليسand not تثبتهaffirm it الأعرابُthe Bedouins والعجمand non-Arabs
وليس تثبته الأعرابُ والعجم
What I have said here, intellects do not know,
nor do Bedouins and non-Arabs affirm it.
بهby it خُصصتُI was singled out علىthrough كشفٍunveiling ومعرفةand knowledge
به خُصصتُ على كشفٍ ومعرفة
ولمand not يكنthere was فيهin it ليfor me منfrom قبلbefore ذاthis قدمa footing
ولم يكن فيه لي من قبل ذا قدم
In this I was singled out through unveiling and knowledge,
and before this I had no footing in it.
قدmay يلحقُovertake الناسَpeople فيregarding أقوالهمtheir sayings ندمٌregret
قد يلحقُ الناسَ في أقوالهم ندمٌ
وليسand not عنديwith me فيماin what قلتهI said it ندمregret
وليس عندي فيما قلته ندم
Regret may overtake people for what they say,
but I have no regret for what I have said.
لأنهfor He is المنطقthe Giver of speech الأعلىthe highest فكانso it was لهHis
لأنه المنطق الأعلى فكان له
عنيthrough me التلفظُthe utterance والتعريفُand the making-known والكلمand the words
عني التلفظُ والتعريفُ والكلم
For He is the supreme Giver of speech; His were
the utterance, the making-known, and the words through me.
والعبدand the servant فيin عزلةٍseclusion عنfrom كلِّall ماthat كتبتْwrote
والعبد في عزلةٍ عن كلِّ ما كتبتْ
كفٌa hand لهof his أوهمتmade it seem منfrom كفهhis palm ديمsteady rains
كفٌ له أوهمت من كفه ديم
And the servant stands apart from all that was written
by his hand, which made steady rains seem to come from his palm.
ماthere is nothing فيin الوجودِexistence سواهother than Him فالوجودُso existence لهis His
ما في الوجودِ سواه فالوجودُ له
لذاتهby His very essence وأناand I الظلُّthe shadow الذيwhich علمواthey have known
لذاته وأنا الظلُّ الذي علموا
There is nothing in existence but He; existence is His
by His very essence, and I am the shadow they have known.
لولاهbut for Him ماnot نظرتsaw عينيmy eye ولاnor سمعتheard
لولاه ما نظرت عيني ولا سمعت
أذنan ear لناof ours وبناand through us عليهon Him قدindeed حكمواthey judged
أذن لنا وبنا عليه قد حكموا
Without Him, my eye would not have seen, nor would anything have been heard
by an ear of ours; and through us they have judged Him.
Sol 6.1