لماwhen سمعتI heard بأنَّthat الحقَّthe Real يطلبنيseeks me
لما سمعت بأنَّ الحقَّ يطلبني
وقدand indeed علمتI knew عناهHis suffering قلتُI spoke بالداءِof the illness
وقد علمت عناه قلتُ بالداءِ
When I heard that the Real was seeking me,
When I heard that the Real was seeking me,
and knew He meant it, I spoke of the malady.
and knew His suffering, I spoke of the illness.
غرقتُI drowned فيin عبراتtears ماnot لأبحرهاfor their seas
غرقتُ في عبرات ما لأبحرها
منany ساحلٍshore فافهمواso understand قصديmy intent وإيمائيand my allusion
من ساحلٍ فافهموا قصدي وإيمائي
I drowned in tears whose seas have no
I drowned in tears whose seas have no
shore—so understand my intent and my allusion.
shore—so understand my intent and my allusion.
وقدand indeed أحاطتsurrounded بيme الأنواءthe storms واتسعتand grew wider
وقد أحاطت بي الأنواء واتسعت
بحارهاtheir seas للذيfor what فيهis within Him منof أسماءNames
بحارها للذي فيه من أسماء
Tempests encircled me, and vast became
And storms had surrounded me, and vast grew
their seas, because of what lay therein of my names.
their seas, for the Names that are within Him.
ولمand did not أجدI find غيرهother than Him يشفيheals فأطلبهso I seek Him
ولم أجد غيره يشفي فأطلبه
هوHe العليلُthe ailing one المعلُthe afflicter السامعُthe hearer الرائيthe seer
هو العليلُ المعلُ السامعُ الرائي
I found none but Him who heals, and so I seek Him:
And I found none but Him who heals, so I seek Him.
He is the ailing, the afflicter, the Hearer, the Seer.
He is the ailing, the afflicter, the hearer, the seer.
سمعتُI heard بيتاًa verse رواهrecited it الناسُthe people فيconcerning صفتيmy description
سمعتُ بيتاً رواه الناسُ في صفتي
منfrom قبلِbefore كونيmy existence فيهin it شرحُan explanation أنبائيmy tidings
من قبلِ كوني فيه شرحُ أنبائي
I heard a verse that people recited of my state,
I heard a verse that people had recited describing me,
from before I came to be; in it my story was unfolded:
before I came into being; in it my story is explained:
ماnot أنتَyou نوحNoah فتنجينيso it might save me سفينتهhis ark
ما أنتَ نوح فتنجيني سفينته
ولاnor المسيحُthe Messiah أناI أمشيI walk علىupon الماءthe water
ولا المسيحُ أنا أمشي على الماء
You are no Noah, that his ark should rescue me;
You are not Noah, that his ark might save me,
nor am I the Messiah, to walk upon the water.
nor am I the Messiah, to walk upon the water.
Sol 6.1