جمعتُI gathered هميmy attention عليّاupon myself
جمعتُ همي عليّا
فماso not برحتُI ceased to remain لديّاwith myself
فما برحتُ لديّا
I gathered my attention upon myself,
I gathered my worries upon me
so I remained with myself.
Yet I did not cease being near
إليَّto me ياO منyou who تعالىare exalted
إليَّ يا من تعالى
عنabove الكيانexistence النيّاraw
عن الكيان النيّا
To me, O you who are exalted
To You, O You Most High
above raw existence!
Above the genteel existence
فلمso not أجدI found غيرother than ذاتيmy own self
فلم أجد غير ذاتي
لماwhen بسطتُI stretched out يديّاmy two hands
لما بسطتُ يديّا
So I found nothing but my own self
Yet I found none but my essence
when I stretched out my two hands.
When I extended my hands
فأسفلُso the lowest part of الكونِthe cosmos يعلوrises
فأسفلُ الكونِ يعلو
وقتاfor a time بربيthrough my Lord عليّاabove me
وقتا بربي عليّا
So the lowest of the cosmos rises
So the bottom of existence exults
for a time, through my Lord, above me.
And rises for an instant by my Lord upon me
انظرconsider جديثَan account (apparent typo) هبوطٍa descent
انظر جديثَ هبوطٍ
تجدْهyou will find it فيهin it جليّاclear
تجدْه فيه جليّا
Consider the account of a descent;
Look at the news of a descent
you will find it clear therein.
You find in it openly
ماnot جئتُI brought forth شيئاًanything بقوليin my words
ما جئتُ شيئاً بقولي
عنabout الإلهGod فريَّاfabricated
عن الإله فريَّا
I have brought forth nothing in speaking
I did not come with my words
of God that is fabricated.
Anything about God aimlessly
هذاthis حديثُa report of رسولٍa messenger
هذا حديثُ رسولٍ
قدindeed اصطفاهHe chose him نبيّاas a prophet
قد اصطفاه نبيّا
This is a messenger's report,
This is the talk of a messenger
whom He has chosen as a prophet.
Whom He chose as a prophet
ولمand not أكنI was عندat قوليmy saying
ولم أكن عند قولي
إنيindeed I بربيof my Lord نسيّاforgetful
إني بربي نسيّا
Nor was I, when I said
And I was not by my words
"Indeed I," forgetful of my Lord.
That I forgot my Lord negligently
لماwhen سريتُI journeyed by night إليهto Him
لما سريتُ إليه
خِرتُI chose المكانَthe place العليّاlofty
خِرتُ المكانَ العليّا
When I journeyed by night to Him,
When I walked to Him
I chose the lofty place.
I fell down prostrating in the Most High place
ناديتُI called مولىthe Lord of المواليthe lords
ناديتُ مولى الموالي
ربيmy Lord ناءًa call (apparent typo) خفيّاquiet
ربي ناءً خفيّا
I called the Lord of lords,
I called the Master of lords
my Lord, with a quiet call.
My Lord softly moaning
إنيindeed I ضعفتُhave grown weak إلهيmy God
إني ضعفتُ إلهي
وصِرتُand I became شيخاan old man عتيّاdecrepit
وصِرتُ شيخا عتيّا
I have grown weak, my God,
Indeed I weakened, my God
and become a decrepit old man.
And became an old decrepit man
فلمso not أكنI was بدعائيin my calling
فلم أكن بدعائي
إيّاكYou ربِّmy Lord شقيّاwretched
إيّاك ربِّ شقيّا
So I have never been, in my calling
Yet I was not in my supplication
upon You, my Lord, wretched.
To You, my Lord, wretched
أنتYou الوليّthe Guardian الذيwho قدindeed
أنت الوليّ الذي قد
صيرتYou made قلبيmy heart وليّاa saint
صيرت قلبي وليّا
You are the Guardian who has
You are the Guardian who has
made my heart a saint.
Made my heart a guardian
فاجعلنso make me ربيmy Lord إماماa leader
فاجعلن ربي إماما
واجعلنand make me ربيmy Lord رضياwell-pleasing
واجعلن ربي رضيا
So make me, my Lord, a leader,
So make me, my Lord, an imam
and make me, my Lord, well-pleasing.
And make me, my Lord, pleased
فقدfor indeed ضعفتI have weakened لماfrom what بيis within me
فقد ضعفت لما بي
وذبتُand I melted away شيّاًa little فشياthen a little more
وذبتُ شيّاً فشيا
For I have weakened from what is within me,
For I weakened because of what is in me
and melted away little by little.
And I melted away utterly
سألتُI asked ربيmy Lord أنthat لاnot
سألتُ ربي أن لا
يجعلHe should give لذاتيto my own self سميّاan equal
يجعل لذاتي سميّا
I asked my Lord not
I asked my Lord that He not
to give my own self an equal.
Make for my self any path
قدindeed كنتُI was عبداًa servant مطيعاًobedient
قد كنتُ عبداً مطيعاً
إذwhen كنتُI was ملكاa king سَريّاnoble
إذ كنتُ ملكا سَريّا
Indeed, I was an obedient servant
I used to be an obedient slave
when I was a noble king.
When I was a hidden king
أجرىcaused to flow ليfor me اللهGod جوداout of generosity
أجرى لي الله جودا
منfrom تحتِbeneath عرشيmy throne سريّاa stream
من تحتِ عرشي سريّا
God, in His generosity, made flow for me
God made generosity flow for me
a stream from beneath my throne.
From beneath my hidden Throne
وأسقطand dropped الجذعُthe trunk قوتاsustenance
وأسقط الجذعُ قوتا
عليّupon me رطباripe dates جنيّاfreshly gathered
عليّ رطبا جنيّا
And the trunk dropped sustenance
And the tree trunk poured strength
upon me—ripe, freshly gathered dates.
Upon me, fresh and ripe
فكانso was منهfrom it غذائيmy nourishment
فكان منه غذائي
وعشتُand I lived عيشاًa life هَنيًّاpleasant
وعشتُ عيشاً هَنيًّا
So my nourishment came from it,
So it was my nourishment
and I lived a pleasant life.
And I lived a pleasant life
وكانand was بيtoward me لُطفthe kindness of ربيmy Lord
وكان بي لُطف ربي
لذاكَtherefore برّاًgracious حفيًّاattentive
لذاكَ برّاً حفيًّا
And my Lord's kindness toward me
And my Lord's kindness was with me
was thus gracious and attentive.
For that purely compassionate
فهلso (question) رأيتمyou have seen إلهاa god
فهل رأيتم إلها
يقومُstands شخصاًas a person سويّاwell-proportioned
يقومُ شخصاً سويّا
So have you seen a god
Have you seen a god
standing as a well-proportioned person?
Stand up soundly?
هذاthis مُحالimpossible ولكنand yet
هذا مُحال ولكن
شاهدتُI witnessed أمراًa thing نديّاdewy
شاهدتُ أمراً نديّا
This is impossible, and yet
That is impossible, but
I witnessed something fresh with dew.
I witnessed a rare matter
رأيتهI saw it عينَthe very essence of نفسيmy self
رأيته عينَ نفسي
منfrom حيثُthe standpoint that كنتُI was صبياa child
من حيثُ كنتُ صبيا
I saw it as my very self,
I saw it my soul's eye
insofar as I was a child.
From where I was a youth
ولمand did not أقلI profess بحلولٍbelief in indwelling
ولم أقل بحلولٍ
بلrather كنتُI was منهof it بريّاfree
بل كنتُ منه بريّا
Nor did I profess indwelling;
And I did not say incarnation
rather, I was free of it.
Rather, I was quit of it
بلyet لمnot أجدI found منهfrom Him بدًّاany escape
بل لم أجد منه بدًّا
لماwhen هجرتُI withdrew مليّاfor a long while
لما هجرتُ مليّا
Yet I found no escape from Him
Rather, I found no alternative
when I withdrew for a long while.
When I forgot the kingdom utterly
وخرّand fell down جمعيmy gathered self إليهtoward Him
وخرّ جمعي إليه
عندat الشهودِthe witnessing بكيّاweeping
عند الشهودِ بكيّا
And my gathered self fell toward Him,
And my whole fell down prostrating
weeping at the witnessing.
To Him tearfully moaning
فكنتso I was أولىmost deserving بنارof a fire
فكنت أولى بنار
للشوقِof longing فيهاwithin it صليّاburning
للشوقِ فيها صليّا
So I was most deserving of a fire
So I was most deserving of fire
of longing, to burn within it.
To pray longingly in it
إنيindeed I خلصتُI gained access إليهto Him
إني خلصتُ إليه
لماwhen اقتربتُI drew near نجيّاas a confidant
لما اقتربتُ نجيّا
Indeed, I gained access to Him
Indeed I arrived to Him
when I drew near as a confidant.
When I came near saved
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