غنيٌ عن الأكوانِ بالذاتِ والذي

غنيٌ عن الأكوانِ بالذاتِ والذي

له من سنى الأسماء ما ليس يبلغ

له من سنى الأسماء ما ليس يبلغ

Self-sufficient, needing none of all creation, in His very Essence—and He who

He is independent of the created worlds in His Essence, and is the One

possesses a radiance of the divine Names that none can attain.

Whose radiance of the Names is beyond attainment.

غوى من له حكم الخلافةِ في الورى

غوى من له حكم الخلافةِ في الورى

لذا جاء في القرآن حقاً سنفرغ

لذا جاء في القرآن حقاً سنفرغ

The one entrusted with vicegerency among creation went astray;

He who holds the authority of vicegerency among humankind went astray.

therefore the Qur’an truly declares: “We shall attend to you.”

Thus the Qur’an truly says: “We shall attend.”

غريقٌ ببحرٍ والنجاةُ بعيدةٌ

غريقٌ ببحرٍ والنجاةُ بعيدةٌ

ولولا وجودي لم ير الحقَّ يدمغُ

ولولا وجودي لم ير الحقَّ يدمغُ

Drowning in a sea, while salvation lies in a sweet draught—

Drowning in a sea, and deliverance is far away.

but for my existence, the Real would not be seen crushing falsehood.

And were it not for my existence, he would not see the Real deal a crushing blow.

غنيّ وإني أكثر الذكر جاهداً

غنيّ وإني أكثر الذكر جاهداً

فقال أنا عن كلِّ ذاك مفرّغ

فقال أنا عن كلِّ ذاك مفرّغ

The Self-Sufficient—though I strive to multiply remembrance—

He is self-sufficient, and I diligently increase remembrance.

said, “I am wholly free of all that.”

So He said: “I am free of all that.”

غنيت به إذ كان كوني وجوده

غنيت به إذ كان كوني وجوده

ونشىء به في قالب الطبع يفرغ

ونشىء به في قالب الطبع يفرغ

Through Him I became free of need, for my being was His existence;

I grew rich through Him, since my being was His existence.

and through Him I arose, as He poured me into nature’s mold.

And through Him a new being is poured into nature’s mold.

غريبٌ تراه العينُ في أرضِ غُربةٍ

غريبٌ تراه العينُ في أرضِ غُربةٍ

من الأهل والمرجوّ منه سيبلغ

من الأهل والمرجوّ منه سيبلغ

A stranger—the eye sees him in a land of exile,

A stranger whom the eye sees in a land of exile,

far from his kin; what is hoped from him shall be attained.

Away from his kin, and what is hoped of him will be attained.

غوايتنا ما كانتِ إلا لحكمة

غوايتنا ما كانتِ إلا لحكمة

هي الرشد عن أمرٍ أتاه المبلغ

هي الرشد عن أمرٍ أتاه المبلغ

Our going astray was only for a wise purpose:

Our straying was only for a wise purpose.

it is right guidance issuing from a command brought by the Messenger.

It is right guidance arising from a command the messenger carried out.

غصصتُ بريقي بل شَرِقْتُ بمائه

غصصتُ بريقي بل شَرِقْتُ بمائه

ويا عجباً وهو الحياةُ فبلغوا

ويا عجباً وهو الحياةُ فبلغوا

I choked on my saliva—indeed, I choked on its water;

I choked on my saliva—rather, I choked on its water.

what wonder, when it is life itself! So proclaim it.

And, O wonder—it is life! So proclaim

غرارَ حسامِ الموتِ والحكمُ فَيصلٌ

غرارَ حسامِ الموتِ والحكمُ فَيصلٌ

لسانٌ فصيحٌ النطقِ ما هو ألثغ

لسانٌ فصيحٌ النطقِ ما هو ألثغ

The keen edge of death’s sword—and judgment is the arbiter;

The edge of death’s sword—and judgment is decisive.

a tongue eloquent in speech, by no means lisping.

A tongue eloquent in speech—it does not lisp.

غمام جوى إتيان حقٍّ بمحشرٍ

غمام جوى إتيان حقٍّ بمحشرٍ

وأرواح أملاك فقولوا وسوِّغوا

وأرواح أملاك فقولوا وسوِّغوا

A cloud of inward yearning—the Real’s coming at the Resurrection’s Gathering;

A cloud of burning longing, the coming of the Real at a gathering,

and spirits of angels—say so, and accept it.

And spirits of angels—so speak, and allow it.