ألا إن كشفي مثبتٌ كلَّ معتقدٍ

ألا إن كشفي مثبتٌ كلَّ معتقدٍ

إذا كان إثباتا ولستُ بمنتقد

إذا كان إثباتا ولستُ بمنتقد

Behold, my unveiling affirms every belief,

Behold, my test results are confirming every belief

if it is an affirmation, and I am no fault-finder.

If it was proof, and I am not criticizing

فمن كان ينوي الخير فالخير حاصلٌ

فمن كان ينوي الخير فالخير حاصلٌ

ومن كان ينوي الشرَّ فالشرُّ قد فقد

ومن كان ينوي الشرَّ فالشرُّ قد فقد

So whoever intends good, good is attained,

For whoever intends good, good is attained

and whoever intends evil, evil has already been lost.

And whoever intends evil, evil is lost

ولو كان عقد الأمر عقداً معينا

ولو كان عقد الأمر عقداً معينا

لضاقَ نطاقُ الأمرِ فاقدحْ عسى تِقد

لضاقَ نطاقُ الأمرِ فاقدحْ عسى تِقد

And were the matter's binding a particular knot,

Even if the matter was a specific contract

the matter's scope would narrow; so strike a spark—perhaps you will catch fire.

The scope of the matter would be narrow, so try, perhaps you will find guidance

فقد وسم الحق اعتقاداتِ خلقه

فقد وسم الحق اعتقاداتِ خلقه

وحسبك ما قد قلت في حقه وقد

وحسبك ما قد قلت في حقه وقد

For the Real has marked the beliefs of His creation.

For truth has marked the beliefs of His creation

And what I have said concerning Him suffices you—and that is enough.

It suffices what I have said in truth, and that is enough

ويأبى جنابُ الحقِّ إلا اتساعه

ويأبى جنابُ الحقِّ إلا اتساعه

لتشهدَه الأبصار في كلِّ معتقد

لتشهدَه الأبصار في كلِّ معتقد

And the presence of the Real admits only its own vastness,

And the Majesty of Truth refuses anything but its vastness

so that eyes may behold Him in every belief.

So that eyes witness it in every belief

وما تدرك الأبصار منه سوى الذي

وما تدرك الأبصار منه سوى الذي

تراه وما يخفى عن العينِ يعتقد

تراه وما يخفى عن العينِ يعتقد

And eyes perceive nothing of Him except what

And eyes perceive of it only what

they see; and what is hidden from the eye is believed.

They see, and what is hidden from the eye is believed

وإنَّ اللبيبَ الحبر يصمتُ عندما

وإنَّ اللبيبَ الحبر يصمتُ عندما

يرى شاهد التحويلِ في الحقِّ قد وجد

يرى شاهد التحويلِ في الحقِّ قد وجد

And indeed, the discerning scholar falls silent when

And indeed, the wise one is silent when

he sees that the evidence of transformation has been found in the Real.

He sees the witness of change in the Truth, and it is found