ألاBehold فارجعso return إلىto أصلِthe origin of الوجودِexistence
ألا فارجع إلى أصلِ الوجودِ
لماfor what تدريهyou know it منof كرمٍgenerosity وجودِand bounty
لما تدريه من كرمٍ وجودِ
Behold, then return to the origin of existence,
Behold, return to the origin of existence,
for what you know of generosity and bounty.
For the generosity and being you know it has.
لقدindeed منَّbestowed favor الإلهGod علىupon فؤاديmy heart
لقد منَّ الإله على فؤادي
بماthrough what أعطاهHe gave it فيin حالِthe state of السجودِprostration
بما أعطاه في حالِ السجودِ
God has indeed bestowed favor upon my heart
God has bestowed upon my heart,
through what He gave it in the state of prostration.
With what He gave it in prostration.
سجودُthe prostration of القلبِthe heart إنْif فكَّرتَyou reflect فيهupon it
سجودُ القلبِ إنْ فكَّرتَ فيه
علىin التحقيقِtruth يوذنُgives notice بالشهودِof witnessing
على التحقيقِ يوذنُ بالشهودِ
The heart’s prostration, if you reflect upon it,
Prostration of the heart, if you contemplate it,
in truth, heralds witnessing
Truly portends witnessing.
إلىunto الأبدeternity الذيwhich ماnot فيهin it حدa limit
إلى الأبد الذي ما فيه حد
تعالىis exalted عنbeyond مصاحبةِassociation with الحدودlimits
تعالى عن مصاحبةِ الحدود
unto eternity, in which there is no limit,
To the eternal endless eternity,
exalted beyond association with limits.
Transcending accompaniment of limits.
جهلتَyou did not know وماyet not جحدتَyou denied سبيلَthe way of كونيmy coming into being
جهلتَ وما جحدتَ سبيلَ كوني
فإنَّfor indeed الأصلthe origin فيّwithin me منfrom الصعيدthe earth
فإنَّ الأصل فيّ من الصعيد
You did not know, yet did not deny, the way I came to be,
You were ignorant and did not reject the way of my existence,
for the origin within me is from the earth.
For my origin is from the soil.
صعدتُI ascended بهwith it إلىto شرفِthe height of المعاليexalted stations
صعدتُ به إلى شرفِ المعالي
فانزلنيso He brought me down إلىto سعدِSaʿd (felicity) السعودal-Suʿūd (felicities)
فانزلني إلى سعدِ السعود
With it I ascended to the height of exalted stations,
With it I ascended to the honor of sublimities,
so He brought me down to Saʿd al-Suʿūd—the felicity of felicities.
So bring me down to the joy of felicities.
ونادانيand He called me وقدand already خلفتI left behind قوميmy people
وناداني وقد خلفت قومي
ورآئيbehind me بالمقرَّبas the one brought near والبعيدand the far-off one
ورآئي بالمقرَّب والبعيد
And He called me—when I had left my people
And He called me when I had left my people,
behind me—‘the one brought near and the far-off one.’
Behind me, near and far.
وآثرتُand I preferred الجنابَthe court جنابَthe court of ربيmy Lord
وآثرتُ الجنابَ جنابَ ربي
فالحقنيso He joined me بمنزلةِto the station of العبيدthe servants
فالحقني بمنزلةِ العبيد
And I preferred the court—the court of my Lord,
And I preferred the company of my Lord's company,
so He brought me to the station of servants.
So join me to the station of servants.
وملكنيand He gave me possession of الصفاتthe attributes فكنتso I became مثلاa likeness
وملكني الصفات فكنت مثلا
ونزههand declare Him transcendent عنbeyond المثَلlikeness الوجوديexistential
ونزهه عن المثَل الوجودي
And He gave me possession of the attributes, so I became a likeness;
And He granted me virtues so I became an example,
yet declare Him transcendent beyond any likeness in existence.
And transcended the exemplary existence.
وأيّand what فضيلةٍexcellence أسنىmore radiant وأعلىand loftier
وأيّ فضيلةٍ أسنى وأعلى
يقاومهاHe matches it بجناتِwith gardens of الخلودِeternity
يقاومها بجناتِ الخلودِ
And what more radiant and loftier excellence
And what virtue is loftier and higher,
could He match with the gardens of eternity?
To equal the gardens of immortality?
فضلتُI was favored بهاthrough it علىabove الآباءthe fathers حقاtruly
فضلتُ بها على الآباء حقا
يقيناwith certainty صادقاًtrue وعلىand above الجدودthe grandfathers
يقينا صادقاً وعلى الجدود
Through it I was favored above the fathers, truly,
I was preferred over the fathers in truth,
with true certainty—and above the grandfathers.
A sincere certainty, and over ancestors.
وأعلمنيand He informed me المهيمنthe Guardian أنthat جديmy grandfather
وأعلمني المهيمن أن جدي
منamong أكرمthe noblest of ماwhat يكونexists منof الجدودgrandfathers
من أكرم ما يكون من الجدود
And the Guardian informed me that my grandfather
And the All-Dominant taught me that my ancestor
is among the noblest grandfathers there can be,
Is the most generous that can be of ancestors.
سوىexcept for جدthe majesty of الإلهGod فقدfor indeed تعالىHe is exalted
سوى جد الإله فقد تعالى
عنabove الكفوءan equal المصاحبa companion والوليدand offspring
عن الكفوء المصاحب والوليد
except for God’s majesty, for He is exalted
Except the ancestor of God, for He has transcended
above any equal companion or offspring.
The comparable companion and child.
Sol 6.1