هويةidentity الحقthe Real أسراريmy secrets وأعضائيand my limbs
هوية الحق أسراري وأعضائي
فليسfor there is no فيin الكونthe cosmos موجودٌexistent being سوىother than اللهGod
فليس في الكون موجودٌ سوى الله
The Real's identity is my secrets and my limbs.
My identity, secrets and limbs are the Truth
For nothing exists in the cosmos but God.
For there exists in the universe nothing but God
هذاthis الذيwhich قلتهI said it الشرعthe revealed Law جاءcame بهwith it
هذا الذي قلته الشرع جاء به
منfrom عندهHis presence معلماًinstructing وحياًa revelation منfrom الباهsexual potency
من عنده معلماً وحياً من الباه
What I have said, the revealed Law brought
This is what Islamic law has stated
from Him, instructing—a revelation from sexual potency.
As a teacher and revelation from Him
هوHe الوجودُBeing الذيwhose جلَّتare exalted عوارفهHis favors
هو الوجودُ الذي جلَّت عوارفه
ستورveils أغطيةٍcoverings عنهfrom Him بأشباهthrough likenesses
ستور أغطيةٍ عنه بأشباه
He is Being, whose favors are exalted:
He is the Existence whose mysteries are most Majestic
veils of coverings, concealing Him through likenesses.
Behind veils that cover Him with idols
هاbehold إنَّindeed ذيthis عبرةa lesson إنْif كنتَyou are معتبراًone who takes heed
ها إنَّ ذي عبرة إنْ كنتَ معتبراً
ظهرتْit appeared فيهاwithin it بحكمthrough the sway of المالِwealth والجاهand rank
ظهرتْ فيها بحكم المالِ والجاه
Behold, this is a lesson, if you would take heed:
Look, the one who takes heed, if you are observant
it appeared therein through the sway of wealth and rank.
In which the authority of money and prestige appeared
هيit التيwhich عينthe very essence of التوحيدِdivine unity مشهدهاits scene of witnessing
هي التي عين التوحيدِ مشهدها
فلاso do not تقلsay عندماwhen تبدوit appears لناto us ماwhat هيit
فلا تقل عندما تبدو لنا ما هي
It is that whose scene of witnessing is divine unity itself;
It is the one the scene of Divine Oneness
so do not say, when it appears to us, 'What is it?'
So do not say, whenever it appears to us, what is it
هيit ليسnot يدركهاperceives it عينٌan eye سواهاother than itself ولاnor
هي ليس يدركها عينٌ سواها ولا
تقولُsay أهلpeople of النهىunderstanding فيin مطلبٍa quest ماwhat هيit
تقولُ أهل النهى في مطلبٍ ما هي
It—no eye other than itself perceives it; nor
It cannot be perceived by any eye but it
do people of understanding say, in their quest, 'What is it?'
Nor do the people of asceticism say regarding an intention, what is it
هَبْsuppose أنهthat it is عينthe very essence of ذاتيmy self كيفhow أفصلهI separate it
هَبْ أنه عين ذاتي كيف أفصله
عنيfrom me ولستُand I am not بماof what قدalready قلتI said بالساهيat all heedless
عني ولستُ بما قد قلت بالساهي
Suppose it is my very essence: how can I separate it
Suppose it were my essence, how can I separate it
from me? And I am not heedless of what I have said.
From myself, and I am not one who errs
هُنِّيتَmay you be blessed ياO طالبَseeker of التحقيقrealization منfor قدمa footing
هُنِّيتَ يا طالبَ التحقيق من قدم
صدقٍtruth بماthrough what حزتَهyou have gained it منfrom عينِthe essence of أنباهeminent ones
صدقٍ بما حزتَه من عينِ أنباه
Blessed are you, seeker of realization, for a footing
You are congratulated, oh seeker of the Truth, from early on
of truth, through what you have gained from the essence of the eminent.
With the sincerity of what you obtained from the eye of prophecy
هناكthere معطىis bestowed وجودexistence الكونِthe cosmos منfrom عدمٍnonbeing
هناك معطى وجود الكونِ من عدمٍ
فيin عينٍan entity حدٍّa limit وفيand in ساهa heedless one وفيand in لاnot هيit
في عينٍ حدٍّ وفي ساه وفي لا هي
There the existence of the cosmos is bestowed from nonbeing,
There the given existence of the universe from nonexistence
in an entity—a limit—and in a heedless one, and in 'not it.'
Is in an eye, limit, and error, and no it
هوHe الذيwho حيَّرbewildered الألبابَminds واعتمدتand they relied
هو الذي حيَّر الألبابَ واعتمدت
علىupon براهينهاtheir proofs منof كلِّevery أوّاهsighing devotee
على براهينها من كلِّ أوّاه
He is the One who bewildered minds, and they relied
It is He who confused intellects and they relied
upon their proofs—the minds of every sighing devotee.
On its proofs from every misguided one
Sol 6.1