لولا شهودي ما عرفت وجودي

لولا شهودي ما عرفت وجودي

فامنن عليّ فأنتَ شهيدي

فامنن عليّ فأنتَ شهيدي

Were it not for my witnessing, I would not have known my own existence.

Were it not for my witnessing, I would not have known my existence.

So bestow your grace upon me, for You are my witness.

So be gracious to me, for you are my witness.

وعلامتي اني وجودَكم

وعلامتي اني وجودَكم

من حيث ما هو بغيرِ مزيد

من حيث ما هو بغيرِ مزيد

And my sign is that I am your existence,

And my sign is that I am your existence,

insofar as it is what it is, without addition.

as it is, with nothing added.

ودليل ما قد قلته من جهلنا

ودليل ما قد قلته من جهلنا

من ذاتكم أني جهلت وجودي

من ذاتكم أني جهلت وجودي

And the proof of what I have said concerning our ignorance

And the proof of what I have said about our ignorance

of your essence is that I was ignorant of my own existence.

of your essence is that I was ignorant of my existence.