ألمdid you not تدرknow أنيthat I am واحدone وكثيرand many
ألم تدر أني واحد وكثير
وإنيand indeed I am بماconcerning what أدريI know بهabout it لبصيرsurely clear-sighted
وإني بما أدري به لبصير
Did you not know that I am one and many?
Do you not know that I am one and many
And I am indeed clear-sighted about what I know.
And that with what I know, I am seeing
وإنيand indeed I am شكورٌdeeply grateful بالذيfor that which أناI أهلهworthy of it
وإني شكورٌ بالذي أنا أهله
وإنيand indeed I am كماas قالsaid الإلهGod كفورُdeeply ungrateful
وإني كما قال الإله كفورُ
And I am deeply grateful for that of which I am worthy.
I am thankful for what I deserve
And I am, as God said, deeply ungrateful.
And as God said, I can be ungrateful
ولكنbut لماbecause of what عنديI have منof العلمknowledge بالذيof the One who
ولكن لما عندي من العلم بالذي
إذاif أناI لمdo not أذكرهmention Him قيلis called غيورjealous
إذا أنا لم أذكره قيل غيور
But because of the knowledge I have of the One
But for the knowledge I have of Him
Who, if I do not mention Him, is called jealous,
If I do not mention it, it is said I am jealous
تسترتُI veiled myself عنfrom دهريmy time بدهريwith my time فلمso did not يكنbe
تسترتُ عن دهري بدهري فلم يكن
ليfor me الدهرtime إلاّexcept صاحبٌa companion ووزيرُand a minister
لي الدهر إلاّ صاحبٌ ووزيرُ
I veiled myself from my time with my time; thus was
I have veiled myself in my world from my world
Time to me nothing but a companion and a minister.
So my world was nothing but a companion and advisor
كذاthus جاءit came فيin القرآنِthe Qur’an إياكYou alone نستعينwe seek help
كذا جاء في القرآنِ إياك نستعين
ولمand did not يأتِcome إلاّexcept والمقامُwhile the station حَظيرُfenced in
ولم يأتِ إلاّ والمقامُ حَظيرُ
Thus it came in the Qur’an: 'You alone we ask for help.'
As it came in the Quran, it is You we ask for help
And it came only with the station fenced in.
And it did not come except when the stance was difficult
روائحُscents دعوىpretension واشتراكand partnership فكيفso how بيwith me
روائحُ دعوى واشتراك فكيف بي
بتوحيدِin affirming the oneness of فعلٍaction والسميعُwhile the All-Hearing بصيرclear-sighted
بتوحيدِ فعلٍ والسميعُ بصير
Scents of pretension and partnership—so how can I
The scents of pretense and association, so how can I
Affirm the oneness of action, while the All-Hearing sees
With the unification of deeds and the Hearer, Seer
بماconcerning what قالهHe said it والأمرand the matter فيهin it محققٌestablished
بما قاله والأمر فيه محققٌ
كماas قالهHe said it وإنهand indeed it is لعسيرsurely difficult
كما قاله وإنه لعسير
What He said, and the matter therein is established,
With what He said and the matter in it is confirmed
As He said it—and indeed it is difficult.
As He said it and indeed it is difficult
Sol 6.1