إذاif كنتyou are فيconcerning شيءٍsomething ولاand no بدalternative قائلاًspeaking
إذا كنت في شيءٍ ولا بد قائلاً
فقلthen speak فيهabout it علماًwith knowledge لاdo not تقلspeak فيهabout it بالزعمby conjecture
فقل فيه علماً لا تقل فيه بالزعم
If you are concerned with a matter and must speak,
If you must speak about something,
then speak of it with knowledge; do not speak from conjecture.
then speak of it with knowledge; do not speak of it by conjecture.
فإنَّfor indeed الذيthe one who قدalready قالhas spoken بالزعمby conjecture مخطىءٌmistaken
فإنَّ الذي قد قال بالزعم مخطىءٌ
كذاthus جاءit is stated فيin القرآنthe Qur’an إنَّif كنتyou are ذاpossessed of فهمunderstanding
كذا جاء في القرآن إنَّ كنت ذا فهم
For whoever has spoken from conjecture is surely in error—
For whoever has spoken by conjecture is mistaken;
so it is stated in the Qur’an, if you possess understanding.
thus it is stated in the Qur’an, if you have understanding.
ولاand do not تكbe ذاpossessed of فكرthought إذاif كنتyou are طالباًseeking
ولا تك ذا فكر إذا كنت طالباً
مشاهدةwitnessing الأعيانthe entities واحذرand beware منof الوهمillusion
مشاهدة الأعيان واحذر من الوهم
Do not be given to discursive thought if you seek
And do not be given to thought if you seek
direct witnessing of realities; and beware delusion.
to witness the entities; and beware of illusion.
وكنand be معwith حكمِthe decree of اللهGod فيin كلِّevery حالةstate
وكن مع حكمِ الله في كلِّ حالة
فقدfor indeed فازhas succeeded بالإدراكin attaining perception منwhoever قامupheld بالحكمthe decree
فقد فاز بالإدراك من قام بالحكم
Abide by God’s judgment in every state,
And abide by God’s decree in every state,
for whoever upholds that judgment has triumphed in apprehension.
for whoever upholds the decree has attained perception.
ومنand whoever قالspeaks بالتحييرof causing bewilderment أعطاهHe grants him حيرةbewilderment
ومن قال بالتحيير أعطاه حيرة
فلاso do not تتصرفact فيهconcerning it إلاexcept علىon the basis of علمknowledge
فلا تتصرف فيه إلا على علم
Whoever speaks to confound is himself given bewilderment;
And whoever speaks of causing bewilderment, He grants him bewilderment;
so do not venture into it except on the basis of knowledge.
so do not act concerning it except with knowledge.
تكنyou will be بينamong أهلِthe people of الكشفِunveiling عبداًa servant مخصصاًsingled out
تكن بين أهلِ الكشفِ عبداً مخصصاً
بأسمائهby His names الحسنىmost beautiful بعيداًfar removed عنfrom الرسمoutward form
بأسمائه الحسنى بعيداً عن الرسم
Then among the folk of unveiling you will be a servant specially designated
You will be, among the people of unveiling, a servant singled out
by His Most Beautiful Names, far removed from outward form.
by His most beautiful names, far from outward form.
وكنand be مركباًa vehicle للأمرfor the command تحصلyou will attain علىto المنىwishes
وكن مركباً للأمر تحصل على المنى
ولاand do not تكُbe ذاpossessed of قلبa heart خليٍّfree عنfrom الجسمthe body
ولا تكُ ذا قلب خليٍّ عن الجسم
Be a mount for the Command, and you will attain your desires;
And be a vehicle for the command; you will attain your wishes.
nor be one whose heart is devoid of the body.
And do not have a heart detached from the body.
وماand no ثمthere عينٌan eye تدركperceives العينَthe Essence ذاتهitself
وما ثم عينٌ تدرك العينَ ذاته
فيخلوso it is free عنfrom الكيفquality المحكمdeterminate والكمِّand quantity
فيخلو عن الكيف المحكم والكمِّ
There is no entity that apprehends the entity itself,
And there is no eye that perceives the Essence itself,
and so is free of determinate quality and quantity.
so it is free of determinate quality and quantity.
Sol 6.1