يومُthe day المعارجِof ascents يومٌa day لاno انقضاءend لهto it
يومُ المعارجِ يومٌ لا انقضاء له
دنياthis world وآخرةand the hereafter لاnot ينقضيcomes to an end أمدهْits duration
دنيا وآخرة لا ينقضي أمدهْ
The day of ascents is a day without end;
in this world and the hereafter, its span never ends.
وكلُّand all ماthat ينقضيpasses منهof it لحادثةfor an occurrence
وكلُّ ما ينقضي منه لحادثة
تكونoccurs فيهwithin it وفيهاand within it ينتهيends أبدهits eternity
تكون فيه وفيها ينتهي أبده
Whatever of it passes is bound to an occurrence
that takes place within it; in that occurrence its eternity ends.
ولوand even if يعدُّwere counted الذيthat which يكونoccurs منof حدثan event
ولو يعدُّ الذي يكون من حدث
فيwithin يومهits day ماnot انتهىwould end فيwithin يومهits day عددهits tally
في يومه ما انتهى في يومه عدده
Even if the events that occur were counted
within its day, their tally would not end within its day.
لوif كانthere were ليfor me سندa support ماnot كنتwould I be مستنداًrelying
لو كان لي سند ما كنت مستنداً
إليهupon it والعلمand knowledge يقضيdecrees أننيthat I am سندُهits support
إليه والعلم يقضي أنني سندُه
If I had a support, I would not lean
upon it, for knowledge decrees that I am its support.
دعاcalled قومهhis people نوحٌNoah ليغفرso He might forgive ربهمtheir Lord
دعا قومه نوحٌ ليغفر ربهم
لهمfor them فأجابوهso they answered him لماto what كانhe had قدalready دعاcalled for
لهم فأجابوه لما كان قد دعا
Noah called his people, that their Lord might forgive
them; so they answered him with what he had called for.
أجابواthey answered بأحوالٍthrough states فغطواso they covered ثيابهمtheir garments
أجابوا بأحوالٍ فغطوا ثيابهم
لسرfor a secret بسترwith a veil والسميعُand the hearer الذيwho وعىunderstood
لسر بستر والسميعُ الذي وعى
They answered through their states, covering their garments
for a secret kept veiled; the hearer is the one who understands.
ولوand if أنهمthat they نادواcalled out ليكشفso it might be lifted عنهمُfrom them
ولو أنهم نادوا ليكشف عنهمُ
غطاءُthe veil العمىof blindness ماnot ارتدturned back شخصٌanyone ولاnor سعىstrove
غطاءُ العمى ما ارتد شخصٌ ولا سعى
Had they called out, that there might be lifted from them
the veil of blindness, no one would have turned back or striven.
وهذيand these إشاراتٌallusions لأمّةfor the community أحمدof Ahmad
وهذي إشاراتٌ لأمّة أحمد
وليستand they are not لنوحٍfor Noah والحديثand the discourse هماthe two of them معاtogether
وليست لنوحٍ والحديث هما معا
These are allusions for the community of Ahmad,
not for Noah, though the discourse concerns them both.
رعىmay guard اللهGod شخصاًa person لمhas not يزلceased ذاpossessing مهابةawe-inspiring dignity
رعى الله شخصاً لم يزل ذا مهابة
كريماًnoble إماماan imam ًحرمةthe sanctity الحقof the Real قدindeed رعىhas guarded
كريماً إماما ًحرمة الحق قد رعى
May God guard one who has ever inspired awe,
a noble imam who has guarded the sanctity of the Real.
لوif أنَّthat لهto Him belongs الخلقcreation ينزلsends down وحيهHis revelation
لو أنَّ له الخلق ينزل وحيه
علىupon جبلٍa mountain راسٍfirmly rooted بهbecause of it لتصدَّعاit would surely split asunder
على جبلٍ راسٍ به لتصدَّعا
If He to whom creation belongs were to send down His revelation
upon a firmly rooted mountain, it would surely split asunder.
وأثبتَand firmer منهthan it قلبَthe heart شخصٍof a person علمتهI have known him
وأثبتَ منه قلبَ شخصٍ علمته
ولماand when أتاهcame to him وحيهHis revelation ماnot تزعزعاwavered
ولما أتاه وحيه ما تزعزعا
Yet firmer than it is the heart of someone I have known:
when His revelation came to him, it did not waver,
وإنand though كانhe is منof قومٍa people إذاwhen ليلهمtheir night دجاgrows dark
وإن كان من قومٍ إذا ليلهم دجا
تراهمyou see them لديهbefore Him ساجدينprostrating ورُكَّعاًand bowing
تراهم لديه ساجدين ورُكَّعاً
though he is of a people whom, when their night grows dark,
you see before Him, prostrating and bowing.
وتبصرهمand you see them عندduring المناجاةintimate prayer حُسَّراًuncovered
وتبصرهم عند المناجاة حُسَّراً
حيارىbewildered سكارىintoxicated خاضعينsubmissive وخُشعاand reverent
حيارى سكارى خاضعين وخُشعا
And you see them during intimate prayer, uncovered,
bewildered, intoxicated, submissive and reverent.
Sol 6.1