أنا آدمُ الأسماءِ لا آدمُ النشء

أنا آدمُ الأسماءِ لا آدمُ النشء

فلي في السما والأرض ما كان من خبءِ

فلي في السما والأرض ما كان من خبءِ

I am the Adam of the names, not the Adam of creation.

I am Adam of names, not Adam of substance

For mine is all that lies hidden in heaven and earth.

So I have in the sky and earth what was hidden

ولكنه من حيث أسماءُ كونه

ولكنه من حيث أسماءُ كونه

وما لي فيه إن تحققت من كفؤ

وما لي فيه إن تحققت من كفؤ

But this is with regard to the names of its being,

But in terms of names and existence

And I have no equal in it, if you truly discern.

I have nothing in it if it is fulfilled by the equal

أنا خاتم الأمر الأعمِّ وجودُه

أنا خاتم الأمر الأعمِّ وجودُه

لذاك تحملتُ الذي فيه من عبءِ

لذاك تحملتُ الذي فيه من عبءِ

I am the seal of the order whose existence is most encompassing.

I am the seal of the absolute existence

For that reason, I bore the burden it contains.

Therefore I endured what burden it contains

فإنْ كنتَ ذا علم بقولي ومقصدي

فإنْ كنتَ ذا علم بقولي ومقصدي

وأحكامِ ما في الكلِّ من حكمة الجزءِ

وأحكامِ ما في الكلِّ من حكمة الجزءِ

So if you have knowledge of my speech and my intent,

If you have knowledge of my words and my purpose

And the laws of the part's wisdom found within the whole,

And the rulings of what wisdom is in the whole of the part

فلا تاخذِ الأقوالَ من كلِّ قائلِ

فلا تاخذِ الأقوالَ من كلِّ قائلِ

وإنْ كان لا يدري الذي قال من هزء

وإنْ كان لا يدري الذي قال من هزء

Then do not take sayings from every speaker,

Then do not take words from every speaker

Even if he does not know what he said in mockery.

Even if he does not know what he said is mockery

فإنَّ الكلامَ الحقَّ ذلك فاعتمد

فإنَّ الكلامَ الحقَّ ذلك فاعتمد

عليه ولا تهمله وافزع إلى البدء

عليه ولا تهمله وافزع إلى البدء

For that is true speech; so rely

Indeed the true word rely on it

Upon it; do not neglect it, and turn to the beginning for refuge.

And do not neglect it and resort to the beginning

لقد مدَّني ظلا وإنْ كنتُ نورَه

لقد مدَّني ظلا وإنْ كنتُ نورَه

فإن لم أكن في الظل إني لفي الفيء

فإن لم أكن في الظل إني لفي الفيء

He has indeed stretched me out as a shadow, though I am his light.

He has extended shade over me even though I am its light

For if I am not in the shadow, I am surely in the returning shade.

For if I were not in the shade, I would still be in shelter

لقد عظَّم الرحمن نشئي لمن درى

لقد عظَّم الرحمن نشئي لمن درى

وأعظم قدرٍ الشخصِ ما كان في النشء

وأعظم قدرٍ الشخصِ ما كان في النشء

The All-Merciful has indeed exalted my coming into being, for those who know.

The Most Merciful has exalted my creation for whoever realizes

And a person's greatest worth is what lies in coming into being.

And the greatest rank is the person who was in creation

وما أنا من هلك فما أنا هالك

وما أنا من هلك فما أنا هالك

وما أنا ممن يدرأ الدرءَ بالدرءِ

وما أنا ممن يدرأ الدرءَ بالدرءِ

And I am not one who has perished, so I am not perishing.

And I am not one who perishes so I am not vanishing

And I am not among those who ward off crookedness with crookedness.

And I am not one who repels adversity with adversity

ولكنني رِدءٌ لمن جاء يبتغي

ولكنني رِدءٌ لمن جاء يبتغي

معونته مني فآمن بالردء

معونته مني فآمن بالردء

But I am a support for whoever came seeking

But I am a shield for whoever comes seeking

Help for himself from me, and thus trusted in the support.

My help, so believes in the shield

وإني إذا ما ضمني برد عفوه

وإني إذا ما ضمني برد عفوه

إليه بجرمي أنني منه في دفء

إليه بجرمي أنني منه في دفء

And indeed, when the coolness of his pardon draws me close

And when He includes me in the coldness of His pardon

To him with my guilt, I am indeed warmed by him.

To him for my sin that I am under His warmth

وأعجب من كوني دليلا بنشأتي

وأعجب من كوني دليلا بنشأتي

ولا أرتجي برءاً وأجنح للبرء

ولا أرتجي برءاً وأجنح للبرء

And I marvel at being a proof through my coming into being.

And it is stranger that I am evidence by my creation

And I do not hope for healing, yet I incline toward healing.

And I do not hope for innocence yet I incline towards innocence

وما ذاك إلا حكم غفلتي التي

وما ذاك إلا حكم غفلتي التي

خُصصتُ بها وهي التي لم تزل تشئيى

خُصصتُ بها وهي التي لم تزل تشئيى

And that is nothing but the sway of my heedlessness, with which

And that is only the rule of my heedlessness with which

I was singled out, and which has never ceased [final word unclear as written].

I was specified and it is what has not ceased to make me oblivious