أقولI say وروحand the Spirit القدسِof holiness ينفثbreathes فيinto النفسِthe soul
أقول وروح القدسِ ينفث في النفسِ
بأنَّthat وجودَthe existence of الحقthe Real فيin العددthe number الخمسِfive
بأنَّ وجودَ الحق في العدد الخمسِ
I say, while the Holy Spirit breathes into the soul,
I say as the Holy Spirit breathes into the soul
that the existence of the Real is in the number five.
That the existence of Truth is in the number five
أياO كعبةَKaaba الأشهادِof the witnesses ياO حرمَsanctuary الأنسِof intimacy
أيا كعبةَ الأشهادِ يا حرمَ الأنسِ
وياand O زمزمَZamzam الآمالِof hopes زُمَّtighten the rein علىupon النَّفسِthe soul
ويا زمزمَ الآمالِ زُمَّ على النَّفسِ
O Kaaba of witnesses, O sanctuary of intimacy,
O Kaaba of testimonies, O sanctuary of intimacy
and O Zamzam of hopes, tighten your rein upon the soul.
And O Zamzam of hopes, be resolute with the soul
سرىjourneyed by night البيتthe House نحوtoward البيتِthe House يبغيseeks وصالهunion with it
سرى البيت نحو البيتِ يبغي وصاله
وطهرand was purified بالتحقيقthrough realization منfrom دَنَسthe stain of اللبسِconfusion
وطهر بالتحقيق من دَنَس اللبسِ
The House journeyed by night toward the House, seeking union with it,
The journey from home to home seeking its union
and through realization was purified of the stain of confusion.
And purified with verification from the impurity of confusion
فياso O حسرتيmy sorrow يوماًone day ببطنin the hollow of محسرMuhassir
فيا حسرتي يوماً ببطن محسر
وقدand already دلّنيguided me الواديthe valley علىtoward سَقَرSaqar (hellfire) الرَّجْسِof defilement
وقد دلّني الوادي على سَقَر الرَّجْسِ
Ah, my sorrow, one day in the hollow of Muhassir,
Oh my regret one day in the abdomen of Miscarriage
while the valley had guided me to the Saqar of defilement.
When the valley pointed me to the hell of filth
تجرّعتُI gulped بالجرعاءat al-Jar‘a’ كأسa cup of نامةٍnāmah (unclear as written)
تجرّعتُ بالجرعاء كأس نامةٍ
علىover مشهدٍa scene قدalready كانhad been مِنيَfrom me بالأمسyesterday
على مشهدٍ قد كان مِنيَ بالأمس
At al-Jar‘a’ I gulped a cup of nāmah [unclear],
I drank the cup of drowsiness with resignation
over a scene that had come from me yesterday.
At a scene that was from me yesterday
وماand not خفتI feared بالخَيفِat al-Khayf ارتحاليmy departure وإنماbut rather
وما خفت بالخَيفِ ارتحالي وإنما
أخافI fear علىfor ذيthe bearer of النفسthe soul منfrom ظلمةthe darkness of الرَّمسِthe grave
أخاف على ذي النفس من ظلمة الرَّمسِ
At al-Khayf I did not fear my departure; rather,
And I did not fear displacement with cowardice, but rather
I fear for the soul's bearer because of the darkness of the grave.
I fear for the one with a soul from the darkness of blindness
لمزدَلفِfor Muzdalaf الحجاجِof the pilgrims أعلمتI marked ناقتيmy she-camel
لمزدَلفِ الحجاجِ أعلمت ناقتي
لأنعمَso that I may delight بالزُّلفىin nearness وألحقَand be joined بالجنسِto the kind
لأنعمَ بالزُّلفى وألحقَ بالجنسِ
For the pilgrims' Muzdalaf I marked my she-camel,
For drawing near the pilgrims, I taught my she-camel
to delight in nearness and be joined to my kind.
To enjoy proximity and join its kind
جمعتُI gathered بجمعٍat Jam‘ بينbetween عينيmy eye وشاهديand my witness
جمعتُ بجمعٍ بين عيني وشاهدي
بوترينwith two odd units لمdid not أشهدI witness بهin it رتبةَthe rank of النفسthe self
بوترين لم أشهد به رتبةَ النفس
At Jam‘ I joined my eye and my witness,
I collected both my eyes and witness between two bowstrings
with two odd units; in it I did not witness the self's rank.
To witness a rank that my soul did not attend
خلعتُI cast off الأمانيwishes بعدماafter كنتُI had been فيin منىMina
خلعتُ الأماني بعدما كنتُ في منى
وطوّفتهاand I sent them circling فانظرهso look at it بالطردin forward order والعكسِand in reverse
وطوّفتها فانظره بالطرد والعكسِ
I cast off wishes after I had been in Mina,
I took off my wishes after I was in Mina
and sent them circling—look at it forwards and backwards.
And circumambulated them, so look at them with rejection and acceptance
ففيso at الجمراتthe Jamarat الغرّradiant فيin رَونَقthe splendor of الضحىforenoon
ففي الجمرات الغرّ في رَونَق الضحى
حصبتُI pelted with stones عدوّthe enemy of الجهلِignorance فارتدّso he recoiled فيin نكسa reversal
حصبتُ عدوّ الجهلِ فارتدّ في نكس
So at the radiant Jamarat, in the splendor of forenoon,
So in pebbles the hatred in the beauty of dawn
I pelted the enemy of ignorance, and he recoiled in defeat.
I stoned the enemy of ignorance, so he recoiled in defeat
ركنتُI leaned إلىtoward الركنthe Corner اليمانيthe Yemeni لأنbecause فيin اسritual touching (first fragment)
ركنتُ إلى الركن اليماني لأن في اس
تلامritual touching (final fragment) اليمانيthe Yemeni Corner اليمنblessing فيin جنةِthe garden of القدسholiness
تلام اليماني اليمن في جنةِ القدس
I leaned toward the Yemeni Corner, for in the ritual
I leaned on the right pillar because in intimacy
touching of the Yemeni Corner lies blessing in the garden of holiness.
Caressing the right, the right hand in the garden of holiness
صفيتُI was purified علىaccording to حكمthe rule of الصفاal-Safa عنof حقيقتيmy reality
صفيتُ على حكم الصفا عن حقيقتي
فماso not أناI منamong عُربٍArabs فصاحٍeloquent ولاnor فُرسPersians
فما أنا من عُربٍ فصاحٍ ولا فُرس
I was purified of my own reality under al-Safa's rule,
I clarified according to the judgment of purity my truth
so I am neither among eloquent Arabs nor Persians.
So I am neither an eloquent Arab nor Persian
أقمتI remained أناجيcommuning with بالمقامِat the Station مهيمناًthe Guardian
أقمت أناجي بالمقامِ مهيمناً
تعالىHe is exalted عنbeyond التحديدdefinition بالفصلby differentia والجنسِand genus
تعالى عن التحديد بالفصل والجنسِ
I remained at the Station, communing with the Guardian,
I stood whispering at the station dominating
exalted beyond definition by differentia and genus.
Transcending specification by separation and genre
فشاهدتهso I beheld Him فيin بيعةthe pledge of allegiance الحجرthe Stone الذيwhich
فشاهدته في بيعة الحجر الذي
تسوَّدgrew black منfrom نكثِthe breaking of العهودcovenants لذيof the possessor of اللمسtouch
تسوَّد من نكثِ العهود لذي اللمس
So I beheld Him in the pledge at the Stone, which
So I witnessed Him in the pledge of the stone which
grew black from the covenant-breaking of those who touch it.
Blackened from the violation of the covenants of the one who touches
وبالحجرand at the Hijr حجرتI forbade الوجودَexistence وكونهand its being
وبالحجر حجرت الوجودَ وكونه
عليَّto myself فلاso not يغدوcomes in the morning الزمانُtime ولاnor يمسيcomes in the evening
عليَّ فلا يغدو الزمانُ ولا يمسي
And at the Hijr I forbade existence and its being
And with the stone I made existence and its being
to myself, so time neither comes with morning nor with evening.
Incumbent upon me, so time does not come or go
وفيand in رمضانRamadan قالHe said ليto me تعرفyou know الذيthe One whom
وفي رمضان قال لي تعرف الذي
تشاهدهyou behold Him بينbetween المهابةِawe والأنسand intimacy
تشاهده بين المهابةِ والأنس
And in Ramadan He said to me, “You know the One
And in Ramadan He told me, "Do you know the one
you behold between awe and intimacy.”
You witness between awe and intimacy?"
فلماthen when قضيتُI completed الحجthe Hajj أعلنتُI proclaimed مُنشداًreciting verse
فلما قضيتُ الحج أعلنتُ مُنشداً
بسيريof my journey بينbetween الجهرspeaking aloud للذاتto the Essence والهمسand whispering
بسيري بين الجهر للذات والهمس
When I had completed the Hajj, I proclaimed in verse
So when I finished the Hajj I declared chanting
my journey between speaking aloud to the Essence and whispering.
My journey between announcing to the essence and whispering
سفينةthe ship of إحساسيmy perception ركبتI boarded فلمand did not تزلcease
سفينة إحساسي ركبت فلم تزل
تسيرهاpropel it أرواحُthe spirits of أفكارهits thoughts الخرسmute
تسيرها أرواحُ أفكاره الخرس
I boarded the ship of my perception, and it never ceased
The ship of my senses sailed and did not cease
to be propelled by the spirits of its mute thoughts.
To sail it the spirits of His silent thoughts
فلماthen when عدتit crossed بحرthe sea of الوجودِexistence وعانيتand I experienced
فلما عدت بحر الوجودِ وعانيت
بسيفon the shore of النهيreason (probable reading) منthe One who جلعنis exalted beyond (apparently joined words) رتبةthe rank of الأنسintimacy
بسيف النهي من جلعن رتبة الأنس
When it crossed the sea of existence and I experienced
So when I returned the sea of existence and suffered
on the shore of reason the One exalted beyond intimacy's rank,
From the sword of prohibition from the rank of intimacy
دعانيcalled me بهthrough it عبديmy servant فلبيتso I answered طائعاًobediently
دعاني به عبدي فلبيت طائعاً
تأملreflect فهذاfor this القطفplucking فوقabove جنيthe harvesting of الغرسwhat was planted
تأمل فهذا القطف فوق جني الغرس
my servant called me through it, and I answered obediently.
He called me with it "My servant," so I responded willingly
Reflect, for this plucking surpasses harvesting what was planted.
Contemplate, so this is the picking above the harvest of planting
فعانيتso I experienced موجوداًa being بلاwithout عينِthe eye of مبصرa beholder
فعانيت موجوداً بلا عينِ مبصر
وسرَّحand He freed عينيmy eye فانطلقتُso I went free منfrom الحبسconfinement
وسرَّح عيني فانطلقتُ من الحبس
Thus I experienced a being without a beholder's eye,
So I existed aware without a seeing eye
and He freed my eye, so I broke free of confinement.
And He released my eyes, so I escaped from captivity
فكنتso I was كموسىlike Moses حينwhen قالhe said لربّهto his Lord
فكنت كموسى حين قال لربّه
أريدI want أرىto see ذاتاًan Essence تعالتْthat is exalted عنbeyond الحسِّsense perception
أريد أرى ذاتاً تعالتْ عن الحسِّ
So I was like Moses when he said to his Lord,
Thus I was like Moses when he said to his Lord
“I want to see an Essence exalted beyond sense perception.”
"I want to see an essence that transcended senses"
فدكَّso crushed الجبالَthe mountains الراسياتِfirmly rooted جلالهHis majesty
فدكَّ الجبالَ الراسياتِ جلاله
وأصعقَand struck senseless موسىMoses فاختفىso vanished العرشُthe Throne فيwithin الكرسيthe Seat
وأصعقَ موسى فاختفى العرشُ في الكرسي
His majesty crushed the firmly rooted mountains,
So He shook the firmly established mountains with His majesty
and struck Moses senseless; then the Throne vanished within the Seat.
And Moses fell unconscious, so the throne disappeared into the seat
وكنتُand I was كخفَّاشٍlike a bat أرادwanted تمتعاًdelight
وكنتُ كخفَّاشٍ أراد تمتعاً
بشمسِin the sun of الضحىforenoon فنهدّso it collapsed منfrom لمحةِa glimpse of الشمسthe sun
بشمسِ الضحى فنهدّ من لمحةِ الشمس
And I was like a bat that sought delight
And I was like a bat who wanted to enjoy
in the forenoon sun, but collapsed at a glimpse of the sun.
The sun of dawn, so it swooned from a glimpse of the sun
فلاso neither ذاتُهits essence أبقىit preserved ولاnor أدركَit attained المنىwishes
فلا ذاتُه أبقى ولا أدركَ المنى
وغودرand was left فيamong الأمواتِthe dead جسماًa body بلاwithout نفسa soul
وغودر في الأمواتِ جسماً بلا نفس
It neither preserved itself nor attained its desire,
So neither His essence remained nor did I attain the purpose
and was left among the dead, a body without a soul.
And I perished among the dead, a body without a soul
ولكننيbut I أدعيam called (probable reading) علىin القربnearness والنوىand distance
ولكنني أدعي على القرب والنوى
بلاwithout كيفa how بالبعلas the husband الكريمnoble وبالعرسand as the wife
بلا كيف بالبعل الكريم وبالعرس
Yet, whether near or far, I am called,
But I claim closeness and intention
without a 'how,' the noble husband and the wife.
Without "how" with the Generous Lord and the Wedding
Sol 6.1