إذاif سدَّسَmade sixfold الذاتَthe Essence النزيهةَthe pure عارفٌa knower
إذا سدَّسَ الذاتَ النزيهةَ عارفٌ
وأدرجَand enfolded فيwithin بدرِfull moon التمامِfullness ذُكاءDhukāʾ (the sun)
وأدرجَ في بدرِ التمامِ ذُكاء
If a knower makes the pure Essence sixfold,
When a virtuous soul is enlightened by a knower,
and enfolds Dhukāʾ, the sun, within the full moon,
And endowed with perfect intelligence,
وألحقَand joined أرواحَspirits العُلىthe heights بنفوسِهاto their souls
وألحقَ أرواحَ العُلى بنفوسِها
وأعطاكand gave you منfrom نورlight السَّناءsplendor ضياءradiance
وأعطاك من نور السَّناء ضياء
and joins the spirits of the heights to their souls,
And the spirits on high are joined to their souls,
and gives you radiance from the light of splendor,
And you are given some gleams from the light of glory,
وأحكمand perfected أشياءَthings وأرسلَand sent forth حكمةًwisdom
وأحكم أشياءَ وأرسلَ حكمةً
وصيرَّand turned أعمالَworks الكيانِexistence هَباءdust
وصيرَّ أعمالَ الكيانِ هَباء
and perfects things and sends forth wisdom,
And all things are set right and wisdom is instilled,
and turns the works of existence to dust—
And the labors of existence turn to nothingness,
فذاكthen that one الذيwho يجريruns إلىtoward غيرno غايةend
فذاك الذي يجري إلى غير غاية
ويطلعand makes rise أقمارَmoons الشهودِwitnessing عشاءat nightfall
ويطلع أقمارَ الشهودِ عشاء
then that is the one who runs on without end,
That One flows to a goal beyond goals
and makes the moons of witnessing rise at nightfall;
And brings forth the stars of witnessing at nightfall;
وتبصرهand you see him يعطيgiving صباحاًin the morning حياتَهhis life
وتبصره يعطي صباحاً حياتَه
ويقبضهاand takes it back جوداًout of generosity عليكtoward you مساءin the evening
ويقبضها جوداً عليك مساء
and you see him giving his life in the morning,
You see Him sacrificing His life for you at dawn
and he takes it back in the evening, out of generosity toward you.
And taking it back in His generosity at dusk.
Sol 6.1