إنيindeed I تعوذتI sought refuge بيin myself منيfrom myself فإنfor indeed لناfor us
إني تعوذت بي مني فإن لنا
النورَthe light بالروحِthrough the spirit والإظلامَand darkness بالجسدِthrough the fleshly body
النورَ بالروحِ والإظلامَ بالجسدِ
Indeed, I have sought refuge in myself from myself, for we have
I sought refuge in myself from myself, for in us
light through the spirit and darkness through the fleshly body.
There is light with the soul, and darkness with the body.
ولاand not أزالI cease كذاthus ماas long as دامendures مسكنناour dwelling
ولا أزال كذا ما دام مسكننا
فلوso if ترحلتI journeyed away عنfrom أهلٍkin وعنand from بلدa country
فلو ترحلت عن أهلٍ وعن بلد
And I remain thus as long as our dwelling endures.
And I will remain thus as long as our dwelling is
So if I journeyed away from kin and country,
So if I moved away from family and country
وجدتُI found فيهin it ضياءًradiance لاno ظلامَdarkness بهin it
وجدتُ فيه ضياءً لا ظلامَ به
يغنيit dispenses عنwith الأهلkin والأموالِand wealth والولدِand offspring
يغني عن الأهل والأموالِ والولدِ
I would find in it radiance with no darkness,
I would find in it a light without darkness
dispensing with kin, wealth, and offspring.
That would suffice instead of family, wealth and children
لكنَّbut لهit has الظلُّthe shade ذاكَthat الظلُّthe shade راحتناour repose
لكنَّ له الظلُّ ذاكَ الظلُّ راحتنا
فيin صورةِthe form of الجسمِthe body لاnot فيin صورةِthe form of الجسدthe fleshly body
في صورةِ الجسمِ لا في صورةِ الجسد
Yet it has shade; that shade is our repose
But it has a shadow - that shadow is our comfort
in the form of the body, not in the form of the fleshly body,
In the form of the body, not in the form of the corpse
منزهpure العينِin essence منfrom تأثيرthe influence of ماthat which ظهرتْhas appeared
منزه العينِ من تأثير ما ظهرتْ
بهthrough it الطبيعةُnature فيin الأركانِthe elements منof مَدَدsustenance
به الطبيعةُ في الأركانِ من مَدَد
pure in essence, untouched by the influence of the sustenance
Purifying the eye from the effect of what
through which nature has appeared in the elements.
Nature has revealed in the pillars of extension
ليfor me النقاءpurity بهاthrough it ماas long as دمتُI remain أسكنُهاI dwell in it
لي النقاء بها ما دمتُ أسكنُها
واللبثُand abiding لاnot ينتهيends فيهاin it إلىat أمَدa time limit
واللبثُ لا ينتهي فيها إلى أمَد
Purity is mine through it, as long as I dwell in it,
I have purity through it as long as I inhabit it
and abiding in it comes to no end.
And dwelling in it does not end in a term
لوif لمnot يكنthere were فيهin it منany خيرٍgoodness ومنand any دَعةٍease
لو لم يكن فيه من خيرٍ ومن دَعةٍ
إلاexcept تخلصناour release منfrom باعثِthe cause of الحَسَدِenvy
إلا تخلصنا من باعثِ الحَسَدِ
If there were no goodness or ease in it
If there were in it no good and no calm
except our release from what arouses envy.
Except being rid of the provoker of envy
Sol 6.1