إنindeed قلبيmy heart وخاطريand my mind
إن قلبي وخاطري
صيّرانيthey both made me كماas ترىyou see
صيّراني كما ترى
Indeed, my heart and my mind
My heart and my thoughts
have made me as you see.
Have made me as you see
أقطعُI pass الليلَthe night ساهراًawake
أقطعُ الليلَ ساهراً
أهجرُI forsake النومَsleep والكرىand slumber
أهجرُ النومَ والكرى
I pass the night awake;
I stay up all night awake
I forsake sleep and slumber.
Abandoning sleep and rest
وأنيسيand my companion مَنone who يعمرworships السthe Mas- (first fragment)
وأنيسي مَن يعمر الس
يِّد-ter (remaining fragment) لاdoes not يعمرinhabit القُرىthe villages
يِّد لا يعمر القُرى
And my companion is one who worships the Mas-
And my companion is He who inhabits the Most High, not earthly dwellings
-ter, not one who inhabits villages.
Since He appeared before my eyes
مذsince تجلىHe manifested Himself لناظريto my gaze
مذ تجلى لناظري
فيin سماءٍheaven وفيand in الثرىthe soil
في سماءٍ وفي الثرى
Since He revealed Himself to my gaze
In the heavens and on earth
in heaven and in the soil,
I see none but my Master
ماnot أرىI see غيرother than سيديmy Master
ما أرى غير سيدي
دونَwithout شكٍّdoubt ولاnor أمتراuncertainty
دونَ شكٍّ ولا أمترا
I see none but my Master,
Without a doubt or hesitation
without doubt or uncertainty.
The greatest liar among people
أعظمgreatest الناسِof people فِريةًin falsehood
أعظم الناسِ فِريةً
مَنwhoever علىagainst ربِّهhis Lord افترىfabricated lies
مَن على ربِّه افترى
The greatest liar among people
Is he who slanders his Lord
is whoever fabricates lies against his Lord.
Include Him in everything
أحضروهmake Him present فيin كلِّall ماthat which
أحضروه في كلِّ ما
يعلمknows الخلقُcreation أوor يرىsees
يعلم الخلقُ أو يرى
Make Him present in all that
That people know or see
creation knows or sees.
And beware of him for he is
واحذروهand beware of Him فإنهfor indeed He is
واحذروه فإنه
عينُthe very essence مَنof whoever عينَهHis essence يرىsees
عينُ مَن عينَه يرى
And beware of Him, for He is
The eye of Him whose eye sees all
the very essence of whoever beholds His essence.
Partial English translation: 15 of 16 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1