بدنيmy body أضحىhas become إلىto; for الأممِthe nations
بدني أضحى إلى الأممِ
نائباًa proxy عنfor كعبةِthe Kaaba of الحرمِthe Sacred Sanctuary
نائباً عن كعبةِ الحرمِ
My body has become, for the nations,
My body has become a substitute
a proxy for the Kaaba of the Sacred Sanctuary.
For the Kaaba of the Sacred Enclosure
كعبةa Kaaba للسرِّfor the secret يسعىhastens لهاtoward it
كعبة للسرِّ يسعى لها
كلُّevery منone who يمشيwalks علىon قدمِa foot
كلُّ من يمشي على قدمِ
A Kaaba for the secret, toward which hastens
A Kaaba for the secret that all pursue
everyone who walks on foot.
Whoever walks upon a foot
منwhoever أرادdesires الحجthe pilgrimage يقصدهmakes for it
من أراد الحج يقصده
منfrom among جميعall العُربthe Arabs والعجمِand the non-Arabs
من جميع العُرب والعجمِ
Whoever desires the pilgrimage makes for it,
Whoever intends the pilgrimage heads to it
from among all Arabs and non-Arabs.
From all the Arabs and non-Arabs
أناI سرّthe secret of الخلقِcreation كلهِّمall of them
أنا سرّ الخلقِ كلهِّم
أناI اللاقسمةnon-division; indivisibility الكلمthe words
أنا اللاقسمة الكلم
I am the secret of all creation.
I am the secret of all creation
I am the indivisibility of words [wording uncertain].
I am the indivisible Word
إننيindeed, I شفعٌa pair; even ووِترand a single; odd إذاwhen
إنني شفعٌ ووِتر إذا
لمnot يكنbe; exist بارَّبعperhaps 'in the dwelling' (unclear form) منfrom; of إرَمِIram
لم يكن بارَّبع من إرَمِ
Indeed, I am a pair and a single, when
I am odds and evens, if
it is not in the dwelling of Iram [reading uncertain].
There is no fourth with evil
أناI كن'Be!' لكننbut I (unclear form) شبحٌa bodily form
أنا كن لكنن شبحٌ
قابلreceptive للجهلto ignorance والحكمand wisdom
قابل للجهل والحكم
I am 'Be!'—yet I am a bodily form [reading uncertain],
I am "be" for "be", a mirage
receptive to ignorance and wisdom.
Susceptible to ignorance and wisdom
فيكونso becomes الجهلُignorance فيin; on صَبٍبa downward slope
فيكون الجهلُ في صَبٍب
ويكونand becomes العلمُknowledge فيin; on عَلَمa mountain; landmark
ويكون العلمُ في عَلَم
Thus ignorance is on a downward slope,
So ignorance becomes a flood
and knowledge is upon a mountain.
And knowledge becomes a flag
إنناindeed, we لوحانtwo tablets قدْalready رُقماboth have been inscribed
إننا لوحان قدْ رُقما
غيرexcept أنَّthat الوِترthe single; the odd فيin القلمthe pen
غير أنَّ الوِتر في القلم
Indeed, we are two tablets, already inscribed,
We are two tablets that were inscribed
except that the single is in the Pen.
Except that the odd is in the pen
أناI وصفُthe attribute of الوصفِthe attribute فاتصفواso take on attributes (you all)
أنا وصفُ الوصفِ فاتصفوا
أناI ذاتُthe essence of الذاتِthe essence فالتزمso hold fast
أنا ذاتُ الذاتِ فالتزم
I am the attribute of the attribute—so take on attributes.
I am the description of description, so describe
I am the essence of the essence—so hold fast.
I am the essence of essence, so adhere
أناI سرُّthe secret of السرِّthe secret قدalready عدلتْhas turned aside
أنا سرُّ السرِّ قد عدلتْ
همتيmy aspiration عنaway from موقفthe station of الهممaspirations
همتي عن موقف الهمم
I am the secret of the secret; there has turned aside
I am the secret of secrets, I have turned
my aspiration from the station of aspirations.
My concern from the position of ambitions
أناI نورُthe light of النورِthe light قدalready برزتhas emerged
أنا نورُ النورِ قد برزت
بوجوديthrough my existence ذرةُan atom of الظلمdarkness
بوجودي ذرةُ الظلم
I am the light of the light; there has emerged
I am the light of light, I have emerged
through my existence an atom of darkness.
With my existence the particle of darkness
أناI عزُّthe might of العزmight ماnot ملكتْhas possessed
أنا عزُّ العز ما ملكتْ
نفسيmy soul ذاتthe essence of الذلّabasement وand العدمnonbeing
نفسي ذات الذلّ و العدم
I am the might of might; never has
I am the might of might, my soul never possessed
my soul possessed the essence of abasement and nonbeing.
The essence of humiliation and nonexistence
منwhoever رآنيhas seen me قدindeed رأىhas seen ماwhat خفيwas hidden
من رآني قد رأى ما خفي
فيin مثالthe likeness of النورِlight والقدمand pre-eternity
في مثال النورِ والقدم
Whoever has seen me has seen what was hidden
Whoever saw me has seen what was hidden
in the likeness of light and pre-eternity.
In the example of light and eternity
بلغhas reached الغاياتِthe utmost goals قلبُthe heart of فتىa young man
بلغ الغاياتِ قلبُ فتى
ليمينto the right hand of اللهGod ملتزمholding fast
ليمين الله ملتزم
A young man's heart has reached the utmost goals,
The heart of a young man reached destinations
holding fast to God's right hand.
Clinging to the right hand of God
قدalready أبحناwe have permitted لثمهاkissing it فمهhis mouth
قد أبحنا لثمها فمه
عليهupon him; for him فيin سابقprimordial; prior القدمِpre-eternity
عليه في سابق القدمِ
We have permitted his mouth to kiss it,
His mouth smiled at kissing it
for him, in primordial eternity.
Over it in precedence of footsteps
سعدthe good fortune of نفسيmy soul أنهاthat it سِعدَتْfound happiness
سعد نفسي أنها سِعدَتْ
بسلوكِby following الواضحِthe clear الأممthe direct; the easy
بسلوكِ الواضحِ الأمم
My soul's good fortune is that it found happiness
My soul was felicitated that it was felicitated
by following the clear, direct path.
By following the clear paths
لمnot ينلهattain it غيرهاany other than it عشقاًthrough passionate love
لم ينله غيرها عشقاً
مثلهاlike it فيamong سالفbygone الأممthe nations
مثلها في سالف الأمم
No other attained it through passionate love,
None other than it attained love
as it did, among the nations of old.
Like it in previous nations
ياO رجالاًmen غيرناother than us طلبواthey sought
يا رجالاً غيرنا طلبوا
أينwhere جودthe bounty of البحرthe sea منcompared with كرميmy generosity
أين جود البحر من كرمي
O men who sought someone other than us,
O other men sought
what is the sea's bounty beside my generosity?
Where is the sea's generosity from my generosity
ارجعواreturn (you all) واستلمواand touch reverently (you all) كفَّthe palm of منone who
ارجعوا واستلموا كفَّ من
إنْif يهبhe gives لمnot يخشhe fears منof عدمwant; destitution
إنْ يهب لم يخش من عدم
Return, and touch the palm of one who,
Go back and take a handful if
if he gives, fears no want.
He gives and does not fear scarcity
كلُّevery طَرفٍeye; gaze فيin العلىthe heights سابحٌswimming
كلُّ طَرفٍ في العلى سابحٌ
نحوناtoward us وجداًin passionate longing بناfor us يرتميit flings itself
نحونا وجداً بنا يرتمي
Every gaze swims in the heights,
Every glance floating high
toward us, flinging itself in longing for us.
Yearning for us, pouring towards us
كلُّevery سرٍّsecret خافضٌlowering رافعٌraising
كلُّ سرٍّ خافضٌ رافعٌ
لوجوديto my existence رغبةًin longing ينتميbelongs; affiliates itself
لوجودي رغبةً ينتمي
Every secret, lowering and raising,
Every secret lowering, raising
in longing, belongs to my existence,
To my existence, belonging, inclined
مثلlike حلthe entry of الشمسthe sun فيin حملAries
مثل حل الشمس في حمل
أمنواthey became secure تحلَّةthe discharge of القسَمthe oath
أمنوا تحلَّة القسَم
like the sun's entry into Aries.
Like the sun dissolving in Aries
They were safe in the discharge of the oath [sense uncertain].
Trust the partition of fate
لمnot يزلcease ولاand not يزالceases غداًtomorrow
لم يزل ولا يزال غداً
فيin نعيمٍbliss غيرِnot منصرمcoming to an end
في نعيمٍ غيرِ منصرم
It has always been, and tomorrow will still be,
He did not cease and will not cease tomorrow
in bliss that never ends.
In perpetual bliss, never-ending
وشموسُand the suns of الوصلِunion طالعةٌrising
وشموسُ الوصلِ طالعةٌ
وخسوفُand the eclipse of البحرthe sea فيin العدمnonbeing
وخسوفُ البحر في العدم
And the suns of union are rising,
And the suns of connection rise
and the sea's eclipse lies in nonbeing.
While the eclipse of the sea is in nonexistence
انظرواlook; consider (you all) قوليmy words لكمto you all فلقدfor indeed
انظروا قولي لكم فلقد
طرفُthe eye of كلِّall الناسِthe people عنهto it عميhas grown blind
طرفُ كلِّ الناسِ عنه عمي
Look at what I say to you, for indeed
Look at my words to you, for the eyes
every person's eye has been blind to it.
Of all people are blind to it
تجدوهyou all will find it واضحاًclear حسناًbeautiful
تجدوه واضحاً حسناً
منبئاًrevealing عنabout رتبةthe rank of الكرمgenerosity
منبئاً عن رتبة الكرم
You will find it clear and beautiful,
You will find it beautiful, clear
revealing the rank of generosity.
Informing of the level of generosity
ياO إلهGod of الخلقcreation ياO إلهيmy God
يا إله الخلق يا إلهي
وسميريand my night-companion فيin دجىthe deep gloom of الظُلمdarkness
وسميري في دجى الظُلم
O God of creation, O my God,
O God of creation, my God
and my night-companion in the depths of darkness,
And my companion in the darkness of night
جُدbe generous علىto صَبِّan ardent lover حليفٍan ally ضنيailing; wasted
جُد على صَبِّ حليفٍ ضني
ياO كثيرِabundant in الفضلِgrace والنعمand blessings
يا كثيرِ الفضلِ والنعم
be generous to an ardent lover, an ailing ally,
Help a stingy ally, O Abundant
O You of abundant grace and blessings.
In grace and blessing
Sol 6.1