قلsay إلىto الكوكبِthe star السعيدِauspicious أماميbefore me
قل إلى الكوكبِ السعيدِ أمامي
عنabout هلالينtwo crescents طالعينboth rising أماميbefore me
عن هلالين طالعين أمامي
Say to the auspicious star before me
Say to the happy star before me
of two crescents rising before me:
About two crescent moons rising before me
فإذاthen, when استقبلاthey both turned toward إليّtoward me جميعاًtogether
فإذا استقبلا إليّ جميعاً
كنتَyou were سرَّthe secret of الليالthe nights والأيامand the days
كنتَ سرَّ الليال والأيام
then, when both turn toward me together,
So if they both face towards me
you are the secret of nights and days.
You would be the secret of my nights and days
وإذاand when أدبراthey both turned away بقيتُI remained وحيداًalone
وإذا أدبرا بقيتُ وحيداً
ساهراًwakeful لاnot أذوقI taste طعمَthe taste of المنامsleep
ساهراً لا أذوق طعمَ المنام
And when they both turn away, I remain alone,
And if they turn away, I remain alone
wakeful, tasting no savor of sleep.
Sleepless, unable to taste the flavour of sleep
ذاكthat نورlight الوجودexistence بالحقِّthrough the Truth يسعىhastens
ذاك نور الوجود بالحقِّ يسعى
منfrom ورائيbehind me بهthrough him ومنand from قُدَّاميin front of me
من ورائي به ومن قُدَّامي
That is the light of being, hastening through the Truth,
That is the light of existence, truly hastening
from behind me, through him, and from before me,
Behind me, with it and before me
يومَon the day of فقريmy poverty ويومand on the day of حشريmy gathering at resurrection لربيto my Lord
يومَ فقري ويوم حشري لربي
وبهand through him همتيmy aspiration ومنهand from him اهتماميmy concern
وبه همتي ومنه اهتمامي
on the day of my poverty and the day I am gathered to my Lord.
The day of my poverty and resurrection before my Lord
And through him comes my aspiration, and from him my concern.
And in it is my determination and my concern
إنindeed سرِّيmy secret وإنّand indeed سرَّthe secret of حبيبيmy beloved
إن سرِّي وإنّ سرَّ حبيبي
واحدone أولاًat first وعندَand at الختامِthe end
واحد أولاً وعندَ الختامِ
Indeed, my secret—and indeed my beloved's secret—
Indeed my secret and indeed the secret of my beloved
are one, at the beginning and at the end.
One first and at the conclusion
هوhe غيريother than me إذاwhen بعثتI sent رسولاًa messenger
هو غيري إذا بعثت رسولاً
وهوand he داريmy abode بقدسin the sanctity of دارthe abode of نظاميmy Nizam
وهو داري بقدس دار نظامي
He is other than me when I send a messenger,
It is other than me when I send a messenger
and he is my abode, in the sanctity of my Nizam's abode.
And it is my abode in the sanctuary of my system
خادميmy servant نوريmy light الذيwho كانwas عنديwith me
خادمي نوري الذي كان عندي
والذيand who عندwith منthe one whom هويتI loved أماميbefore me
والذي عند من هويت أمامي
My servant—my light, who was with me
My servant, my light that was with me
and who is with the one I loved—is before me.
And that which faces whom I loved before me
ياO أخيmy brother فالتفتso turn لحالكtoward your state وانظرand look
يا أخي فالتفت لحالك وانظر
لوجوديat my being بطرفكwith your eye المتعاميfeigning blindness
لوجودي بطرفك المتعامي
O my brother, so turn toward your state and look
O my brother, so turn to your state and see
at my being with your eye that feigns blindness.
To my existence with your overlooking eye
هوhe غيرanother إذاwhen افترقتI became separated أماميbefore me
هو غير إذا افترقت أمامي
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle اجتمعتI became united كنتI was أماميbefore me
وإذا ما اجتمعت كنت أمامي
He is another before me when I am apart,
It is other when we separate before me
and whenever I am united, I am before myself.
And when we gather, I am before me
Sol 6.1