فمِنso from حسِّيmy senses إلىto عقليmy intellect
فمِن حسِّي إلى عقلي
ومنand from عقليmy intellect إلىto حِسِّيmy senses
ومن عقلي إلى حِسِّي
So from my senses to my intellect,
From my senses to my mind
And from my intellect to my senses,
And from my mind to my senses
بعلمينthrough two kinds of knowledge غريبينِstrange
بعلمين غريبينِ
بلاwithout شكٍّdoubt ولاand without لبسِconfusion
بلا شكٍّ ولا لبسِ
Through two strange kinds of knowledge,
With two strange knowledges
Without doubt or confusion.
Without doubt or confusion
ومنand from حَدسيmy intuition إلىto علميmy knowledge
ومن حَدسي إلى علمي
ومنand from علميmy knowledge إلىto حَدسيmy intuition
ومن علمي إلى حَدسي
And from my intuition to my knowledge,
And from my intuition to my knowledge
And from my knowledge to my intuition.
And from my knowledge to my intuition
فنورُfor the light of العلمِknowledge ممدودextended
فنورُ العلمِ ممدود
ونورُand the light of الحدسِintuition ماdoes not يمسيenter evening
ونورُ الحدسِ ما يمسي
For the light of knowledge stretches forth,
So the light of knowledge extends
And intuition's light knows no evening.
And the light of intuition does not diminish
ومنand from نفسيmy soul إلىto روحيmy spirit
ومن نفسي إلى روحي
ومنand from روحيmy spirit إلىto نفسيmy soul
ومن روحي إلى نفسي
And from my soul to my spirit,
And from my soul to my spirit
And from my spirit to my soul,
And from my spirit to my soul
بتحليلٍthrough dissolution وتركيبand composition
بتحليلٍ وتركيب
كمثلِlike الميتِthe dead one فيin الرَّمسِthe grave
كمثلِ الميتِ في الرَّمسِ
Through dissolution and composition,
With analysis and synthesis
Like the dead one in the grave.
Like the dead in the burial ground
ومنand from قدسيmy holiness إلىto رِجسيmy impurity
ومن قدسي إلى رِجسي
ومنand from رِجسيmy impurity إلىto قُدسيmy holiness
ومن رِجسي إلى قُدسي
And from my holiness to my impurity,
And from my sacred to my profane
And from my impurity to my holiness.
And from my profane to my sacred
فقُدسيfor my holiness كانwas فيin وقتيmy present time
فقُدسي كان في وقتي
ورِجسيand my impurity كانwas فيin أمسيmy yesterday
ورِجسي كان في أمسي
For my holiness was in my present time,
So my sacred was in its time
And my impurity was in my yesterday.
And my profane was in my past
ومنand from إنسيmy human side إلىto جِنِّيmy jinn side
ومن إنسي إلى جِنِّي
ومنand from جنيmy jinn side إلىto إنسيmy human side
ومن جني إلى إنسي
And from my human side to my jinn side,
And from my human to my jinn
And from my jinn side to my human side.
And from my jinn to my human
فجنيfor my jinn side يبتغيseeks غميmy sorrow
فجني يبتغي غمي
وإنسيand my human side يبتغيseeks أُنسيmy companionship
وإنسي يبتغي أُنسي
For my jinn side seeks my sorrow,
So my jinn seeks my sorrow
And my human side seeks my companionship.
And my human seeks my companion
ومنand from حُبِّيmy love إلىto سَعتيmy spaciousness
ومن حُبِّي إلى سَعتي
ومنand from سعَتيmy spaciousness إلىto حُبِّيmy love
ومن سعَتي إلى حُبِّي
And from my love to my spaciousness,
And from my love to my capacity
And from my spaciousness to my love,
And from my capacity to my love
لنكرٍbecause of an objection قامarose فيin نفسيmy soul
لنكرٍ قام في نفسي
علىagainst عقليmy intellect وبالعكسand conversely
على عقلي وبالعكس
Because of an objection that arose in my soul,
For a stranger who stood in my soul
Against my intellect, and conversely.
Against my mind and vice versa
ومنand from أيسيmy being إلىto ليسيmy nonbeing
ومن أيسي إلى ليسي
ومنand from ليسيmy nonbeing إلىto أيسيmy being
ومن ليسي إلى أيسي
And from my being to my nonbeing,
And from my despair to my nothingness
And from my nonbeing to my being,
And from my nothingness to my despair
بسعدٍwith good fortune فيهin it تأليفٌa joining together
بسعدٍ فيه تأليفٌ
كماjust as فيin شنّهhis worn waterskin يحسيhe sips
كما في شنّه يحسي
With good fortune, in which there is union,
With happiness in it is harmony
As he sips from his worn waterskin.
As in its misery it feels
ومنand from حِلسيmy saddlecloth إلىto صدريmy breast
ومن حِلسي إلى صدري
ومنand from صدريmy breast إلىto حِلسيmy saddlecloth
ومن صدري إلى حِلسي
And from my saddlecloth to my breast,
And from my sitting to my chest
And from my breast to my saddlecloth.
And from my chest to my sitting
فلولاfor, were it not for باقلٌBāqil ماnot لاsho— (beginning of 'shone')
فلولا باقلٌ ما لا
حنورُ—ne; the light الفضلِexcellence فيin قسِّّQuss
حنورُ الفضلِ في قسِّّ
For, were it not for Bāqil, there would not have sho—
So if not for the remainder what is not
—ne the light of excellence in Quss.
The nobleness of virtue in hardship
ومنand from شمسيmy sun إلىto بدريmy full moon
ومن شمسي إلى بدري
ومنand from بدريmy full moon إلىto شمسيmy sun
ومن بدري إلى شمسي
And from my sun to my full moon,
And from my sun to my full moon
And from my full moon to my sun,
And from my full moon to my sun
لاظهارto reveal الخفاياthe hidden things فيin
لاظهار الخفايا في
بطونِthe bellies of نواشىءnascent things دِبسِmolasses (context unclear)
بطونِ نواشىء دِبسِ
To reveal the hidden things in
To reveal the hidden truths
The bellies of nascent molasses [wording unclear].
In the bellies of soft fur
ومنand from فُرسِPersians إلىto عُربٍArabs
ومن فُرسِ إلى عُربٍ
ومنand from عُربٍArabs إلىto فُرسِPersians
ومن عُربٍ إلى فُرسِ
And from Persians to Arabs,
And from Persian to Arab
And from Arabs to Persians,
And from Arab to Persian
لشرحِto explain قوامِthe structure of أسرارٍsecrets
لشرحِ قوامِ أسرارٍ
ورَمزِand allusion to حقائقَrealities نُكسِinverted
ورَمزِ حقائقَ نُكسِ
To explain the structure of secrets,
To explain the constitution of mysteries
And to allude to inverted realities.
And the symbolism of folded truths
ومنand from أسِّيmy foundation إلىto فَرعيmy branch
ومن أسِّي إلى فَرعي
ومِنand from فَرعيmy branch إلىto أُسِّيmy foundation
ومِن فَرعي إلى أُسِّي
And from my foundation to my branch,
And from my foundation to my branch
And from my branch to my foundation,
And from my branch to my foundation
لعيشٍfor a life دُسَّwas concealed فيin موتٍdeath
لعيشٍ دُسَّ في موتٍ
بحسٍّwith sensation أوor بلاwithout حسِّsensation
بحسٍّ أو بلا حسِّ
For a life concealed in death,
For a life cast in death
With sensation or without sensation.
With feeling or without feeling
فلاso do not تهتمbe troubled ياO نفسيmy soul
فلا تهتم يا نفسي
لقولِby the words of الحاسدِthe envier النِّكسthe ignoble one
لقولِ الحاسدِ النِّكس
So do not be troubled, O my soul,
So do not worry my soul
By the words of the ignoble envier,
For the words of the resentful displeased one
وقولِand the words of الجاهلِthe ignorant one المغروthe delud— (beginning of 'deluded')
وقولِ الجاهلِ المغرو
ر—ed (completing 'deluded') ياO ريحانةsweet basil of النفسthe soul
ر يا ريحانة النفس
And the words of the ignorant, delud—
And the words of the ignorant fool
—ed one, O sweet basil of the soul.
Oh essence of the soul
فكمfor how many منof جاهلٍan ignorant one قدhas (perfect marker) قاsai— (beginning of 'said')
فكم من جاهلٍ قد قا
ل—d (completing 'said') فيabout أرواحناour spirits الخرسmute
ل في أرواحنا الخرس
For many an ignorant one has sai—
For how many ignorant ones have spoken
—d of our mute spirits,
In our silent souls
لدىupon تنزيلِthe sending down of تنزيليmy revelation
لدى تنزيلِ تنزيلي
بروحِthrough the spirit of النفثbreathing forth والحسِّand sense
بروحِ النفث والحسِّ
Upon the sending down of my revelation,
When I revealed my revelation
Through the spirit of breathing forth and sense:
With the spirit of breathe and feeling
كاسa cup فيهin it شيطانٌa devil
كاس فيه شيطانٌ
يخبطهhe buffets it منthrough المسِّpossession
يخبطه من المسِّ
“A cup with a devil in it,
A glass in which is a devil
Who buffets it through possession.”
Struck by sorcery
فإنfor indeed الناسpeople ماnot زالواthey ceased
فإن الناس ما زالوا
منconcerning التحقيقrealization فيin لبسِconfusion
من التحقيق في لبسِ
For indeed, people still remain
For people have remained
In confusion concerning realization.
In confusion of the truth
فسرُّfor the secret of اللهِGod موجودٌexistent
فسرُّ اللهِ موجودٌ
مبينrevealing الجهرِloud speech والهمسِand whispering
مبين الجهرِ والهمسِ
For God's secret exists,
But the mystery of God is present
Revealing loud speech and whispers.
Clear in public and secret
Sol 6.1