فإذاso if كنتyou are معيwith me أنتyou معيwith me
فإذا كنت معي أنت معي
وإذاand if ماemphatic particle لمnot تكنyou are لستَyou are not معيwith me
وإذا ما لم تكن لستَ معي
So if you are with me, you are with me.
If you are with me, you are with me
And if you are not, you are not with me.
And if you are not with me, you are not with me
فلتعso understand الأمرthe matter الذيwhich جئتyou came بهwith it
فلتع الأمر الذي جئت به
ياO حبيبَbeloved القلبِof the heart حقاًtruly فلتعso understand
يا حبيبَ القلبِ حقاً فلتع
So understand the matter you have brought.
Listen to what I have come with
O beloved of the heart, truly, understand.
O beloved of my heart, listen
أناI إلاَّonly واحدُthe unique one العصرof the age بهthrough it
أنا إلاَّ واحدُ العصر به
ماnot أناI فيهin it شخيصٌimposing مدَّعيa pretender
ما أنا فيه شخيصٌ مدَّعي
Through it, I am but the unique one of the age.
I am the only one of my time with it
In it, I am no imposing pretender.
I am not in it a pretentious person
فخذِso take الأمرthe matter الذيwhich تعرفهyou know it
فخذِ الأمر الذي تعرفه
منfrom وجوديmy being ثمthen إنْif شئتَyou wish دعleave
من وجودي ثم إنْ شئتَ دع
So take the matter that you know
Take what you know
From my being; then, if you wish, leave it.
Of my existence, then if you wish, leave
ماnot أناI غيرother ولاnor أعرفهI know it
ما أنا غير ولا أعرفه
للذيto the one whom قلتI said لهto him أنتyou معيwith me
للذي قلت له أنت معي
I am no other, nor do I know an other,
What I am not and do not know
To the one to whom I said, 'You are with me.'
To whom I said you are with me
قلتI said للنفسِto the soul وقدand already قيلit was said لهاto her
قلت للنفسِ وقد قيل لها
مثلthe like of ماwhat قيلwas said منsuch as ألعبplay وأرتعand frolic
مثل ما قيل من ألعب وأرتع
I told the soul—which had already been told
I said to the self and it was told
Such sayings as 'Play and frolic'—
Like what was said, I joke and frolic
ماwhat سمعتمyou all heard ماwhat جرىhappened منof خبرnews
ما سمعتم ما جرى من خبر
منهمُfrom them باللهby God ياO نفسsoul اسمعيlisten
منهمُ بالله يا نفس اسمعي
What you had heard—the news that came
You did not hear what happened of news
From them. By God, O soul, listen!
From them by God, O self, listen
واحذرand beware المنكرthe wrong الذيwhich تعرفهyou know it
واحذر المنكر الذي تعرفه
إذwhen تحليتَyou adorned yourself بهwith it لاdo not تخدعbe deceived
إذ تحليتَ به لا تخدع
And beware the wrong that you recognize;
And beware of the denial you know
When you adorn yourself with it, do not be deceived.
When you are adorned with it, do not deceive
لستُI am not أبكيI weep لفراقٍover separation أبداًever
لستُ أبكي لفراقٍ أبداً
لشهوديbecause of my witnessing حالةa state منfrom موضعيmy place
لشهودي حالة من موضعي
I never weep over separation,
I do not cry for eternal separation
For I witness a state from where I stand.
For my witnessing a state from my position
فحبيبيfor my beloved نصبَbefore عينيmy eyes أبداalways
فحبيبي نصبَ عيني أبدا
فسواءso it is the same غابhe is absent أوor كانhe is معيwith me
فسواء غاب أو كان معي
For my beloved is always before my eyes,
So my beloved is right before my eyes forever
So it is the same whether he is absent or with me.
So whether he is absent or is with me
جلthe chief part أمريof my concern أنَّthat عينيmy eye معهwith him
جل أمري أنَّ عيني معه
أينماwherever كانhe is فطبْso be glad واستمعand listen
أينما كان فطبْ واستمع
My chief concern is that my eye is with him
The crux of my matter is that my eyes are with him
Wherever he is; so be glad and listen.
Wherever he is, good wishes and listen
Sol 6.1