النونthe letter nūn كالعينِlike the letter ʿayn فيin أنطىhe gave (dialectal form) وأعطاهand he gave him
النون كالعينِ في أنطى وأعطاه
لحنٌa variant pronunciation أتاهcame to him بهwith it شرعٌsacred law فأعطاهُso gave it to him
لحنٌ أتاه به شرعٌ فأعطاهُ
The nūn is like the ʿayn in “anṭā” and “aʿṭāhu.”
The noon is like the eye in giving and bestowing
A variant pronunciation that sacred law brought him and bestowed upon him.
A melody came to it through law so it bestowed
الحرفُthe letter يُبدَلis substituted منfor حرفٍa letter يماثلهthat resembles it
الحرفُ يُبدَل من حرفٍ يماثله
فيin قربِnearness of مخرجهِits articulation point لذاكfor that reason ساواهit matched it
في قربِ مخرجهِ لذاك ساواه
A letter is substituted for a letter that resembles it
The letter is substituted with a similar one
In the nearness of its articulation point; thus it matched it.
In the closeness of its articulation thus equated
وذاand this بعيدٌdistant فكيفَso how الأمرthe matter فيهin its case فقلْthen say
وذا بعيدٌ فكيفَ الأمر فيه فقلْ
بأنهthat it is بعضُa part of عينِʿayn حينَwhen سمَّاهhe named it
بأنه بعضُ عينِ حينَ سمَّاه
Yet this is distant—how, then, does the matter stand here? Say:
If this is far, how so? Say
That it is part of ʿayn when he named it.
It is part of the eye when named
فقالthen he said والعينand the ʿayn أيضاalso مثلهlike it وكذاand likewise
فقال والعين أيضا مثله وكذا
سينthe letter sīn وشينand the letter shīn لماذاwhy العينthe ʿayn حلاهadorned it
سين وشين لماذا العين حلاه
Then he said: the ʿayn too is like it, and likewise
So it said and the eye is also akin and so
Sīn and shīn; why did the ʿayn adorn it?
Sin and sheen why was the eye resolved
العينthe ʿayn (essence) عمencompassed نفوسsouls الكونthe cosmos أجمعهاall of them
العين عم نفوس الكون أجمعها
جداًthoroughly وحققهاand made them real فذاكso that معناهits meaning
جداً وحققها فذاك معناه
The ʿayn encompassed all the souls of the cosmos,
The eye comprehends the souls of the universe
Thoroughly, and made them real; that is its meaning.
Truly and verified thus its meaning
وماand whatever سواهis other than it فليسthen is not الأمرthe matter فيهin its case كذاso
وما سواه فليس الأمر فيه كذا
لسرِّfor the mystery of ذلكthat ربّthe master of اللحنthe manner of speech جلاهhe unveiled it
لسرِّ ذلك ربّ اللحن جلاه
And for anything other than it, the matter is not so.
And anything else is not so
For that mystery, the master of speech unveiled it.
For the secret of melody glorified it
فقدso indeed تبينit became clear أنَّthat العينِthe ʿayn ساريةflowing
فقد تبين أنَّ العينِ سارية
فيin كلِّevery شيءthing لهذاfor this السرِّthe mystery أدناهhe brought it nearer
في كلِّ شيء لهذا السرِّ أدناه
So it has become clear that the ʿayn flows
So it is clear the eye flows
Through everything; for this mystery he brought it nearer,
In everything for this secret we lowered
قرباًcloseness فأبدلهso he replaced it نوناًwith nūn مسامحةًas a concession
قرباً فأبدله نوناً مسامحةً
فيin كلِّevery كونٍbeing يريدُdesires الحقَّthe Real أبداهhe made it manifest
في كلِّ كونٍ يريدُ الحقَّ أبداه
Into proximity, then replaced it with nūn, as a concession,
Closely so substituted it with a noon leniently
In every being that desires the Real, he made it manifest.
In every universe the truth desires perpetuated
Sol 6.1