للحقِّfor the Real فيناwithin us تصاريفُmanifold workings وأشياءُand matters
للحقِّ فينا تصاريفُ وأشياءُ
ولاand no دواءَremedy إذاwhen ماemphatic particle استحكمtakes firm hold الداءُthe disease
ولا دواءَ إذا ما استحكم الداءُ
The Real has manifold workings and matters within us.
Truth has its ways and means within us,
And there is no remedy once the disease takes firm hold.
And when disease takes hold, no cure avails.
الداءthe disease داءa disease عضالٌintractable ليسnot يذهبهdispels it
الداء داء عضالٌ ليس يذهبه
إلاexcept عبيدٌa humble servant لهhe has فيconcerning الطبِّmedicine أنباءtidings
إلا عبيدٌ له في الطبِّ أنباء
The disease is an intractable malady that none can dispel
A stubborn malady it is, naught takes it away
Except a humble servant who has tidings concerning medicine
Except the knowing servants of medicine.
عنfrom الإلهGod كعيسىlike Jesus فيin نبوتهhis prophethood
عن الإله كعيسى في نبوته
ومنand whoever أتتهcame to him منfrom الرحمنthe All-Merciful أنباءtidings
ومن أتته من الرحمن أنباء
From God, like Jesus in his prophethood,
Of God, like Jesus in his prophecy,
And whoever receives tidings from the All-Merciful.
And those who got tidings from the Merciful.
لاnot يدفعaverts القدرُdestiny المحتومinevitable دافعهthe one who averts it
لا يدفع القدرُ المحتوم دافعه
إلاexcept بهthrough it ودليليand my proof فيهconcerning it الاسماءthe Names
إلا به ودليلي فيه الاسماء
No one can avert inevitable destiny
None can avert the foreordained fate
Except through it; and my proof of this is the Names.
Except through Him, and my proof is the Names.
إناindeed we لنعلمsurely know أنواءًrain-bearing stars محققةًwell-established
إنا لنعلم أنواءً محققةً
وقدand may يكفرُdisbelieve منwhoever تسقيهwater him أنواءُrain-bearing stars
وقد يكفرُ من تسقيه أنواءُ
Indeed, we know well-established rain-bearing stars,
We know the verified tidings indeed,
And one whom rain-bearing stars water may disbelieve.
Though he who drinks of tidings may disbelieve.
العلمُknowledge يطلبseeks معلوماًa known object يحيطencompasses بهit
العلمُ يطلب معلوماً يحيط به
إنif لمnot يحطencompass فلإشاراتthen for indications وإيماءand hints
إن لم يحط فلإشارات وإيماء
Knowledge seeks a known object that it can encompass.
Knowledge seeks a knowable to comprehend,
If it does not encompass it, then it is a matter of indications and hints.
If it cannot grasp, then gestures and hints.
ليسnot المرادthe aim منfrom الكشفِunveiling الصحيحِtrue سوىother than
ليس المراد من الكشفِ الصحيحِ سوى
علمٍknowledge يحصلِّهacquires it وهمٌconjecture وآراءand opinions
علمٍ يحصلِّه وهمٌ وآراء
The aim of true unveiling is nothing other than
The intent of true unveiling is nothing but
Knowledge acquired by conjecture and opinions.
Knowledge obtained, fancy and opinions.
إنindeed الذينthose who لهمthey have علمٌknowledge ومعرفتهand knowledge of Him
إن الذين لهم علمٌ ومعرفته
قتلىslain وهمyet they عندin the eyes of أهلthe people of الكشفِunveiling أحياءalive
قتلى وهم عند أهل الكشفِ أحياء
Indeed, those who possess knowledge and know Him
Those with knowledge and gnosis of Him
Are slain, yet in the eyes of the people of unveiling they are alive.
Are dead, yet living in the eyes of the unveiled.
Sol 6.1