الحقُّthe Real يعلمُis known والحقائقُand the realities تُجهلare unknown
الحقُّ يعلمُ والحقائقُ تُجهل
والحجبُand the veils تُسدلُare lowered والمهيمنand the Guardian يُمهلُgrants respite
والحجبُ تُسدلُ والمهيمن يُمهلُ
The Real is known, while realities are unknown.
The truth knows, while facts remain unknown,
The veils are lowered, and the Guardian grants respite.
Veils are lowered, and the Omnipotent delays.
لوif تُرفعare lifted الأستارthe curtains لاnot نهتكwe expose الذيthe one who
لو تُرفع الأستار لا نهتك الذي
عظُمتgrew great مقالتهhis utterance فأصبحso he became يهملُis neglected
عظُمت مقالته فأصبح يهملُ
Were the curtains lifted, we would not expose the one
If curtains lifted, exposing what we hide,
Whose utterance grew great, so he came to be neglected.
His greatness would be scorned and neglected.
حجبَHe veiled العقولَthe intellects نزاهةto preserve purity لجلالهfor His majesty
حجبَ العقولَ نزاهة لجلاله
حتىuntil ترىyou see نحوtoward الطواغيتِthe false gods تسفلsink
حتى ترى نحو الطواغيتِ تسفل
He veiled the intellects to keep His majesty unsullied,
He veiled our minds - a shield of grace,
Until you see them sink toward false gods,
So we don't look to idols in our baseness.
طلباًin quest لهof Him لماwhen علتthey rose منfor أجلهHis sake
طلباً له لما علت من أجله
حارتbecame bewildered محيرةbewildering فعادتso they returned تنزلthey descend
حارت محيرة فعادت تنزل
Seeking Him, after they had risen for His sake.
Seeking Him for whom we were exalted,
Bewildered and bewildering, they descended again.
Confused we wandered and fell from highness.
حكمتruled عليهاover them بالزمانthrough time رياحهits winds
حكمت عليها بالزمان رياحه
لماwhen تجلىmanifested itself الدهرTime كشفاًunveiled يرفلstruts
لما تجلى الدهر كشفاً يرفل
Its winds ruled over them through time,
Winds of time have judged us for this crime,
When Time appeared unveiled, strutting forth.
When days unmasked themselves in brightness.
شالlifted الستورَthe curtains عنfrom العيونِthe eyes هبوبُهاtheir blowing
شال الستورَ عن العيونِ هبوبُها
مثلَlike الجنوبِthe south wind إذاwhen تهبit blows وشمألand the north wind
مثلَ الجنوبِ إذا تهب وشمأل
Their blowing lifted the curtains from the eyes,
Their gusts unveiled eyes that clarity
Like the south wind when it blows, and the north wind;
Like southern winds when whirling in mightiness.
ودَبورand a west wind تأتيcomes خلفهbehind him لتسوقهto drive him
ودَبور تأتي خلفه لتسوقه
لصباtoward the east wind القبولof acceptance لكونهاbecause it is تستقبلreceiving
لصبا القبول لكونها تستقبل
And a west wind comes behind him to drive him
And backward winds will follow to return
Toward the east wind of acceptance, since it receives him.
Us to acceptance, for they blow in kindness.
فإذاthen when انتفىceased عنهfrom him الوجودexistence فلمand did not يجدfind
فإذا انتفى عنه الوجود فلم يجد
جاءتهcame to him نكباءُa slanting wind وتلكand that المعدلthe turning point
جاءته نكباءُ وتلك المعدل
Then, when existence fell away from him and he found nothing,
If existence left Him, and He could not find,
A slanting wind came to him, and that was the turning point.
Adversity came, those winds of uprightness.
فدرىso he knew بهاthrough it أنthat الذيthe one who بالههsurprised him
فدرى بها أن الذي بالهه
منfrom منزلthe station النكباءof the slanting wind أصبحcame to be يعدلturning aside
من منزل النكباء أصبح يعدل
So he knew through it that the one who had surprised him
So He knew the one who distracted His heart
Was now turning aside from the slanting wind's station.
From adversity's place is now in straightness.
وهوand he is الكفورthe persistent denier لعلمهbecause of his knowledge بظهورهof His manifestation
وهو الكفور لعلمه بظهوره
فيin كلِّevery شيءthing وهوand it is علمٌknowledge مجملُin outline
في كلِّ شيء وهو علمٌ مجملُ
And he is the denier, for he knows of His manifestation
Ungrateful is he for knowing of His light
In everything—and this is knowledge in outline.
In all things, a knowledge that is boundless.
Sol 6.1