هذاthis الخليفةthe caliph هذاthis السيدُthe lord العلمthe eminent one
هذا الخليفة هذا السيدُ العلم
هذاthis المقامthe station هذاthis الركنthe corner والحرمُand the sanctuary
هذا المقام هذا الركن والحرمُ
This is the caliph; this is the eminent lord.
This caliph, this learned master
This is the station; this is the corner and the sanctuary.
This station, this pillar and sanctuary
سادruled over الأنامَhumankind ولمand did not تظهرappear سيادتُهhis lordship
ساد الأنامَ ولم تظهر سيادتُه
لماwhen بداappeared العجلthe calf للأبصارِto the eyes والصنمand the idol
لما بدا العجل للأبصارِ والصنم
He ruled over humankind, yet his lordship did not appear
He prevailed over people, yet his rule was not seen
When the calf and the idol came into view.
When the calf appeared to sights and idols
ماnot زالceased يروعhe frightens قوماًa people همُّهمtheir concern أبداًalways
ما زال يروع قوماً همُّهم أبداً
فيin نيلattaining ماwhat نالهhe attained it موسىMoses وماand did not علمواthey knew
في نيل ما ناله موسى وما علموا
He continues to frighten a people whose concern is always
He kept frightening a people whose constant concern
To attain what Moses attained; yet they did not know
Was attaining what Moses attained, unbeknownst to them
إنthat العيانdirect vision حرامforbidden كلماwhenever نظرتْbeholds
إن العيان حرام كلما نظرتْ
عينُthe eye البصيرةِof insight شيئاًsomething أصلهits origin عدمُnonexistence
عينُ البصيرةِ شيئاً أصله عدمُ
That direct vision is forbidden whenever
Indeed sight is forbidden, whenever the eye
The eye of insight beholds something whose origin is nonexistence.
Of insight sees something originating from nonexistence
Sol 6.1