ما رأينا من وجود

ما رأينا من وجود

مثل جوده الأتمِّ

مثل جوده الأتمِّ

We have seen nothing in existence

We have not seen any existence

like His most perfect bounty,

Like His perfect generosity

مثل جود الله فينا

مثل جود الله فينا

في عمومٍ وأعمِّ

في عمومٍ وأعمِّ

like God's bounty within us,

Like God's generosity in us

in universal scope and still wider scope.

In general and in specifics

ورأينا مَن تعالى

ورأينا مَن تعالى

فوق عرشِه الأطمِّ

فوق عرشِه الأطمِّ

And we saw Him who is exalted

And we saw the One most high

above His supremely lofty throne.

Above His mighty throne

قد طما سيلُ جداهُ

قد طما سيلُ جداهُ

منه عن أمر مهمِّ

منه عن أمر مهمِّ

The torrent of His bounty had overflowed

The flood of His generosity has surged

from Him, concerning a weighty matter.

From Him regarding an important matter

فشهدنا كلَّ شي

فشهدنا كلَّ شي

كان من وصف أو اسم

كان من وصف أو اسم

So we witnessed everything

So we witnessed everything

that was an attribute or a name.

That was from description or name

وسألتُ الله أن يض

وسألتُ الله أن يض

رب لي فيهم بسهم

رب لي فيهم بسهم

And I asked God to allot

And I asked God to assign for me among them a share

me a share among them.

He said to me "Nothing of my essence

قال لي ليس لذاتي

قال لي ليس لذاتي

ما بدا مني لكمّ

ما بدا مني لكمّ

He said to me: Not for My essence

Has appeared from me to you

is what appeared from Me to you;

Rather, everything belongs to you entirely

بل لك الكل جميعا

بل لك الكل جميعا

هكذا أعطاه علمي

هكذا أعطاه علمي

rather, the whole is yours, entirely.

Thus my knowledge has given it"

Thus my knowledge has yielded it.

It was not conjecture or whatever

لم يكن ظنّاً ولا ما

لم يكن ظنّاً ولا ما

ينسب الوهم لفهمي

ينسب الوهم لفهمي

It was not conjecture, nor what

Imagination attributes to my understanding

imagination ascribes to my understanding.

Thus is the command, so apportion

هكذا الأمر فقسم

هكذا الأمر فقسم

ثم خذ منه بقسم

ثم خذ منه بقسم

Such is the matter; so apportion it,

Then take from it a portion

then take a share from it.

And what intoxicates creation

وما يعم الشرب خلقاً

وما يعم الشرب خلقاً

أبدا ولا بوهم

أبدا ولا بوهم

And the draught does not encompass creation,

Never with delusion

ever, not even in imagination.

It is my concern in my happiness

هو همي في سروري

هو همي في سروري

وفي أفراحي وغمي

وفي أفراحي وغمي

He is my concern in my joy,

And in my joys and sorrows

and in my joys and my grief.

And so He returns me

ولذا جاء يردني

ولذا جاء يردني

أبدا في كلِّ حكم

أبدا في كلِّ حكم

And so He came to bring me back,

Never in any ruling

always, in every judgment.

In your name I named myself

باسمكم سميتُ نفسي

باسمكم سميتُ نفسي

مثل ما سميت باسمي

مثل ما سميت باسمي

By your name I named myself,

Just as I was named by my name

just as you named yourself by my name.

I am none other than the named one

ما أنا غير المسمى

ما أنا غير المسمى

لا و لا غير المسمي

لا و لا غير المسمي

I am none other than the one named,

No, and none other than the named

no, nor other than the namer.

Everything in me is in actuality

كلُّ شيء فيّ بالفع

كلُّ شيء فيّ بالفع

لكذا أعطاه زعمي

لكذا أعطاه زعمي

Everything is in me in actuality;

Thus my presumption gave it

thus my claim has yielded it.

I said to the outward from me

قلتُ للظاهر مني

قلتُ للظاهر مني

في وجودي أين عمي

في وجودي أين عمي

I said to what is manifest of me,

In my existence, where is the blindness?

in my existence: Where is my uncle?

I long for Him

أنا مشتاقٌ إليه

أنا مشتاقٌ إليه

عدّ عنه ثم عمِّ

عدّ عنه ثم عمِّ

I long for him.

Cease from Him, then expand

Pass over him, then conceal

Command about them and clarify

أمره عنهم وصرِّح

أمره عنهم وصرِّح

بمديحي وبذمي

بمديحي وبذمي

his affair from them, and speak openly

My praise and my dispraise

of my praise and my blame.

And stand in it as an orator

ولتقم فيه خطيباً

ولتقم فيه خطيباً

بالذي فيهم وسمي

بالذي فيهم وسمي

And stand forth as an orator concerning him,

Regarding what is in them and I characterized

with what is in them, and name them.

And aid each person

ولتعين كلّ شخصٍ

ولتعين كلّ شخصٍ

بالذي فيهم من إثم

بالذي فيهم من إثم

And identify every person

With what is in them of sin

by whatever sin is in them:

From intimate touch in prohibition

من عناق في حرام

من عناق في حرام

وارتشافٍ عند لثم

وارتشافٍ عند لثم

including a forbidden embrace,

And sipping at kissing

and sipping at a kiss,

And lowering concealing garments

وستور مسدلاتٍ

وستور مسدلاتٍ

وجماع عند ضم

وجماع عند ضم

and curtains drawn down,

And mating at embracing

and intercourse during an embrace.