إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ذكرتُI remember اللهGod بالذكرthrough remembrance نفسهitself
إذا ما ذكرتُ الله بالذكر نفسه
فماthen not هوHe مذكورٌremembered ولاnor أناI ذاكرُone who remembers
فما هو مذكورٌ ولا أنا ذاكرُ
When I remember God through remembrance itself,
When I mention God with His own remembrance
Then He is not remembered, nor am I one who remembers.
It is not He who is mentioned, nor am I the rememberer
وذاكand that أتمُّthe most complete الذكرِremembrance فيin كلِّevery ذاكرone who remembers
وذاك أتمُّ الذكرِ في كلِّ ذاكر
إذاif أنتyou لمnot تعلمهknow it ماnot أنتyou خابرُknowledgeable
إذا أنت لم تعلمه ما أنت خابرُ
And that is the most complete remembrance in everyone who remembers.
And that is the most perfect remembrance for every rememberer
If you do not know it, you are not knowledgeable.
If you do not realize it, you have no knowledge of this matter
فكنso be عينَthe very essence ذكرِremembrance الذكرِremembrance لاdo not تكbe ذاكراًone who remembers
فكن عينَ ذكرِ الذكرِ لا تك ذاكراً
بوجهِin a way سوىother than هذاthis فإنكfor you ظاهرُmanifest
بوجهِ سوى هذا فإنك ظاهرُ
So be the very essence of remembrance of remembrance; do not be one who remembers
So be the eye of the remembrance of the remembrance, not remembering
In any way other than this, for you are manifest.
With any face other than this, for then you are manifest
وكنand be واحداًone منfrom كلِّevery وجهrespect تفزْyou will triumph بهthrough it
وكن واحداً من كلِّ وجه تفزْ به
وتجهلكand do not know you الأعدادthe numbers واللثرand [unclear as written] حاضرpresent
وتجهلك الأعداد واللثر حاضر
And be one in every respect; through it you will triumph.
And be one with every aspect you excel in
And numbers will not know you, while [unclear word] is present.
And numbers and details confuse you while the essential is present
فمنso whoever شاءwishes فليثبتthen let him remain ومنand whoever شاءwishes فليزلthen let him vanish
فمن شاء فليثبت ومن شاء فليزل
فهذاfor this الذيwhat ساقتhave led إليهto it المقادرthe decrees of fate
فهذا الذي ساقت إليه المقادر
So let whoever wishes remain, and whoever wishes vanish.
So let whoever wishes stand firm and whoever wishes slip away
For this is what the decrees of fate have led to.
For this is what destinies have led to
إذاif أنتyou لمnot تدرknow الذيwhat أناI قائلsaying
إذا أنت لم تدر الذي أنا قائل
بهconcerning it فيin جنابthe precinct الحقِّthe Real ماnot أنتyou تاجرa trader
به في جناب الحقِّ ما أنت تاجر
If you do not know what I profess
If you do not know what I say
In the precinct of the Real, you are no trader.
In the presence of the Truth, you have no trade
لوif أنكthat you بالنعتِwith the description الذيwhich قلتهI said it تكنyou be
لو أنك بالنعتِ الذي قلته تكن
عليهin that state لماwould not دارتturned عليكagainst you الدوائرmisfortunes
عليه لما دارت عليك الدوائر
Had you been as I have described,
If you were to be upon the attribute I spoke of
In that state, misfortunes would not have turned against you.
The cycles would not revolve around you
فبرُّكso your goodness لمnot يتفقcome about ومالكand your wealth راسخٌfirmly rooted
فبرُّك لم يتفق ومالك راسخٌ
وريحكand your wind لمnot يحصلhas arisen وحدُّكand your edge غامرengulfing
وريحك لم يحصل وحدُّك غامر
So your goodness has not come about, and your wealth is firmly rooted.
For your land did not align and your possessions are firmly established
And your wind has not arisen, and your edge is engulfing.
And your wind did not settle and your limit is reckless
خليليmy friend ماwhy للريحfor the wind يأتيcomes جنوبهاits south wind
خليلي ما للريح يأتي جنوبها
فبولاso [unclear as written] ويقصينيand drives me away الحدودُthe boundaries العواثرstumbling
فبولا ويقصيني الحدودُ العواثر
My friend, why does the wind's southerly come
My friend, why does the wind come from the south
So [unclear word], while stumbling boundaries drive me away?
So it changes direction and obstacles block my path
وإنيand indeed I منof أهلthe people البيتthe house ماnot أناI بائنٌseparated
وإني من أهل البيت ما أنا بائنٌ
ولاnor أناI حدَّادa blacksmith ولاnor أناI زافرone who sighs
ولا أنا حدَّاد ولا أنا زافر
And I am of the People of the House; I am not apart.
Yet I am of the People of the House, I am no outcast
Nor am I a blacksmith, nor am I one who sighs.
Nor am I a saddler, nor am I one who stitches
فلستُso I do not أباليcare منabout رياحٍwinds تقلبتhave turned
فلستُ أبالي من رياحٍ تقلبت
عليّagainst me مجاريهاtheir courses فإنيfor I آمرcommanding
عليّ مجاريها فإني آمر
So I care nothing for winds that have turned
So I do not care which winds blow against me
Their courses against me, for I command
Changing their courses, for I command
عنby authority of الأمرthe command بالأمرthrough the command الذيwhich لاnot بضدِّهthrough its opposite
عن الأمر بالأمر الذي لا بضدِّه
سهامarrows الأعاديthe enemies يومَthe day تُبلىare tested السرائرthe secrets
سهام الأعادي يومَ تُبلى السرائر
By the command's authority, through that command, not through its opposite,
To command with the command which has no opposite
The enemies' arrows, on the day when secrets are tested.
When inner secrets are tested on the day the enemies' arrows strike
تباركblessed be منthe one who شخصdeparted عنfrom الحقِّthe Real ثابتsteadfast
تبارك من شخص عن الحقِّ ثابت
ومالكand you have no منany أيْدstrength ومالكand you have no ناصرhelper
ومالك من أيْد ومالك ناصر
Blessed is one who departs from the Real, steadfast.
Blessed is He who has fixed the Truth as a person
And you have no strength, and you have no helper.
And whose possession aids and whose possession protects
وماand not علمتhave learned منكfrom you الأقاربthe kin والعدىand the foes
وما علمت منك الأقارب والعدى
إذاwhen كنتyou are صباراًvery patient بمنthrough whom أنتyou صابرpatient
إذا كنت صباراً بمن أنت صابر
And neither kin nor foes have learned from you,
And I did not know from you, both relatives and enemies
When you are long-suffering, through whom you endure.
If you are patient with those you show patience to
يقولونthey say إنthat الصدعَthe cleaving للرجعِto the return لازمٌinseparably linked
يقولون إن الصدعَ للرجعِ لازمٌ
وقدand indeed صدعواthey spoke out لكنهمbut they لمnot يثابرواpersevered
وقد صدعوا لكنهم لم يثابروا
They say that cleaving is inseparable from return.
They say the crack is necessarily matched by repair
And they have indeed spoken out, but have not persevered
And though they cracked they did not persevere
علىin ماwhat لنورِfor the light الشمسthe sun فيin ذاكthat منof جدىbenefit
على ما لنورِ الشمس في ذاك من جدى
ولولاهand were it not for it ماnot جاءتكwould have come to you سحبٌclouds مواطرrain-bearing
ولولاه ما جاءتك سحبٌ مواطر
In the benefit the sun's light brings to that.
In what the light of the sun has of significance in that
And without it, rain-bearing clouds would not have come to you.
And were it not for it, no rainfall would come to you
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