إذاwhen رأيتُI saw وجوداًexistence ماnot لهfor it حدُّa limit
إذا رأيتُ وجوداً ما له حدُّ
أقبلتُI came forward أعدوI run إليهtoward it وهوwhile it بيwith me يعدوruns
أقبلتُ أعدو إليه وهو بي يعدو
When I saw an existence without limit,
If I saw an existence that has a limit
I came running toward it, while it ran with me.
I would run towards it while it runs towards me
فقالso it said ليto me وهوwhile it مِنfrom ذاتيmy essence يخاطبنيaddresses me
فقال لي وهو مِن ذاتي يخاطبني
إنَّindeed الوجودَthe existence الذيthat رأيتهyou saw it فقدُabsence
إنَّ الوجودَ الذي رأيته فقدُ
Then it said to me, speaking to me from my own essence:
It said to me while addressing me from my own essence
Indeed, the existence you saw is absence.
Indeed, the existence you saw has perished
فقلتso I said أنتَyou معيwith me فقالso it said أنتyou معيwith me
فقلت أنتَ معي فقال أنت معي
كالفردِlike the one يضربُis multiplied فيهby it عندناin our reckoning الفردُthe one
كالفردِ يضربُ فيه عندنا الفردُ
So I said, “You are with me”; it said, “You are with me.”
So I said you are with me, so it said you are with me
Like the one by which, in our reckoning, the one is multiplied.
Like the individual in whom the individual strikes in our view
لماwhen رأيتI saw وجوديmy existence لاnot يزايلنيparts from me
لما رأيت وجودي لا يزايلني
علمتُI knew أنَّthat وجودَthe existence of السيِّدthe master العبدthe servant
علمتُ أنَّ وجودَ السيِّد العبد
When I saw that my existence did not part from me,
When I saw my existence does not leave me
I knew that the master's existence is the servant.
I knew that the existence of the Master is the existence of the servant
بذاwith this أتتْcame فيin كتابِthe Book of اللهGod صورتهits form
بذا أتتْ في كتابِ الله صورته
الأمرthe command للهto God منfrom قبلُbefore ومنand from بعدafter
الأمر لله من قبلُ ومن بعد
Thus its form appeared in the Book of God:
Thus has its image come in the Book of Allah
The command belongs to God, before and after.
The command is for Allah before and after
الحقُّthe Real عنديwith me معيalongside me بيthrough me وهوand He معتمديmy mainstay
الحقُّ عندي معي بي وهو معتمدي
فيin كلِّevery حالٍstate إذاwhen أروحُI go in the evening أوor أغدوI go in the morning
في كلِّ حالٍ إذا أروحُ أو أغدو
The Real is with me, alongside me, through me, and is my mainstay,
The Truth is with me, with me, and my support
In every state, when I go forth at evening or in the morning.
In every state, whether I go or come
الجودُbounty يبغيseeks وجوديmy existence فهوso it ليfor me سَنَدٌa support
الجودُ يبغي وجودي فهو لي سَنَدٌ
وماand not لناfor us منهfrom it فيin أعيانناour individual entities بدّescape
وما لنا منه في أعياننا بدّ
Bounty seeks my existence, so it is a support for me;
Generosity seeks my existence, so it is my support
And in our individual entities, we cannot do without it.
And we have no alternative to it in our entities
كمثلِlike أسمائهHis names الحسنىthe most beautiful التيwhich ثبتتْwere established
كمثلِ أسمائه الحسنى التي ثبتتْ
بالنصِّby the text يطلبهاseeks them التقييدُdelimitation والعدُّand enumeration
بالنصِّ يطلبها التقييدُ والعدُّ
Like His most beautiful names, which were established
Like His good names that were affirmed
By the text; delimitation and enumeration seek them.
By the text, enumeration and counting seek it
إنindeed العقولَthe intellects لتحصيهاsurely enumerate them مفصلةin detail
إن العقولَ لتحصيها مفصلة
فيهاin them الخلافُdifference وفيهاand in them المثلُlikeness والضدّand opposition
فيها الخلافُ وفيها المثلُ والضدّ
Indeed, minds enumerate them in detail;
Indeed, the intellects detail them comprehensively
In them is difference, and in them are likeness and opposition.
In them is disagreement, equivalence and opposition
كذلكlikewise الحكمthe rule فيin كونيmy being فأماso as for أناI
كذلك الحكم في كوني فأما أنا
أثبتهاI affirm them فلهاso for them الإثباتُaffirmation والوجدand ecstasy
أثبتها فلها الإثباتُ والوجد
The same rule holds for my being; as for me,
So is the case regarding my existence. As for me
I affirm them, so theirs are affirmation and ecstasy.
I affirm them for affirmation and existence belong to them
والحلمand the dream فيناwithin us الذيwhich يعطيgrants حقائقناour realities
والحلم فينا الذي يعطي حقائقنا
الحلُّunbinding والعقدand binding والتليينand softening والشدُّand tightening
الحلُّ والعقد والتليين والشدُّ
And the dream within us, which grants our realities
And the forebearance in us that gives our realities
Unbinding and binding, softening and tightening—
Dissolving, binding, softening and toughening
هوit الذيwhich لمhas not يزلceased يخفيconceals حقيقتهits reality
هو الذي لم يزل يخفي حقيقته
بماthrough what هيit اليومَtoday فيin أبصارناour eyes تبدوappears
بما هي اليومَ في أبصارنا تبدو
It is that which has never ceased concealing its reality
It is Him who has never ceased to conceal His reality
Through the way it appears today before our eyes.
With what appears to our sights today
منهfrom it الأمورthe things التيthat تشقىbring misery وتسعدناand make us happy
منه الأمور التي تشقى وتسعدنا
أخرىothers ويشهدand attests ذاthis ألغيّmisguidance والرشدand right guidance
أخرى ويشهد ذا ألغيّ والرشد
From it come things that bring misery, and we are gladdened
From Him are the matters that make us miserable or happy
By others; misguidance and right guidance attest to this.
And others, and the witness to this, error and righteousness
Sol 6.1