إذاwhen قلتyou say ياللهO God قالHe says أناI انتاyou
إذا قلت يالله قال أنا انتا
فلاso do not تدعنيinvoke Me إلاexcept بماby what منكfrom you عّينتاyou specified
فلا تدعني إلا بما منك عّينتا
When you say, “O God,” He says, “I am you.”
If I say O Allah, You say Here I am
So invoke Me only by what you have specified from yourself.
So call upon me only with what You have specified
وخصصْand specify بأسماءthrough names لناbelonging to Us ماwhat تريدهyou desire it
وخصصْ بأسماء لنا ما تريده
بحالكthrough your state أوor باللفظin words إنْif أنتyou مكنتاyou were enabled
بحالك أو باللفظ إنْ أنت مكنتا
And specify what you desire through names of Ours,
And specify for us with names what You want
through your state, or in words, if you have been enabled.
Either with Your essence or verbally if You enabled
فإنْfor if كانit is عنfrom حالa state أجابHe answers ملبياًheeding the call
فإنْ كان عن حال أجاب ملبياً
وإنand if كانit is بالألفاظin words أنتyou إذsince أنتاyou
وإن كان بالألفاظ أنت إذ أنتا
For if it arises from a state, He answers, heeding the call;
If the answer is about Your essence, answering compliantly
and if it is in words, it is you, since you are you.
And if with words, You since You enabled
ولكنand yet بشرطon condition الامتثالobedience لأمرناto Our command
ولكن بشرط الامتثال لأمرنا
وإنْand if لمnot يكنit is هذاthis فماthen not كنتَyou were إذwhen كنتاyou were
وإنْ لم يكن هذا فما كنتَ إذ كنتا
But on condition of obedience to Our command;
But on condition of complying with our command
and if this is not so, you were not when you were.
And if not, then You were not when You were
أسرّI conceal إذاwhen أسررتَyou concealed والقولُand the speech قولناOur speech
أسرّ إذا أسررتَ والقولُ قولنا
وأعلنهand I proclaim it أيضاًalso إذاwhen أنتyou أعلنتاyou proclaimed
وأعلنه أيضاً إذا أنت أعلنتا
I keep it secret when you keep it secret, and the speech is Ours;
Reveal if You reveal, and the saying is ours
and I proclaim it too when you proclaim it.
And proclaim it also if You proclaim
ذكرتكI mentioned you فيamong جميعall كرامnoble ones أئمةleaders
ذكرتك في جميع كرام أئمة
ملائكةangels إذwhen كنتَyou were بالذكرwith remembrance أضننتاyou were sparing
ملائكة إذ كنتَ بالذكر أضننتا
I mentioned you among all the noble leaders
I mentioned You among all the generous imams
of the angels, when you had been sparing with remembrance.
Angels since You were with mention friendly
وهانand was insignificant علىto الأكوانcreated beings أمرthe matter وجودكمyour existence
وهان على الأكوان أمر وجودكم
لجهلهمُbecause of their ignorance بلrather هانواthey were insignificant عنديto Me وماand not هنتاyou were insignificant
لجهلهمُ بل هانوا عندي وما هنتا
And the matter of your existence was of little account to created beings,
And the command of Your existence became lowly to the universes
because of their ignorance; rather, they were of little account to Me, but you were not.
Out of their ignorance, rather they became lowly to me and did not resist
فلاso do not تدعنيinvoke Me إلاexcept إذاwhen كنتyou are قاطعاًcertain
فلا تدعني إلا إذا كنت قاطعاً
فإنيfor I مجيبٌanswering ماwhenever دعوتَyou call وإنeven if خنتاyou are faithless
فإني مجيبٌ ما دعوتَ وإن خنتا
So invoke Me only when you are certain,
So call upon me only if You were decisive
for I answer whenever you call, even if you are faithless.
For I am a respondent whenever You called even if You betrayed
تكلفنيyou task Me وقتاًfor a time جزاءin recompense لماfor what أتىcame
تكلفني وقتاً جزاء لما أتى
إليكto you منof التكليفimposed obligation منيfrom Me وإنeven if بنتاyou drew away
إليك من التكليف مني وإن بنتا
You place demands on Me for a time, in return for what came
Task me sometimes in reward for what came to You
to you of obligation from Me, even if you have drawn away.
Of imposition from me even if You constructed
رأيتكI saw you تعصينيyou disobey Me وعينيand My essence عينُكمyour essence
رأيتك تعصيني وعيني عينُكم
فيأتيso there comes منكمfrom among you منone who يعيننيaids Me عنتاhardship
فيأتي منكم من يعينني عنتا
I saw you disobey Me, while My essence is your essence;
I saw You disobey me while my eyes are your eyes
so from among you comes one who aids Me in hardship.
So there comes from You who aids me if You resisted
أقومI act لكمfor you فيماin what تقومونyou undertake ليfor Me بهwith it
أقوم لكم فيما تقومون لي به
فدناso We requited بماaccording to what قدalready كنتyou had أنتyou yourself بهwith it دنتاyou dealt
فدنا بما قد كنت أنت به دنتا
I act for you in what you undertake for Me,
I stand for You in what You stand for me
so We requited you according to how you yourself had dealt.
So come close with what You had come close
ألنتI softened لكمfor you ماwhat اشتدّgrew hard منof ركنِthe pillar قوّتيMy strength
ألنت لكم ما اشتدّ من ركنِ قوّتي
لأنكbecause you فيin وقتthe time التكاليفimposed duties ليtoward Me لنتاyou were pliant
لأنك في وقت التكاليف لي لنتا
I softened for you what was hard in the pillar of My strength,
I bent for You whatever stiffened of the pillar of my strength
because, in the time of imposed duties, you were pliant toward Me.
Because You in times of imposition to me bent
أصونI safeguard لكمfor you عِرضيMy honor وأحفظand I preserve ذاتكمyour being
أصون لكم عِرضي وأحفظ ذاتكم
فأنكfor you لماwhen سبيتI was taken captive بكمby you صنتاyou safeguarded
فأنك لما سبيت بكم صنتا
I safeguard My honor for you and preserve your very being,
I protect for You my honor and preserve Your essence
for when I was taken captive by you, you kept Me safe.
For You when taken captive for You sheltered
Sol 6.1