مازلتُI have continued فيin طَوريmy state أُخاطبُI address ذاتيmyself
مازلتُ في طَوري أُخاطبُ ذاتي
منfrom غيرwithout ماطَورٍany Mount Tur ولاnor ميِقاتan appointed meeting
من غير ماطَورٍ ولا ميِقات
I have remained in my own state, addressing myself,
I am still in my phase, speaking to myself
without any Mount Tur or appointed meeting,
Without a specific purpose or time
حتىuntil تَفَقّهْتُI understood الخطابَthe address كأنّهُas though it
حتى تَفَقّهْتُ الخطابَ كأنّهُ
قدalready كانَwas يُسْمَعُbeing heard منْfrom جميعall of جهانيmy world
قد كانَ يُسْمَعُ منْ جميع جهاني
until I understood the address, as though it
Until I mastered speech as if
had been heard from all my world.
It could be heard by all my essence
آنَستُI perceived نارَthe fire of الأُنسintimacy منfrom واديthe valley of طُوىTuwa
آنَستُ نارَ الأُنس من وادي طُوى
سرَّيmy innermost self فَضَاءَتْand so shone بالهدىwith guidance ظُلُماتيmy darknesses
سرَّي فَضَاءَتْ بالهدى ظُلُماتي
I perceived the fire of intimacy from the valley of Tuwa
I felt the fire of intimacy in the valley of Tuwa
of my innermost self; then my darkness shone with guidance.
My secret so my darkness became illuminated
قَسَماًan oath بنونby Nun الكونexistence والقَلَمand the Pen الذيwhich
قَسَماً بنون الكون والقَلَم الذي
قدindeed خَطَّinscribed فيin لوحthe tablet of البقاءpermanence صفاتيmy attributes
قد خَطَّ في لوح البقاء صفاتي
I swear by the Nun of existence and the Pen that
I swear by the Nun of the universe and the pen which
has inscribed my attributes upon the Tablet of Permanence,
Inscribed my attributes on the tablet of eternity
وَبمَنْand by the One بَقيتُI endured علىin الفناءannihilation لحُبهfor love of Him
وَبمَنْ بَقيتُ على الفناء لحُبه
حتىuntil غداbecame موتيmy death عَليْهfor Him حياتيmy life
حتى غدا موتي عَليْه حياتي
and by Him for whose love I have endured in annihilation,
And the one for whose love I remained in existence
until my death for Him became my life.
So that my death became his life
إنّيindeed I رأيَتُsaw بهthrough Him وجوديmy existence فيamong الورىcreated beings
إنّي رأيَتُ به وجودي في الورى
عَدميmy nonexistence وآلاميand my pains بهthrough Him لَذَّاتيmy pleasures
عَدمي وآلامي به لَذَّاتي
Indeed, through Him I saw my existence among created beings
Indeed through him I saw my existence in creation
as my nonexistence, and through Him my pains as my pleasures.
My nothingness and my pain became my pleasures
عَنfrom كُلِّevery شيءٍthing قَدْindeed خَفيتَYou have been hidden وإنَنيyet indeed I
عَن كُلِّ شيءٍ قَدْ خَفيتَ وإنَني
لأراكَI surely see You فيin الأشياءthings بالآياتthrough the signs
لأراكَ في الأشياء بالآيات
You have been hidden from everything, yet I
You are hidden from everything, yet I
truly see You in things through the signs.
See you in things through signs
حَسْبيenough for me وصالُكَunion with You فَهْوَfor it is أوَّلُfirst بُغيتيmy desire
حَسْبي وصالُكَ فَهْوَ أوَّلُ بُغيتي
أملاًin hope وأخرُand the final مُنتهىlimit of طَلباتيmy quests
أملاً وأخرُ مُنتهى طَلباتي
Union with You suffices me; it is my first desire
Your companionship is enough, it is my first goal
in hope, and the final goal of my quests.
A hope and the final end of my requests
إنَّindeed النزوعَyearning إلىtoward لقائكَmeeting You حجَةٌa pilgrimage
إنَّ النزوعَ إلى لقائكَ حجَةٌ
يَرميpelts فؤادَthe heart of الصّبِّthe lovesick lover بالجمراتwith embers
يَرمي فؤادَ الصّبِّ بالجمرات
Indeed, yearning to meet You is a pilgrimage
Yearning to meet you is an argument
that pelts the lover's heart with embers.
That hurls my heart into embers
حَجيmy pilgrimage بجُثمانيwith my body إليكَto You بحجَتَيwith my argument
حَجي بجُثماني إليكَ بحجَتَي
بالأينthrough location إذsince لاno أينَplace منكَfrom You لآتيfor me to come
بالأين إذ لا أينَ منكَ لآتي
My bodily pilgrimage to You rests on my argument
Pilgrimage with my body to you with my argument
for a 'where'—though You have no 'where' for me to reach.
To where, since there is no where I can come to you
وَمُنايَand my desire أنتَYou إذاwhen أَقامَstayed علىat منىMina
وَمُنايَ أنتَ إذا أَقامَ على منى
قومpeople ومَعرفَتيand my knowledge ذُرىthe heights of عَرَفاتArafat
قوم ومَعرفَتي ذُرى عَرَفات
And You are my desire when at Mina there dwell
And my aspiration is you, so if I stand at Mina
people; and my knowledge is the heights of Arafat.
My people and my knowledge are the wrap of Arafat
وَلَبَيْتُand surely a house of قَلْبٍa heart أنتYou ساكنُinhabiting خلبهits inner recess
وَلَبَيْتُ قَلْبٍ أنت ساكنُ خلبه
لأحقُّsurely worthier بالتّطوافof circumambulation والعمراتand lesser pilgrimages
لأحقُّ بالتّطواف والعمرات
And surely a heart's house, whose inner recess You inhabit,
My heart that you live in is more deserving of circumambulation and pilgrimage
is worthier of circumambulation and lesser pilgrimages.
I am not frightened by hell, nor am I one
لَسْتُI am not المروَّعَthe terrified one بالجحيمby Hell ولاnor الذيone who
لَسْتُ المروَّعَ بالجحيم ولا الذي
يبغيseeks جناناًgardens غَضّةtender الثَمراتfruits
يبغي جناناً غَضّة الثَمرات
I am not one terrified by Hell, nor one who
Who desires lush gardens of fruits
seeks gardens of tender fruits.
Abandoning passions however lasting
تَرْكُforsaking الشّهيِّthe delectable لماfor what يُحَبُّis loved دوامُهits permanence
تَرْكُ الشّهيِّ لما يُحَبُّ دوامُه
شَرَهgluttony وَحرصand greed فيin اقتناacquiring الشّهواتpleasures
شَرَه وَحرص في اقتنا الشّهوات
Forsaking the delectable for what one wishes to last
Is an evil greed in collecting desires
is gluttony and greed in acquiring pleasures.
And fear of anything but you, preoccupation
والخوفُand fear منof شيءٍanything سواكَother than You تَشَاغلpreoccupation
والخوفُ من شيءٍ سواكَ تَشَاغل
بسواكَwith other than You فيin عُمُريmy lifetime وَبَعْدَand after مماتيmy death
بسواكَ في عُمُري وَبَعْدَ مماتي
And fear of anything other than You is preoccupation
With other than you in my life and after my death
with other than You, in my lifetime and after my death.
Rather, my goal is my prayer in your presence
بلrather بُغيتيmy desire صلَتيmy connection بحَضْرَتكَwith Your Presence اللتيwhich
بل بُغيتي صلَتي بحَضْرَتكَ اللتي
جَلّتْis exalted عنabove الحركاتmotions والسَكَنَاتand states of rest
جَلّتْ عن الحركات والسَكَنَات
Rather, my desire is my connection with Your Presence, which
Which transcends movements and stillness
is exalted above motion and stillness;
And my detachment from my instruments to attain what
وَتَخلُّصيand my release منfrom آلتيmy instrument لأنالَso that I may attain ماwhat
وَتَخلُّصي من آلتي لأنالَ ما
لاnot يَنبغيis attainable بتناوُلby employing الآلاتinstruments
لا يَنبغي بتناوُل الآلات
and my release from my instrument, that I may attain what
Cannot be attained by use of instruments
cannot be reached by employing instruments;
And my enjoyment of your incomparable beauty
وَتَمَتُّعيand my enjoyment بجَمالكَof Your beauty الفَردunique الذيwhich
وَتَمَتُّعي بجَمالكَ الفَرد الذي
هوit is غايةُthe utmost of الحُسنbeauty البديعwondrous الذاتيintrinsic
هو غايةُ الحُسن البديع الذاتي
and my enjoyment of Your peerless beauty, which
Which is the epitome of splendor and self-perfection
is the utmost of wondrous, intrinsic beauty.
A splendor that gives the universes delight
حَسَنٌa beauty علىupon الأكوانthe worlds منهُfrom it بهجةٌradiance
حَسَنٌ على الأكوان منهُ بهجةٌ
معشوقةbeloved للنّاسby people منfrom لمحاتيmy fleeting glimpses
معشوقة للنّاس من لمحاتي
A beauty from which radiance shines upon the worlds,
Beloved to people from my attributes
beloved by people, from my fleeting glimpses.
The spirit of the wilderness is a breeze from His spirit
روحُthe spirit of البريّةcreation نَفْحَةٌa breath منfrom روحهHis spirit
روحُ البريّة نَفْحَةٌ من روحه
نَسَمَتْwafted فأحيَتْand so revived مَيِّتَthe dead among النّسماتsouls
نَسَمَتْ فأحيَتْ مَيِّتَ النّسمات
The spirit of creation is a breath from His spirit;
That blew and revived the dead breaths
it wafted forth and brought lifeless souls to life.
I did not implore for gifts or increase
لمnot أدعُI prayed هزّاًa stirring للعطاءtoward giving ولمnor did أزدْI add
لم أدعُ هزّاً للعطاء ولم أزدْ
علماًknowledge بحاليof my condition حالةَat the time of الأزماتcrises
علماً بحالي حالةَ الأزمات
I did not pray to prompt giving, nor did I add
Knowledge of my state in times of distress
to Your knowledge of my condition in times of crisis,
If your knowledge is present, essence, and what
إنْif كانَis علْمُكَYour knowledge حاضراًpresent ذاتاًin essence وماand what
إنْ كانَ علْمُكَ حاضراً ذاتاً وما
توليهYou bestow فيّاضاًoverflowing علىupon الأشتاتscattered beings
توليه فيّاضاً على الأشتات
if Your knowledge is present in its essence, and what
You bestow on me overflowing on the dispersed
You bestow overflows upon scattered beings.
But I strengthen receptivity shaken
لكنْbut أُوَطدُI steady للتّلَقّيfor receiving مُهْجَةًa heart
لكنْ أُوَطدُ للتّلَقّي مُهْجَةً
قَلقَتgrew restless بماthrough what أُبديهI utter منof دَعَواتيmy prayers
قَلقَت بما أُبديه من دَعَواتي
But I steady a heart for receiving,
By what I express in my invocations
restless as it is, through the prayers I utter.
And you are nearest when I call sincerely
ولأَنتَand surely You أقرَبُnearer حينَwhen أدعوI pray مُخلصاًsincerely
ولأَنتَ أقرَبُ حينَ أدعو مُخلصاً
فيin الخطبadversity منthan ريقيmy saliva إلىto لهواتيmy uvulas
في الخطب من ريقي إلى لهواتي
And surely, when I pray sincerely, You are nearer
In my speech than the vein to my temples
in adversity than my saliva is to the back of my throat.
So endless praise be to you forever
فَلكَso to You belongs الثّناءُpraise السّرْمَديَeternal مؤبّداًforever
فَلكَ الثّناءُ السّرْمَديَ مؤبّداً
لمnot يحُصهhas enumerated it مُتَكلمa speaker بصفتby description
لم يحُصه مُتَكلم بصفت
So eternal praise is Yours, forever,
That no speaker can describe
which no speaker has encompassed in description.
Partial English translation: 49 of 50 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1