فإنfor if تحرقواyou burn القرطاسthe paper لاnot تحرقواyou burn الذيthat which
فإن تحرقوا القرطاس لا تحرقوا الذي
تضمنهcontained it القرطاسthe paper بلrather هوit فيin صدريmy breast
تضمنه القرطاس بل هو في صدري
For if you burn the paper, you will not burn what
If you burn the paper, you do not burn what
If you burn the paper, you cannot burn what
the paper contained; rather, it is in my breast.
The paper contains, but it is in my chest
The paper contained—for it resides within my breast;
يسيرit travels معيwith me حيثwherever استقلتset out ركائبيmy mounts
يسير معي حيث استقلت ركائبي
وينزلand it alights أنwhen أنزلI alight ويدفنand it is buried فيin قبريmy grave
وينزل أن أنزل ويدفن في قبري
It travels with me wherever my mounts set out,
It goes with me wherever I traveled
It journeys with me wherever my mounts travel,
and alights when I alight, and is buried in my grave.
And gets off when I get off and buries in my grave
Alights whenever I alight, and shall be buried in my grave.
دعونيspare me منfrom إحراقburning رقٍparchment وكاغدٍand paper
دعوني من إحراق رقٍ وكاغدٍ
وقولواand speak بعلمwith knowledge كيso that يرىmay see الناسthe people بدريmy full moon
وقولوا بعلم كي يرى الناس بدري
Spare me the burning of parchment and paper,
Leave me from burning parchments and papers
Spare me the burning of parchment and paper,
and speak with knowledge, so that people may see my full moon.
And say with knowledge so people can see my full moon
And speak with knowledge, so the people may see whose full moon shines;
وإلاand if not فعودواthen return فيin المكاتبthe schoolrooms بدأةas beginners
وإلا فعودوا في المكاتب بدأة
فكمfor how many دونbefore ماwhat تبغونyou seek للَهbelonging to God منof سترveil
فكم دون ما تبغون للَه من ستر
And if not, return to the schoolrooms as beginners,
Otherwise go back to the start in the schools
Otherwise, return to primary school and begin anew,
for how many of God's veils stand between you and what you seek!
For how much less than you want God can conceal
For how many of God's veils lie between you and what you seek!
Sol 6.1