لاdo not تسلنيask me فأناfor I أجI do not know (first part)
لا تسلني فأنا أج
هلI do not know (completion) مدلولmeaning السعادةhappiness
هل مدلول السعادة
Do not ask me, for I do not
know the meaning of happiness—
غيرnothing but لفظa word ماnot لهit has معmeaning (first part)
غير لفظ ما له مع
نىmeaning (completion) ولاnor فيهin it إفادةbenefit
نى ولا فيه إفادة
nothing but a word that has no
meaning and offers no benefit.
ربماperhaps توجدit is found بالفرin Paradise (first part)
ربما توجد بالفر
دوسParadise (completion) لكنbut بالشهادهthrough martyrdom
دوس لكن بالشهاده
Perhaps it is found in
Paradise, but through martyrdom.
إنindeed ماwhat حببmade appealing للصوto the Sufi (first part)
إن ما حبب للصو
فيSufi (completion) إيثارpreferring الزهادةasceticism
في إيثار الزهادة
Indeed, what made the Sufi
favor asceticism
علمهhis knowledge أنthat ليسthere is not فيin الدنthe world (first part)
علمه أن ليس في الدن
ياworld (completion) سعيدa happy person بالإرادةby choice
يا سعيد بالإرادة
was his knowledge that in this
world no one is happy by choice.
آهah لوif كانhad been أبوكمyour father
آه لو كان أبوكم
ذاpossessing دهاءshrewdness وقيادةand leadership
ذا دهاء وقيادة
Ah, if your father had been
endowed with shrewdness and leadership,
لمwould not have يذقtasted ماwhat ذاقhe tasted حتىuntil
لم يذق ما ذاق حتى
نالhe attained بالخلدin eternal life مرادهhis wish
نال بالخلد مراده
he would not have tasted what he tasted until
he had attained his wish in eternal life.
غرهdeceived him إبليسIblis بالخلwith immortality (first part)
غره إبليس بالخل
دimmortality (completion) وعنهand away from it قدindeed أحادهhe diverted him
د وعنه قد أحاده
Iblis beguiled him with
immortality, and led him away from it.
فعصيso he disobeyed مولاهhis Lord ليتif only الthe
فعصي مولاه ليت ال
حكمsentence قدhad كانbeen الإبادهannihilation
حكم قد كان الإباده
So he disobeyed his Lord—if only the
sentence had been annihilation!
ليسthere is not عنديwith me غيرother than هذاthis
ليس عندي غير هذا
لاdo not ترمseek منيfrom me زيادةmore
لا ترم مني زيادة
I have nothing but this;
do not seek more from me.
سلask إذاif شئتyou wish دراويdervishes (first part)
سل إذا شئت دراوي
شdervishes (completion) الطريقةthe order
ش الطريقة
Ask, if you wish, the dervishes
of the order.
قدmay تجهدyou strive فيهمamong them جواباan answer
قد تجهد فيهم جوابا
للسؤالto the question
للسؤال
You may strive among them for an answer
to the question.
فهمfor they أدرىmore knowledgeable بهاabout it منthan (first part of 'than me')
فهم أدرى بها من
نيme (completion of 'than me') حقيقةin truth
ني حقيقة
For they know it better than
I do, in truth,
إذsince لهمthey have شوقa longing بتصديfor believing (first part)
إذ لهم شوق بتصدي
قbelieving (completion) المحالthe impossible
ق المحال
since they long to believe
the impossible.
أوor فسلthen ask عنهاabout it أخاthe brother of الأجthe skies (first part)
أو فسل عنها أخا الأج
واءskies (completion) قدmay يحياhe lives سعيدhappy
واء قد يحيا سعيد
Or ask about it the brother of the
skies, who may live happily
بجناحwith a wing وفضاءand open space
بجناح وفضاء
وحبوبand grains منfrom حصيدa harvest
وحبوب من حصيد
with a wing and open space,
and grains from the harvest,
وغديرand a pool وأليفand a companion
وغدير وأليف
وغناءand singing ونشيدand song
وغناء ونشيد
and a pool and a companion,
and singing and song,
وبوكرand with a nest ضمcradled أفراchicks (first part)
وبوكر ضم أفرا
خاchicks (completion) علىon غصنa branch يميدsways
خا على غصن يميد
and with a nest that cradled chicks
upon a swaying branch.
همهhis concern التغريدbirdsong لاdoes not يعhe knows (first part)
همه التغريد لا يع
رفhe knows (completion) معنىmeaning للقيودof shackles
رف معنى للقيود
His concern is birdsong; he does not
know what shackles mean.
ليسdoes not يغترhe is beguiled بوعدby a promise
ليس يغتر بوعد
لاno ولاnor يخشىhe fears وعيدa threat
لا ولا يخشى وعيد
He is not beguiled by a promise,
no, nor does he fear a threat.
ماnot لهhe has مالwealth ففيfor in الماwealth (first part)
ما له مال ففي الما
لwealth (completion) شقاءmisery للوجودfor existence
ل شقاء للوجود
He has no wealth, for in
wealth lies the misery of existence.
ماnot لهhe has نطقspeech فإنfor indeed النspeech (first part)
ما له نطق فإن الن
نطقspeech (completion) بالجهلwith ignorance يزيدincreases
نطق بالجهل يزيد
He has no speech, for
speech increases with ignorance.
ماnot لهhe has علمknowledge وهلand is there فيin الthe
ما له علم وهل في ال
علمknowledge منany شيءthing حميدpraiseworthy
علم من شيء حميد
He has no knowledge—and is there in
knowledge anything praiseworthy?
إنهindeed he خالfree منof الهمworry (first part)
إنه خال من الهم
مworry (completion) ومنand of whoever كادschemed يكيدschemes
م ومن كاد يكيد
Indeed, he is free of worry
and of anyone who schemes and plots.
سلهask him قدmay ينبيكtell you ماwhat معmeaning (first part)
سله قد ينبيك ما مع
نىmeaning (completion) السعادةhappiness
نى السعادة
Ask him; he may tell you what
the meaning of happiness is,
ويوافيكand furnish you بنصwith a text
ويوافيك بنص
أوor دليلproof
أو دليل
and furnish you with a text
or proof.
قدmay يراهاhe sees it فيin فجورdebauchery
قد يراها في فجور
أوor عبادهworship
أو عباده
He may see it in debauchery
or worship.
فليقلso let him say ماwhatever شاءhe wishes فهيfor it is
فليقل ما شاء فهي
المستحيلthe impossible
المستحيل
So let him say what he will, for it is
the impossible.
Sol 6.1