تختفىlie hidden خلفbehind العالمthe world المنظورvisible
تختفى خلف العالم المنظور
حركاتmovements لعالمof a world مستورconcealed
حركات لعالم مستور
Hidden behind the visible world
Behind the visible world
Are movements of a concealed world.
Movements of a hidden world
وارىand I see بينbetween العالمينthe two worlds جداراa wall
وارى بين العالمين جدارا
ماnot علىfor العقلthe mind خرقهbreaching it بيسيرeasy
ما على العقل خرقه بيسير
And I see a wall between the two worlds,
And I see between the two worlds a wall
Breaching it is no easy task for the mind.
That the mind cannot easily penetrate
تربطlink العالمينthe two worlds هذاthis one بهذاto this one
تربط العالمين هذا بهذا
حلقاتrings الاثيرthe ether فيin جنزيرa chain
حلقات الاثير في جنزير
The two worlds, this one to the other, are linked
Connecting the two worlds, this to that
By rings of ether in a chain.
Links of ether in a chain
ولعلand perhaps الحياةlife بعدafter بوارperishing
ولعل الحياة بعد بوار
للخلاياof the cells منضمةjoined للاثيرto the ether
للخلايا منضمة للاثير
And perhaps life, after the demise
And perhaps life after destruction
Of the cells, is joined to the ether.
For cells joining the ether
انهindeed it is مصدريmy source الذيwhich جئتI came منهfrom it
انه مصدري الذي جئت منه
واليهand to it بعدafter الهلاكdeath مصيريmy destination
واليه بعد الهلاك مصيري
Indeed, it is my source, from which I came,
It is my source from which I came
And it is my destination after death.
And to it after annihilation is my fate
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether يبصرsees مالاwhat ... not
ولعل الاثير يبصر مالا
تبصرsees العينthe eye منfrom وراءbehind الستورthe veils
تبصر العين من وراء الستور
And perhaps the ether sees what
And perhaps ether sees what not
The eye does not see behind the veils.
The eye sees behind the veil
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether يسمعhears ماwhat لاnot
ولعل الاثير يسمع ما لا
تسمعhears الاذنthe ear منfrom مكانa place شطيرdistant
تسمع الاذن من مكان شطير
And perhaps the ether hears what
And perhaps ether hears what not
The ear does not hear from a distant place.
The ear hears from a distant place
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether يعلمknows مالاwhat ... not
ولعل الاثير يعلم مالا
تعلمknows النفسthe soul منof خفيhidden الامورmatters
تعلم النفس من خفي الامور
And perhaps the ether knows what
And perhaps ether knows what not
The soul does not know of hidden matters.
The soul knows of secret matters
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether اصلsource الترويdeliberation
ولعل الاثير اصل التروي
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether اصلsource الشعورconsciousness
ولعل الاثير اصل الشعور
And perhaps the ether is the source of deliberation,
And perhaps ether is the origin of intuition
And perhaps the ether is the source of consciousness.
And perhaps ether is the origin of feeling
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether هذاthis علىof الهدمdestruction
ولعل الاثير هذا على الهدم
وبدءand initiating الاكوانuniverses جدvery قديرcapable
وبدء الاكوان جد قدير
And perhaps this ether can destroy
And perhaps ether is capable of destruction
And create universes, with immense power.
And renewing universes, able
ولعلand perhaps الاثيرthe ether فيin كلevery ارضland
ولعل الاثير في كل ارض
وسماءand sky كاللَهlike God فيin التأثيرinfluence
وسماء كاللَه في التأثير
And perhaps the ether, in every land
And perhaps ether exists in every land
And sky, is like God in its influence.
And sky, like God in influence
ولعلand perhaps الذاتينthe two essences واحدةone فيat الthe
ولعل الذاتين واحدة في ال
أصلroot والخلفand the difference جاءarose فيin التعبيرexpression
أصل والخلف جاء في التعبير
And perhaps the two essences are one at the
And perhaps the two essences are one in
Root, and the difference arose in expression.
Origin though different in expression
مذهبيmy creed وحدةunity الوجودexistence فلاso there is no كاbeing (first fragment)
مذهبي وحدة الوجود فلا كا
ئنbeing (continuation) غيرother than اللَهGod القديمeternal القديرalmighty
ئن غير اللَه القديم القدير
My creed is the unity of existence, so there is no be-
My doctrine is oneness of existence, so no
ing other than God, the Eternal, the Almighty.
Being but God, eternal and able
انif هذاthis فلاthen not اباليI care اذاif ماemphatic particle
ان هذا فلا ابالي اذا ما
اجمعتagreed unanimously ثلةa group علىon تكفيريdeclaring me an unbeliever
اجمعت ثلة على تكفيري
If this is so, I do not care if
If this leads some to condemn me
A group unanimously agrees to declare me an unbeliever.
I care not if called an unbeliever
اهلthe people of عصريmy age لاnot يفقهونunderstand حديثيmy words
اهل عصري لا يفقهون حديثي
حبذاhow good it would be لوif اتيتI had come بعدafter عصورages
حبذا لو اتيت بعد عصور
My contemporaries do not understand my words;
The people of my time do not understand my words
If only I had come ages later!
Better had I come after ages
انindeed هذاthis الوجودexistence بحرa sea خضمvast
ان هذا الوجود بحر خضم
ماnot لهit has منany شواطئshores كالبحورlike the seas
ما له من شواطئ كالبحور
Indeed, this existence is a vast sea,
That this existence is a deep sea
It has no shores, unlike other seas.
With no shores like the seas
اناI فقاعةa bubble علىon الوجهthe surface منهof it
انا فقاعة على الوجه منه
وخفائيand my disappearance فيon وجههits surface كظهوريlike my appearance
وخفائي في وجهه كظهوري
I am a bubble on its surface,
I am but a bubble on its face
And my vanishing on its surface is like my appearing.
And my hidden side is like my visible
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