ياO روحspirit هذهthese الدنىthe worlds
يا روح هذه الدنى
شرارةa spark منكfrom you أناI
شرارة منك أنا
O spirit of these worlds,
O soul of this world
I am a spark from you,
I am but a spark of you
قدhas استطارتflown forth تبتغيseeking
قد استطارت تبتغي
لنفسهاfor itself أنto تعلناbecome manifest
لنفسها أن تعلنا
flown forth, seeking
That sought to reveal
to make itself manifest.
Itself and make known
إنindeed بصيصيmy glimmer كلهall of it
إن بصيصي كله
منfrom بعضa portion of ذلكthat السنىradiance
من بعض ذلك السنى
Indeed, all my glimmer
That my ray entirely
comes from a portion of that radiance.
Comes from that brilliance
إنكindeed you أنتyou yourself الكونthe universe وراand (unclear fragment)
إنك أنت الكون ورا
لذيthe one who (fragment) لهfor it قدhas كوناbrought into being
لذي له قد كونا
Indeed, you are the universe, and
You are the universe that
the one who brought it into being.
Has brought into being all that is
وإنكand indeed you العقلthe intellect الذيthat
وإنك العقل الذي
قدhas بثspread فيهwithin it السنناthe laws
قد بث فيه السننا
And you are the intellect that
You are the mind that
has instilled the laws within it.
Implanted order in it
ياO لكto you منas an مهندسarchitect
يا لك من مهندس
بنىbuilt الدنىthe worlds وماand not ونىflagged
بنى الدنى وما ونى
What an architect you are,
O what an architect you are
who built the worlds and never flagged!
Who built the world and all that passes
بنىbuilt بحكمةwith wisdom لهذhis (unclear form)
بنى بحكمة لهذ
بالغةprofound فأتقناand so perfected
بالغة فأتقنا
He built with his wisdom,
With consummate wisdom and skill
profound, and made it perfect.
You made it most excellent
ماnot أناI إلاexcept أنتyou محسوperceptible (first part)
ما أنا إلا أنت محسو
ساcompletion of 'perceptible' فهلso, are ...? أنتyou أناI
سا فهل أنت أنا
I am nothing but you in perceptible
I am none but you made conscious
form—so are you I?
So are you me?
منكfrom you انبثقتI sprang forth بعدماafter
منك انبثقت بعدما
فيكin you كمنتI lay hidden ازمناfor ages
فيك كمنت ازمنا
From you I sprang, after
From you I emerged after
lying hidden in you for ages.
I lay hidden in you for eons
فكنتso I was طوراًat one time خافياًhidden
فكنت طوراً خافياً
وكنتand I was طوراًat another time بيناmanifest
وكنت طوراً بينا
Thus at one time I was hidden,
I was at times unseen
and at another I was manifest.
At others manifest
وسوفand will ابقىI remain بكto you منfrom
وسوف ابقى بك من
بعدafter الردىdeath مرتهناbound
بعد الردى مرتهنا
And I shall remain with you,
And I will remain bound to you
bound even after death.
After passing away
وليسand is not موتيmy death غيرother than تغييرchanging
وليس موتي غير تغيير
يmy (suffix) فيكwithin you السكناthe dwelling
ي فيك السكنا
And my death is nothing but changing
My death is but a change
my dwelling within you.
Of dwelling place in you
وليسand is not فيهin it انتقالتيmy passage
وليس فيه انتقالتي
منكfrom you اليكto you منany عناhardship
منك اليك من عنا
Nor does my passage in it,
In my transitions
from you to you, entail any hardship.
From you to you
فلاso no انفصالseparation عنكfrom you ليfor me
فلا انفصال عنك لي
هناكthere كنتI was امor هناhere
هناك كنت ام هنا
So there is no separation from you for me,
There is no separation
whether I am there or here.
Whether here or there
انindeed المكانspace بعضpart of ماwhat
ان المكان بعض ما
وسعتهyou encompassed it والزمناand time
وسعته والزمنا
Indeed, space is part of what
For space is but an extent
you encompass—and so is time.
You made room for, and time
انindeed الحياةlife ومضةa flash
ان الحياة ومضة
منكfrom you ابتrefused انto تكمناlie hidden
منك ابت ان تكمنا
Indeed, life is a flash
Life is but a flash
from you that refused to lie hidden.
From you that hid us
كلall الذيthat which فيكwithin you اراI see
كل الذي فيك ارا
هit بعيونيwith my eyes حسناbeautiful
ه بعيوني حسنا
All that is within you—I see
All that I see in you
it as beautiful with my eyes.
I see with my eyes as beautiful
لاno غروwonder امّاif عبدworshipped الاthe human being (first part)
لا غرو امّا عبد الا
نسانcompletion of 'human being' فيكin you الوثناthe idol
نسان فيك الوثنا
No wonder if humankind worships
No wonder mankind worships
the idol in you.
Idols in you
الكونthe universe قدhave بنيتهyou built it
الكون قد بنيته
وانتand you خيرthe best منof those who بنىbuilt
وانت خير من بنى
You have built the universe,
You built the universe
and you are the best of builders.
And you are best of builders
بكthrough you الوجودexistence واجبnecessary
بك الوجود واجب
فليسso does not يقبلadmit الفناannihilation
فليس يقبل الفنا
Through you, existence is necessary,
By you existence is necessary
so it admits no annihilation.
It cannot suffer destruction
وليسand is not كونa universe مالهit has no
وليس كون ماله
منany اولbeginning مكوناcreated
من اول مكونا
And a universe without
Nor is there a universe
a beginning is uncreated.
That you did not first design
هوhe الذيthe one who ارادwilled انthat
هو الذي اراد ان
نسيءwe do evil اوانor that نحسناwe do good
نسيء اوان نحسنا
He is the one who willed that
It is you who willed that
we do evil or do good.
We do good or evil
وهوand he الذيthe one who صيرmade مناof us
وهو الذي صير منا
ملحداًan atheist ومؤمناand a believer
ملحداً ومؤمنا
And he is the one who made of us
And you who made us
atheists and believers.
Unbelievers or believers
اذاif جنيتI sinned مكرهاًunder compulsion
اذا جنيت مكرهاً
فهلthen, am ...? اناI الذيthe one who جنىsinned
فهل انا الذي جنى
If I have sinned under compulsion,
If I am compelled to sin
am I, then, the one who sinned?
Is it I who sinned?
ألمdid ... not? نكنwe were لماof what قضىhe decreed
ألم نكن لما قضى
بهit (with 'decreed') مثالاan example حسناfine
به مثالا حسنا
Were we not, of what he decreed,
Were we not, when you decreed
a fine example?
For us, an excellent example?
اللَهGod لاnot يجزيpunishes علىfor
اللَه لا يجزي على
اتيانdoing ماwhat شاءhe willed لناfor us
اتيان ما شاء لنا
God does not punish for
God does not burden a soul
doing what he willed for us.
Beyond what it can bear
ليسis not الخلودeternal dwelling فيin غياhidden depths (first part)
ليس الخلود في غيا
بةcompletion of 'hidden depths' الجحيمHell هيناeasy
بة الجحيم هينا
Eternal dwelling in the hidden
Eternal hellfire is not
depths of Hell is no easy thing.
Light punishment
مخافتيmy fear منof نارهhis fire
مخافتي من ناره
تثيرstirs فيّwithin me الشجناsorrow
تثير فيّ الشجنا
My fear of his fire
My fear of its flames
stirs sorrow within me.
Stirs in me sorrows
والشكand doubt فيabout رحمتهhis mercy
والشك في رحمته
يجرحwounds قلبيmy heart مثخناgrievously wounding
يجرح قلبي مثخنا
And doubt about his mercy
While doubts about His mercy
wounds my heart grievously.
Wound my heart full of gashes
Sol 6.1