ولماand when علمتI knew الأمرthe matter بالسترthrough concealment ظاهراًmanifest
ولما علمت الأمر بالستر ظاهراً
تيقّنتI became certain كونbeing الظهرthe noon prayer للعصرfor the afternoon prayer ساتراa veil
تيقّنت كون الظهر للعصر ساترا
And when I knew the matter to be manifest through concealment,
When I knew the matter was hidden in the veil
I became certain that the noon prayer veils the afternoon prayer.
I was certain that the back covers the chest
وطهّرتُand I purified ظهراًa noon prayer بالتيمّمthrough dry ablution باطناًinwardly
وطهّرتُ ظهراً بالتيمّم باطناً
معwith الطهرpurification كانwas العصرthe afternoon prayer بالظهرthrough the noon prayer ظاهراmanifest
مع الطهر كان العصر بالظهر ظاهرا
And I purified a noon prayer inwardly through dry ablution;
And I purified an inner back with intent
with purification, the afternoon prayer was manifest through the noon prayer.
While purity, the time was apparent on the back
ومنand whoever غيبveiled الظهرينthe noon and afternoon prayers صَلَّىprayed لمغربٍat sunset
ومن غيب الظهرين صَلَّى لمغربٍ
عشاءًa night prayer لكfor you الإصباحُdaybreak منfrom بعدafterward ناظراwatching
عشاءً لك الإصباحُ من بعد ناظرا
And whoever veiled the noon and afternoon prayers prayed at sunset
And whoever prayed the absent two backs
a night prayer, with daybreak afterward watching for you.
An evening prayer, your morning will be watching
فخذهاso take it صلاةَthe prayer of العارفينthose who know بطهرهاwith its purification
فخذها صلاةَ العارفين بطهرها
شهادتهاits visible aspect والغيبand the unseen إنif كنتyou are حاضراpresent
شهادتها والغيب إن كنت حاضرا
So take it as the prayer of those who know, with its purification—
Take it, the prayer of the gnostics in its purity
its visible aspect and the unseen—if you are present.
Its witness and the unseen if you are present
وإلاand otherwise فسلِّمهاthen accept it وإياكand beware نُكرهاdenying it
وإلا فسلِّمها وإياك نُكرها
أَلَمَّاhave you not yet علمتَyou learned الأمرthe matter بالسترthrough concealment ظاهراmanifest
أَلَمَّا علمتَ الأمر بالستر ظاهرا
Otherwise, accept it, and beware of denying it.
Otherwise, hand it over and I forbid you
Have you not yet learned that the matter is manifest through concealment?
When you knew the matter was hidden in the veil
Sol 6.1