بالواسعاتin the wide expanses أرىI see الأشواقَthe longings تنهمرُpour forth
بالواسعات أرى الأشواقَ تنهمرُ
منfrom واسعاتِspacious صدورbreasts of الشوقyearning تنفجرُburst forth
من واسعاتِ صدور الشوق تنفجرُ
In the wide expanses I see longings pouring forth,
bursting from the spacious breasts of yearning.
والركبand the caravan مندلثٌhastening onward سيراًin travel ومضطربٌand restless
والركب مندلثٌ سيراً ومضطربٌ
شوقاًwith longing ومنحرقٌand burning توقاًwith desire ومختمرُand veiled
شوقاً ومنحرقٌ توقاً ومختمرُ
The caravan hastens onward, restless
with longing, burning with desire, and veiled.
ومنهand among them ملتمعٌflashing حَذْراًwith apprehension ومجتَمِعٌand gathering
ومنه ملتمعٌ حَذْراً ومجتَمِعٌ
لهواًfor diversion ومستمعٌand listening يرىhe sees ويختمرُand veils himself
لهواً ومستمعٌ يرى ويختمرُ
Some flash with apprehension, while others gather
for diversion; another listens, watches, and veils himself.
بعضٌsome همامٌresolute أريبٌsagacious مُنجِدٌhelpful فَطِنٌperceptive
بعضٌ همامٌ أريبٌ مُنجِدٌ فَطِنٌ
والشَّهمُand the gallant man فيهamong them وفيهand among them المِغْشَمthe recklessly bold man الصَّبِرُthe steadfast
والشَّهمُ فيه وفيه المِغْشَم الصَّبِرُ
Some are bold, discerning, helpful, perceptive;
among them are the gallant and the daring, steadfast man.
وفيهand among them عانقةٌa striding she-camel ملعاًfleetly وراتكةٌand a trotting she-camel
وفيه عانقةٌ ملعاً وراتكةٌ
وَخْداًwith brisk steps وراسمةٌand a swiftly pacing she-camel والنصَّand the utmost pace لاnot يذرُit forsakes
وَخْداً وراسمةٌ والنصَّ لا يذرُ
Among them are she-camels striding fleetly and others trotting
with brisk steps, and others speeding on; it never forsakes its utmost pace.
منfrom ذكرmention of غانيةٍa beauty تَسبيcaptivates بفاترةٍwith a languid glance
من ذكر غانيةٍ تَسبي بفاترةٍ
تضنيmakes one languish ببارقةٍwith a gleam تَشفيheals وتفتخرُand glories
تضني ببارقةٍ تَشفي وتفتخرُ
At the mention of a beauty who captivates with a languid glance
that makes one languish; with a gleam she heals and glories.
منwhoever رامَهاsought her ظفراًas a prize أوor نالهاattained her سحراًbefore dawn
من رامَها ظفراً أو نالها سحراً
يرتحْwill rejoice بهاin her سهراًin wakefulness بالرَّوحthrough solace يصطبرُhe perseveres
يرتحْ بها سهراً بالرَّوح يصطبرُ
Whoever seeks to win her, or gains her before dawn,
will delight in her while wakeful, and persevere through solace.
شمسٌa sun طريقتهاher path نجمٌa star هدايتهاher guidance
شمسٌ طريقتها نجمٌ هدايتها
لمnot تَخلُbe without فيin أخذهاreceiving her عنfrom أخذهاreceiving her قمرُa moon
لم تَخلُ في أخذها عن أخذها قمرُ
Her path is a sun, her guidance a star;
in receiving her from her receivers, no moon has been lacking.
ووصلُهاand union with her غُررٌbright glories وصرمهاand severance from her غَرَرٌperil
ووصلُها غُررٌ وصرمها غَرَرٌ
ونيلهاand attaining her بِشرٌjoy مآلهُits outcome بُشَرُglad tidings
ونيلها بِشرٌ مآلهُ بُشَرُ
Union with her is splendor; parting from her is peril.
Attaining her is joy whose outcome is glad tidings.
وأخذُهاand embracing her لَبَهَاher essence لأنهاfor she لِبَهاher core
وأخذُها لَبَهَا لأنها لِبَها
نيلattainment of المعاليthe heights ودرُّand the flow of صيتهاher renown دررُpearls
نيل المعالي ودرُّ صيتها دررُ
To embrace her is to grasp her essence, for her essence is
attaining the heights; her renown flows forth as pearls.
منfrom صيتِthe renown of شارِعِهاher lawgiver أَحيتْrevived مَشَارِعُهاher watering places
من صيتِ شارِعِها أَحيتْ مَشَارِعُها
ذكراًa remembrance لذاكرهاfor whoever recalls her بالرفعِthrough exaltation يُشْتَهَرُbecomes renowned
ذكراً لذاكرها بالرفعِ يُشْتَهَرُ
Through her lawgiver's renown, her watering places revive
a remembrance through which her rememberer is renowned and raised high.
فقالthen said خِِلِّيَmy friend لاdo not تُبْهِمْspeak obscurely لهاabout her حَذَرَاًout of caution
فقال خِِلِّيَ لا تُبْهِمْ لها حَذَرَاً
فقُلْتُthen I said خُذْهَاtake her جُزيتَmay you be rewarded أنتyou لاnot حَذِرُfearful
فقُلْتُ خُذْهَا جُزيتَ أنت لا حَذِرُ
My friend said, "Do not speak obscurely of her out of fear."
I said, "Take her—may you be rewarded; you are no timid man."
طريقةthe path of المصطفىal-Mustafa بالمصطفىthrough al-Mustafa اصْطُفِيَتْwas chosen
طريقة المصطفى بالمصطفى اصْطُفِيَتْ
ذاكthat اصطفاءٌan election لهُfor him قدindeed صُورتhave been given form سُوَرُsurahs
ذاك اصطفاءٌ لهُ قد صُورت سُوَرُ
The path of al-Mustafa, chosen through al-Mustafa:
that is his election; surahs have been shaped for it.
تلكthat one التيwho كُلُّall حُسنٍbeauty فيin محاسنهاher charms
تلك التي كُلُّ حُسنٍ في محاسنها
ولاand not تُزيغُleads astray ولاand not تُبقيspares ولاand not تَذَرُleaves behind
ولا تُزيغُ ولا تُبقي ولا تَذَرُ
It is she within whose charms all beauty dwells;
she does not lead astray, nor spare, nor leave anything behind.
نهجٌa path لنورٍٍof a light بنورٍthrough light قدindeed هَدَىguided وهُدىًand guidance
نهجٌ لنورٍٍ بنورٍ قد هَدَى وهُدىً
للمؤمنينfor the believers بعِزٍّwith might بَزَّsurpassed منthose who كفرواdisbelieved
للمؤمنين بعِزٍّ بَزَّ من كفروا
A way of a light that guided through light, and guidance
for believers, with might that surpassed those who disbelieved.
لأنهbecause he مُصطفىًchosen بربهby his Lord وصفاand was pure
لأنه مُصطفىً بربه وصفا
منfrom خلقهHis creatures وكفىand warded off شرَّاًevil لهfor him شَرَرُsparks
من خلقه وكفى شرَّاً له شَرَرُ
For he is chosen by his Lord and pure
from among His creatures; sparks warded off evil for him.
اللهGod قَدَّرهordained him قبلاًbeforehand وأرسلهand sent him
الله قَدَّره قبلاً وأرسله
بعداًafterward وصوَّرهُand fashioned him ومنهand from him ذيthese الصُّورُforms
بعداً وصوَّرهُ ومنه ذي الصُّورُ
God ordained him beforehand and sent him
afterward, and fashioned him; from him are these forms.
تَبّاًruin! لحاسدهto his envier تُرْباًdust! لشانئهupon his hater
تَبّاً لحاسده تُرْباً لشانئه
ثبتاًsteadfastness لناصرهto his supporter بالرُّعبthrough terror ينتصرُhe triumphs
ثبتاً لناصره بالرُّعب ينتصرُ
Ruin to his envier, dust upon his hater!
Firmness to his supporter! Through terror he is victorious.
جَمٌّabundant فضائلهhis virtues جهرٌmanifest فرائضهhis ordinances
جَمٌّ فضائله جهرٌ فرائضه
حُمَّتwere ordained مفاخرهhis glories والغيرand others ماnot افتخرُboasted
حُمَّت مفاخره والغير ما افتخرُ
Abundant are his virtues, manifest his ordinances;
his glories were ordained, while others had nothing to boast of.
خيرthe best of الخلائقcreatures منhe whom دناapproached لهto him ذعناًsubmissively
خير الخلائق من دنا له ذعناً
رواحهhis evening journey زائرٌa visitor يغدوsets forth at dawn ويبتكرُand starts early
رواحه زائرٌ يغدو ويبتكرُ
The best of creatures, to whom there comes in submission
a visitor at evening, setting forth at dawn and early morning.
طيبٌpure عناصرهhis elements طيبٌpure معاصرهhis presses
طيبٌ عناصره طيبٌ معاصره
ظفرٌtriumph مَظاهرهُhis manifestations عِداهُhis foes تُحتَقَرُare despised
ظفرٌ مَظاهرهُ عِداهُ تُحتَقَرُ
Pure are his elements, pure are his presses;
his manifestations are triumph; his foes are despised.
صفتwere pure ضمائرهhis inner thoughts كفتsufficed كلاءتهhis protection
صفت ضمائره كفت كلاءته
لمَّتْgathered نَوافِلُهhis bounties قَوماًa people قدalready انتثرواhad scattered
لمَّتْ نَوافِلُه قَوماً قد انتثروا
His inner thoughts are pure; his protection suffices;
his bounties gathered a people who had scattered.
سبقاًpreeminence عنايتهhis care غنىًriches ولايتهhis guardianship
سبقاً عنايته غنىً ولايته
وُدٌّlove هدايتهhis guidance بشراًglad tidings بهthrough him النُّذُرُwarnings
وُدٌّ هدايته بشراً به النُّذُرُ
His care brings preeminence; his guardianship brings riches;
his guidance is love; through him, warnings become glad tidings.
لاnot يدركgrasps العقلthe mind منof مديحهhis praise لسوىexcept for
لا يدرك العقل من مديحه لسوى
أنthat المدائحthe praises فيهin him كلهاall of them انحصرواwere contained
أن المدائح فيه كلها انحصروا
The mind grasps nothing of his praise except
that all praises are contained in him.
والأصلand the root والفرعand the branch منهfrom him كلماwhenever وُجداboth exist
والأصل والفرع منه كلما وُجدا
ومنهand from him ماwhat وَجداthey both found والعينand the essence والأثرand the trace
ومنه ما وَجدا والعين والأثر
Root and branch are from him whenever they exist,
and from him comes what they find, the essence and the trace.
قِدماًlong ago تداولهrecounted him in turn بالمدحwith praise ألسنةٌtongues
قِدماً تداوله بالمدح ألسنةٌ
وقلَّماand seldom عَبَّرُواthey conveyed منfrom كُثْرِthe abundance of ماwhat عبرواthey expressed
وقلَّما عَبَّرُوا من كُثْرِ ما عبروا
Long have tongues taken turns in praising him,
yet little did they convey, for all they expressed.
لأنَّfor ماwhat عاينواthey beheld بعضpart of الذيthat which بهمwithin them
لأنَّ ما عاينوا بعض الذي بهم
منof سِرِّهِhis secret وهمwhile they لمnot يأتهمhad reached them عشُرُa tenth
من سِرِّهِ وهم لم يأتهم عشُرُ
For what they beheld was part of what lay within them
of his secret, while not a tenth had reached them.
وكنتُand I was متَّبعاًa follower ولستand I am not مبتدعاًan innovator
وكنتُ متَّبعاً ولست مبتدعاً
لكونهbecause he is مرتعاًa pasture رتعْتُI grazed أعتمرُI come visiting
لكونه مرتعاً رتعْتُ أعتمرُ
I have been a follower, not an innovator,
for he is a pasture; I have grazed there, coming in visitation.
فالكونso existence أجمعهall of it منfrom سرِّthe secret of نقطتهhis dot
فالكون أجمعه من سرِّ نقطته
وسرُّand the secret of خلقتهhis formation فيin الخلقcreation منتشرُspread abroad
وسرُّ خلقته في الخلق منتشرُ
All existence, then, is from the secret of his dot,
and the secret of his formation is spread throughout creation.
خَلقٌa created being صفاwas pure خُلُقاًin character خلقa character نفىbanished حرقاًanguish
خَلقٌ صفا خُلُقاً خلق نفى حرقاً
خلقٌa created being كفىsufficed طُرُقاًpaths كالشهبlike shooting stars تستترُhide themselves
خلقٌ كفى طُرُقاً كالشهب تستترُ
A being pure in character, a character that banished anguish;
a being who suffices for paths that, like shooting stars, hide themselves.
هوhe الضياءthe radiance الذيwhose بالنورwith light طلعتهُhis countenance
هو الضياء الذي بالنور طلعتهُ
هوhe السناءthe splendor الذيthat فيin الأفقthe horizon ينتشرُspreads
هو السناء الذي في الأفق ينتشرُ
He is the radiance whose countenance shines with light;
he is the splendor spreading over the horizon.
هوhe السماحthe generosity الذيthat بالجودwith bounty ينكفحُgushes forth
هو السماح الذي بالجود ينكفحُ
هوhe السحابthe cloud الذيthat بالغيثwith rain ينهمرُpours down
هو السحاب الذي بالغيث ينهمرُ
He is the generosity that gushes forth in bounty;
he is the cloud pouring down in rain.
هوhe الفخارthe glory الذيthat نفىbanished الفخارَvainglory وَفَىfulfilled
هو الفخار الذي نفى الفخارَ وَفَى
وعداًa promise ورعداًand thunder بفخرwith glory صدّrepelled منthose who فخرواboasted
وعداً ورعداً بفخر صدّ من فخروا
He is the glory that banished vainglory and fulfilled
promise and thunderous threat, with glory that repelled the boastful.
وحيثماand wherever الأصلthe root طابwas good الفرعthe branch طابwas good بهthrough it
وحيثما الأصل طاب الفرع طاب به
ففرعهso his branch الطيبthe pure لاnot يبقيspares ولاand not يذرُleaves behind
ففرعه الطيب لا يبقي ولا يذرُ
Wherever the root is good, the branch is good through it;
thus his pure branch spares nothing and leaves nothing behind.
اللهGod أكملهperfected him للحمْدِfor praise أحرفهhis letters
الله أكمله للحمْدِ أحرفه
والمجدand glory أشرفهennobled him مكمَّلاًperfected بشرُa human being
والمجد أشرفه مكمَّلاً بشرُ
God perfected him; his letters are for praise,
and glory ennobled him, a perfected human being;
وخاتماًand a seal of رسلاًmessengers وخاتماًand a seal of سُبُلاpaths
وخاتماً رسلاً وخاتماً سُبُلا
والبدءand the beginning منهfrom him ومنهand from him الختمthe end والخبرand the tidings
والبدء منه ومنه الختم والخبر
the seal of messengers and the seal of paths.
The beginning is from him, and from him the end and the tidings.
بهin him ألوذُI seek refuge ملاذthe refuge of منone who لهfor him فطرتhave torn
به ألوذُ ملاذ من له فطرت
ذنوبهhis sins رُوحَهُhis spirit والقلبand the heart ينفطرis breaking
ذنوبه رُوحَهُ والقلب ينفطر
In him I seek refuge, as does one whose
sins have torn his spirit, while his heart is breaking.
ومنهand from him أرجوI hope for كمالthe fulfillment of مقصدٍan aim فترتhave flagged
ومنه أرجو كمال مقصدٍ فترت
أعمالناour deeds عنهfrom it والأطماعand the hopes ماnot فترواflagged
أعمالنا عنه والأطماع ما فتروا
And from him I hope for the fulfillment of an aim
our deeds have failed to reach, though our hopes have not flagged.
عليهupon him منيfrom me الذيthat which ينهيbrings to completion الصلاةthe blessing كماas
عليه مني الذي ينهي الصلاة كما
أنهىbrought to completion الذيthe one who هوhe لاneither فردٌa single being ولاnor زُمَرُgroups
أنهى الذي هو لا فردٌ ولا زُمَرُ
Upon him, from me, be that which completes the blessing, as
the one who is neither a single being nor multitudes brought it to completion.
Sol 6.1