ظهرappeared الصديقal-Siddiq (the Truthful) ليto me فيin الحلمthe dream
ظهر الصديق لي في الحلم
مزهراblossoming منهfrom him ترابthe dust القدمof the foot
مزهرا منه تراب القدم
Al-Siddiq appeared to me in a dream,
My friend appeared to me in a dream
The dust at his feet blossoming through him.
Blossoming, the dust of his feet
ذاthis one أمنmost generous الناسof men فيناamong us منwho جلاillumined
ذا أمن الناس فينا من جلا
طورناour Sinai منهthrough him الكليمthe one who spoke with God الأولاthe first
طورنا منه الكليم الأولا
This most generous of men among us, through whom was illumined
When people felt safe with us
Our Sinai by the first one who spoke with God.
We picked from it the first word
هوhe ثانيsecond اثنينof two فيin الدينthe faith وفيand in
هو ثاني اثنين في الدين وفي
صحبةcompanionship الغارof the cave وفيand in القبرthe grave الوفيthe faithful one
صحبة الغار وفي القبر الوفي
He is the second of two in faith and in
He is the second of two in religion and in
The companionship of the cave, and in the grave—the faithful one.
The cave's company and the loyal grave
قلتI said ياO صفوةchoicest أصحابof the companions الصفاءof purity
قلت يا صفوة أصحاب الصفاء
مطلعopening verse الديوانof the anthology منamong أهلthe people الوفاءof loyalty
مطلع الديوان من أهل الوفاء
I said: O choicest of the pure-hearted companions,
I said O quintessence of pure companions
Opening verse in the anthology of the faithful,
The first page of the book of loyal ones
بكthrough you قرstood firm الأسthe foundation فيin بنيانناour edifice
بك قر الأس في بنياننا
فانظرنso consider well ماwhat الطبthe cure منfor أدوائناour ailments
فانظرن ما الطب من أدوائنا
Through you the foundation of our edifice stood firm.
With you the peg settled in our structure
So consider: what is the cure for our ailments?
So look at the cure for our remedies
قالhe said حتامhow long أسيرa captive الوهمof illusion
قال حتام أسير الوهم
سورةa surah الإخلاصal-Ikhlas (Sincerity) برءa cure السقمfor sickness
سورة الإخلاص برء السقم
He said: How long will you remain captive to illusion?
He said enough prisoner of illusion
Surah al-Ikhlas is the cure for sickness,
Surat Al-Ikhlas heals the sickness
نفسa breath فيin كلevery صدرbreast جائلstirring
نفس في كل صدر جائل
وهيand it للتوحيدof divine oneness سرa mystery هائلawe-inspiring
وهي للتوحيد سر هائل
A breath stirring in every breast,
A soul in every chest wavering
And it is an awe-inspiring mystery of divine oneness.
And it is for oneness an immense secret
فاجلso reveal هذاthis السرthe mystery فيin كلall الفعالdeeds
فاجل هذا السر في كل الفعال
ولتكنand be منهthrough it مثالاan exemplar للجمالof beauty
ولتكن منه مثالا للجمال
So reveal this mystery in every deed,
So postpone this secret in all deeds
And through it, become an exemplar of beauty.
And make it an example of beauty
الذيthe one who سماكcalled you عبداa servant مسلماMuslim
الذي سماك عبدا مسلما
بكwith you للوحدةfor unity فيin الدنياthe world سماraised high
بك للوحدة في الدنيا سما
He who called you a Muslim servant
He who named you a Muslim servant
Raised you up for unity in the world.
With you for oneness in the world a rising
قلتyou said أفغانAfghans وتركand Turks وعجمand Persians
قلت أفغان وترك وعجم
لمnot تزلhas moved away عماfrom what تعودتit grew accustomed to القدمthe foot
لم تزل عما تعودت القدم
You spoke of Afghans, Turks, and Persians;
I said alas and left and foreign
Your foot has not left its accustomed ways.
You did not stop what the foot got used to
طهرنdo cleanse الحقthe Truth منof هذيthese السماتlabels
طهرن الحق من هذي السمات
اقصدmake for البحرthe sea وخلand leave القنواتthe canals
اقصد البحر وخل القنوات
Cleanse the Truth of these labels;
Purify us, O Truth, from these traits
Make for the sea, and leave the canals behind.
Head for the sea and leave the canals
ياO أسيراa captive لسماتto labels ويحكاalas for you
يا أسيرا لسمات ويحكا
قدindeed بعدتyou have grown distant اليومtoday منfrom دوحتكاyour spreading tree
قد بعدت اليوم من دوحتكا
O captive of labels, alas for you!
O prisoner of traits, woe to you
Today you are far removed from your spreading tree.
Today you have gone far from your farm
أبدلsubstitute الوحدةunity بالتثنيةfor duality
أبدل الوحدة بالتثنية
لاdo not تقطعsever صاحfriend حبلthe cord الوحدةof unity
لا تقطع صاح حبل الوحدة
Substitute unity for duality;
Replace oneness with duality
Do not sever, friend, the cord of unity.
Do not cut the cord of oneness
عابدworshipper الواحدof the One وحدunite واهجرنand do abandon
عابد الواحد وحد واهجرن
كلevery تفريقdivision وللحقand to the Truth ارجعنdo return
كل تفريق وللحق ارجعن
Worshipper of the One, unite and abandon
Worshipper of the One, unify and abandon
Every division, and return to the Truth.
All division and to the Truth return
أيهاO you المغفلthe one neglecting معنىthe meaning الكلمof words
أيها المغفل معنى الكلم
أثبتنdo fix firmly فيin القلبthe heart ألفاظthe words الفمof the mouth
أثبتن في القلب ألفاظ الفم
O you who neglect the meaning of words,
O oblivious one the word's meaning
Fix firmly in the heart the words of the mouth.
Confirm in the heart the mouth's words
أمةa community قطعتهاyou split it فيinto أممcommunities
أمة قطعتها في أمم
وهدمتand you demolished الحصنthe fortress فيهin it تحتمىyou take shelter
وهدمت الحصن فيه تحتمى
You have split one community into many communities,
A nation You split into nations
And demolished the fortress in which you take shelter.
And You demolished the fortress it seeks refuge in
أمةthe community الإيمانof faith زدincrease بالعملthrough action
أمة الإيمان زد بالعمل
ماتdies إيمانfaith إذاwhen لمnot يعملit acts
مات إيمان إذا لم يعمل
Increase the community of faith through action;
The nation of faith, increase with action
Faith dies when it does not act.
Faith dies if there is no action
Sol 6.1