مؤمناًbelieving بالغيبin the unseen غيرnot غافلheedless
مؤمناً بالغيب غير غافل
كارهاًhating كالسيلlike a torrent قيدthe restraint of الساحلthe shore
كارهاً كالسيل قيد الساحل
Believing in the unseen, yet not heedless,
Believing in the unseen, not heedless,
hating, like a torrent, the shore's restraint.
Hating like a torrent the shackle of the coast,
أعلraise عنabove ذاthis الطينclay غصناًa bough ناضراًverdant
أعل عن ذا الطين غصناً ناضراً
وصلand reach الغائبthe absent واغزand conquer الحاضراthe present
وصل الغائب واغز الحاضرا
Raise a verdant bough above this clay.
Raising above this clay a fresh branch,
Reach the absent, and conquer the present.
Reaching the absent and attacking the present,
ذلكthat الحاضرwhich is present تفسيرthe explanation of الغيوبthe unseen
ذلك الحاضر تفسير الغيوب
وهوand it مفتاحa key لتسخيرfor harnessing الغيوبthe unseen
وهو مفتاح لتسخير الغيوب
That which is present explains the unseen.
That present is the interpretation of the unseen,
And it is a key to harnessing the unseen.
And it is the key to harnessing the unseen,
ماwhatever سوىis other than اللهGod لتسخيرfor harnessing العملwork
ما سوى الله لتسخير العمل
صدرهits breast للرمىfor shooting فاقذفso shoot لاdo not تبلworry
صدره للرمى فاقذف لا تبل
All besides God is there for labor to master;
Other than God, to harness the work,
its breast is a target: shoot, and do not worry.
His chest is for shooting so throw, do not hesitate,
ماwhatever سوىis other than اللهGod تراهyou see it يخلقis created
ما سوى الله تراه يخلق
لترىso that you may see سهمكyour arrow فيهin it يمرقpasses through
لترى سهمك فيه يمرق
You see all besides God being created,
Other than God you see Him creating,
so that you may see your arrow pierce through it.
So you see your arrow in it flashing,
عقدةa knot تلقاكconfronts you بعدafter العقدةthe knot
عقدة تلقاك بعد العقدة
ليرىso that it may be seen فيin الحلthe untying لطفthe subtlety of الحيلةingenuity
ليرى في الحل لطف الحيلة
Knot after knot confronts you,
A knot meets you after the knot,
so that the subtlety of ingenuity may be seen in the untying.
To see in the solution the subtlety of the tricks,
فسرنso journey ياO كمhow much روضاًdisciplining نفسكاyour soul
فسرن يا كم روضاً نفسكا
سخرنsubdue باطلthe falsehood of ذيthis الشمسsun لكاfor you
سخرن باطل ذي الشمس لكا
So journey, O ...; discipline your soul [wording partly unclear].
Explain O how much self garden,
Make the falsehood of this sun serve you.
Harness the falseness of the one with the sun for you,
منwhoever يسخرmasters عالمthe world of الحسsense perception سماrises high
من يسخر عالم الحس سما
ومنand from الذرةthe atom يخرجbrings forth عالماa world
ومن الذرة يخرج عالما
Whoever masters the world of sense rises high,
Whoever harnesses the world of the senses high,
and brings forth a world from an atom.
And from the atom brings out a world,
كلeverything مافيthat is in الكونthe universe منof بحرsea وبرand land
كل مافي الكون من بحر وبر
لوحa tablet of تعليمinstruction لأربابfor masters of النظرobservation
لوح تعليم لأرباب النظر
Everything in the universe, sea and land,
Everything in the universe, land and sea,
is a teaching tablet for masters of observation.
A board of teaching for the insightful,
أيهاO you النائمsleeper طالتhas lasted long غفلتهhis heedlessness
أيها النائم طالت غفلته
عالمthe world of الحسsense perception جفتهhas forsaken it همتهhis aspiration
عالم الحس جفته همته
O sleeper whose heedlessness has lasted long,
O you who sleeps, long has been your neglect,
whose aspiration has forsaken the world of sense,
The world of the senses has dried up his determination,
وفتحand open بصراًan eye قدhas سُكِّراbeen sealed
وفتح بصراً قد سُكِّرا
لاdo not تحقرdespise عالماًa world قدhas حُقراbeen despised
لا تحقر عالماً قد حُقرا
open an eye that has been sealed.
And open an eye that was shut,
Do not despise a world that has been despised.
Do not belittle a world that was belittled,
إنهindeed it is توسيعan expansion of ذاتthe self of المسلمthe Muslim
إنه توسيع ذات المسلم
وامتحانand a test لصفاتfor the qualities of المسلمthe Muslim
وامتحان لصفات المسلم
It is an expansion of the Muslim's self,
It is expanding the self of the Muslim,
and a test of the Muslim's qualities.
And a test of the attributes of the Muslim,
هوit يبلوكtests you بسيفwith the sword of الزمنtime
هو يبلوك بسيف الزمن
لترىso that you may see أنthat دماblood فيin البدنthe body
لترى أن دما في البدن
It tests you with the sword of time,
It tests you with the sword of time,
so you may see that there is blood in the body.
To see that there is blood in the body,
اضربstrike الصدرthe breast بقهرwith the might of القوةstrength
اضرب الصدر بقهر القوة
اختبرtest عظمكyour bones فيin ذيthis الصدمةimpact
اختبر عظمك في ذي الصدمة
Strike the breast with overwhelming force;
Strike the chest with subjugation of strength,
test your bones in this impact.
Test your bones in one with collisions,
جعلmade الحقthe True One الدنىthe worlds للخيرينfor the virtuous
جعل الحق الدنى للخيرين
وجلاهاand unveiled them لعيونto the eyes of المؤمنينthe believers
وجلاها لعيون المؤمنين
The True One made the worlds for the virtuous,
The Truth made the lowly for the good,
and unveiled them to believers' eyes.
And revealed them to the eyes of the believers,
هذهthis الدنياworld طريقa path of الظعنjourneying
هذه الدنيا طريق الظعن
هذهthis الدنياworld محكthe touchstone of المؤمنthe believer
هذه الدنيا محك المؤمن
This world is a path of journeying;
This world is the path of danger,
this world is the believer's touchstone.
This world is the test of the believer,
فأسرنهاso capture it قبلbefore أنthat تأسركاit captures you
فأسرنها قبل أن تأسركا
لاdo not تضعput فيin جوفهاits belly جوهركاyour jewel
لا تضع في جوفها جوهركا
So capture it before it captures you;
So captivate it before it captures you,
do not put your jewel in its belly.
Do not place your essence within it,
أدهمthe black steed of الفكرthought الذيthat يطوىfolds up الفضاءspace
أدهم الفكر الذي يطوى الفضاء
والذيand which يجتازcrosses آفاقthe horizons of السماءheaven
والذي يجتاز آفاق السماء
The black steed of thought that folds up space,
Extinguish the mind that folds space,
and crosses the horizons of heaven,
And transcends the horizons of the sky,
ساقهhas driven it فيthrough الكونthe universe حاجاتthe needs of الحياهlife
ساقه في الكون حاجات الحياه
فهوso it فيon الأرضthe earth وفيand in النجمthe star خطاهits steps
فهو في الأرض وفي النجم خطاه
has been driven through the universe by life's needs.
Its needs in life took it in the universe,
Thus its steps are on earth and in the stars.
So it is on earth and in the stars its steps,
يبتغىseeks فيin الكونthe universe تسخيرharnessing القوىthe forces
يبتغى في الكون تسخير القوى
لترىso that you may see فيهin it بأعلىat the highest مستوىlevel
لترى فيه بأعلى مستوى
It seeks to harness the universe's forces,
Seeking in the universe to harness the forces,
so you may see within it, at the highest rank,
To see it at the highest level,
نائبthe vicegerent of الحقthe True One بحقtruly آدمAdam
نائب الحق بحق آدم
حكمهhis rule فيon الأرضthe earth ماضin force حاكمsovereign
حكمه في الأرض ماض حاكم
Adam, truly the vicegerent of the True One,
Deputy of Truth by the right of Adam,
whose rule on earth is binding and sovereign.
His rule on earth is going, ruling,
لكfor you منfrom ضيقكyour straitness منهاfrom it سعةspaciousness
لك من ضيقك منها سعة
ولأعمالكand for your deeds فيهاin it فسحةroom
ولأعمالك فيها فسحة
From your straitness in it comes spaciousness for you,
For you from your straitness with it latitude,
and in it there is room for your deeds.
And for your works in it expanse,
صهوةthe back of الريحthe wind اعلونهاmount it آمراas a commander
صهوة الريح اعلونها آمرا
ألجمنbridle هذاthis الجوادsteed النافراrestive
ألجمن هذا الجواد النافرا
Mount the wind's back as a commander;
The plateau of the wind we ascend commanding,
bridle this restive steed.
Subjugate this unwilling steed,
شقcleave قلبthe heart of الطودthe mountain عنfrom جوهرهits gem
شق قلب الطود عن جوهره
شقcleave موجthe waves of البحرthe sea عنfrom درpearls بهin it
شق موج البحر عن در به
Cleave the mountain's heart to reveal its gem;
Splitting the heart of the mountain from its essence,
cleave the sea's waves to reveal the pearls within it.
Splitting the wave of the sea from within it a pearl,
ألفa thousand كونworlds فيin فضاءspace تكفتgather together
ألف كون في فضاء تكفت
ربmany a شمسsun قدhas indeed حوتهاcontained it ذرةan atom
رب شمس قد حوتها ذرة
A thousand worlds are gathered in space;
A thousand universes in folded space,
many a sun has been contained in an atom.
Lord of suns contained in an atom,
بشعاعwith a ray أظهرنreveal ماwhat احتجباhas been hidden
بشعاع أظهرن ما احتجبا
واكشفنand uncover عنfrom كلevery سرsecret حجباhas been veiled
واكشفن عن كل سر حجبا
With a ray, reveal what has been hidden;
With a ray reveal what is hidden,
and uncover every secret that has been veiled.
And uncover every secret veil,
منfrom شعاعthe ray of الشمسthe sun ناراfire فاقبسso draw fire
من شعاع الشمس نارا فاقبس
ومنand from السيلthe torrent بروقاflashes of lightning فاخلسso snatch
ومن السيل بروقا فاخلس
From the sun's ray, draw fire;
From the ray of the sun take fire and kindle,
and from the torrent, snatch flashes of lightning.
And from the torrent take lightning and sneak,
ثابتthe fixed ones of الأنجمthe stars أوor سيارهtheir wandering ones
ثابت الأنجم أو سياره
التيwhose قدhave indeed عبدتbeen worshipped أنوارهاtheir lights
التي قد عبدت أنوارها
The fixed stars or the wandering ones,
Fixed stars or wandering,
whose lights have been worshipped—
Which its lights were worshipped,
كلهاall of them ياO صاحfriend عبدانbondmen لكاfor you
كلها يا صاح عبدان لكا
وإماءand bondwomen سخرتmade to serve منfor أجلكاyour sake
وإماء سخرت من أجلكا
all of them, my friend, are your bondmen,
All of them O consciousness slaves for you,
and bondwomen subjected for your sake.
And maidens subjected for your sake,
سيرنsend forth فكركyour thought فيهاamong them عسساas a night watch
سيرن فكرك فيها عسسا
سخرنsubdue آفاقهاtheir horizons والأنفساand the selves
سخرن آفاقها والأنفسا
Send your thought among them on night patrol;
Make your mind walk in them gently,
subdue their horizons and the selves.
Harness their horizons and selves,
افتحopen العينthe eye وأنعمand be thorough نظراin looking
افتح العين وأنعم نظرا
أبصرنdiscern فيin الراحthe wine معنىa meaning مضمراhidden
أبصرن في الراح معنى مضمرا
Open your eye and look carefully;
Open your eye and bestow a look,
discern in the wine a hidden meaning.
See in the comfort an implicit meaning,
كمmany a ضعيفweak one فيover قويa strong one أمراruled
كم ضعيف في قوي أمرا
حينwhen فيthrough الكونthe universe أجالmade roam البصراthe gaze
حين في الكون أجال البصرا
Many a weak one has ruled over a strong one,
How weak in the command of the powerful,
when he let his gaze roam through the universe.
When in the universe he gazed,
أيهاO you المقصودthe one addressed منby أمرthe command انظرواlook, all of you
أيها المقصود من أمر انظروا
كيفhow فيinto آفاقهاits horizons لاnot تنظرyou look
كيف في آفاقها لا تنظر
O you addressed by the command, 'Look!'
O you who are intended from the order "look",
how can you fail to look into its horizons?
How in its horizons you do not look,
قطرةa drop منof نفسهاits own self ذاتpossessing خبرknowledge
قطرة من نفسها ذات خبر
خمرةwine فيin الكرمthe vine طلdew فيin الزهرthe blossom
خمرة في الكرم طل في الزهر
A drop, aware of its own self,
A drop from itself it has news,
is wine in the vine, dew in the blossom;
Wine in the vine, spot on the flower,
وهيand it فيin البحرthe sea تراهاyou see it جوهراas a jewel
وهي في البحر تراها جوهرا
جوهراa jewel كالنجمlike the star فيin الليلthe night سرىjourneyed by night
جوهرا كالنجم في الليل سرى
and in the sea you see it as a jewel,
And it in the sea you see it as essence,
a jewel like a star journeying through the night.
Essence like a star in the night walked,
كالصباlike the east wind لاdo not تهفflutter حولaround الصورforms
كالصبا لا تهف حول الصور
اطلبنseek فيin الروضthe garden معنىthe meaning of الزهرthe flowers
اطلبن في الروض معنى الزهر
Do not flutter like the east wind around forms;
Like the breeze not hovering around forms,
seek in the garden the meaning of the flowers.
Seek in the garden the meaning of the flower,
دونwithout مضرابa plectrum لحونmelodies سيراsend forth
دون مضراب لحون سيرا
ومنand from الأحرفthe letters طيراfly طيراfly
ومن الأحرف طيرا طيرا
Send forth melodies without a plectrum;
Without a baton melodies walk,
and fly, fly away from letters.
And from letters birds, birds,
أيهاO you الظالعthe limping one فيthrough حزنthe rugged terrain of الحياهlife
أيها الظالع في حزن الحياه
أيهاO you الغافلthe heedless one عنof طعنthe thrusts of الحياهlife
أيها الغافل عن طعن الحياه
O you limping through life's rugged terrain,
O you rising in the sorrow of life,
O you heedless of life's thrusts,
O you heedless of the stab of life,
بلغhas brought السعيstriving الرفاقthe companions المنزلاthe destination
بلغ السعي الرفاق المنزلا
أنزلواthey brought down ليلىLayla وحطواand they lowered المحملاthe camel-litter
أنزلوا ليلى وحطوا المحملا
striving has brought the companions to their destination.
Reach the comrades the abode,
They brought Layla down and lowered the camel-litter,
They descended Layla and unloaded the howdah,
وبقيتand you remain اليومtoday قيساQays مبلساdespairing
وبقيت اليوم قيسا مبلسا
فيin الصحارىthe deserts عاجزاًhelpless مستيثاunclear, perhaps despairing
في الصحارى عاجزاً مستيثا
and today you remain a despairing Qays,
And you remain today Qais downcast,
in the deserts, helpless and [unclear, perhaps despairing].
In the deserts helpless, embarrassed,
علمknowledge of الأسماءthe names فخرthe pride of الآدميthe human being
علم الأسماء فخر الآدمي
حكمةthe wisdom of الأشياءthings نصرthe triumph of الآدميthe human being
حكمة الأشياء نصر الآدمي
Knowledge of the names is humankind's pride;
The science of names pride of mankind,
the wisdom of things is humankind's triumph.
Wisdom of things victory of mankind.
Sol 6.1