عليكupon you سلامpeace اللهGod فيin الحيّthe encampment ياO يحيىYahya
عليك سلام الله في الحيّ يا يحيى
وحُقَّand it is fitting لمنfor whoever قدindeed ماتhas died فيin الحبّlove أنto يحياlive
وحُقَّ لمن قد مات في الحبّ أن يحيا
God's peace be upon you in the encampment, O Yahya.
God's peace be upon you, O Yahya, among the living
And it is fitting that whoever has died in love should live.
And the right for one who has died in love to live again
ومنand whoever لمdid not يمتdie فيin الحبّlove ياO نفسsoul والهوىand passion
ومن لم يمت في الحبّ يا نفس والهوى
فقدthen indeed عدّhas been counted فيamong الموتىthe dead وإنeven if كانhe is فيamong الأحياthe living
فقد عدّ في الموتى وإن كان في الأحيا
And whoever has not died in love and passion, O soul,
And one who has not died in love, O self and passion
is counted among the dead, even if he is among the living.
Has counted himself among the dead though he be among the living
ألاtake heed فتجرّدso strip yourself عنكfrom yourself منof قشرةthe husk السوىall that is other
ألا فتجرّد عنك من قشرة السوى
ومتand die تبقَyou will remain حيّاًalive فيin المماتdeath وفيand in المَحياlife
ومت تبقَ حيّاً في الممات وفي المَحيا
Take heed: strip yourself of the husk of all that is other.
So strip yourself of the husk of ordinariness
And die: you will remain alive in death and in life.
And die, that you may live on in death and life
وجاهدand strive تشاهدyou will behold غيدَgraceful maidens غيبِunseen realm الصفاpurity الّتيwho
وجاهد تشاهد غيدَ غيبِ الصفا الّتي
تجلّتbecame manifest بحسنin the beauty of الفيضemanation فيin الكلمةthe word العلياthe highest
تجلّت بحسن الفيض في الكلمة العليا
And strive: you will behold the graceful maidens of purity's unseen realm, who
And strive to behold the face of pure truth
have manifested themselves in the beauty of emanation, in the highest word.
Revealed in the beauty of divine effulgence through the Sublime Word
لتدخلso that you may enter جنّاتgardens الشهودwitnessing وتجتنيand gather
لتدخل جنّات الشهود وتجتني
جنىfruit لذّةdelight الأخرىthe hereafter وإنeven if كنتyou are فيin الدنياthis world
جنى لذّة الأخرى وإن كنت في الدنيا
So that you may enter the gardens of witnessing and gather
That you may enter the Gardens of Witnessing
the fruit of the hereafter's delight, even while you are in this world.
And pluck the fruits of supreme delight, though you are in this world
وماand no ثمّthere منany ذاتٍessence سوىother than الذاتthe Essence تنجليis revealed
وما ثمّ من ذاتٍ سوى الذات تنجلي
بأسماthrough the names of صفاتِattributes الحقّthe Real قامتsubsist بهاthrough it الأشياthings
بأسما صفاتِ الحقّ قامت بها الأشيا
And there is no essence there but the Essence, which is revealed
For there is no essence but The Essence unfolding
through the names of the Real's attributes, by which things subsist.
Through the Names and Qualities of Truth by which all things arise
لمرآتكfor your mirror اجليpolish بالجلالةwith divine majesty كيso that ترىyou may see
لمرآتك اجلي بالجلالة كي ترى
جمالَbeauty التجليself-revelation فاتحَopening المقلةthe eye العَمياblind
جمالَ التجلي فاتحَ المقلة العَميا
Polish your mirror with divine majesty, so that you may see
Polish your mirror that it may reflect
the beauty of self-revelation, which opens the blind eye.
The beauty of the Manifest through the Unveiling Eye
منحتكI have given you رشديmy guidance فيon الطريقthe path وبعدand after ذاthis
منحتك رشدي في الطريق وبعد ذا
عليكupon you سلامpeace اللهGod فيin الحيّthe encampment ياO يحيىYahya
عليك سلام الله في الحيّ يا يحيى
I have given you my guidance on the path; and after this,
I have granted you guidance on the path and after this
God's peace be upon you in the encampment, O Yahya.
God's peace be upon you, O Yahya, among the living.
Sol 6.1