عرائسُbrides حسنٍloveliness بالجمالin beauty تجلّتِrevealed themselves
عرائسُ حسنٍ بالجمال تجلّتِ
بعقدwith a necklace لآلٍpearls بالكمالin perfection تحلّتِadorned themselves
بعقد لآلٍ بالكمال تحلّتِ
Brides of loveliness revealed themselves in beauty,
Beauties of beauty appeared adorned
adorned to perfection with a necklace of pearls.
With a necklace of rubies perfected
وقدand indeed وردتarrived والوارداتُand the incoming inspirations تزفّهاescort her as a bride
وقد وردت والوارداتُ تزفّها
بمجلَىat a site of manifestation تَجلِّيthe self-revelation of الحسنِloveliness فوقabove منصّةِa bridal dais
بمجلَى تَجلِّي الحسنِ فوق منصّةِ
And she arrived, incoming inspirations escorting her as a bride,
And she came adorned while the adorned were brought
at the site of loveliness's self-revelation, upon a bridal dais.
In the assembly of the beauty's manifestation upon a platform
لهاfor her خلعٌrobes of honor منfrom نسجthe weaving of حالa state of خلاعةٍabandon
لها خلعٌ من نسج حال خلاعةٍ
بتلوينthrough changing hues لبسthe attire of الحالthe state فيin كلّevery صورةform
بتلوين لبس الحال في كلّ صورة
She has robes of honor woven from a state of abandon,
She has a robe made from the fabric of a bare state
through the changing hues of the state's attire in every form.
With the dressing of states in every image
هيshe البكرthe virgin بنتdaughter of الفكرthought حالat the time of مذاقهاtasting her
هي البكر بنت الفكر حال مذاقها
عجوزٌan old woman تُرىis seen شمطاءgray-haired عينessence فتيّةa young woman
عجوزٌ تُرى شمطاء عين فتيّة
She is the virgin daughter of thought; when tasted,
She is the virgin, daughter of thought, her state is tasted
she is seen as a gray-haired crone, yet in essence a young woman.
An old woman appearing youthful in the eye of a young one
تلوحshines عليهاupon her نشأةthe arising of الذكرremembrance إنif بدتshe appears
تلوح عليها نشأة الذكر إن بدت
تُرنّحُmakes sway أعطافَthe bodies of النشاوَىthe intoxicated بنشأةwith new life
تُرنّحُ أعطافَ النشاوَى بنشأة
The arising of remembrance shines upon her when she appears,
Upon her the growth of mention appears if she emerges
setting the bodies of the intoxicated swaying with new life.
She sways the branches of saplings with youthfulness
كأنّas though الصَباthe east wind راحتwent forth تروّحfans غصنهاher branch
كأنّ الصَبا راحت تروّح غصنها
تلاعبهاplays with her إذas تنثنيshe bends كالأسنّةlike spearheads
تلاعبها إذ تنثني كالأسنّة
As though the east wind had gone forth to fan her branch,
As if the morning breeze went to scent its branch
playing with her as she bends like spearheads.
Playing with it as it bends like the myrtle
كأنّas though الحميّاstrong wine باحمرارin the redness of خدودهاher cheeks
كأنّ الحميّا باحمرار خدودها
تديرpasses around علىamong العشّاقthe lovers صهباءtawny خمرةwine
تدير على العشّاق صهباء خمرة
As though strong wine, in the redness of her cheeks,
As if the redness of her cheeks is the sun
were passing tawny wine around among the lovers.
Circling for the lovers a clear wine
لعمركby your life ماnot كأسthe cup of الحميّاstrong wine إذاwhen صفاit becomes clear
لعمرك ما كأس الحميّا إذا صفا
سواهاother than her ولاnor ريحwind الصَباthe east wind فيin الحقيقةtruth
سواها ولا ريح الصَبا في الحقيقة
By your life, the cup of strong wine, when clear, is none
By your life, neither the cup of the sun when clear
but her; nor, in truth, is the east wind anything else.
Nor the morning breeze in reality equals her
هيshe الراحwine والريحانand sweet basil والروحand solace والشذاand fragrance
هي الراح والريحان والروح والشذا
هيshe الروحthe spirit والأرواحand the spirits إنif هيَshe هبّتblows
هي الروح والأرواح إن هيَ هبّت
She is wine, sweet basil, solace, and fragrance;
She is the comfort, the basil, the spirit and the passion
she is the spirit and all spirits whenever she blows.
She is the spirit and the souls if she blows
هيshe الكاسthe cup بلindeed والطاسand the bowl والجامand the goblet ممتليbrimming
هي الكاس بل والطاس والجام ممتلي
مداماًwith wine هيshe الدنّthe wine-cask المصفّىpurified بحانةin a tavern
مداماً هي الدنّ المصفّى بحانة
She is the cup—indeed, the bowl and goblet, brimming
She is the cup and even the bowl and the filled cup
with wine; she is the purified wine-cask in a tavern.
The refined liquor, she is the tavern
تجلّتrevealed herself لناto us فيin حضرةٍa presence أحديّةٍof absolute Oneness
تجلّت لنا في حضرةٍ أحديّةٍ
تراءتappeared بمرأىin a vision of واحديّةِunity كثرةmultiplicity
تراءت بمرأى واحديّةِ كثرة
She revealed herself to us in a presence of absolute Oneness;
She appeared to us in the presence of oneness
she appeared in a vision of unity amid multiplicity.
Appearing in the sight of oneness of multitude
فسلمَىthus Salma ودعدٌand Da'd والربابand al-Rabab وزينبand Zaynab
فسلمَى ودعدٌ والرباب وزينب
وليلىand Layla وهندٌand Hind معwith جميلJamil بثينةButhayna
وليلى وهندٌ مع جميل بثينة
Thus Salma, Da'd, al-Rabab, and Zaynab,
So Salma, Dudd, Rabab, and Zainab
and Layla and Hind, with Buthayna's Jamil,
And Leila, Hind, with beautiful Buthaina
إشاراتُallusions of عشّاقٍlovers عباراتُexpressions of ذائقٍone who tastes
إشاراتُ عشّاقٍ عباراتُ ذائقٍ
مجاراةkeeping pace with أشواقٍlongings مباراةa contest of صبوةardent love
مجاراة أشواقٍ مباراة صبوة
are lovers' allusions, the expressions of one who tastes,
Are signs of lovers, expressions of connoisseurs
a keeping pace with longings, a contest of ardent love.
Rivalry of passions, rivalry of ardour
وموردهاand her wellspring تلوينthe changing hues of حالٍa state ممكّنٍfirmly established
وموردها تلوين حالٍ ممكّنٍ
ومشهدهاand her scene of witnessing تعيينidentification by عينٍan eye بصيرةinsightful
ومشهدها تعيين عينٍ بصيرة
And her wellspring is the changing hue of an established state,
And her pasture is the colouring of an enabled state
and her scene of witnessing is an insightful eye's discernment.
And her scene is the determination of an insightful eye
حقائقُrealities of أسماءٍnames رقائقُsubtleties of مظهرٍmanifestation
حقائقُ أسماءٍ رقائقُ مظهرٍ
دقائقُfine points of أنباءٍtidings تشيرpoint لحضرةto a Presence
دقائقُ أنباءٍ تشير لحضرة
Realities of names, subtleties of manifestation,
Realities of names, subtleties of appearance
fine points of tidings that point to a Presence;
Subtleties of news pointing to the presence
مراتعُpastures of غزلانٍgazelles مرابعُspringtime haunts of جؤذرٍa wild-ox calf
مراتعُ غزلانٍ مرابعُ جؤذرٍ
جوامعُgatherings of عرفانٍgnosis طوالعُdawnings of همةaspiration
جوامعُ عرفانٍ طوالعُ همة
pastures of gazelles, springtime haunts of a wild-ox calf;
Pastures of gazelles, lairs of partridges
gatherings of gnosis, dawnings of aspiration;
Sanctuaries of gnosis, rises of ambition
نوابغُmarvels of سحبانٍSahban سوائغpalatable draughts of موردٍa spring
نوابغُ سحبانٍ سوائغ موردٍ
سوابغample أردانٍsleeves مسابغfull drapings of خلعةa robe of honor
سوابغ أردانٍ مسابغ خلعة
Sahban's marvels, sweet draughts from a spring;
Marvels of clouds, pure drinks of a spring
ample sleeves, full drapings of a robe of honor;
Perfect dresses, perfect robes
مراماتُaims of أحوالٍspiritual states مقاماتُstations of رتبةrank
مراماتُ أحوالٍ مقاماتُ رتبة
محاماةُwarding off أهوالٍterrors مناماتُdreams of يقظةwakefulness
محاماةُ أهوالٍ مناماتُ يقظة
aims of spiritual states, stations of rank;
Goals of states, positions of rank
a warding off of terrors, waking dreams.
Taking heed of terrors, times of vigilance
ومطلعهاand her rising منfrom أفقthe horizon of أفلاكthe spheres of حضرةٍa Presence
ومطلعها من أفق أفلاك حضرةٍ
تمدّextends لناfor us ظلّthe shade of البقاpermanence فيat الظهيرةnoon
تمدّ لنا ظلّ البقا في الظهيرة
And her rising comes from the horizon of the spheres of a Presence;
And her rise is from the horizon of the presence's orbit
she spreads for us the shade of permanence at noon.
Extending for us the shade of eternity at noon
ومنبعهاand her wellspring استعدادُthe receptivity of صبٍّa passionate lover مؤهّلٍmade ready
ومنبعها استعدادُ صبٍّ مؤهّلٍ
ومشرعُهاand her watering place استمدادُdrawing aid from صدقِthe sincerity of الطويّةinward disposition
ومشرعُها استمدادُ صدقِ الطويّة
And her wellspring is the receptivity of a lover made ready,
And her source is the preparedness of sincere pouring
and her watering place is drawing aid from inward sincerity.
And its opener is the borrowing of the fold's truthfulness
مجاليmanifestations of جمالbeauty فيin بطونthe hidden depths of جلالةٍmajesty
مجالي جمال في بطون جلالةٍ
معاليheights of كمالٍperfection فيin ظهورthe outward manifestation of جلالةmajesty
معالي كمالٍ في ظهور جلالة
Manifestations of beauty in the hidden depths of majesty,
Spaces of beauty in the insides of majesty
heights of perfection in the outward manifestation of majesty;
Sublimities of perfection in the appearances of majesty
تجلّيthe revelation of صفاتٍattributes عندat أسماءthe names of ذاتهHis Essence
تجلّي صفاتٍ عند أسماء ذاته
تحلّيadornment with هباتٍgifts ضمنwithin أفعالacts of حكمةwisdom
تحلّي هباتٍ ضمن أفعال حكمة
the revelation of attributes in the names of His Essence,
Manifestation of attributes with His names
adornment with gifts within acts of wisdom.
Adornment of gifts within the acts of wisdom
وماand not الوصفthe attribute والأسماand the names سوىother than الذاتthe Essence إنeven if تكنthere be
وما الوصف والأسما سوى الذات إن تكن
لفرقfor distinction اعتبارthe consideration of الجمعunion حكمa governing force عبارةexpression
لفرق اعتبار الجمع حكم عبارة
And attributes and names are nothing but the Essence, even if
And the description and the names are none but the essence if you are
distinction, in considering union, has a governing role in expression.
For the distinction of considering the collection a grammatical expression
فحقّقso realize هداكmay He guide you اللهGod أسماءهHis names العلىsublime
فحقّق هداك الله أسماءه العلى
ترىyou will see الاسمthe name منهاamong them جامعاًencompassing للبقيّةfor the rest
ترى الاسم منها جامعاً للبقيّة
So realize His sublime names—may God guide you—
So may God guide you to realize His supreme names
you will see each name among them encompassing the rest.
You see the name amongst them inclusive of the remainder
جمالbeauty جلالٍmajesty كلّهاall of them عندat فرقهاtheir differentiation
جمال جلالٍ كلّها عند فرقها
يمينٌright شمالٌleft جمعهاtheir union سرّthe mystery of قبضةa grasp
يمينٌ شمالٌ جمعها سرّ قبضة
Beauty, majesty—all of them, when differentiated,
The beauty of all majesty, when distinguished
are right and left; their union is the mystery of a grasp.
Right, left, the secret of grasping them together
وكلتاand both يديhands of ربّيmy Lord يمينٌright وإنّماand only
وكلتا يدي ربّي يمينٌ وإنّما
شمالthe left ضلالthe error of الحجبthe veils عينthe very essence of القطيعةestrangement
شمال ضلال الحجب عين القطيعة
And both my Lord's hands are right hands; only
And both hands of my Lord are right, and verily
the left is the error of veils, estrangement itself.
Left is the misguidance of veils, the essence of separation
فكنso be محرِماًin pilgrim consecration عمّاapart from what سواهis other than Him مجرّداًstripping off
فكن محرِماً عمّا سواه مجرّداً
ملابسgarments of أغيارٍotherness محلّاًreleased from consecration بحجّةthrough a pilgrimage
ملابس أغيارٍ محلّاً بحجّة
So enter consecration, renouncing all but Him, stripping off
So be prohibited from all else, stripped
the garments of otherness, released from consecration through a pilgrimage.
Of the clothes of others, filled with proof
وطفand circumambulate حيثwhere بيتthe House of الربّthe Lord معمورfilled فيضهHis effusion
وطف حيث بيت الربّ معمور فيضه
بهin it واستلمand touch ركنthe corner of التجلّيself-revelation بصورةin a form
به واستلم ركن التجلّي بصورة
And circle where the Lord's House is filled with His effusion;
Circle where the House of God is inhabited by its overflowing
and within it, touch the corner of self-revelation in a form.
By it and receive the corner of manifestation in form
ورِدْand approach زمزمَZamzam الفيضof the effusion اللدنيِّdivinely bestowed مسرعاًhastening
ورِدْ زمزمَ الفيض اللدنيِّ مسرعاً
ورُدْand seek out حِجرَهits Hijr enclosure الفيّاضoverflowing ميزابa waterspout of رحمةmercy
ورُدْ حِجرَه الفيّاض ميزاب رحمة
And hasten to the Zamzam of divinely bestowed effusion,
Return thirstily to the eternal pouring spring
and seek out its overflowing Hijr, a waterspout of mercy.
And return to its pouring rock, the gushing place of mercy
وفيand at عرفاتArafat الجمعunion عرفانgnosis of فرقةٍseparation
وفي عرفات الجمع عرفان فرقةٍ
ونيلand the attainment of المناwishes بعدafter الدنوّdrawing near لزلفةto intimacy
ونيل المنا بعد الدنوّ لزلفة
And at the Arafat of union is gnosis of separation,
And in Arafat of collectedness is the gnosis of distinction
and the attainment of wishes after drawing near to intimacy.
And attaining wishes after desires is for intimacy
جمارpebbles of السوىotherness فارشقso pelt بهاwith them ماردَthe demon of النوىseparation
جمار السوى فارشق بها ماردَ النوى
وللنفسand for the self بدءthe beginning of الرجمstoning أوّلthe first جمرةpebble
وللنفس بدء الرجم أوّل جمرة
The pebbles of otherness—hurl them at the demon of separation;
Pass straight on the path so the goal of wishes rises through you
and for the self, let the stoning begin with the first pebble.
And for the self beginning stoning the first pebble
وعدand return طائفاًcircling ذاكthat المقامstation تشوّقاًin longing
وعد طائفاً ذاك المقام تشوّقاً
ترَyou will see الفيضthe effusion يجريflowing فيin طوافthe circumambulation of الإفاضةoutpouring
ترَ الفيض يجري في طواف الإفاضة
And return, circling that station in longing;
Circle that position longing
you will see effusion flowing in the Circumambulation of Outpouring.
You see the pouring flowing in the circling of effusion
فيمّمso turn toward رعاكmay He guard you القلبthe heart إذfor كنتyou were قبلbefore ذاthis
فيمّم رعاك القلب إذ كنت قبل ذا
ربيعa springtime of اصطفاءٍchosen favor للوفاfor faithfulness والمودّةand affection
ربيع اصطفاءٍ للوفا والمودّة
So turn toward the heart—may He guard you—for before this you were
Turn your riding camel if you were before this
a springtime of chosen favor for faithfulness and affection.
A springtime of chosenness for loyalty and affection
وحيثand since قدalready اخترتyou chose السوىotherness لكfor yourself فالنوىthen separation
وحيث قد اخترت السوى لك فالنوى
بنجمكwith your star يهويplunges down فيinto خوافيthe hidden recesses of الطبيعةnature
بنجمك يهوي في خوافي الطبيعة
But since you have chosen otherness for yourself, separation
And when you have chosen singularity for you then wishes
brings your star down into nature's hidden recesses.
With your star collapse into the unknown of nature
Sol 6.1