فيin الذكرthe Remembrance ذكريmy remembrance أُنزلاwas sent down تتلوهrecites it روحيmy spirit أزلاfrom eternity
في الذكر ذكري أُنزلا تتلوه روحي أزلا
والروحand the Spirit فيهwithin it نزلاdescended عليّupon me مذsince تنزّلاit came down
والروح فيه نزلا عليّ مذ تنزّلا
In the Remembrance my remembrance was sent down; my spirit recites it from eternity.
And within it the Spirit descended upon me, ever since it came down.
أنزلهhe sent it down روحSpirit القدسof holiness بالنفثwith a breath للروعinto the heart يبسdiffuses
أنزله روح القدس بالنفث للروع يبس
تُجلَىis unveiled بهthrough it منهfrom him عرسa bride والحبّand love بالحسنthrough beauty انجلىshone forth
تُجلَى به منه عرس والحبّ بالحسن انجلى
The Holy Spirit sent it down, diffusing it into the heart with a breath.
Through it a bride from him is unveiled, and love shone forth through beauty.
سواهother than him فيناwithin us لاnot نرىwe see بهthrough him فنيناwe were effaced فيamong الورىcreation
سواه فينا لا نرى به فنينا في الورى
سمعاًhearing غداbecame وبصراand sight لناfor us يداًa hand وأرجلاand feet
سمعاً غدا وبصرا لنا يداً وأرجلا
Within us we see none but him; through him we were effaced among creation.
He became our hearing and sight, our hand and feet.
لمّاwhen خلعتI took off النعلاthe sandal وقدand already طردتI drove away الكلاeverything
لمّا خلعت النعلا وقد طردت الكلا
شهدتI beheld حقّاًthe Real يُجلَىis unveiled وكلّand every شيءٍthing بطلاcame to nothing
شهدت حقّاً يُجلَى وكلّ شيءٍ بطلا
When I took off the sandal and had driven everything away,
I beheld the Real unveiled, and everything came to nothing.
ولاحand shone forth سرّthe secret السُّوَرِof the surahs تتلىare recited بلوحon the tablet الصُّوَرِof forms
ولاح سرّ السُّوَرِ تتلى بلوح الصُّوَرِ
عينٌan essence بدتappeared فيin الأثرthe trace بهاthrough it ضربناwe set forth المثلاthe likeness
عينٌ بدت في الأثر بها ضربنا المثلا
And the secret of the surahs shone forth as they were recited on the tablet of forms.
An essence appeared in the trace; through it we set forth the likeness.
إنّيindeed I إليهto him مَثَلُa likeness مصوّرٌgiven form ممثّلُembodied
إنّي إليه مَثَلُ مصوّرٌ ممثّلُ
لنورfor the light روحيof my spirit هيكلُa temple ونجمand the star نفسيof my self أفلاhas set
لنور روحي هيكلُ ونجم نفسي أفلا
I am indeed a likeness of him, fashioned and embodied.
I am a temple for my spirit's light; the star of my self has set.
أناI لهfor him ثوبthe robe الهدىof guidance لاno لحمةًweft ولاnor سدىwarp
أنا له ثوب الهدى لا لحمةً ولا سدى
نسجthe weaving غزالof a gazelle مذsince بداhe appeared غزلتI spun فيهabout him الغزلاlove poetry
نسج غزال مذ بدا غزلت فيه الغزلا
I am his robe of guidance, with neither weft nor warp.
A gazelle's weaving—since he appeared, I have spun love verses about him.
ياO أيّهاyou العذّالreproachers لاdo not تلحوreproach علىover ريمthe gazelle الفلاof the wilderness
يا أيّها العذّال لا تلحو على ريم الفلا
كفّواdesist ولاand do not فيin ذاthis البلاaffliction تلقواcast بأيديكمwith your hands إلىinto
كفّوا ولا في ذا البلا تلقوا بأيديكم إلى
O reproachers, do not chide me over the gazelle of the wilderness.
Desist, and do not cast yourselves by your own hands into this affliction.
محبوبناour beloved كلّall الوجودexistence منهfrom him تحلّىadorned itself بالعقودwith necklaces
محبوبنا كلّ الوجود منه تحلّى بالعقود
ووردناand our watering place العذبsweet الورودto approach بهthrough him تصفىbecame clear منهلاas a spring
ووردنا العذب الورود به تصفى منهلا
Our beloved: all existence has adorned itself with necklaces from him.
And our watering place, sweet to approach, became a clear spring through him.
أدارhe passed round كأساًa cup رائقاlimpid بمسكwith musk ختمٍof a seal عابقاfragrant
أدار كأساً رائقا بمسك ختمٍ عابقا
يريكhe shows you فجراًa dawn صادقاtrue والغيرand others فجراًa dawn أوّلاfirst
يريك فجراً صادقا والغير فجراً أوّلا
He passed round a limpid cup, fragrant with the musk of its seal.
He shows you a true dawn, and others a first dawn.
Sol 6.1