حقيقةthe reality الحقّلاof the Real; not تعدُّis numbered
حقيقة الحقّلا تعدُّ
وباطنand the inner reality of الأمرthe matter لاnot يحدُّis bounded
وباطن الأمر لا يحدُّ
The reality of the Real cannot be numbered,
And the inner reality of the matter cannot be bounded.
سواهwhat is other than Him فيناwithin us بداappeared بحسنin beauty
سواه فينا بدا بحسن
فقيلso it was called حَسنَاHasna وقيلand it was called دعدDa'd
فقيل حَسنَا وقيل دعد
What is other than Him appeared within us in beauty,
So it was called Hasna, and it was called Da'd,
وقيلand it was called ميٌّMayy وقيلand it was called لبنىLubna
وقيل ميٌّ وقيل لبنى
وقيلand it was called سُعدَىSu'da وقيلand it was called هندHind
وقيل سُعدَى وقيل هند
And it was called Mayy, and it was called Lubna,
And it was called Su'da, and it was called Hind.
بطونُهHis hiddenness فيin الخفاconcealment ظهورٌmanifestation
بطونُه في الخفا ظهورٌ
وقربهand His nearness فيin العيانplain sight بعدdistance
وقربه في العيان بعد
His hiddenness in concealment is manifestation,
And His nearness in plain sight is distance.
فاطربso rejoice علىin هذهthese المعانيmeanings
فاطرب على هذه المعاني
واشربand drink عليهاto them فنعمfor how fine وردa draught
واشرب عليها فنعم ورد
So rejoice in these meanings,
And drink to them—for what a fine draught!
Sol 6.1