إذاwhen قلتI say ياO أللهGod قالHe says لمنto whom تدعوyou call
إذا قلت يا ألله قال لمن تدعو
أناI ربّكyour Lord الداعيthe caller وأنتand you ليto Me المدعوthe one called
أنا ربّك الداعي وأنت لي المدعو
When I say, “O God,” He says, “Whom do you call upon?”
If I say: O God, He says: For whom do you pray?
“I am your Lord, the caller, and you are the one called to Me.
I am your Lord, the caller, and you are called by Me
أجبanswer دعوتيMy call فيin حضرتيMy presence واتركand abandon الدعاsupplication
أجب دعوتي في حضرتي واترك الدعا
وإنand if أناI لاnot أدعوهI call upon Him قالHe says ألاwill you not تدعوyou call
وإن أنا لا أدعوه قال ألا تدعو
Answer My call in My presence, and abandon supplication.”
Answer My call in My presence, and leave off supplication
And if I do not call upon Him, He says, “Will you not call?”
And if I do not call upon Him, He says: Do you not pray to Me?
لقدindeed فازtriumphed باللذّاتwith delights منthe one who كانwas أخرساًmute
لقد فاز باللذّات من كان أخرساً
وفيand in فرقseparation نطقspeech الحقّthe Truth حقَّbecame due لهto him الجمعunion
وفي فرق نطق الحقّ حقَّ له الجمع
Indeed, he who was mute has attained delights.
Indeed, he who was mute attained pleasures
And in the separation of the Truth’s speech, union became his due.
And in the difference between speaking truth and falsehood, he who speaks truth has the right to gather
كماjust as شربdrank الكاساتthe cups أعمىa blind man حوىheld within himself العمىblindness
كما شرب الكاسات أعمى حوى العمى
وخصّصand was singled out بالراحاتwith comforts منthe one who لاno لهhe has سمعhearing
وخصّص بالراحات من لا له سمع
Just as a blind man who held blindness within him drank the cups,
Just as a blind man drank cups, blindness brought oblivion
And he who has no hearing was singled out for comforts.
And he who is deaf was distinguished with comfort
Sol 6.1