إلى الله فلتُرفع أكفُّ الخلائقِ
وبالله فَلتُدفَع صعابُ المضايق
To God, then, let all creatures raise their palms;
To God let the palms of all creatures be raised,
and by God let the hardships of every strait be driven back.
and through God let the hardships of straits be repelled.
وفي الله فليعظم رجاء عبيده
وهل تُعوِزُ المخلوقَ رحمةُ خالق
In God let the hope of His servants aspire—
And in God let His servants' hope grow great;
can the creature ever lack a Creator’s mercy?
can the Creator's mercy fail a creature?
فيا أيها الآوي إلى غير بابه
تمسّك فقد أخطأت سمت الحقائق
O you who seek refuge at a door other than His,
So, O you who take refuge at a door other than His,
take hold—for you have missed the true path.
hold fast, for you have missed the path of truth.
تَأمَّلُ كشفَ الضرِّ من غير قادر
وترجو منال الرزق من غير رازق
You hope that distress will be lifted by one powerless,
You contemplate relief from harm from one without power,
and hope to gain provision from one who cannot provide.
and hope to obtain sustenance from one who does not provide it.
وتصدقُ في التّوحيد قولاً ونية
وتفعل أفعال امرىء غير صادق
You affirm divine oneness in word and intention,
You are truthful in affirming God's oneness, in speech and intention,
yet act the acts of a man who is not sincere.
yet you perform the deeds of a man who is not truthful.
أفِق فطريقُ الحقِّ أبلجُ واضحٌ
إذا أشكلت يوماً جميعُ الطرائقِ
Awake! The path of truth is radiant and clear
Awake! The path of truth is radiant and clear,
when all the other ways become confused.
when one day all paths grow obscure.
وَعَوِّل على من ليس شيئاً كمثله
تكن معصماً عزّاً بقنّة شاهق
Reliance is placed on Him whom nothing resembles;
And rely on Him whom nothing resembles;
you will find a mighty refuge on a towering summit.
you will be protected in might on a towering summit.
ودونك فاسرح إن أردتَ تنزهاً
جفونك من آياته في حدائق
Here—if you desire delight, let roam
Here, then—if you wish for a stroll, let roam
your gaze through gardens of His signs.
your eyelids through gardens of His signs.
ترى ليس إلاَّ الله من غير كاذب
وتسمع جلَّ الله من غير ناطق
You see, with no falsehood: there is nothing but God,
You see 'There is none but God' from what does not lie,
and hear, from no speaker, “Exalted is God.”
and hear 'Exalted is God' from what does not speak.
ففي ملكوت الله بحرُ عجائبٍ
يطيشُ بها من نطقه عقلُ دائق
For in God’s dominion lies a sea of wonders;
For in God's dominion is a sea of wonders,
the mind that tastes them reels when trying to speak.
at whose utterance a fool's mind reels amid them.
سرادق نور الله دون جلاله
وقد حارت الألباب دون السّرادق
The pavilion of God’s light stands before His majesty,
A pavilion of God's light stands before His majesty,
yet minds are bewildered even before the pavilion.
and intellects have grown bewildered short of the pavilion.
ألاء لنا من لطفه كلَّ لمحة
جلائل للنعماء فوق دقائق
At every moment, bounties from His kindness are ours—
Blessings from His kindness are ours at every glance,
magnificent gifts of grace beyond all subtle reckoning.
great bounties over and above the subtle ones.
يمنُّ ونعصيه فيعفو تفضلا
تباركت غفاراً ذنوب الخلائق
He bestows favors while we disobey Him, then graciously pardons.
He grants favors, and we disobey Him; yet He pardons generously.
Blessed are You, ever forgiving the sins of all creatures.
Blessed are You, ever-forgiving the sins of creatures!
فيا أيُّها الرّاجون للوصل كرة
أصيغوا فإنَّ الوصل قطع العلائق
O you who hope to return to union,
So, O you who hope for a return to union,
listen well: union is the severing of attachments.
listen, for union means severing attachments.
وقوموا بشكر الله في كلِّ نعمةٍ
تَيسَّسر منها لاحقاً إثر سابق
Rise, then, in gratitude to God for every blessing
And rise to thank God for every blessing
made easy—one arriving close upon another.
made available among them, one following another.
ومن نعم المولى علينا خليفةً
تَيَسَّر منها لاحقا إِثر سابق
Among our Lord’s blessings upon us is a caliph,
And among the Lord's blessings upon us is a caliph,
granted in succession, one following a predecessor:
made available among them, one following another.
إمام بأقصى الغرب ألقت أكفَّه
لطاعته طوعاً أكفّ المشارق
an imam in the furthest West, whose hands have brought
An imam in the farthest West, into whose palms
the hands of the East willingly beneath his sway.
the palms of the East have willingly yielded in obedience to him.
به جمع الله القلوبَ على الهدى
ولولاه لم يُعلم توثبُ ناعق
Through him God united all hearts upon guidance;
Through him God has gathered hearts upon guidance;
without him, no clamorer’s repentance would be known.
and without him, a clamorer's uprising would not be known.
إذا ما عداه استرسلت في نفاقها
ففي سيفه بطش بكل منافق
Were they to stray beyond him, they would run loose in hypocrisy,
If ever his foes run unchecked in their hypocrisy,
for his sword holds force against every hypocrite.
then in his sword is crushing force against every hypocrite.
له ذخر النصر المبين على العدا
وإن شئت فلتسأل بطون المفارق
Stored up for him is manifest victory over his foes;
Clear victory over the foes is held in store for him;
if you wish, ask the depths of their cloven crowns.
and if you wish, ask the insides of the heads' crowns.
وهل تَدفعُ الأعداءُ وهي أواخر
معالي قد خطت له في السوابق
Can his enemies, lagging far behind, ever thwart
And can the enemies, though they are latecomers, repel
glories inscribed for him in the decrees of old?
lofty honors already inscribed for him in prior decrees?
Sol 6.1