أيّ نور كشف الله به
سدف الباطل عنا أجمعين
What a light, through whom God dispelled
What a light, through which God dispelled
the veils of falsehood from us all!
the darkness of falsehood from us all!
ختم الله به أنواره
عندما أكمل سن الأربعين
Through him God set the seal upon His lights
God sealed His lights with him
when he reached the age of forty.
when he reached the age of forty.
وأتانا بدليل بيّن
عجزت عنه دواعي المدَّعين
And he came to us with a manifest proof
And he came to us with clear proof,
against which the pretenders’ claims proved powerless.
beyond the reach of the pretenders' aspirations.
فهو للناس جميعاً مرشدٌ
وهو بالله تعالى مستعين
He is a guide to all mankind,
For he is a guide to all people,
and he seeks help from God Most High.
and he seeks help from God Most High.
تركت دعوتُهُ وهو الرضي
سائرَ الخلق إليها مهطعين
His call—he being the well-pleasing one—has left
His call—he is the well-pleasing one—left
all creation hastening eagerly toward it.
all creation hastening toward it.
فأعِد أنباءَهُ فهو منى
أنفُسِ القائل والمستمعين
So recount his tidings anew: they are the heart’s desire
So repeat the accounts of him, for he is the desire
of the souls of the speaker and the listeners.
of the souls of the speaker and the listeners.
والذي يهدي إلى شرعته
فهو مجَّاج من العذب المعين
And whoever guides others to his sacred law
And whoever guides others to his law
pours forth abundantly from its fresh, flowing waters.
is a gushing fount of sweet, flowing water.
والذي يرغب عن سنَّته
فهو من شيعة إبليس اللعين
But whoever turns away from his way
And whoever turns away from his way
is among the followers of accursed Iblis.
is among the followers of Iblis the accursed.
Sol 6.1