لِلمُصطفىfor the Chosen One نُصبَتwere raised فيin المجدِglory راياتُbanners
لِلمُصطفى نُصبَت في المجدِ راياتُ
مِنfrom تحتِهاbeneath them الخلقُcreation أحياءٌliving وأمواتُand dead
مِن تحتِها الخلقُ أحياءٌ وأمواتُ
For the Chosen One, banners were raised in glory.
Beneath them is creation, living and dead.
روحُthe spirit of الوجودِexistence ممدُّsustainer of الخلقcreation قاطبةًall together
روحُ الوجودِ ممدُّ الخلق قاطبةً
لوif زالَhe departed لحظةa blink عينٍof an eye عنهمُfrom them ماتواthey would die
لو زالَ لحظة عينٍ عنهمُ ماتوا
The spirit of existence, sustainer of all creation—
were he to leave them for the blink of an eye, they would die.
لاdo not تعجبنّever marvel لكفّارٍat unbelievers بهof him جهلواwere ignorant
لا تعجبنّ لكفّارٍ به جهلوا
أَماis there not بأَرواحهمabout their souls منهمon their part جهالاتُignorance
أَما بأَرواحهم منهم جهالاتُ
Do not marvel at unbelievers who are ignorant of him.
Are they not ignorant of their own souls?
نورُthe light of الوَرىcreation فيthrough جميعِall الكائناتcreated beings سرىcoursed
نورُ الوَرى في جميعِ الكائنات سرى
مِصباحهاtheir lamp وهيَand they للمصباحfor the lamp مشكاةُa lamp niche
مِصباحها وهيَ للمصباح مشكاةُ
The light of creation has coursed through all beings;
their lamp, while they are a niche for the lamp.
سَقىgave to drink جميعَall البراياcreatures نورthe light of فطرتهمtheir innate nature
سَقى جميعَ البرايا نور فطرتهم
فَنوّعتهand thus diversified it لدَيهاwithin them القابليّاتُthe receptive capacities
فَنوّعته لدَيها القابليّاتُ
He gave all creatures the light of their innate nature to drink,
and their receptive capacities gave it diverse forms within them.
لاno غروَwonder أَنthat صارَit became ناراًfire بالجحودِthrough denial فقدfor indeed
لا غروَ أَن صارَ ناراً بالجحودِ فقد
تُغيّرalter الوصفَthe quality فيin الشيءa thing اِستحالاتُtransformations
تُغيّر الوصفَ في الشيء اِستحالاتُ
No wonder it became fire through denial, for indeed
transformations alter a thing’s character.
مثالهُits likeness الماءُwater أنواعَkinds of النباتِplants سَقىwatered
مثالهُ الماءُ أنواعَ النباتِ سَقى
الحلوُthe sweet ones منهاamong them ومنهاand among them الحنظليّاتُcolocynth plants
الحلوُ منها ومنها الحنظليّاتُ
Its likeness is water, which watered different kinds of plants:
some sweet, and some bitter colocynths.
صفاتهُhis attributes فيin العلاloftiness ماnot مثلهاlike them صفةٌan attribute
صفاتهُ في العلا ما مثلها صفةٌ
وَذاتهُand his essence فيamong الورىcreation ماnot مثلهاlike it ذاتُan essence
وَذاتهُ في الورى ما مثلها ذاتُ
His attributes have no equal in loftiness,
and his essence has no equal among creation.
لهُto him belong المَعاريجُthe ascensions فيin الدنياthis world لهاto them خضَعتbowed
لهُ المَعاريجُ في الدنيا لها خضَعت
كلُّall المَعاليlofty ranks وفيand in الأخرىthe hereafter الشفاعاتُthe intercessions
كلُّ المَعالي وفي الأخرى الشفاعاتُ
His are the ascensions in this world, before which bowed
all lofty ranks; and in the hereafter, his are the intercessions.
أَبعدَafter ...? ماthat عبرَhe passed beyond العرشَthe Throne العظيمmighty علاًin elevation
أَبعدَ ما عبرَ العرشَ العظيم علاً
تَفيsuffice بوصفِto describe معاليهhis exalted ranks العباراتُwords
تَفي بوصفِ معاليه العباراتُ
After he ascended beyond the mighty Throne,
can words do justice to describing his exalted ranks?
ماذاwhat أقولُI say بهِof him مِنfrom بعدafter ماthat وَردتhave come
ماذا أقولُ بهِ مِن بعد ما وَردت
فيin مدحهِhis praise مِنfrom كلامِthe word of اللَّهGod آياتُverses
في مدحهِ مِن كلامِ اللَّه آياتُ
What can I say of him, after there have come
verses from God’s word in his praise?
وَكلُّand all أمداحِناour praises مَهماhowever much علَتrose high وغلتand went to excess
وَكلُّ أمداحِنا مَهما علَت وغلت
فإنّماso, only هيَthey أخبارٌaccounts صحيحاتُtruthful
فإنّما هيَ أخبارٌ صحيحاتُ
And all our praises, however lofty and extravagant,
are only truthful accounts.
نَحكيwe recount بهاthrough them حالةًan instance منof فضلهِhis excellence ثَبتتwas established
نَحكي بها حالةً من فضلهِ ثَبتت
بِقدرِto the extent ماthat ساعدتhave aided منهfrom him العناياتُthe gracious favors
بِقدرِ ما ساعدت منه العناياتُ
Through them we recount an established instance of his excellence,
to the extent that his gracious favors have aided us.
وَخيرُand the best of أوصافهِhis descriptions عبدُthe servant of الإلهGod وإنand even though
وَخيرُ أوصافهِ عبدُ الإله وإن
تمّتbecame complete لديهِin his possession علىover الخلقcreation السياداتُthe forms of sovereignty
تمّت لديهِ على الخلق السياداتُ
And the best of his descriptions is “God’s servant,” though
he holds complete sovereignty over creation.
Sol 6.1