وراءbeyond هذاthis الوجودthe existence عنديin my view
وراء هذا الوجود عندي
وجودexistence حقٍّof the Real قديمeternal عهدِduration
وجود حقٍّ قديم عهدِ
Beyond this existence, in my view,
Behind this existence, I have
Lies the existence of the Real, of eternal standing,
An ancient, true existence
مقدسholy الذاتthe essence عنbeyond كلاميmy speech
مقدس الذات عن كلامي
بكلwith all ماthat عنهabout it كنتI used to أبديI express
بكل ما عنه كنت أبدي
Holy in essence, beyond my speech,
Sacred in essence beyond my speech
With all that I used to express about it,
With all that I was expressing about it
وعنand beyond إشاراتيmy allusions اللواتيwhich
وعن إشاراتي اللواتي
بهاthrough them تحريتI carefully sought كلevery قصدaim
بها تحريت كل قصد
And beyond my allusions, which
And my gestures with which
I used in seeking every aim.
I sought every purpose
فلاso do not تظنواyou suppose بأنthat هذاthis الthe
فلا تظنوا بأن هذا ال
وجودexistence ذاكthat الوجودthe existence عنديin my view
وجود ذاك الوجود عندي
So do not suppose that this
So do not think that this
Existence is that existence, in my view.
Existence is that existence to me
لأنbecause هذاthis الوجودthe existence شيءٌa thing
لأن هذا الوجود شيءٌ
لهit has حدوثٌa coming into being منfrom بعدafter فقدnonexistence
له حدوثٌ من بعد فقد
For this existence is a thing
For this existence is something
That comes into being after nonexistence.
That has occurrence after loss
وذاكand that غيبthe unseen وغيبand the unseen غيبof the unseen
وذاك غيب وغيب غيب
وذاand this عيانvisible لكلto every عبدservant
وذا عيان لكل عبد
And that is unseen, and the unseen of the unseen,
While that is absent and absent upon absent
While this is visible to every servant.
And this is evident to every servant
والعقلand reason عنconcerning ذاكthat فيin ضلالerror
والعقل عن ذاك في ضلال
وليسand does not يدريknow طريقa path رشدright guidance
وليس يدري طريق رشد
And reason is astray concerning that,
And the mind is lost about that
And knows no path of right guidance,
And does not know the path of righteousness
إلاexcept بإيمانهthrough its faith بغيبin the unseen
إلا بإيمانه بغيب
وكلand all ماthat الشرعthe sacred law جاءcame يهديguides
وكل ما الشرع جاء يهدي
Except through its faith in the unseen
Except by faith in the unseen
And in all that sacred law has come to teach.
And all that the Shariah came to guide
وماand what أتاناcame to us بهwith it كتابScripture
وما أتانا به كتاب
وسنةand tradition للكمالtoward perfection يجديavails
وسنة للكمال يجدي
And what has come to us through Scripture
And what the Book brought us
And the Sunnah avails toward perfection,
And the Sunnah for perfection avails
وتركand abandoning عقلreason وحفظand preserving نقلtransmitted teaching
وترك عقل وحفظ نقل
لفرطbecause of intense سعيٍstriving لهfor it وجدِّand diligence
لفرط سعيٍ له وجدِّ
As do abandoning reason and preserving transmitted teaching,
And leaving the mind and preserving the transmission
Through intense striving for it and diligence.
For abundant effort and seriousness
فكنso be بهذاof this علىupon يقينcertainty
فكن بهذا على يقين
وحدكby yourself إنيindeed I بذاكin that وحديby myself
وحدك إني بذاك وحدي
So be certain of this,
So be with this certain
Alone; I am alone in that.
You alone, I am with that alone
ولاand do not تباليyou care بكلabout every داعcaller
ولا تبالي بكل داع
إلىto سواهother than it أتىcame بردwith a rebuttal
إلى سواه أتى برد
And heed no caller
And do not care for any caller
To anything other than it who brings a rebuttal.
To other than Him that came to repel