ماnot الخلقcreation سوىother than خريرmurmur نهرriver الكوثرْal-Kawthar
ما الخلق سوى خرير نهر الكوثرْ
قدindeed جاءhas come هذاthis فيin حديثa tradition يؤثرْis transmitted
قد جاء هذا في حديث يؤثرْ
Creation is nothing but the murmur of the River al-Kawthar.
Creation is but the murmuring of the river Al-Kawthar
This has indeed come down in a transmitted tradition.
This came in a hadith that inspires
والذاتand the Essence هيit الجنةParadise بلrather ماwhat فيهاwithin it
والذات هي الجنة بل ما فيها
فهيso it is الأسماءthe Names فاعتبرso consider منthe one who أثّرْleft an imprint
فهي الأسماء فاعتبر من أثّرْ
And the Essence is Paradise; rather, what is within it
And the Essence is Paradise, rather, what is in it
is the Names—so consider the one who left an imprint.
It is the Names, so consider the one who takes heed