إنماonly الإيمانfaith نورٌlight
إنما الإيمان نورٌ
فيin قلوبhearts المؤمنينْthe believers
في قلوب المؤمنينْ
Faith is nothing but light
Faith is but a light
in the hearts of believers.
In the hearts of believers
وهوand it is تصديقassent وإذعاand acquiescence (first part)
وهو تصديق وإذعا
نcompletes 'acquiescence' وتسليمand submission متينfirm
ن وتسليم متين
And it is assent and acquies-
It is affirmation and acceptance
cence, and firm submission
And steadfast submission
لكتابto the Book اللهGod والسنand the Sunnah (first part)
لكتاب الله والسن
نةcompletes 'Sunnah' عنfrom طهTaha الأمينthe trustworthy
نة عن طه الأمين
to God's Book and the Sun-
To God's book and the Sunnah
nah from Taha, the trustworthy,
From Taha the Trustworthy
غيرnot محتاجin need لعقلof intellect
غير محتاج لعقل
أوor لفهمof understanding مستبينclear
أو لفهم مستبين
needing no intellect,
Needing neither intellect
or clear understanding,
Nor understanding made clear
أوor دليلproof أوor لشيءof anything
أو دليل أو لشيء
خارجexternal عنهapart from it معينaiding
خارج عنه معين
or proof, or anything
Nor proof nor anything
outside itself to lend it aid.
Outside itself made certain
هوit is نورlight هوit is نورlight
هو نور هو نور
يتلالاit sparkles فيin الكمينwhat lies hidden
يتلالا في الكمين
It is light, it is light,
It is light, it is light
sparkling in what lies hidden.
Gleaming in the hidden
وهوand it is سرsecret اللهGod فيناwithin us
وهو سر الله فينا
وطريقand the path الصالحينthe righteous
وطريق الصالحين
And it is God's secret within us,
It is God's secret within us
and the path of the righteous.
And the path of the righteous
هوit is نورlight وكذاكand likewise الthe
هو نور وكذاك ال
شيءthing بالنورthrough the light يبينbecomes clear
شيء بالنور يبين
It is light; and likewise the
It is light and so too
thing becomes clear through light.
All things are by light made clear
وبهand through it لاnot بسواهthrough anything other than it
وبه لا بسواه
كانwas سيرthe journey المتقينthe God-fearing
كان سير المتقين
And through it, not through anything else,
By it, not else,
the God-fearing made their journey.
Was the path of the devout
عرفواthey knew اللهGod وذاقواand they tasted
عرفوا الله وذاقوا
وصفهHis attributes فيin كلevery حينmoment
وصفه في كل حين
They knew God and tasted
They knew God and tasted
His attributes at every moment.
His attributes at all times
كشفواthey unveiled عنfrom كلevery شيءthing
كشفوا عن كل شيء
كانwas فيin دنياworldly life ودينand religion
كان في دنيا ودين
They unveiled everything
Unveiled everything
that was in worldly life and religion.
In this world and religion
لبسwas donned الإيمانfaith منهمby them
لبس الإيمان منهم
ذلكthat الحصنthe fortress الحصينimpregnable
ذلك الحصن الحصين
Faith was donned by them—
The garb of faith did wear
that impregnable fortress.
That impregnable stronghold