أجهلتHave you been unaware of قدركyour worth أيهاO الإنسانُhuman being
أجهلت قدرك أيها الإنسانُ
أنتyou الجميعthe whole وبعضكand part of you الأكوانُthe worlds
أنت الجميع وبعضك الأكوانُ
Have you been unaware of your worth, O human being?
O man, I did not know your worth
You are the whole, and the worlds are part of you.
You are everything, and the universe is but a part of you
والنورand the light والظلماتand the darkness أنتyou حقيقةٌin truth
والنور والظلمات أنت حقيقةٌ
وسوىand besides كمالكyour perfection كلهall of it نقصانُdeficiency
وسوى كمالك كله نقصانُ
And you are, in truth, the light and the darkness;
You are the light and the darkness, the truth
and everything besides your perfection is deficiency.
And anything other than your perfection is flawed
يكفيكit suffices you أنthat الحقthe Truth سمعَكyour hearing قدindeed غداhas become
يكفيك أن الحق سمعَك قد غدا
ويداًand a hand ورجلاًand a foot فيكwithin you وهوand He عيانُmanifest
ويداً ورجلاً فيك وهو عيانُ
It suffices you that the Truth has become your hearing,
It suffices you that the truth has made you hear
and a hand and a foot within you, and He is manifest.
Giving you hands and feet, plainly visible
والكونand the universe أجمعهall of it لأجلكfor your sake خادمa servant
والكون أجمعه لأجلك خادم
يسعىstrives وأنتwhile you المالكthe master السلطانthe sovereign
يسعى وأنت المالك السلطان
And the universe in its entirety is a servant for your sake,
And the whole universe serves you
striving, while you are the master, the sovereign.
Striving while you are its master and sultan
فإذاso when انتبهتyou awaken لبستyou put on ثوبa robe سعادةbliss
فإذا انتبهت لبست ثوب سعادة
وإذاand when غفلتyou are heedless فثوبكthen your robe الخسرانloss
وإذا غفلت فثوبك الخسران
So when you awaken, you put on a robe of bliss;
So if you become aware, you wear the garment of bliss
and when you are heedless, your robe is loss.
And if you are heedless, your garment is loss
ولطيفكand your subtle self الجناتthe gardens أنتyou منعمenjoying bliss
ولطيفك الجنات أنت منعم
فيهاin them غداًtomorrow وكثيفكand your dense self النيرانthe fires
فيها غداً وكثيفك النيران
And your subtle self is the gardens; you will enjoy bliss
And your subtle reality is the Gardens you will enjoy
in them tomorrow, and your dense self is the fires.
Tomorrow, while your gross reality is the fires
إنزعtake off ثيابكyour garments عنكfrom yourself وابقand remain بغيرهاwithout them
إنزع ثيابك عنك وابق بغيرها
تعرفyou will know مقامكyour station أيهاO الإنسانhuman being
تعرف مقامك أيها الإنسان
Strip off your garments and remain without them;
Take off your clothes and remain without them
you will know your station, O human being.
To know your station, O man