يحبنيHe loves me وأناand I المعدومthe nonexistent one لمhave not أزلِceased to be
يحبني وأنا المعدوم لم أزلِ
أحبُّهI love Him وهوand He موجودexistent منfrom الأزلِeternity
أحبُّه وهو موجود من الأزلِ
He loves me, though I have never ceased to be nonexistent.
He loves me, and I have always been nonexistent.
I love Him, who has existed from all eternity.
I love Him, and He has existed from eternity.
إناindeed we كلاناboth of us محبa lover واحدone وهماand they both الthe
إنا كلانا محب واحد وهما ال
مصورانtwo portrayed forms علىaccording to أحوالناour states الأولoriginal
مصوران على أحوالنا الأول
Indeed, the two of us are one lover, while the two are
Indeed, we are both a single lover, and they are the
forms fashioned according to our primordial states.
two forms portrayed according to our original states.
حقthe Real هوHe اللهGod فردunique دائمeverlasting أبداًforever
حق هو الله فرد دائم أبداً
وباطلand unreal أناI معwith قوليmy speech ومعand with عمليmy deeds
وباطل أنا مع قولي ومع عملي
The Real is God: unique, everlasting, forever.
He is the Real—God, unique, abiding forever;
My “I” is falsehood, together with all I say and do.
and I am unreal, along with my speech and my deeds.
ياO أيهاyou الباطلthe unreal one المغرورdeluded تطمعyou hope أنto
يا أيها الباطل المغرور تطمع أن
ترىyou see وجوداًexistence بلاwithout شبهlikeness ولاnor مثلequal
ترى وجوداً بلا شبه ولا مثل
O deluded, illusory self, do you hope to
O deluded, unreal one, you hope to
behold an existence with neither likeness nor peer?
see an existence without likeness or equal.
وإنماand only أنتyou رأيٌa notion قدhas أضلكled you astray فيin
وإنما أنت رأيٌ قد أضلك في
بطلانهits falsity فاقتصرso be content واعرضand turn away عنfrom الجدلdisputation
بطلانه فاقتصر واعرض عن الجدل
You are nothing but a notion that has led you astray through
And you are only a notion that has led you astray in
its falsehood. Restrain yourself and turn away from disputation.
its falsity; so be content and turn away from disputation.
نعمyes ترىyou see أنتyou نورlight الوجهthe Face منهfrom Him بداappeared
نعم ترى أنت نور الوجه منه بدا
يغشىenvelops الكوائنexisting things منof سهلٍa plain ومنand of جبلa mountain
يغشى الكوائن من سهلٍ ومن جبل
Yes—you behold the light of the Face, appearing from Him,
Yes, you yourself see the light of the Face that shone forth from Him,
enveloping all created beings, from plain to mountain.
enveloping all that exists, plain and mountain alike.
اللهGod نورlight السمواتthe heavens استمعlisten خبراًa report
الله نور السموات استمع خبراً
والأرضِand the earth عنabout ربِّناour Lord فيin الذكرthe Remembrance منهfrom Him تُليwas recited
والأرضِ عن ربِّنا في الذكر منه تُلي
“God is the Light of the heavens”—listen to the tidings—
God is the Light of the heavens—hear the report
“and the earth”: from our Lord, in the Reminder, recited from Him.
about our Lord, recited from Him in the Remembrance—and the earth.
وتبصرand you see النورthe light مرشوشاًsprinkled عليكupon you كماas
وتبصر النور مرشوشاً عليك كما
جاءcame الحديثthe tradition بهwith it عنfrom أشرفthe noblest الرسلthe messengers
جاء الحديث به عن أشرف الرسل
And you behold the Light sprinkled upon you, just as
And you see the light sprinkled upon you, as
the hadith relates it from the noblest of messengers.
the tradition from the noblest of messengers relates.
فاجعلso make فناءكyour annihilation معراجاًa ladder of ascent إليهto Him ولاand do not
فاجعل فناءك معراجاً إليه ولا
تكنbe جباناًa coward وكنand be كالفارسlike the knight البطلvaliant
تكن جباناً وكن كالفارس البطل
Then make your annihilation an ascension unto Him, and do not
So make your annihilation a ladder of ascent to Him, and do not
be a coward; be like the valiant horseman.
be a coward; be like the valiant knight.
هذاthis مقامكyour station فيin دنياthis world وآخرةand the hereafter
هذا مقامك في دنيا وآخرة
واتركand abandon وجودكyour existence تقربyou draw near منهto Him بلrather تَصِلyou reach
واترك وجودك تقرب منه بل تَصِل
This is your station in this world and the Hereafter.
This is your station in this world and the hereafter.
Forsake your own existence; draw near to Him—indeed, arrive.
And abandon your existence: you will draw near to Him—nay, reach Him.
إنindeed الوجودexistence بداappeared فيin كلevery كائنةbeing
إن الوجود بدا في كل كائنة
معدومةnonexistent وهوand it فيin حقregard to الجميعall جَليmanifest
معدومة وهو في حق الجميع جَلي
Existence has appeared within every entity
Indeed, existence has appeared in every being—
that is nonexistent, and with respect to all, it stands manifest.
nonexistent—and existence is manifest with regard to them all.