مرجHe set flowing البحرينِthe two seas إذas يلتقيانْthey both meet
مرج البحرينِ إذ يلتقيانْ
وهماand they both بحراtwo seas of وجودٍexistence وكيانْand being
وهما بحرا وجودٍ وكيانْ
He set the two seas flowing as they meet.
And they are the two seas of existence and being.
برزخٌa barrier بينهماbetween them both لاnot يبغيانْthey both transgress
برزخٌ بينهما لا يبغيانْ
هيit نفسa soul ذاتendowed with أوصافattributes حسانْbeautiful
هي نفس ذات أوصاف حسانْ
A barrier lies between them; neither transgresses.
It is a soul endowed with beautiful attributes.
تعبدit worships اللهGod علىthrough الكشفunveiling عيانْin direct vision
تعبد الله على الكشف عيانْ
وهيand it باللهthrough God تعالىexalted is He المستعانْthe One whose aid is sought
وهي بالله تعالى المستعانْ
It worships God through unveiling, in direct vision.
And it is, through God Most High, whose aid is sought,
حضرةa presence قدسيةholy ذاتendowed with امتنانْgracious bounty
حضرة قدسية ذات امتنانْ
أحسنتit performed well أعمالdeeds of برpiety كلevery آنْmoment
أحسنت أعمال بر كل آنْ
A holy presence endowed with gracious bounty.
It has excelled in deeds of piety at every moment.
تقتفيit follows السنةthe prophetic practice والفرضand the obligatory duty المصانْkept inviolate
تقتفي السنة والفرض المصانْ
دأبهاits constant practice الصدقtruthfulness وإخلاصand sincerity of الجنانْthe heart
دأبها الصدق وإخلاص الجنانْ
It follows the Sunna and the duty kept inviolate.
Its constant practice is truthfulness and sincerity of heart.
وهيand it أمرcommand وهيand it خلقcreation وفلانْand so-and-so
وهي أمر وهي خلق وفلانْ
وهيand it ربLord لاno مكانplace لاno زمانْtime
وهي رب لا مكان لا زمانْ
And it is command, and it is creation, and so-and-so.
And it is Lord, with neither place nor time.
عندهاin its view هذاthis علىwith ماwhat فيهis in it كانْhas existed
عندها هذا على ما فيه كانْ
وكذاand likewise هذاthis علىwith ماwhat فيهis in it فانْpassing away
وكذا هذا على ما فيه فانْ
In its view, this has existed, with all it holds;
And likewise, this, with all it holds, is passing away.
عدمnonbeing صرفpure كثيرabundant in الإفتنانْvariety
عدم صرف كثير الإفتنانْ
ووجودand existence كلevery يومday فيهin it شانْan affair
ووجود كل يوم فيه شانْ
Pure nonbeing, rich in variety,
And existence, with an affair in it each day.
لاnot طغاoverstepped هذاthis علىagainst هذاthat فبانْand so became distinct
لا طغا هذا على هذا فبانْ
لاno ولاnor هذاthat علىagainst هذاthis فهانْand so was abased
لا ولا هذا على هذا فهانْ
This has not overstepped that and so become distinct;
No, nor has that overstepped this and so been abased.
فارسthe horseman of الميدانthe arena فيon يومthe day of الرهانْthe race
فارس الميدان في يوم الرهانْ
يعرفknows الحالthe state ويدريand understands ماwhat استبانْhas become clear
يعرف الحال ويدري ما استبانْ
The horseman of the arena, on the day of the race,
Knows the state and understands what has become clear.
والذيand whoever ماnot عندهin his possession مناfrom us يدانْtwo hands
والذي ما عنده منا يدانْ
سوفwill يلقىmeet اللهGod مذلولاًabased مهانْhumiliated
سوف يلقى الله مذلولاً مهانْ
And whoever lacks two hands from us
Will meet God abased and humiliated.