إذاif ظَهَرْHe appears نحنwe غبناwe vanish أوor ظهرناwe appear غابْHe vanishes
إذا ظَهَرْ نحن غبنا أو ظهرنا غابْ
وجودُexistence حقٍّthe Real بناin us مثلlike الأسدْthe lion فيin غابْa thicket
وجودُ حقٍّ بنا مثل الأسدْ في غابْ
If He appears, we vanish; or if we appear, He vanishes.
The Real’s existence in us is like the lion in a thicket.
طوراًat times لهfor Him ولناand for us طوراat times وجودُهْHis existence نابْstands in
طوراً له ولنا طورا وجودُهْ نابْ
عناin our stead وعنهand in His stead نشبbecame lodged مناfrom us ومنهand from Him نابْa fang
عنا وعنه نشب منا ومنه نابْ
At times for Him, and at times for us, His existence stands in—
For us and for Him; a fang from us and from Him has become lodged.