إنindeed أهلthe people of التمكينfirm spiritual establishment فيamid التلوينِchanging spiritual states
إن أهل التمكين في التلوينِ
ليسis not عنهمfrom them ليfor me حالةa state تلوينيmy changing states
ليس عنهم لي حالة تلويني
Indeed, as for those firmly established amid changing states,
Those endowed with the art of painting
my state of change does not come from them.
I have no state of painting towards them
علمناour knowledge كلناall of us بناof ourselves وبماand of what نحwe (first part)
علمنا كلنا بنا وبما نح
نwe (completion) بهof it عالمونknowing فيat كلevery حينmoment
ن به عالمون في كل حين
Our knowledge—all of us—of ourselves and of what we
We all know ourselves and what we feel
know at every moment
We are knowers at all times
عدمnonexistence فيwithin وجودexistence علمknowledge قديمeternal
عدم في وجود علم قديم
وكلامٍand speech للهof God حقٍّtrue مبينِmanifest
وكلامٍ لله حقٍّ مبينِ
is nonbeing within the being of eternal knowledge
Non-existence in the existence of ancient knowledge
and God's true, manifest speech.
And the words of God are true and clear
قدhas أتاهcome to it الوجودexistence منfrom قولthe saying of ربيmy Lord
قد أتاه الوجود من قول ربي
كنBe! وهذاand this وجودهits existence عنwith يقينcertainty
كن وهذا وجوده عن يقين
Existence has come to it from my Lord's saying:
It came into existence from the word of my Lord "Be"
“Be!”—and this is its existence, beyond doubt.
And this is its existence with certainty
لاdo not تقلsay عنof وجودexistence كنBe! ولدٌa child كاwas (first part)
لا تقل عن وجود كن ولدٌ كا
نَwas (completion) فإنfor indeed التوليدbegetting أكثرthe greatest مَينfalsehood
نَ فإن التوليد أكثر مَين
Do not say of existence through “Be”: “A child came
Do not say that the existence of "Be" was born
to be”; for begetting is the greatest falsehood.
For birth is the greatest affliction
ربناour Lord اللهGod لمdid not يلدbeget لاno ولمand not يوbe begotten (first part)
ربنا الله لم يلد لا ولم يو
لدbe begotten (completion) كماas جاءwas stated فيin الكتابthe Book المبينthe clear
لد كما جاء في الكتاب المبين
Our Lord, God, did not beget—no—nor was He
Our Lord Allah did not beget nor was He begotten
begotten, as stated in the clear Book.
As it came in the clear Book
إنماonly ربناour Lord المؤثرthe agent فيناin us
إنما ربنا المؤثر فينا
ظاهراًoutwardly باطناًinwardly علىwith التعيينdefinite specification
ظاهراً باطناً على التعيين
Our Lord alone is the agent acting in us,
Indeed, our Lord is the One affecting us
outwardly and inwardly, definitively.
Outwardly and inwardly with determination
فإذاso when العينthe eye أبصرتsees أثرbrought about الإبsight (first part)
فإذا العين أبصرت أثر الإب
صارsight (completion) فيهاwithin it بأمرهby His command المستبينthe manifest
صار فيها بأمره المستبين
So when the eye sees, He brings about
So if the eye saw the effect of vision
sight within it by His manifest command.
It becomes clear in it by His command
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle سمعتyou hear بالإذنwith permission فالتأthen the effect (first part)
وإذا ما سمعت بالإذن فالتأ
ثيرeffect (completion) فيin السمعhearing للقويto the Strong المتينthe Steadfast
ثير في السمع للقوي المتين
And when you hear with permission, the effect
And if the ear heard, the effect
in hearing belongs to the Strong, the Steadfast.
Is in hearing by the Most Strong
وكذاand likewise الرجلthe foot أثَّرbrought about المشيُwalking فيهاwithin it
وكذا الرجل أثَّر المشيُ فيها
ربهاits Lord الحقthe Real مثلlike حكمthe rule of اليدينthe two hands
ربها الحق مثل حكم اليدين
Likewise, walking is brought about in the foot
And so the leg, its walking was affected in it
by its Lord, the Real, under the same rule as the two hands.
By its True Lord like the ruling of the two hands
وكذاand likewise العقلthe intellect أثَّرimpressed العقلُthe intellect فيهwithin it
وكذا العقل أثَّر العقلُ فيه
كلَّevery معنىmeaning يلوحshines forth بالتكوينthrough creation
كلَّ معنى يلوح بالتكوين
Likewise, the intellect: the intellect impresses within it
And so the intellect, the intellect affected it
every meaning that shines forth through creation.
Every meaning that appears with formation
فإذاso when ماemphatic particle كناwe exist فإناthen indeed we جميعاall
فإذا ما كنا فإنا جميعا
هوHe فيناwithin us مؤثرacting كلevery حينmoment
هو فينا مؤثر كل حين
So whenever we exist, all of us—
So if we exist, then He entirely
He acts within us at every moment.
Is the One affecting us at all times
وسوىand apart from ذلكthat المؤثرagent شانٌa state
وسوى ذلك المؤثر شانٌ
هوHe فيهin it بحكمunder the rule of دنياworldly life ودينand religion
هو فيه بحكم دنيا ودين
And all besides that agent is a state
And other than the Affector, His affair
in which He is, under the rule of worldly life and religion.
Is in worldly and religious ruling
فتأملso ponder مقالتيmy statement وتحققand verify
فتأمل مقالتي وتحقق
هاit بتأثيرthrough the effect of أمرthe command of ربa Lord معينwho gives aid
ها بتأثير أمر رب معين
So ponder my statement, and verify
So contemplate my words and investigate them
it through the effect of a helping Lord's command.
By the effect of the command of the Appointed Lord