إن الوجود بموجوداته امتزجا

إن الوجود بموجوداته امتزجا

وهماً بغير امتزاج فاعرف الدرجا

وهماً بغير امتزاج فاعرف الدرجا

Indeed, Being has mingled with its existent things,

Existence merged with its existents

In imagination, without mingling; so recognize the degrees.

An illusion without merging, so comprehend the grade

رفيعها درجات كلهن له

رفيعها درجات كلهن له

ذو العرش عرش محيط بالعوالم جا

ذو العرش عرش محيط بالعوالم جا

Their Exalter—degrees all belonging to Him—

All their levels are high, each one belongs to Him

Is Lord of the Throne; a throne has come encompassing the worlds.

The Owner of the Throne, the Throne surrounds all the worlds

هي المراتب فيها نازل أبداً

هي المراتب فيها نازل أبداً

مراتبٌ عنه عنها كلها خرجا

مراتبٌ عنه عنها كلها خرجا

These are the ranks; within them He is ever descending:

These are the ranks, in them He descended forever

Ranks apart from Him, beyond all of which He has gone.

Ranks from Him, from them all He emerged

وهي اعتباراته في نفسه ظهرت

وهي اعتباراته في نفسه ظهرت

به له فيه بالترتيب لا عوجا

به له فيه بالترتيب لا عوجا

They are His conceptual distinctions, appearing within Himself,

And they are His considerations in Himself appeared

Through Him, for Him, in Him, in order, without crookedness.

For Him, to Him in it orderly, not crooked

وكلها عدم وهو الوجود لها

وكلها عدم وهو الوجود لها

يضاف عند أولى عقل وأهل حجا

يضاف عند أولى عقل وأهل حجا

And all are nonbeing; He is Being, which to them

And all of them are nonexistence while He is their existence

Is ascribed in the view of those with reason and discernment.

Added at the first intellect and people of pilgrimage

وإنما هي تحقيقاً تضاف له

وإنما هي تحقيقاً تضاف له

عندي كما جاء في القرآن منبلجا

عندي كما جاء في القرآن منبلجا

Rather, in truth, it is they that are ascribed to Him,

And they are only a realization added to Him

In my view, as was made clear in the Qur'an:

In my view as stated in the Quran, shining

لله ما في السموات كذاك وما

لله ما في السموات كذاك وما

في الأرض بل كل شيء هكذا لهجا

في الأرض بل كل شيء هكذا لهجا

To God belongs whatever is in the heavens, and likewise whatever

To Allah belongs what is in the heavens, likewise what

Is on earth—indeed, everything; thus it has proclaimed.

Is on earth, rather, everything like this inclined

ولم يزل هو فيما فيه من نعم

ولم يزل هو فيما فيه من نعم

من التنزه عنها فانشق الأرجا

من التنزه عنها فانشق الأرجا

And He has ever remained in His blessed state

And He has never ceased to be in what is in it of blessings

Of transcendence above them; so inhale the fragrance.

From being aloof from them, so the land split

فإن عرفت فقل ما شئت فيه وإن

فإن عرفت فقل ما شئت فيه وإن

جهلته فالزم التقييد والحرجا

جهلته فالزم التقييد والحرجا

So if you know, say of Him whatever you wish; but if

So if you knew, then say whatever you wish about Him, and if

You are ignorant of Him, keep to restriction and constraint.

You did not know Him, then adhere to the restriction and obligation

جل الوجود الذي لا غير طلعته

جل الوجود الذي لا غير طلعته

في كل شيء كنور والجميع دُجا

في كل شيء كنور والجميع دُجا

Exalted is Being, whose countenance alone

Exalted is the existence which has no other but its rising

Is in everything like light, while all is darkness.

In everything like light while all are humbled

كالبحر والكل كالأمواج منه له

كالبحر والكل كالأمواج منه له

منزه هو عنها فاحذر اللججا

منزه هو عنها فاحذر اللججا

Like the sea, while all are like waves, from Him and belonging to Him.

Like the sea and all are like waves from it, to it

He transcends them; so beware the depths.

Transcendent is He from them, so beware of blindness

وافهم كلامي كفهمي أو فدعه ولا

وافهم كلامي كفهمي أو فدعه ولا

تتبع أولى الجهل فينا واترك الهمجا

تتبع أولى الجهل فينا واترك الهمجا

And understand my words as I do, or leave them; and do not

And understand my words like my understanding, or leave it and do not

Follow those ignorant concerning us; abandon the rabble.

Follow the foremost of ignorance about us and leave ferocity

إنا علمنا وكنا جاهلين به

إنا علمنا وكنا جاهلين به

فنعرف الجهل إذ منه الفؤاد نجا

فنعرف الجهل إذ منه الفؤاد نجا

Indeed, we have learned, though we were ignorant of Him;

We knew and we were ignorant of it

Thus we recognize ignorance, since the heart has escaped it.

So we recognize ignorance when the heart escaped from it

والجاهلون به من قبل ما علموا

والجاهلون به من قبل ما علموا

به فلا يعرفون العلم والنهجا

به فلا يعرفون العلم والنهجا

And those ignorant of Him have not previously known

And the ignorant about it before they knew

Him, so they know neither knowledge nor the path.

It, so they do not know knowledge and the path

الله أكبر هذا وجه خالقنا

الله أكبر هذا وجه خالقنا

فينا بدا فرأينا الضيق والفرجا

فينا بدا فرأينا الضيق والفرجا

God is greatest! This is the face of our Creator:

Allah is Greatest, this is the face of our Creator

In us it appeared, so we saw constriction and relief.

In us it appeared, so we saw distress and relief

ونحن منه تقادير تلوح به

ونحن منه تقادير تلوح به

فأهل يأس وإقناط وأهل رجا

فأهل يأس وإقناط وأهل رجا

And we are determinations from Him, appearing through Him:

And we are predestined things that hint with it

Thus some despair and induce despair, while others hope.

People of despair and discouragement, and people of hope

مقدر نفسه أشياء ظاهرة

مقدر نفسه أشياء ظاهرة

به له من أتاه أو إليه لجا

به له من أتاه أو إليه لجا

One who reckons himself as manifest things

He predetermined apparent things

Through Him, for Him, is whoever comes to Him or seeks refuge in Him.

For Him, to Him whoever came or turned