إنما بيت عزتي وهو قلبي

إنما بيت عزتي وهو قلبي

نازل فيه منه قرآن ربي

نازل فيه منه قرآن ربي

It is only in the house of my glory—which is my heart—

My house of dignity is my heart

that my Lord's Qur'an descends from Him,

In which descends the Quran of my Lord

ليلة القدر جملة فاستمعه

ليلة القدر جملة فاستمعه

بكلامي مفصلا يا محبي

بكلامي مفصلا يا محبي

all at once on the Night of Decree; so listen to it,

The night of power in its entirety, so listen

through my speech, set out in detail, O you who love me.

To my words in detail, O my beloved

كل نظم وكل نثر أتاكم

كل نظم وكل نثر أتاكم

من كلامي فإنه قشر لبي

من كلامي فإنه قشر لبي

Every poem and every prose passage that has reached you

Every prose and every verse has come to you

from my speech is but the husk of my core.

From my words, for it is the peel of my core

فافهموه به يكون عليكم

فافهموه به يكون عليكم

نازلاً للذي دعاه يلبي

نازلاً للذي دعاه يلبي

So understand it; through it, upon you He shall

So understand it, through it will descend upon you

descend, answering the one who calls upon Him.

That which calls to respond, descending upon the responder

يا عطاش النفوس هذا زلال

يا عطاش النفوس هذا زلال

بارد فاشربوا له مثل شربي

بارد فاشربوا له مثل شربي

O thirsty souls, this is crystal-clear water,

O thirst of souls, this is cool water

cool; so drink for Him, as I drink,

So drink it in the manner I drank

بعد قيء الكون الذي هو فان

بعد قيء الكون الذي هو فان

بين شرق من الرسوم وغرب

بين شرق من الرسوم وغرب

after vomiting up the world, which is perishing,

After the vomiting of the universe which is transient

between an east and a west of outward forms.

Between the customs of east and west

إنها السيئات من تاب صارت

إنها السيئات من تاب صارت

حسنات له بتبديل سلب

حسنات له بتبديل سلب

Indeed, they are evil deeds; for whoever repents, they become

They are sins, whoever repents, they become

good deeds for him, through the transformation of negation.

Good deeds for him by exchanging loss

واستحالت بمن تجلى عليها

واستحالت بمن تجلى عليها

فأحالت ذاك البعاد بقرب

فأحالت ذاك البعاد بقرب

And they were transformed by Him who manifested Himself upon them,

And they are transformed for whomever He manifests upon them

so they changed that separation into nearness.

So He made the distant one near by nearness

هو هذا نعم وما هو هذا

هو هذا نعم وما هو هذا

واسألوا عنه كل صاحب قلب

واسألوا عنه كل صاحب قلب

He is this—yes—and He is not this;

This is it, yes, and what is this?

and ask everyone with a heart about Him.

And ask about it every possessor of a heart

تجدوه الصواب لا ريب فيه

تجدوه الصواب لا ريب فيه

عندكم مذهباً لحزن وكرب

عندكم مذهباً لحزن وكرب

You will find it right, with no doubt in it,

You will find it right, no doubt in it

dispelling sorrow and anguish for you.

For you a doctrine for sorrow and worry

واستقيموا عليه لا تتركوه

واستقيموا عليه لا تتركوه

بالشياطين إن أتوكم بحرب

بالشياطين إن أتوكم بحرب

And remain steadfast in it; do not abandon it

And walk straight upon it, do not abandon it

because of the devils, if they come to you with war.

With the devils, if they come to you with war

هذه مدة تكون وتمضى

هذه مدة تكون وتمضى

سرعة فاغنموا معارف وهب

سرعة فاغنموا معارف وهب

This is a span of time that comes to be and passes

This is a duration that will come and pass

swiftly; so seize the insights bestowed as gifts.

So take advantage of gifts and grants

كل من يعشق المليح تراه

كل من يعشق المليح تراه

صابراً في الهوى لشتم وضرب

صابراً في الهوى لشتم وضرب

Everyone who adores the beautiful one—you will see him

Everyone who loves the Beautiful, you see him

patient in love, enduring insults and blows.

Patient in passion for insult and beating