هيكليmy bodily frame سامlofty سليمsound الشبحِthe outward form
هيكلي سام سليم الشبحِ
طاهرpure الذيلthe hem نظيفclean القدحِthe cup
طاهر الذيل نظيف القدحِ
My bodily frame is lofty, sound in form,
My being is lofty, sound, a graceful specter
Pure of hem, clean of cup.
Pure of tail, immaculate of vessel
وإنائيand my vessel بالتجليwith divine self-disclosure طافحoverflowing
وإنائي بالتجلي طافح
يتكفّىsways بفنونwith varieties of الملحcharms
يتكفّى بفنون الملح
And my vessel brims with divine self-disclosure,
And my vessel brims with revelation
It sways with all manner of charms.
Seasoned with the arts of wit
ومنand from المنبعthe source روحيmy spirit شربتhas drunk
ومن المنبع روحي شربت
وبصدرand with a breast صدرتI came away منشرحexpanded
وبصدر صدرت منشرح
And from the source my spirit has drunk,
And from the source my soul has drunk
And I came away with an expanded breast.
And with breast I ventured forth unconfined
لاnot درىknew الغيرthe other ولاnor كانwas لهfor him
لا درى الغير ولا كان له
لمحةa glimpse منof نورthe light of تلكthose اللمحflashes
لمحة من نور تلك اللمح
The other knew nothing, nor did he have
The other knows not, nor did it have
A glimpse of the light of those flashes.
A glimmer of the light of that glimpse
أناI فيin المذكورthe Remembered One والجاهلand the ignorant فيin الthe
أنا في المذكور والجاهل في ال
ذكرremembrance والفكرand thought وعقدand stringing السبحprayer beads
ذكر والفكر وعقد السبح
I dwell in the Remembered One; the ignorant dwells in
I am in the mentioned, and the ignorant is in the
Remembrance, thought, and the stringing of prayer beads.
Remembrance and thought and counting beads
هوhe فيin بيتa house of هوىdesire منغلقshut in
هو في بيت هوى منغلق
وأناand I فيon رفرفa cushion منفسحspacious
وأنا في رفرف منفسح
He is shut in a house of desire,
He is in a house of passion enclosed
And I am on a spacious cushion.
While I am in a fluttering expansive
كلناall of us منfrom نخلةa palm tree واحدةone
كلنا من نخلة واحدة
لكنbut العجوةʿajwa dates غيرdifferent from البلحunripe dates
لكن العجوة غير البلح
We all come from a single palm,
We both are from a single date palm
But ʿajwa dates differ from unripe dates.
But the sap is other than the ripe fruit
وجهناour face الحقthe Real غسلناwe washed وسخthe grime of الthe
وجهنا الحق غسلنا وسخ ال
غيرotherness عنهfrom it بمياهwith waters of الوضحbrightness
غير عنه بمياه الوضح
Our face is the Real; we have washed the grime of
Our face God has washed clean the filth of
Otherness from it with waters of brightness.
Others from it with waters of morning glow
وتركناand we left الكلeverything للكلto the All فلاso neither
وتركنا الكل للكل فلا
بالمذماتwith reproaches ولاnor بالمدحwith praise
بالمذمات ولا بالمدح
And we left all to the All, concerned neither
And we left everything to everyone, so no
With reproaches nor with praise.
Blame or praise
هيit نفسa soul كيفماhowever شئتI wished بدتappeared
هي نفس كيفما شئت بدت
ليto me بشخصas a figure بالسوىin otherness متشحcloaked
لي بشخص بالسوى متشح
It is a soul; however I wish, it appears
It is the same soul however it may appear
To me as a figure cloaked in otherness.
To me in the embodiment clad evenly
وهوand it أمريmy affair نازلdescending مرتفعrising
وهو أمري نازل مرتفع
بمزاميرwith the flutes of الورىhumankind فيin مرحmerriment
بمزامير الورى في مرح
And it is my affair, descending and rising,
And it is my matter, descending, elevated
With the flutes of humankind, in merriment.
With the melodies of creation in cheer
كلهمall of them منكfrom you خيالاتphantoms فدعso leave
كلهم منك خيالات فدع
عنكfrom yourself ياO عبدservant of الغنيthe Self-Sufficient واسترحand rest
عنك يا عبد الغني واسترح
They are all phantoms from you, so cast them
They all are fantasies from you, so leave
Aside, O ʿAbd al-Ghani, and rest.
Yourself O servant of the wealthy and rest
وادخلand enter البيتthe house وبتand spend the night فيin دعةease
وادخل البيت وبت في دعة
وتعانقand exchange embraces معهwith Him واصطلحand make peace
وتعانق معه واصطلح
And enter the house, and spend the night at ease,
And enter the house and spend in calm
And exchange embraces with Him, and make peace.
And embrace it and make peace
واتركand leave الكرسيthe Seat والعرشand the Throne وماand whatever
واترك الكرسي والعرش وما
تحتهbeneath it للغيto error أوor للفلحto salvation
تحته للغي أو للفلح
And leave the Seat, the Throne, and whatever
And leave the throne and throne and what
Is beneath it, to error or salvation.
Under it to the vain or peasant
واهجرand forsake الجنةParadise والنارand Hell ولاand do not
واهجر الجنة والنار ولا
تفتتنbe beguiled عنaway from ذاتهHis essence بالشبحby outward form
تفتتن عن ذاته بالشبح
And forsake Paradise and Hell; do not
And abandon paradise and hellfire and do not
Be beguiled away from His essence by outward form.
Be tempted by it with specter
وتمتعand take delight بالرقيقاتin the delicate ones وفزand win
وتمتع بالرقيقات وفز
بالعطاياwith gifts وافتخرand take pride بالمنحin the favors
بالعطايا وافتخر بالمنح
And delight in the delicate ones, and win
And indulge in gentleness and win
Gifts, and take pride in the favors.
Bounties and boast with gifts
وانخلعand strip free عنكfrom yourself وعربدand carouse طرباًin rapture
وانخلع عنك وعربد طرباً
وتهتكand abandon restraint فيin الهوىlove وافتضحand be exposed
وتهتك في الهوى وافتضح
And cast off your self, and carouse in rapture,
And cast off yourself and act playfully in rapture
And cast off restraint in love, and be exposed.
And expose yourself in passion and display
هذهthis دولتناour reign قدalready حضرتhas arrived
هذه دولتنا قد حضرت
دولةa reign of العزglory وكنزand a treasure of الفرحjoy
دولة العز وكنز الفرح
This reign of ours has now arrived:
This is our state, it has arrived
A reign of glory, and a treasure of joy.
The state of honor and treasure of joy
وانفصلناand we separated أبداforever منfrom أزلbeginningless eternity
وانفصلنا أبدا من أزل
عينa spring of ماءwater دافقgushing منسفحpouring forth
عين ماء دافق منسفح
And we parted forever from beginningless eternity:
And we are eternally separate from beginning
A spring of water, gushing and pouring forth;
A spring of flowing water pouring forth
روضةa garden زهرتهاits blossom فائحةfragrant
روضة زهرتها فائحة
فانتشقso inhale نفحتهاits fragrance وانصلحand be set right
فانتشق نفحتها وانصلح
A garden whose blossom is fragrant.
A garden its flowers efflorescent
So inhale its fragrance, and be set right.
So inhale its fragrance and make peace
وتنصتand listen closely لغنىto the song of بلبلهاits nightingale
وتنصت لغنى بلبلها
وعلىand upon المطربthe singer لاdo not تقترحmake demands
وعلى المطرب لا تقترح
And listen closely to the song of its nightingale,
And listen to the singing of its nightingale
And make no demands upon the singer.
And do not impose on the singer
واحرقand burn الجاهلthe ignorant فيin قشرتهhis husk
واحرق الجاهل في قشرته
وهوwhile he لاnot يشعرis aware بالمصطلحof the terminology
وهو لا يشعر بالمصطلح
And burn the ignorant in his husk,
And burn the ignorant in his shell
While he is unaware of the terminology.
While he feels not the specialized terminology
هوhe ألقىcast نفسهhimself معتدياًtransgressing
هو ألقى نفسه معتدياً
فيinto المضيقاتnarrow confines ولمand did not ينفسحfind room
في المضيقات ولم ينفسح
He cast himself, transgressing,
He flung himself transgressing
Into narrow confines, and did not find room.
Into straits and did not venture forth
أنتyou بالتصديقthrough belief فيin الراحةease بيin me
أنت بالتصديق في الراحة بي
وهوwhile he فيin إنكارهhis denial فيin ترحsorrow
وهو في إنكاره في ترح
You are at ease through believing in me,
You are in comfort with faith
While he, in his denial, is in sorrow.
While he is in his denial in confusion