كلىmy whole being تفنيهYou annihilate it وتوجدُهُand bring it into being
كلى تفنيه وتوجدُهُ
ولقاكand meeting You فنائيmy annihilation موعدُهُits appointed hour
ولقاك فنائي موعدُهُ
My whole being You annihilate and bring into being.
And my annihilation is the appointed hour of meeting You.
ظهرتappeared بتجليكthrough Your self-disclosure الأشياthings
ظهرت بتجليك الأشيا
والأمرand the Command بهاthrough them مدتwas extended يدهits hand
والأمر بها مدت يده
Through Your self-disclosure, things appeared.
And through them the Command's hand was extended.
وسواكand one other than You رآكsaw You وضلand strayed فلمso did not
وسواك رآك وضل فلم
يقدرhave the ability يهديهguide him مرشدهhis guide
يقدر يهديه مرشده
And one other than You saw You and strayed, so
his guide could not guide him.
ياO طلعةradiance وجهa face أبيضهits whiteness
يا طلعة وجه أبيضه
للغافلto the heedless one عنهof it أسودهits blackness
للغافل عنه أسوده
O radiance of a face whose whiteness
is blackness to one heedless of it!
أنتYou المأمولthe hoped-for one لكلfor every فتىyouth
أنت المأمول لكل فتى
ومرادand the desire القلبof the heart ومقصدهand its aim
ومراد القلب ومقصده
You are the hope of every youth,
and the heart's desire and its aim.
وإنِand even if الأبصارُeyes سواكother than You رأتsaw
وإنِ الأبصارُ سواك رأت
ونفتand denied لظهوركconcerning Your manifestation تجحدهthey disavow it
ونفت لظهورك تجحده
And even if eyes see other than You,
and deny, disavowing Your manifestation,
هذاthis مددan influx باقenduring أبداًforever
هذا مدد باق أبداً
منfrom حضرةthe Presence غيبof the unseen يوردهHe brings it forth
من حضرة غيب يورده
this is an influx that endures forever,
which He brings from the Presence of the unseen.
لاnot تقدرcan تقطعهcut it off أممٌnations
لا تقدر تقطعه أممٌ
تبغيtransgress فيهagainst it أوor تحسدهenvy it
تبغي فيه أو تحسده
No nations can cut it off,
though they transgress against it or envy it.
والغيبand the unseen تبدّىrevealed itself فيin صورforms
والغيب تبدّى في صور
منwhoever ينظرlooks فيهاinto them يشهدهbeholds it
من ينظر فيها يشهده
And the unseen revealed itself in forms;
whoever looks into them beholds it.
يهديHe guides قوماًa people ويضلand leads astray كماjust as
يهدي قوماً ويضل كما
يُشقيHe makes wretched منwhomever شاءHe wills ويسعدهand makes him happy
يُشقي من شاء ويسعده
He guides a people and leads astray, just as
He makes whomever He wills wretched and makes him happy.
والقدرةand power أجمعall قدرتهHis power
والقدرة أجمع قدرته
فيهاwithin it لاnot زالceased تفردهHis uniqueness
فيها لا زال تفرده
And all power is His power;
His uniqueness within it never ceases.
والكلand all things بهاthrough it قدindeed قامsubsisted إذاwhen
والكل بها قد قام إذا
ظهرتit appeared فيin شيءa thing تنجدهit comes to its aid
ظهرت في شيء تنجده
And all things subsist through it; when
it appears in a thing, it comes to its aid.
وبهاand through it قدindeed كُوِّنwas brought into being كلevery فتىyouth
وبها قد كُوِّن كل فتى
وبهاand through it تفنيهYou annihilate him وتفسدهand destroy him
وبها تفنيه وتفسده
And through it every youth was brought into being,
and through it You annihilate him and destroy him.
وبقدرand in proportion to الإستعدادreceptivity ترىit is seen
وبقدر الإستعداد ترى
فيin الشيءthe thing فيظهرand so appears موجدهits Maker
في الشيء فيظهر موجده
And in proportion to receptivity, it is seen
in a thing, and so its Maker becomes manifest.
ياO نسمةbreeze أمرcommand الحقof the Real هبيblow
يا نسمة أمر الحق هبي
سراًsecretly فيwithin القلبthe heart ترددهmaking it echo
سراً في القلب تردده
O breeze of the Real's command, blow
secretly within the heart, making it echo.
والحضرةand the Presence بثيspread رونقهاits splendor
والحضرة بثي رونقها
فيناwithin us إناindeed we نتوددهseek His affection
فينا إنا نتودده
And spread the Presence's splendor
within us, for we seek His affection.
وإذاand when أنوارthe lights الحقof the Real بدتappeared
وإذا أنوار الحق بدت
بالحقthrough the Real نراهwe see Him فنعبدهand so worship Him
بالحق نراه فنعبده
And when the lights of the Real appear,
through the Real we see Him, and so worship Him.
للجسمfor the body ركوعa bowing يركعهit performs it
للجسم ركوع يركعه
للقلبfor the heart سجودa prostration يسجدهit performs it
للقلب سجود يسجده
The body has a bow it makes;
the heart has a prostration it performs.
والعالمand the world ليلnight أجمعهall of it
والعالم ليل أجمعه
ياO غفلةheedlessness عبدof a servant يرقدهit lulls him to sleep
يا غفلة عبد يرقده
And the world is night, all of it.
O heedlessness of a servant whom it lulls to sleep!
فاحذرso beware يلهيكdistracts you تلبسهits guise
فاحذر يلهيك تلبسه
والظاهرand what appears فيكwithin you تجددهits renewal
والظاهر فيك تجدده
So beware lest its guise distract you;
what appears within you is its renewal.
واظهرand come forth بالحمدwith praise لهfor Him أبداًforever
واظهر بالحمد له أبداً
قدindeed فازtriumphed بهthrough Him منwhoever يحمدهpraises Him
قد فاز به من يحمده
And come forth with praise for Him forever;
whoever praises Him has indeed triumphed through Him.