عدمnonbeing للوجودto Being كالأمواجِlike waves
عدم للوجود كالأمواجِ
فيin امتزاجmingling بهwith it بغيرwithout امتزاجِmingling
في امتزاج به بغير امتزاجِ
Nonbeing is to Being like waves,
Non-existence is like waves
In mingling with it, without mingling.
In an intermingling without intermingling
ثمthen إنّاindeed we ثلاثةthree وهوand He فردone
ثم إنّا ثلاثة وهو فرد
ووجودand Being حقreal عظيمimmense ابتهاجjoy
ووجود حق عظيم ابتهاج
Then indeed we are three, while He is One,
Then we are three and He is One
And true Being—immense joy.
And the existence of Truth is great joy
نحنwe فيin ذاتناour essence وفيand in العلمknowledge أيضاًalso
نحن في ذاتنا وفي العلم أيضاً
والكلامand speech النفسيinward أصلsource التناجيintimate converse
والكلام النفسي أصل التناجي
We—in our essence and in knowledge too,
We are in our essence and in knowledge as well
And in inward speech, the source of intimate converse—
And inner speech is the origin of intimacy
عدمnonbeing نحنwe فيin الثلاثthe three وأماand as for
عدم نحن في الثلاث وأما
هوHe فهوso He الوجودBeing والأزواجand the pairs
هو فهو الوجود والأزواج
We are nonbeing in all three; and as for
We are non-existence in the three yet
Him, He is Being and the pairs.
He is existence and pairs
ربناour Lord الحقthe Real قدindeed تنزهis transcendent عناbeyond us
ربنا الحق قد تنزه عنا
مستحيلimpossible الأولادoffspring والأزواجand spouses
مستحيل الأولاد والأزواج
Our Lord, the Real, is indeed transcendent beyond us;
Our Lord the Truth transcends us
Offspring and spouses are impossible for Him.
Impossible to have children or pairs
ماnot ظهرناwe became manifest بهthrough Him سوىexcept بكلامthrough speech
ما ظهرنا به سوى بكلام
أزليٍّeternal يضيءshines فيin ظلa shadow داجيdark
أزليٍّ يضيء في ظل داجي
We have become manifest through Him only through speech,
We did not appear except through
Eternal, shining in a dark shadow.
An eternal speech that glows in the shadow of twilight
وهوand He أيضاalso مراتبdegrees ليسnot تخفىare hidden
وهو أيضا مراتب ليس تخفى
عنfrom أمامan imam (likely intended) مكملone who perfects المعراجthe ascent
عن أمام مكمل المعراج
And He, too, has degrees that are not hidden
It also has ranks that do not remain hidden
From an imam who perfects the ascent.
From the one completing the ascent
رتبةdegree الذاتthe Essence قبلbefore رتبةdegree علمknowledge
رتبة الذات قبل رتبة علم
بعدهاafter it رتبةdegree الكلامspeech المناجيcommuning
بعدها رتبة الكلام المناجي
The degree of the Essence precedes the degree of knowledge;
The rank of essence before the rank of knowledge
After it comes the degree of communing speech.
Then the rank of intimate speech
وهوand He فردone حقreal ونحنand we كثيرmany
وهو فرد حق ونحن كثير
باطلunreal فيin كلامناour speech كالسراجlike a lamp
باطل في كلامنا كالسراج
And He is One and real, while we are many,
He is One Truth and we are many
Unreal in our speech, like a lamp.
Falsehood in our speech like a lamp
فافهمواso understand ماwhat أقولI say ياO قومpeople منيfrom me
فافهموا ما أقول يا قوم مني
إننيindeed I البحرthe sea فيهin it ذوpossessor of الأمواجthe waves
إنني البحر فيه ذو الأمواج
So understand from me what I say, O people:
So understand what I say O people
I am indeed the sea, with waves within it.
I am the sea in it is the waves
هذهthis هذهthis بديعةa marvel وقتa moment
هذه هذه بديعة وقت
سمحwas generous اللهGod فيهin it بالإفراجwith release
سمح الله فيه بالإفراج
This—this is a marvel of a moment
This, this is a wonderful time
In which God graciously granted release.
That God has allowed release in it