ياO نسبةaffiliation أدخلتbrought in سلمانSalman فيinto النسبthe lineage
يا نسبة أدخلت سلمان في النسب
يقولsays طهTa-Ha رسولMessenger اللهGod خيرbest نبيprophet
يقول طه رسول الله خير نبي
O bond that brought Salman into the lineage!
O lineage that brought Salman into lineage
Ta-Ha, God's Messenger, the best of prophets, says:
Says Taha, Messenger of God, the best prophet
سلمانSalman مناone of us بآلto the family of البيتthe House ألحقهhe joined him
سلمان منا بآل البيت ألحقه
معalthough أنهhe is فارسيPersian ليسis not بالعربيan Arab
مع أنه فارسي ليس بالعربي
“Salman is one of us”—he joined him to the Household,
Salman is one of us, the People of the House, include him
Though he was Persian, not an Arab.
Though he is Persian, not an Arab
وأخرجتand excluded عمهhis uncle الأدنىnearest إليهto him كماas
وأخرجت عمه الأدنى إليه كما
أتاهcame to him تبتmay they perish يداthe two hands of وحياًas revelation أبيAbu (father of) لهبLahab (flame)
أتاه تبت يدا وحياً أبي لهب
And it excluded the Messenger's uncle, nearest to him, as
And you brought out his paternal uncle as he
Revelation came to him: “May the hands of Abu Lahab perish!”
Came repenting, alive, O Abi Lahab
فابحثso inquire عنinto النسبةthe affiliation المرفوعexalted جانبهاits standing
فابحث عن النسبة المرفوع جانبها
ماwhat تلكthat واعملand work عليهاupon it فيكwithin you وانتسبand affiliate yourself
ما تلك واعمل عليها فيك وانتسب
So inquire into the bond whose standing is exalted:
So look into the elevated lineage, its side
What is it? Cultivate it within yourself, and claim its kinship.
What is that? And act upon it, in yourself, and attribute
ومجملand the gist of القولwhat is said فيregarding معنىthe meaning of حقيقتهاits true nature
ومجمل القول في معنى حقيقتها
بأنهاthat it is ملةthe faith of الإسلامIslam فاحتسبso seek divine reward
بأنها ملة الإسلام فاحتسب
And the gist of what is said of its true meaning
And the summary of the word, in its true meaning
Is that it is the faith of Islam—so seek God's reward.
Is that it is the religion of Islam, so take account
إسلامsurrender روحspirit وعقلand intellect للإلهto God معاtogether
إسلام روح وعقل للإله معا
بلاwithout شعورawareness ولاnor قصدintention ولاnor أربdesire
بلا شعور ولا قصد ولا أرب
The surrender of spirit and intellect together to God,
Islam of spirit and mind for God together
Without awareness, intention, or desire.
Without feeling, intent or purpose
هذاthis وتفصيلهand its detailed explanation إنif رمتyou wish تعرفهto know it
هذا وتفصيله إن رمت تعرفه
فإنهاfor it is حالةa state مجموعةgathered together الأدبproper conduct
فإنها حالة مجموعة الأدب
Such is it; as for its details, if you wish to know them:
And if you want to know its details
For it is a state in which all proper conduct is gathered.
It is a state of collected manners
سرa secret منfrom الغيبthe unseen سارflowed فيinto سريرةthe inmost heart of منwhomever
سر من الغيب سار في سريرة من
لهfor him يريدHe wills بلاwithout سعيstriving ولاnor سببcause
له يريد بلا سعي ولا سبب
A secret from the unseen that flowed into the inmost heart of one
A secret from the unseen flowed in one
For whom He wills it, without striving or cause.
Who wants without effort or cause
فإنso if بدتit appears لكto you منfrom فيضthe outpouring of الإلهGod هناhere
فإن بدت لك من فيض الإله هنا
فاسجدthen prostrate yourself لمولاكto your Lord فيin دنياكyour earthly life واقتربand draw near
فاسجد لمولاك في دنياك واقترب
So if it appears to you here from God's outpouring,
So if it appears to you from the overflowing of God
Then prostrate yourself to your Lord in your earthly life, and draw near:
Then prostrate to your Master in your life and draw near
سجودthe prostration of قلبa heart أنارillumined الغيبthe unseen طلعتهits countenance
سجود قلب أنار الغيب طلعته
فلمand so did not يدعleave عندهwith him ريباًa doubt منof الريبdoubts
فلم يدع عنده ريباً من الريب
The prostration of a heart whose countenance the unseen illumined,
A prostration of a heart whose rising He illuminated
And so left him with no doubt of any kind.
So He left in it no doubt or suspicion
وأسلمتand surrendered نفسهhis soul طوعاًwillingly لخالفهاto its Creator (likely intended: لخالقها)
وأسلمت نفسه طوعاً لخالفها
وآمنتand believed بالذيin that which فيهاwithin it منof الرتبthe ranks
وآمنت بالذي فيها من الرتب
And his soul willingly surrendered to its Creator,
And his soul submitted willingly to its contrary
And believed in the ranks within itself.
And believed in what ranks were in it
وأصبحتand came to be سائرall الأكوانcreated worlds تطلبهseek him
وأصبحت سائر الأكوان تطلبه
لأنهbecause he is سرهاtheir secret المخصوصsingled out بالقربfor nearness
لأنه سرها المخصوص بالقرب
And all created worlds began to seek him,
And all of existence began seeking Him
For he is their secret, singled out for nearness:
For He is its secret of nearness
تنزلاتdescents كلامspeech لاno حروفletters لهbelonging to it
تنزلات كلام لا حروف له
ولاnor عروضarising معانيthe meanings of جملةall الكتبthe books
ولا عروض معاني جملة الكتب
Descents of speech that has no letters,
Revelations of speech without letters
Nor the arising of the meanings of all the books.
Or prosody, the meanings of all books
حقa reality تنزهis exalted عنbeyond روحspirit وعنand beyond جسدbody
حق تنزه عن روح وعن جسد
وعنand beyond ظهورmanifestation وعماand beyond what فيin البطونhiddenness خبىlay concealed
وعن ظهور وعما في البطون خبى
A reality exalted beyond spirit and body,
A truth transcendent of spirit and body
And beyond manifestation, and beyond what lay concealed in hiddenness.
And appearance and what is hidden in the abdomens