ياO وجوديmy being إننيindeed I الصورةthe form لكْYours
يا وجودي إنني الصورة لكْ
أنتYou قدalready صورتهاYou fashioned it وهيand it is ملكْan angel
أنت قد صورتها وهي ملكْ
O my Being, I am Your form.
O my existence, I am your image
You have fashioned it, and it is an angel.
You have imaged me and I am yours
شهدwitnessed الحقthe Real ولمand did not يشهدwitness سوىother than
شهد الحق ولم يشهد سوى
أنهthat He الشاهدthe Witness سوَّىfashioned وملكand ruled
أنه الشاهد سوَّى وملك
It witnessed the Real, and witnessed nothing but
Truth has witnessed and none has witnessed but
that He is the Witness, who fashioned and ruled.
That He is the Witness, He ordained and ruled
صورتيmy form فعلan act لهof His وهوand He الذيwho
صورتي فعل له وهو الذي
صاغهاfashioned it منfrom عدمnonexistence ربLord الفلكthe celestial sphere
صاغها من عدم رب الفلك
My form is an act of His, and He is the one
My image is His act and He is the One
who fashioned it from nothing, the Lord of the celestial sphere.
Who molded it from nothingness, Lord of the universe
وكذاand likewise الأشياءall things طراًwithout exception قلsay كذاthus
وكذا الأشياء طراً قل كذا
حكمهاtheir ruling شرعاًunder sacred law لمنto whoever قدalready سألكasked you
حكمها شرعاً لمن قد سألك
And likewise all things, without exception; say, 'Such is
And so are all things, say just so
their ruling under sacred law,' to whoever has asked you.
His judgment of them religiously if you've been asked
ياO ابنةdaughter العزِّglory إلىuntil كمhow long شغفيmy passion
يا ابنة العزِّ إلى كم شغفي
أيwhich يومday يعدمannihilates النورthe light الحلكthe darkness
أي يوم يعدم النور الحلك
O daughter of glory, how long will my passion last?
O daughter of glory, to what extent is my fervor
On what day will light annihilate the darkness?
What day will the halo's light be lacking?
وأناand I تلكthat one (feminine) كماjust as تلكthat one (feminine) أناI
وأنا تلك كما تلك أنا
وهماand they both الواحدthe one والإثنانand the two لكfor You
وهما الواحد والإثنان لك
And I am she, just as she is I;
And I am that as that is I
and for You, they are the one and the two.
And both are one and two for you
قلتI said لماwhen هيshe قالتshe said ليto me وقدand already
قلت لما هي قالت لي وقد
غلَّقتbolted أبوابهاher doors ليfor me هيتcome! لكfor you
غلَّقت أبوابها لي هيت لك
I said, when she said to me, having already
I said when she is, she said to me and
bolted her doors for me, 'Come to me!'
Closed her doors to me, hey, for you
ومعاذand refuge in اللهGod قوليmy reply عندماwhen
ومعاذ الله قولي عندما
ظهرتappeared ليto me غيرهاsomeone other than her خذtake أملكyour hope
ظهرت لي غيرها خذ أملك
(and 'God forbid!' is my reply whenever
God forbid my words when
someone other than her appears to me), 'Take what you hope for.'
Another appeared to me, take what is yours
وبداand appeared برهانthe proof ربيmy Lord ظاهراًplainly
وبدا برهان ربي ظاهراً
واختفتand vanished أغيارهthings other than Him عمنfrom whoever سلكtrod the path
واختفت أغياره عمن سلك
And my Lord's proof appeared plainly,
And my Lord's proof became manifest
and all besides Him vanished from whoever trod the path.
And fakes disappeared from those who tread the path
جلis majestic ربيmy Lord وتعالىand is exalted فزtriumph بهthrough Him
جل ربي وتعالى فز به
ياO رفيقيmy companion وتداركand rescue منwhoever هلكperished
يا رفيقي وتدارك من هلك
Majestic and exalted is my Lord; triumph through Him,
Exalted is my Lord, transcendent, so win Him over
O my companion, and rescue whoever has perished.
O my companion, and make up for those who've perished
هذهthis الغفلةheedlessness نارٌa fire أوقدتwas kindled
هذه الغفلة نارٌ أوقدت
فاطفِهاso extinguish it بالذكرthrough remembrance واسبقand outstrip أجلكyour appointed end
فاطفِها بالذكر واسبق أجلك
This heedlessness is a fire that has been kindled;
This heedlessness is a fire kindled
so quench it with remembrance, and outrun your appointed end.
So extinguish it by remembering, precede your fate