ياO منyou who بهthrough him تتكوَّنcome into being الأكوانُthe worlds
يا من به تتكوَّن الأكوانُ
وبأمرهand by his command تتلونtake on hues الألوانُthe colors
وبأمره تتلون الألوانُ
O You through whom the worlds come into being,
O You by whom the universes are formed,
And by whose command colors take on their hues.
And by whose command the colors are made.
هيit هذهthis هيit هذهthis هيit هذهthis
هي هذه هي هذه هي هذه
كلall العوالمthe worlds تلكthose والإنسانand humankind
كل العوالم تلك والإنسان
It is this, it is this, it is this:
This, this, this, this,
All those worlds, and humankind.
All those worlds and mankind.
هيit كعبةKaaba الغيبthe unseen المقدسsacred طائفcircling
هي كعبة الغيب المقدس طائف
أبداًforever بهاaround it ماwhatever يظهرbrings forth الحدثانtime
أبداً بها ما يظهر الحدثان
It is the Kaaba of the sacred unseen; circling
It is the sacred unseen Kaaba,
Around it forever is whatever time brings forth.
In it events never appear.
ويمينهاand its right hand الحجرُthe Stone السعيدblessed لبيعةfor a pledge of allegiance
ويمينها الحجرُ السعيد لبيعة
قدindeed مدَّwas extended حيثُwhere شهودهاbeholding it الإيمانfaith
قد مدَّ حيثُ شهودها الإيمان
And its right hand, the blessed Stone, for a pledge of allegiance,
Its blessed Black Stone for allegiance,
Has been extended, where beholding it is faith.
Has extended where its faith is witnessed.
والروحand the spirit طائفةcircling وجسميand my body طائفcircling
والروح طائفة وجسمي طائف
هذاthis لهذاfor this فيin الوجودexistence قرانa pairing
هذا لهذا في الوجود قران
And the spirit circles, and my body circles;
The soul circumambulates and my body circumambulates,
This is paired with that in existence.
This one is paired to that in existence.
حتىuntil إذاwhen كشفwas lifted القناعthe veil وأشرقتand shone forth
حتى إذا كشف القناع وأشرقت
تلكthat الحقيقةthe reality والعيانand direct vision عيانdirect vision
تلك الحقيقة والعيان عيان
Until, when the veil is lifted and there shines
Until the veil is lifted and the truth shines,
That reality, and vision is vision,
And that reality appears clearly.
وهناكand there يبراis healed القلبthe heart منfrom داءthe sickness الجفاestrangement
وهناك يبرا القلب من داء الجفا
وبوصلناand through our union يتبدلis transformed الهجرانseparation
وبوصلنا يتبدل الهجران
And there the heart is healed of the sickness of estrangement,
There the heart is cured of the malady of estrangement,
And through our union, separation is transformed.
And by our reunion separation is transformed.