ياO منyou who علىat البابthe door لاnot يردُّare turned away
يا من على الباب لا يردُّ
كيفhow عنaway from اللهGod فيكin you صدُّa turning away
كيف عن الله فيك صدُّ
O you who are not turned away at the door,
O you at the door who will not turn away
How can there be in you a turning away from God?
How can you turn away from God within you?
فانظرso look كماas أنتyou مستعدُّready
فانظر كما أنت مستعدُّ
مظاهرmanifestations الحقthe Real لاnot تعدُّare counted
مظاهر الحق لا تعدُّ
So look according to your readiness:
Look how you are prepared
The manifestations of the Real cannot be counted,
Signs of the Truth cannot be counted
والحقand the Real فيهاin them فلاso not يحدُّis bounded
والحق فيها فلا يحدُّ
إنif رمتyou seek أنthat لاnot يكونthere be كربٌanguish
إن رمت أن لا يكون كربٌ
And the Real is in them, so cannot be bounded.
And the Truth in them is boundless
If you seek that there be no anguish,
If you wish there to be no suffering
ولمand did not يزلcease فيin الفؤادthe heart قربٌnearness
ولم يزل في الفؤاد قربٌ
كنbe عارفاًa knower والفناءand annihilation شربٌa draught
كن عارفاً والفناء شربٌ
And nearness never cease within the heart,
And your heart always feels near
Be a knower, and annihilation is a draught.
Be a knower and dissolution is a drink
إنif بطنis hidden العبدthe servant فهوthen he is ربٌّLord
إن بطن العبد فهو ربٌّ
وإنand if بداappears الربthe Lord فهوthen he is عبدa servant
وإن بدا الرب فهو عبد
If the servant is hidden, he is Lord;
The servant's belly, it is the Lord
And if the Lord appears, he is a servant.
And if the Lord appears, He is a servant
ذبmelt فيin التجليthe manifestation ذاتاًin essence ووصفاand in attribute
ذب في التجلي ذاتاً ووصفا
وكنand be منthan الروحthe spirit فيهin it أصفىpurer
وكن من الروح فيه أصفى
Melt in the manifestation, in essence and attribute,
Sacrifice in revelation essence and attribute
And in it, be purer than the spirit.
And be from the Spirit within the purest
وإنand if ترمyou seek تعرفto know المصفَّىthe purified one
وإن ترم تعرف المصفَّى
فظاهرthen an outward aspect لاnot يكادalmost يخفىbe hidden
فظاهر لا يكاد يخفى
And if you seek to know the purified one,
And if you wish to know the Purified
Then his outward aspect can scarcely be hidden,
Then the apparent barely conceals
وباطنand an inward aspect لاnot يكادalmost يبدوappear
وباطن لا يكاد يبدو
And his inward aspect can scarcely appear.
And the hidden barely reveals