سلامpeace علىupon الإخوانthe brethren فيin حضرةthe presence القدسِholiness
سلام على الإخوان في حضرة القدسِ
ومنand those محيتwere erased آثارهمtheir traces فيin ضياradiance الشمسِthe sun
ومن محيت آثارهم في ضيا الشمسِ
Peace upon the brethren in the presence of holiness,
Greetings to the brothers in the presence of Jerusalem
And upon those whose traces were erased in the sun’s radiance.
And those whose traces are wiped out under the sun's glow
سقىmay He water اللهGod أياماًdays بهمwith them قدindeed تقاصرتgrew short
سقى الله أياماً بهم قد تقاصرت
وليلاتand nights وصلunion بالمسرةwith joy والإنسand companionship
وليلات وصل بالمسرة والإنس
May God water the days that grew short in their company,
May God water days through them though they were brief
And nights of union with joy and companionship.
And nights of connection with joy and company
سترتI concealed الهوىlove إلاexcept عنfrom القومthe company فارتقىand so rose
سترت الهوى إلا عن القوم فارتقى
فؤاديmy heart إلىto غيبan unseen realm عنbeyond العقلreason والحسand sense
فؤادي إلى غيب عن العقل والحس
I concealed my love from all but the company; and so rose
Passion has been concealed except from this folk, so my heart
My heart to an unseen realm beyond reason and sense.
Ascended to an absence of mind and senses
سريرa couch منof التحقيقrealization يسموrises بأهلهwith its occupants
سرير من التحقيق يسمو بأهله
علىabove العرشthe Throne فيat أوجthe summit العلىsublimity وعلىand above الكرسيthe Seat
على العرش في أوج العلى وعلى الكرسي
A couch of realization rises with its occupants,
A throne of realization elevates its people
Above the Throne, at the summit of sublimity, and above the Seat.
Above the highest throne and the Chair
سريتI journeyed by night بهon it ليلاًat night إلىto رفرفthe cushion المنىwishes
سريت به ليلاً إلى رفرف المنى
وبيand with me زجwas thrust فيinto النورthe light الذيwhich جلwas exalted عنbeyond لبسconfusion
وبي زج في النور الذي جل عن لبس
I journeyed on it by night to the cushion of wishes,
I walked by night with it to the flutter of wishes
And I was thrust into the light exalted beyond confusion.
With me immersed in the Light beyond confusion's dress
سماءthe heaven التجليmanifestation بالبراقon Buraq صعدتهاI ascended it
سماء التجلي بالبراق صعدتها
وقدand already غبتI vanished عنfrom جسميmy body الكثيفdense وعنand from نفسيmy self
وقد غبت عن جسمي الكثيف وعن نفسي
I ascended the heaven of manifestation on Buraq,
The heaven of epiphany with Burāq I ascended
And I had vanished from my dense body and from my self.
While I was absent from my dense body and soul
سأهدمI shall demolish ماwhat تبنيbuild العقولminds لأهلهاfor their possessors
سأهدم ما تبني العقول لأهلها
منout of الفكرthought فيin أرضthe land الخيالاتimaginings والحدسِand conjecture
من الفكر في أرض الخيالات والحدسِ
I shall demolish what minds build for their possessors
I will destroy what minds build for themselves
Out of thought, in the land of imaginings and conjecture,
Of thoughts in the land of imaginings and guesses
سريعاًswiftly إلىtoward أسرارthe mysteries روحa spirit شريفةnoble
سريعاً إلى أسرار روح شريفة
عنbeyond النوعspecies قدindeed جلتwas exalted ودقتand was subtle عنbeyond الجنسgenus
عن النوع قد جلت ودقت عن الجنس
Swiftly toward the mysteries of a noble spirit,
Swiftly to the secrets of a noble soul
Exalted beyond species and too subtle for genus.
Above humankind, remote and subtle beyond genre
سبانيtook me captive جمالthe beauty الوجهthe Face والكلand all هالكperishing
سباني جمال الوجه والكل هالك
وعلميand my knowledge تسامىsoared عنbeyond كتابa book وعنand beyond درسa lesson
وعلمي تسامى عن كتاب وعن درس
The beauty of the Face took me captive, and all is perishing.
The beauty of the face captivated me and all are dying
And my knowledge soared beyond book and lesson.
And my knowledge transcended books and lessons
سروريmy joy وأفراحيand my delights خروجيmy going forth عندin the presence of السوىall else
سروري وأفراحي خروجي عند السوى
وإنيand indeed I منfrom الحقthe Real الوجودexistence علىupon الأسthe foundation
وإني من الحق الوجود على الأس
My joy and my delights are my going forth in the presence of all else.
My happiness and joys are in my going beyond parity
And I, from the Real, am existence upon the foundation.
And truly I, existence itself, am dependent on the Maker