قف ههنا بين العذيب وبارقِ

قف ههنا بين العذيب وبارقِ

وانظر ترى الأكوان لمعة بارقِ

وانظر ترى الأكوان لمعة بارقِ

Stand here between al-ʿUdhayb and Bāriq,

Stand here between the sweet herbs and lightning

and look: you will see the worlds as a flash of lightning.

And look, you will see the universes sparkling

قوم مضوا ولسوف قومٌ غيرهم

قوم مضوا ولسوف قومٌ غيرهم

يأتون كالماء السريع الدافق

يأتون كالماء السريع الدافق

A people have passed away, and surely other people

People passed and indeed other people

will come like swift, gushing water.

Will come like the fast flowing water

قرأت كتاب الله بالله الحجى

قرأت كتاب الله بالله الحجى

منا وقد جاءت بعلم حقائق

منا وقد جاءت بعلم حقائق

Through God, God's Book was read by the intellect

I read the book of God, with God the protector

within us, and it brought knowledge of truths.

It came with the knowledge of the truth

قبلت تجلي الحق في أكوانه

قبلت تجلي الحق في أكوانه

والغير مفتون بفان زاهق

والغير مفتون بفان زاهق

It accepted the Real's manifestation in His worlds,

I accepted the manifestation of truth in its universes

while others are beguiled by what fades and perishes.

While others are infatuated with the vanishing world

قالوا هي الأعيان والأعراض لم

قالوا هي الأعيان والأعراض لم

يدروا سوى ألفاظ نطق الناطق

يدروا سوى ألفاظ نطق الناطق

They said, 'These are substances and accidents'; they did not

They said it's entities and incidents. They only knew

know anything beyond the words of the speaker's speech.

Words uttered by the speaker

قم يا نديم إلى كؤوس شرابنا

قم يا نديم إلى كؤوس شرابنا

ذاك القديم بدا بخلق خلائق

ذاك القديم بدا بخلق خلائق

Rise, O drinking companion, to the cups of our drink:

Rise, my friend, to our wine cups

That Eternal One appeared through the creation of creatures.

That ancient one who began creating creations

قربت إليه به القلوب وأبعدت

قربت إليه به القلوب وأبعدت

عنه النفوس لربطها بعلائق

عنه النفوس لربطها بعلائق

Through Him hearts were drawn near to Him, and kept far

I drew near to Him with it the hearts and distanced

from Him were souls, because they were bound to attachments.

From Him the souls to bind them with causes

قيد الكوائن مطلق فوجودنا

قيد الكوائن مطلق فوجودنا

نور يلوح لسابق وللاحق

نور يلوح لسابق وللاحق

The bond of beings is unbound; thus our existence

The liberator of existences, our existence

is a light shining for those before and those after.

Is light that shines for the predecessor and the successor

قنعت به عيني فلم تر غيره

قنعت به عيني فلم تر غيره

والقلب هام به بعزم صادق

والقلب هام به بعزم صادق

My eye was content with Him and saw none but Him,

My eyes were content with Him, they saw none but Him

and the heart was enraptured by Him with sincere resolve.

And my heart roamed with Him with true determination

قد كنت أحسبه الذي صورته

قد كنت أحسبه الذي صورته

فإذا المصور والمصور خالقي

فإذا المصور والمصور خالقي

I had thought Him to be the one I pictured;

I used to think He was the One I imagined

then behold: the fashioner and the fashioned are my Creator.

But it was the Creator and the Created, my Creator