هذاthis الطريقthe path بداhas appeared فأينso where السالكُthe wayfarer
هذا الطريق بدا فأين السالكُ
ماnot الناسpeople إلاexcept سالمsafe أوor هالكُdoomed
ما الناس إلا سالم أو هالكُ
The path stands revealed—where, then, is the wayfarer?
This path has appeared—where, then, is the wayfarer?
People are nothing but the safe and the perishing.
People are either safe or doomed.
رمتyou seek الشريعةthe Sacred Law أنتyou مملوكenslaved لهاto it
رمت الشريعة أنت مملوك لها
وإذاand if الحقيقةReality رمتyou seek أنتyou المالكthe master
وإذا الحقيقة رمت أنت المالك
You seek the sacred Law: you are its possession;
If you seek the Sacred Law, you are its slave.
but when it is Reality you seek, you are the master.
And if you seek Reality, you are the master.
والكائناتand created things إذاwhen عرفتyou know تلألأتshine forth
والكائنات إذا عرفت تلألأت
وإذاand when جهلتyou are ignorant هيthey الظلامthe darkness الحالكpitch-black
وإذا جهلت هي الظلام الحالك
Created things, when known, shimmer;
And created things, when you know, shine forth.
and when unknown, they are pitch-black darkness.
And when you are ignorant, they are pitch-black darkness.