أنتyou فيin بالكyour mind خاطرْa passing thought
أنت في بالك خاطرْ
فانمحىso be effaced عنكfrom yourself وخاطرْand venture
فانمحى عنك وخاطرْ
You are a passing thought in your own mind.
You are in my mind, a thought
So be effaced from yourself, and venture.
So banish it from you, thought
وصلِand join الجزءَthe part بكُلٍّto a whole
وصلِ الجزءَ بكُلٍّ
ثمthen كنbe للكلof the whole فاطرan originator
ثم كن للكل فاطر
And join the part to a whole,
And connect the part to the whole
Then be the originator of the whole.
Then be for the whole a creator
وانتشقand breathe in زهرblossoms رياضيmy gardens
وانتشق زهر رياضي
فبطيبيfor through my fragrance الكونthe universe عاطرfragrant
فبطيبي الكون عاطر
And breathe in the blossoms of my gardens,
And a garden flower bursts open
For through my fragrance the universe is fragrant.
With my goodness the universe scented
وانتهضand rise وارفعand raise كفوفاًpalms
وانتهض وارفع كفوفاً
فسحابfor the cloud الجودbounty ماطرraining
فسحاب الجود ماطر
And rise, and lift your palms,
And rise up and lift your palms
For the cloud of bounty is raining.
For the cloud of generosity rains
وإذاand if بانappears همامa valiant man
وإذا بان همام
لكto you منfrom ذاتكyour essence شاطرshrewd
لك من ذاتك شاطر
And if a valiant man appears
And when worries appear
To you from your own essence—a shrewd one—
You have within yourself a partner
عدِّpass عنbeyond سلسلةchain النفthe self (continued)
عدِّ عن سلسلة النف
س(completes 'self') وأغلالand fetters الخواطرthoughts
س وأغلال الخواطر
Pass beyond the chain of the self
Count away from the soul's chains
And the fetters of thoughts.
And shackles of thoughts
وتيقنand be certain أنthat سريmy secret
وتيقن أن سري
حارسa guardian فيكwithin you وناظرand a watcher
حارس فيك وناظر
And be certain that my secret
And be certain that my secret
Is a guardian within you, and a watcher.
Is a guardian within you, watching