إِسْمَعُواlisten to ذِيthis الحقيقهْthe truth
إِسْمَعُوا ذِي الحقيقهْ
ياO جميعْall مَنwho يسمعhear
يا جميعْ مَن يسمع
Listen to this truth,
Listen to the truth
O all who hear!
All who can hear
إِنَّindeed عِلْمَknowledge of الحقيقهthe truth
إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقه
نُورْlight وبالحقِّand with the truth يَصْدَعproclaims openly
نُورْ وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع
Indeed, knowledge of the truth
Knowledge of truth
is light and openly proclaims the truth.
Is light and with truth does prevail
قالَsaid عِلمُknowledge of الحقيقهthe truth
قالَ عِلمُ الحقيقه
أناI أُسُّthe foundation of الشَّرِيعهْthe sacred law
أنا أُسُّ الشَّرِيعهْ
Knowledge of the truth said:
Said the knowledge of truth
I am the foundation of the sacred law.
I am the foundation of law
مَنْwhoever تبِعْهاfollows it سيَلقَىwill receive
مَنْ تبِعْها سيَلقَى
مِنِّيfrom me أدراجْranks رَفيعَهlofty
مِنِّي أدراجْ رَفيعَه
Whoever follows it will receive
Whoever follows it will attain
lofty ranks from me.
High ascents from me
والمخالفْand the disobedient one سيَشْقَىwill suffer
والمخالفْ سيَشْقَى
ويَرْكبand he will ride into أهْوالterrors شنيعَهhideous
ويَرْكب أهْوال شنيعَه
And the disobedient one will suffer
And whoever opposes it will suffer
and ride into hideous terrors
And face terrible horrors
فيin بُحُورِseas غريقهْdeep
في بُحُورِ غريقهْ
إِنif غَرِقْhe drowns ليْسَdoes not يَطْلعresurface
إِن غَرِقْ ليْسَ يَطْلع
in deep seas;
In oceans of drowning
if he drowns, he will not resurface.
If drowned, cannot emerge
إِنَّindeed عِلْمَknowledge of الحقيقهthe truth
إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقه
نُورlight وبالحقِّand with the truth يَصْدَعproclaims openly
نُور وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع
Indeed, knowledge of the truth
Knowledge of truth
is light and openly proclaims the truth.
Is light and with truth does prevail
جِيcome نقُلI will tell لكْto you حِكايَهa tale
جِي نقُل لكْ حِكايَه
وافْهمand understand إِنْif كُنتَyou are تفْهمunderstanding
وافْهم إِنْ كُنتَ تفْهم
Come, let me tell you a tale,
Come we tell you a story
and understand, if you can understand.
And understand if you can understand
حالُthe state of أهْلِthe people of الوَلايَهْsainthood
حالُ أهْلِ الوَلايَهْ
حالa state مُصحَّحْmade sound مُحكَّمfirmly established
حال مُصحَّحْ مُحكَّم
The state of the saints
The state of the saints
is a sound, firmly established state.
The state of the corrected confirmed
إِنَّindeed فيin الخِضْرِal-Khidr آيهْa sign
إِنَّ في الخِضْرِ آيهْ
والنَّبيّand the prophet المَكلَّمspoken to
والنَّبيّ المَكلَّم
Indeed, in al-Khidr there is a sign,
Indeed in Al-Khidr is a lesson
and in the prophet who was spoken to.
And the speaking prophet
كُلُّهُمeach of them لوfor him طرِيقهa path
كُلُّهُم لو طرِيقه
والْتَفُواand they gathered عِندَat مجْمَعَa meeting place
والْتَفُوا عِندَ مجْمَعَ
Each of them has a path,
All have a path
and they gathered at a meeting place.
And met at an assembly
إِنَّindeed عِلْمَknowledge of الحقيقهthe truth
إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقه
نُورlight وبالحقِّand with the truth يصتْدَعproclaims openly
نُور وبالحقِّ يصتْدَع
Indeed, knowledge of the truth
Knowledge of truth
is light and openly proclaims the truth.
Is light and with truth does prevail
إِفْهَمُواunderstand ذِيthese المقاصدthe aims
إِفْهَمُوا ذِي المقاصد
ياO أُهَيْلَdear folk of الإرادهْaspiration
يا أُهَيْلَ الإرادهْ
Understand these aims,
Understand o people of purpose
O dear aspirants!
O family of will
إِنَّindeed مِنwhoever ظَلّremains قاعِدseated
إِنَّ مِن ظَلّ قاعِد
كَيْفَhow تَكُنْcan there be لُوسِيادَهْmastery for him
كَيْفَ تَكُنْ لُوسِيادَهْ
Indeed, whoever remains seated—
That one who sits idle
how can mastery be his?
How can he become a leader
السُّعُودgood fortune لِلْمُجاهِدfor the striver
السُّعُود لِلْمُجاهِد
ولهُand for him الحزْقُstrenuous effort عادَهْa habit
ولهُ الحزْقُ عادَهْ
Good fortune belongs to the striver,
Triumph is for the striving
and strenuous effort is his habit.
And for him is habitual provision
والمعانيand the meanings الرِّشيقهْgraceful
والمعاني الرِّشيقهْ
وهْوَand he أرْشَقْmore graceful وأبْدَعand more wondrous
وهْوَ أرْشَقْ وأبْدَع
And graceful meanings are his,
And sublime meanings
and he is more graceful and more wondrous.
It is most eloquent and creative
إِنَّindeed عِلْمَknowledge of الحقيقهْthe truth
إِنَّ عِلْمَ الحقيقهْ
نُورْlight وبالحقِّand with the truth يَصْدَعproclaims openly
نُورْ وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع
Indeed, knowledge of the truth
Knowledge of truth
is light and openly proclaims the truth.
Is light and with truth does prevail
ياO مُريدينseekers جُدُّواbe diligent
يا مُريدين جُدُّوا
وافهمُواand understand ذِيthese الأشايِرْthe signs
وافهمُوا ذِي الأشايِرْ
O seekers, be diligent,
O seekers be diligent
and understand these signs.
And understand the months
منwhoever غَرَسْplants شَيْsomething يَجدُّواwill find it
من غَرَسْ شَيْ يَجدُّوا
ويَنالُand he will attain الْبَشايرْthe glad tidings
ويَنالُ الْبَشايرْ
Whoever plants something will find it
Whoever plants something will reap
and receive glad tidings.
And attain good tidings
والكسَلand the lazy one يبْقَىwill remain وَحْدُواby himself
والكسَل يبْقَى وَحْدُوا
يْومَthe day تُبْلَىare tested السَّرايِرthe secrets
يْومَ تُبْلَى السَّرايِر
And the lazy one will remain alone
And laziness remains alone
on the day when secrets are tested,
The day the secrets are worn out
ودُمُوعُواand his tears طلِيقَهْunrestrained
ودُمُوعُوا طلِيقَهْ
علىover ماwhat كانْhe had ضَيَّعْsquandered
على ما كانْ ضَيَّعْ
and his tears flow freely
And plentiful tears
over what he had squandered.
For what was wasted
إِنَّindeed عِلمknowledge of الحقيقهْthe truth
إِنَّ عِلم الحقيقهْ
نُورlight وبالحقِّand with the truth يَصْدَعproclaims openly
نُور وبالحقِّ يَصْدَع
Indeed, knowledge of the truth
Knowledge of truth
is light and openly proclaims the truth.
Is light and with truth does prevail