1. يا مَنْ بَدَا ظَاهِرْ

    حِينَ اسْتَتَرْ

    O you who appeared, outwardly manifest,

    when you were concealed,

  2. واخْتَفَى بَاطِنْ

    لَمَّا ظَهَرْ

    and vanished, inwardly hidden,

    when you appeared.

  3. طَهَرَتَ لَم تُخْفَ

    عَلَى أحَدْ

    You became pure; you were not hidden

    from anyone.

  4. وغِبْتَ لَمْ تَظْهَرْ

    لِكُلِّ حَدْ

    And you were absent, not appearing

    to any person.

  5. فأَنْتَ هُ الواحدْ

    بِلاَ أحَدْ

    So you are He, the One,

    without anyone else.

  6. واحِدْ بِلاَ ثَانِي

    تَحْقِيقْ خَبَرْ

    One, without a second—

    a verified statement.

  7. ما زَادْ عَلَى الواِحدْ

    مِنَّكْ ظَهَرْ

    Nothing more than the One

    appeared from you.

  8. إِسْمَعْ تَرَى قَوْلِي قولاً بديع

    لمن تقول إسمع أنت وَالْمُسْتَمِعْ

    Listen, and you will find my speech a wondrous utterance.

    To whom do you say 'Listen'? You and the listener—

  9. أنت هو القائل

    والمستمع

    you are the speaker

    and the listener.

  10. ما غَابَ أشْ تَدْرِي

    مَتَى حَضَرْ

    He was not absent—how can you know

    when he became present?

  11. اللهْ هُوَ الواحدْ

    بِلاَ أخَرْ

    God is the One,

    without another.

  12. ما ثَمَّ شَيْ مِثْلِي

    وَاحِدْ أنَا

    There is nothing like me;

    I am One.

  13. والأيْنُ في حَقِّي

    هُوَ الْعَنَا

    And 'where,' in my case,

    is hardship.

  14. فإنْ تَرَكْتَ الأينْ

    وَجَدْتَّنَا

    So if you abandon 'where,'

    you will find us.

  15. فَتُوب عن نَفسَك

    أو أقْتَصَرْ

    So repent of your self,

    or limit yourself.

  16. ترى بْعين قَلْبَكْ

    مَعْنى الْخَبر

    You will see with your heart's eye

    the meaning of the statement.

  17. قُل لي مَنْ الشَّيْطَانْ

    أوِ الْمَلَكْ

    Tell me: who is Satan,

    or the angel,

  18. أوْ أدْمَ أوُ حَوَّا

    أو الفَلَكْ

    or Adam, or Eve,

    or the celestial sphere,

  19. أوْ مَنْ نَجَا قُلِّي

    أوْ مَنْ هَلَكْ

    or who was saved—tell me—

    or who perished,

  20. أوْ منْ سَجَدْ للْشَمس

    أوِ لِلْقَمَرْ

    or who bowed down to the sun,

    or to the moon,

  21. أوْ مَن عَبَدْ لِلْنَّارْ

    أوِ الْحَجَرْ

    or who worshipped fire,

    or stone?

  22. لِعَاقِلْ يَفْهَمْ

    يَكُنْ نَبِيهْ

    For a person of reason who understands,

    let him be discerning.

  23. يَقَرا وَيتعَلِّمْ

    يَرْجِعْ فَقِيهْ

    He reads and learns,

    and becomes learned;

  24. يَعْرِفْ طرِيقْ الحقْ

    يسلك عَلِيهْ

    he knows the path of Truth,

    and walks upon it.

  25. فان فهم شرحوا

    اش ينتظر

    So if he understands what they explained,

    what is he waiting for?

  26. اخرج عن الكونين

    ترى القمر

    Step beyond the two worlds,

    and you will see the moon.