وُجُودُthe being of مَنْthe one whom قدْalready وَجَدْناwe have found
وُجُودُ مَنْ قدْ وَجَدْنا
عَنْهُfrom Him يَسْبِقْprecedes
عَنْهُ يَسْبِقْ
The being of the One we have found
comes first from Him.
بِذَاthus قالْsaid كُلُّevery حَدperson
بِذَا قالْ كُلُّ حَد
وبِهْand in it صَدَّقbelieved
وبِهْ صَدَّق
Thus has everyone spoken,
and believed in it.
ومَوْجُودُand the Existent of الْوُجَودexistence
ومَوْجُودُ الْوُجَود
سِرَّكَyour secret الْحَقْthe Real
سِرَّكَ الْحَقْ
And the Existent of existence
is your secret, the Real.
نَرَىwe see ضَرْبَةَa blow لاَزمinevitable
نَرَى ضَرْبَةَ لاَزم
سِرَّكَyour secret الْحَقthe Real
سِرَّكَ الْحَق
We see an inevitable blow.
Your secret is the Real.
نَرَىwe see ضَرْبَةَa blow لاَزمinevitable
نَرَى ضَرْبَةَ لاَزم
وُجُودُناour being تَرَاجِمinterpretations
وُجُودُنا تَرَاجِم
We see an inevitable blow.
Our being consists of interpretations.
وقُلْand say للْفَيْلَسُوفْto the philosopher
وقُلْ للْفَيْلَسُوفْ
كَمْhow long ذَاthis تُسَلْسلyou pursue a causal regress
كَمْ ذَا تُسَلْسل
And say to the philosopher:
"How long will you pursue this regress?
لاno بُدَّescape أنthat تَقِفyou stop
لا بُدَّ أن تَقِف
لاno بُدَّescape أنthat تُعَلَّلit be explained by a cause
لا بُدَّ أن تُعَلَّل
You must come to a stop;
it must be traced to a cause.
فَمَعلُولُfor the effect of الْحُدُوثorigination
فَمَعلُولُ الْحُدُوث
وُجُودexistence لُوit has أوِّلa beginning
وُجُود لُو أوِّل
For the effect of origination
is an existence with a beginning."
وإِنَّكand indeed you ياO مُخَاصِمdisputant
وإِنَّك يا مُخَاصِم
فيin بَحْرِthe sea of اللَّوْمِblame عايِمْswimming
في بَحْرِ اللَّوْمِ عايِمْ
And indeed you, O disputant,
are swimming in a sea of blame.
وبَيَّنْand explain للطَبِيعيto the natural philosopher
وبَيَّنْ للطَبِيعي
ماwhat هُوَit is أوْلَىmore fitting
ما هُوَ أوْلَى
And explain to the natural philosopher
what is more fitting.
وَقُلْواand tell him الانْفِعَالbeing acted upon
وَقُلْوا الانْفِعَال
عَنْfrom فاعِلan agent أمْor لاَnot
عَنْ فاعِل أمْ لاَ
And tell him: "Is being acted upon
due to an agent, or not?"
فإنْthen if جَاكhe comes to you باسْمwith a name
فإنْ جَاك باسْم
مَنْthe one whom تَهْوَىyou love فأهْلاthen welcome
مَنْ تَهْوَى فأهْلا
Then if he comes to you with the name
of the one you love—then welcome!
هَذَاكْthat هit is اسمa name دايمْenduring
هَذَاكْ ه اسم دايمْ
قلواtell him دعنيleave me ياO ظَالِمwrongdoer
قلوا دعني يا ظَالِم
That is an enduring name.
Tell him: "Leave me, O wrongdoer!
بذاby this الاسمِname عليكupon you
بذا الاسمِ عليك
بِاللهby God دعنيleave me ياO ظَالِمwrongdoer
بِالله دعني يا ظَالِم
By this name, I implore you—
by God, leave me, O wrongdoer!"
وهلand does يُنْكِرْdeny أحدanyone
وهل يُنْكِرْ أحد
لوجودِfor existence فاعلْan agent
لوجودِ فاعلْ
And does anyone deny
that existence has an agent?
ظَهَرhas appeared سرْthe secret of الخِلاَفdisagreement
ظَهَر سرْ الخِلاَف
بِينِamong الأوائِلthe ancients
بِينِ الأوائِل
The secret of disagreement has appeared
among the ancients.
ومَرْقُومand the markings of الأراقمthe mottled serpents
ومَرْقُوم الأراقم
بِهto it يشْهدbears witness ياO نايِمsleeper
بِه يشْهد يا نايِم
And the serpents' markings
bear witness to it, O sleeper.
حرُوفletters هيthey are ذِيthese النُّفُوسsouls
حرُوف هي ذِي النُّفُوس
تجمعهاgather them الاسماthe names
تجمعها الاسما
These souls are letters;
the names gather them together.
والاسْمَاand the names والنُفُوسand the souls
والاسْمَا والنُفُوس
اسْمthe name of المُسَمَّىthe Named
اسْم المُسَمَّى
And the names and the souls
are the name of the Named.
ولكنّbut الخِلافthe disagreement
ولكنّ الخِلاف
قدْalready جَاhas come فيconcerning عمّاʿammā: about what
قدْ جَا في عمّا
But the disagreement
has arisen over "ʿammā",
كماjust as هيit is فيin الطواسيمthe Ṭā-Sīn-Mīm sequences
كما هي في الطواسيم
كنُوزtreasures للطَّلاسيمfor talismans
كنُوز للطَّلاسيم
as it has over the Ṭā-Sīn-Mīm sequences—
treasures for talismans.
مَحَلُّthe locus of الاتحَادْunion
مَحَلُّ الاتحَادْ
فيin ذِيthis القضّيهْmatter
في ذِي القضّيهْ
The locus of union
in this matter
يَجُّلُis exalted عَنْbeyond مَقَالْspeech
يَجُّلُ عَنْ مَقَالْ
بالمَثْنَوِيَّهْin terms of duality
بالمَثْنَوِيَّهْ
is beyond any talk
in terms of duality.
بذاthus قالspoke منone who لوhe has
بذا قال من لو
ذِكْرٌremembrance وَرَوِيُهand reflection
ذِكْرٌ وَرَوِيُه
Thus spoke one endowed with
remembrance and reflection.
فَمَنْso whoever يَسْتَلُunsheathes صارِمa keen sword
فَمَنْ يَسْتَلُ صارِم
يَقْرَاreads هَذِيthese المَلاَحِمepics
يَقْرَا هَذِي المَلاَحِم
So whoever unsheathes a keen sword
should read these epics.