مَاnothing لِلْمَلُوكْfor the bondsman
مَا لِلْمَلُوكْ
إلاَّexcept حُسْنِgoodness of ظَنُّواhis opinion
إلاَّ حُسْنِ ظَنُّوا
The bondsman has nothing
but his good opinion of Him.
مَلَكْHe possessed قَلْبيmy heart
مَلَكْ قَلْبي
مَنْthe One who أنَاI بِعَيْنُواin His sight
مَنْ أنَا بِعَيْنُوا
He has possessed my heart—
the One in whose sight I am.
مَللَكْHe possessed رُوحِيmy soul
مَللَكْ رُوحِي
وبَعْضِيand part of me وكُلِّيand all of me
وبَعْضِي وكُلِّي
He has possessed my soul,
and part of me and all of me,
وَمَعْنَائِيand my inner meaning
وَمَعْنَائِي
وجَمْعِيand my gathered self وجُلِّيand my greater part
وجَمْعِي وجُلِّي
and my inner meaning,
and my gathered self and my greater part.
إِنْif لَمnot يَعْفُHe pardons
إِنْ لَم يَعْفُ
فمنْthen who لَكْfor you ومَنْand who لِيfor me
فمنْ لَكْ ومَنْ لِي
If He does not pardon,
then who is there for you, and who for me?
هُوَHe مَعَكْwith you
هُوَ مَعَكْ
وأنْتand you تَطْلُبyou seek أيْنُوwhere He is
وأنْت تَطْلُب أيْنُو
He is with you,
while you ask, "Where is He?"
قَصِّرْrein in فَهْمَكْyour understanding
قَصِّرْ فَهْمَكْ
أيْنُوwhere is He? أيْنُوwhere is He? أيْنُواwhere is He?
أيْنُو أيْنُو أيْنُوا
Rein in your understanding:
"Where is He? Where is He? Where is He?"
ياذَاO you الجاهلْignorant one
ياذَا الجاهلْ
بِجَهْلِكin your ignorance ماnot تعلمyou know
بِجَهْلِك ما تعلم
O ignorant one,
in your ignorance you do not know
مَعْنَىthe meaning of عيسىJesus
مَعْنَى عيسى
وَلَدَتْهُshe bore him مريمْMary
وَلَدَتْهُ مريمْ
the meaning of Jesus,
whom Mary bore,
وإِبْراهِيمْand Abraham
وإِبْراهِيمْ
ومُوسىand Moses الْمُكَلَّمْthe one spoken to
ومُوسى الْمُكَلَّمْ
and Abraham,
and Moses, the one spoken to,
وقَوْلَand the saying of اللهْGod
وقَوْلَ اللهْ
لِمُحَمَّدِto Muhammad إِدنُواdraw near
لِمُحَمَّدِ إِدنُوا
and God's saying
to Muhammad: "Draw near."
مَلَكْHe possessed قلبيmy heart
مَلَكْ قلبي
مَنْthe One who أنَاI بِعَيْنُواin His sight
مَنْ أنَا بِعَيْنُوا
He has possessed my heart—
the One in whose sight I am.
إِخْرِقْmake a breach تَنْجُوyou will be saved
إِخْرِقْ تَنْجُو
مِنْfrom لُجَجْthe depths of بِحارَكْyour seas
مِنْ لُجَجْ بِحارَكْ
Make a breach, and you will be saved
from the depths of your seas.
ومُتْand die تَحْيَىyou will live
ومُتْ تَحْيَى
ويَنْقامْand will be raised جِدارَكْyour wall
ويَنْقامْ جِدارَكْ
And die, and you will live,
and your wall will be raised.
واخْلَعْand take off نَعْلَيْكْyour two sandals
واخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكْ
تَنالْyou will attain اخْتِيارَكْyour election
تَنالْ اخْتِيارَكْ
And take off your two sandals;
you will attain your election.
ومُتْand die تَبْقَىyou will remain
ومُتْ تَبْقَى
وتعلمand you will know بأنُّواthat He
وتعلم بأنُّوا
And die, and you will remain,
and you will know that
هُوَHe مَعَكْwith you
هُوَ مَعَكْ
وأنْتَand you تَطْلُبyou seek أيْنُوwhere He is
وأنْتَ تَطْلُب أيْنُو
He is with you,
while you ask, "Where is He?"
يَاO مُرِيدِينيmy disciples
يَا مُرِيدِيني
اتَّبِعُواfollow الحقيقهْthe Truth
اتَّبِعُوا الحقيقهْ
O my disciples,
follow the Truth,
وَاسْتَمْسِكُواand hold fast
وَاسْتَمْسِكُوا
بالعروةِto the handhold الوثيقهْfirm
بالعروةِ الوثيقهْ
and hold fast
to the firm handhold.
وقُولُواand say كِيفْas قالْhe said
وقُولُوا كِيفْ قالْ
شَيْخْthe shaykh of هذِيthis الطريقهpath
شَيْخْ هذِي الطريقه
And say as did
the shaykh of this path,
سِيدِيmy master أبُوAbu (father of) مَدْيَنْMadyan
سِيدِي أبُو مَدْيَنْ
أللهْGod يَرْضَىmay He be pleased عَنُّواwith him
أللهْ يَرْضَى عَنُّوا
my master Abu Madyan—
may God be pleased with him.
مَلَكْHe possessed قَلْبيmy heart
مَلَكْ قَلْبي
مَنْthe One who أناI بِعَيْنُواin His sight
مَنْ أنا بِعَيْنُوا
He has possessed my heart—
the One in whose sight I am.