إِنَّindeed للنَفسfor the soul فيin الكَرىsleep أَمجالاroaming grounds
إِنَّ للنَفس في الكَرى أَمجالا
نَشأةُa creation of القادِرِthe All-Powerful الحَكيمِthe Wise تَعالىexalted is He
نَشأةُ القادِرِ الحَكيمِ تَعالى
Indeed, the soul has realms to roam in sleep,
A creation of the All-Powerful, the Wise—exalted is He.
هِيit نَفسٌa soul إِظلامُهاits darkness مستمرُّunceasing
هِي نَفسٌ إِظلامُها مستمرُّ
وَهيَand it روحٌa spirit أَنوارُهُits lights تَتَلالاgleam
وَهيَ روحٌ أَنوارُهُ تَتَلالا
It is a soul whose darkness is unceasing,
And a spirit whose lights gleam.
فَهُماso they both واحِدٌone هماthey both اِثنانِtwo بِالوَصin descrip-
فَهُما واحِدٌ هما اِثنانِ بِالوَص
فِ-tion نساءٌwomen فيin هَيكَلٍa bodily frame وَرِجالاand men
فِ نساءٌ في هَيكَلٍ وَرِجالا
So the two are one, yet two in description:
Women and men within a bodily frame.
أَودَعَplaced اللَهُGod قُوَّةَthe power of العَقلِreason فيهاwithin it
أَودَعَ اللَهُ قُوَّةَ العَقلِ فيها
فَهيَso it فيin النَومِsleep تُبصِرُsees الأَشكالاthe forms
فَهيَ في النَومِ تُبصِرُ الأَشكالا
God has placed the power of reason within it,
So in sleep it sees forms.
بَينَماwhile المَرءُthe person نائِماًasleep فيin مقرa resting place
بَينَما المَرءُ نائِماً في مقر
جابَتit traversed الأَرضthe earth سَهلَهاits plains وَالجِبالاand the mountains
جابَت الأَرض سَهلَها وَالجِبالا
While a person sleeps in one place,
It traverses the earth, its plains and mountains.
بَينَbetween رُؤياa vision تَجيءُcomes مثلَlike سَناthe radiance of الصُبحِdawn
بَينَ رُؤيا تَجيءُ مثلَ سَنا الصُبحِ
وَرُؤياand a vision أُخرىanother تَجيءcomes خَيالاas a phantom
وَرُؤيا أُخرى تَجيء خَيالا
Between a vision that comes like dawn's radiance,
And another vision that comes as a phantom.
فَهيَso it تَسريjourneys by night ماthe space بينَbetween عُلوٍheight وَسفلٍand depth
فَهيَ تَسري ما بينَ عُلوٍ وَسفلٍ
وَهيَand it فيin الدَنِّthe jar لاnot تَرومُseeks اِنتِقالاa change of place
وَهيَ في الدَنِّ لا تَرومُ اِنتِقالا
So it journeys by night between heights and depths,
Yet in the jar it seeks no change of place.
واصَلَتit remained joined to دَنَّهاits jar زَماناًfor a time فلَماthen when
واصَلَت دَنَّها زَماناً فلَما
فارَقَتهُit parted from it كُرهاًunwillingly أَبَتit refused اِتِصالاreunion
فارَقَتهُ كُرهاً أَبَت اِتِصالا
It remained joined to its jar for a time; then, when
It left it unwillingly, it refused reunion.
وَهيَand it أَضحتhas become إِلىtoward البَقاءِeverlasting life تسامَتhas soared
وَهيَ أَضحت إِلى البَقاءِ تسامَت
وَهوَand it أَمسَىhas become إِلىinto الترابِdust اِستحالاhas turned
وَهوَ أَمسَى إِلى الترابِ اِستحالا
And it has soared toward everlasting life,
While its jar has turned to dust.
سيعيدُwill restore الإِلهُGod نَفساًa soul لجسمٍto a body
سيعيدُ الإِلهُ نَفساً لجسمٍ
عاجِلاًsoon بينbetween ذاthis one وَتلكَand that one اِتِصالاa union
عاجِلاً بين ذا وَتلكَ اِتِصالا
God will restore a soul to a body,
Soon bringing union between this and that.
وَادّعىand claimed الفَيلَسوفُthe philosopher وَهوَand he is كَذوبٌa habitual liar
وَادّعى الفَيلَسوفُ وَهوَ كَذوبٌ
أَنَّthat عَودَthe return of الجُسومِbodies صارَhas become مُحالاimpossible
أَنَّ عَودَ الجُسومِ صارَ مُحالا
And the philosopher claimed—and he is a habitual liar—
That the return of bodies has become impossible.
وَسَواءٌand equal إِعادَةٌrestoration وَابتداءand first creation
وَسَواءٌ إِعادَةٌ وَابتداء
عِندَfor رَبّيmy Lord وَالعَودُand restoration أَهونeasier حالاin condition
عِندَ رَبّي وَالعَودُ أَهون حالا
And restoration and first creation are alike
For my Lord, and restoration is easier.
كُلُّall ماthat شاءهُhas willed it إلَهُthe God of البَراياcreated beings
كُلُّ ما شاءهُ إلَهُ البَرايا
كَونَهُits existence فَهوَso it كائِنٌexistent لاno مَحالاescape
كَونَهُ فَهوَ كائِنٌ لا مَحالا
All that the God of created beings wills
To exist shall exist, without fail.
وَاختِلافُand the disagreement of الأَنامِhumankind فيconcerning النَفسِthe soul جَهلٌignorance
وَاختِلافُ الأَنامِ في النَفسِ جَهلٌ
لاnot يَزيدُincreases البحّاثthe persistent inquirer إِلاexcept ضَلالاerror
لا يَزيدُ البحّاث إِلا ضَلالا
And people's disagreement over the soul is ignorance,
Which only leads the persistent inquirer further astray.
هِيَit خَلقٌa creation وَلَيسَand not يَعلمُknows خَلقٌa created being
هِيَ خَلقٌ وَلَيسَ يَعلمُ خَلقٌ
كُنهَهاits true essence إِنَّهاindeed it is عَجيبٌwondrous فَعالاin action
كُنهَها إِنَّها عَجيبٌ فَعالا
It is a creation, and no created being knows
Its essence; it is indeed wondrous in action.
وَادّعىand claimed علمَهhis knowledge بِهاof it فَلسفيٌّa philosopher
وَادّعى علمَه بِها فَلسفيٌّ
بِكَلامٍwith words قَدindeed أَوهَمَmisled الجُهّالاthe ignorant
بِكَلامٍ قَد أَوهَمَ الجُهّالا
And a philosopher claimed to know it,
With words that misled the ignorant.
وَادّعىand claimed أَنَّهاthat it is قَديمةُbeginningless ذاتٍin essence
وَادّعى أَنَّها قَديمةُ ذاتٍ
قِدَمَthe eternity of الرَبِّthe Lord جَلَّexalted is رَبيmy Lord جَلالاin majesty
قِدَمَ الرَبِّ جَلَّ رَبي جَلالا
And he claimed that it is eternal in essence,
As eternal as the Lord—exalted is my Lord in majesty!