وياand O خالقCreator of الخلقcreation المقدرwho ordains كونهمtheir existence
ويا خالق الخلق المقدر كونهم
نظاماًan order قويماًsound كلeach ذاتbeing لصورةfor a form
نظاماً قويماً كل ذات لصورة
And O Creator of creation, who ordained their existence
O Creator of creation, You who destined them
in sound order, each being assigned a form.
To be an upright system, each essence with a form
الهيmy God ابتدعتYou originated الممكناتcontingent beings سويةwell-formed
الهي ابتدعت الممكنات سوية
كماas شئتYou willed منin respect of جنسkind وطبعand nature وهيأةand shape
كما شئت من جنس وطبع وهيأة
My God, You originated contingent beings, well-formed,
My God, You originated the possibilities equally
as You willed, in kind, nature, and shape.
As You willed, of race and nature and constitution
واتقنتهاand You perfected them لمdid not تحكimitate صنعةthe workmanship of متقنa skilled craftsman
واتقنتها لم تحك صنعة متقن
ولمand did not تسعتنseek aid فيهاin them بظهرةfrom the support of قوةpower
ولم تسعتن فيها بظهرة قوة
And You perfected them, copying no skilled craftsman's work,
And perfected them, not rough of skillful making
nor sought any power's support in making them.
Nor strove in them with appearance of strength
أردتYou willed فكانتso they came to be فاستقرتthen they stood firm بدائعاًwondrous creations
أردت فكانت فاستقرت بدائعاً
بحكمby the decree of اختيارchoice لاnot بصنعthrough craft وعلةand cause
بحكم اختيار لا بصنع وعلة
You willed, and they came to be, then stood firm as marvels,
You willed and they were, and settled as wonders
by the decree of choice, not through craft or cause.
By decree of choice, not by making and cause
مظاهرmanifestations of ذاتthe Essence of اللّهGod مظهرa manifestation of فعلهHis action
مظاهر ذات اللّه مظهر فعله
مظاهرmanifestations of فعلthe action of اللّهGod مظهرa manifestation of حكمةwisdom
مظاهر فعل اللّه مظهر حكمة
The manifestations of God's Essence reveal His action;
Manifestations of God's essence, manifestation of His act
the manifestations of God's action reveal wisdom.
Manifestations of God's act, manifestation of wisdom
تجلتit shone forth بتخصيصthrough the particularization of الارادةthe will فانجلىand so there shone forth
تجلت بتخصيص الارادة فانجلى
عليهاupon it جمالthe beauty of اللّهGod لماwhen تجلتit shone forth
عليها جمال اللّه لما تجلت
It shone forth through the will's determination, and there shone
Revealed by particularizing the will, so His beauty shone clear
upon it God's beauty when it shone forth.
Upon them when He was manifest
وفيand in حكمةthe wisdom of التخصيصparticularization سرa secret مخصصreserved
وفي حكمة التخصيص سر مخصص
لذاتكfor Your Essence لاnot يقواهcan encompass it إدراكthe understanding of فطرةinnate nature
لذاتك لا يقواه إدراك فطرة
And in the wisdom of that determination lies a secret reserved
And in the wisdom of particularizing is a secret specifying
for Your Essence, which innate understanding cannot grasp.
To Your essence, not comprehended by innate perception
لقدindeed كنتYou were كنزاًa treasure خافياًhidden فخلقتهمso You created them
لقد كنت كنزاً خافياً فخلقتهم
لعرفانكfor knowing You اللهمO God منfrom غيرabsence of شبهةdoubt
لعرفانك اللهم من غير شبهة
You were indeed a hidden treasure, so You created them
You were indeed a hidden treasure, so You created them
that they might know You, O God, without any doubt.
To know You, O God, without doubt
نصبتYou set up لهمfor them منهمfrom themselves عليكpointing to You أدلةproofs
نصبت لهم منهم عليك أدلة
فماso what حيلةrecourse الأبصارthe eyes عندbefore الأدلةthe proofs
فما حيلة الأبصار عند الأدلة
You set up for them, from themselves, proofs pointing to You;
You set for them, from themselves, signs to You
so what recourse have the eyes before the proofs?
So what can sights do before the signs?
فهبso grant ليto me فيin الابداعcreation فكرةthe reflection of ناظرa beholder
فهب لي في الابداع فكرة ناظر
ترقَّىmay ascend يقينيmy certainty فيكin You أرفعthe loftiest رتبةrank
ترقَّى يقيني فيك أرفع رتبة
So grant me a beholder's reflection on creation,
Grant me, in origination, an idea of one who sees
that my certainty in You may rise to the loftiest rank.
That my certainty in You ascend to highest rank
وياand O خالقيmy Creator نورillumine جنانيmy heart وقالبيand my bodily frame
ويا خالقي نور جناني وقالبي
وياand O خالقيmy Creator أوجدbring into being رغائبthe desires of طلبتيmy petition
ويا خالقي أوجد رغائب طلبتي
And O my Creator, illumine my heart and my bodily frame;
O my Creator, light of my soul and my molder
and O my Creator, make real the desires of my plea.
O my Creator, fulfill the desires I sought