وياand O باطنhidden الذاتthe Essence اختفيتYou are concealed بلاwithout اختفاconcealment
ويا باطن الذات اختفيت بلا اختفا
بطوناًin hiddenness عنfrom الأفثكارthoughts والنظريةand speculation
بطوناً عن الأفثكار والنظرية
And O You whose essence is hidden, You are concealed without concealment,
O essence of the essence, you hid without hiding
Hidden from thoughts and speculation.
In depths beyond thoughts and theories
بطنتYou are hidden بغفرانthrough forgiving الذنوبthe sins وعفوهاand pardoning them
بطنت بغفران الذنوب وعفوها
وبالعلمand through knowledge اطلاقاًwithout limit بكلof every حقيقةreality
وبالعلم اطلاقاً بكل حقيقة
You are hidden through forgiving sins and pardoning them,
You forgave sins and pardoned them
And through boundless knowledge of every reality.
With knowledge absolutely and truthfully
بطنتYou are hidden بطوناًin hiddenness أنto تناسبYou resemble حادثاًa created thing
بطنت بطوناً أن تناسب حادثاً
بحدin definition ورسمand description أوor بأيةin any صورةform
بحد ورسم أو بأية صورة
You are hidden beyond resemblance to any created thing,
You hid in depths to suit an event
In definition and description, or in any form.
With limit and symbol or any form
بطنتYou are hidden بتكوينthrough bringing into being الحقائقthe realities كلهاall of them
بطنت بتكوين الحقائق كلها
وابطانand concealing ماwhat أودعتYou placed فيin الباطنيةthe inward realm
وابطان ما أودعت في الباطنية
You are hidden in bringing all realities into being,
You hid in forming all facts
And in concealing what You have placed in the inward realm.
And the depths you placed in the esoteric
بطنتYou are hidden بقدسthrough the holiness of الذاتthe Essence عنbeyond غيرother than شأنهاits proper nature
بطنت بقدس الذات عن غير شأنها
منsuch as الحيثspatial location والتكييفand ascribing a mode والمتويةand temporality
من الحيث والتكييف والمتوية
You are hidden through the holiness of Your essence, beyond what is alien to it—
You hid in the sanctity of the essence from other than its affairs
Place, modality, and time.
Of relation, categorization and essentiality
بطنتYou are hidden عنbeyond التخييلimagination والوهمand fancy سيديmy Master
بطنت عن التخييل والوهم سيدي
وعنand beyond شبهa likeness معقولconceived by reason ومحسوسand sensed فطرةinnately
وعن شبه معقول ومحسوس فطرة
You are hidden beyond imagination and fancy, my Master,
You hid from imagination and illusion my lord
And beyond any likeness conceived by reason or naturally sensed.
And from rational and sensory semblance innately
بطنتYou are hidden الهيmy God بامتنانكthrough Your bounty مطلقاًwithout limit
بطنت الهي بامتنانك مطلقاً
وافناءand annihilating ماwhat أوجدتهYou brought it into being منof خليقةa creature
وافناء ما أوجدته من خليقة
You are hidden, my God, through Your boundless bounty,
You hid my God in your absolute favor
And in annihilating every creature You have brought into being.
And annihilation of what you created from creatures
بطنتYou are hidden بطوناًin hiddenness لاnot احتجاباًbeing veiled بحاجبby a barrier
بطنت بطوناً لا احتجاباً بحاجب
الهيmy God بطونthe hiddenness of الحقthe Real بالصمديةthrough absolute self-sufficiency
الهي بطون الحق بالصمدية
You are hidden, not concealed behind a barrier—
You hid in depths not with a veil as a barrier
My God, with the Real's hiddenness in absolute self-sufficiency.
My God, depths of truth with divinity
بطنتYou are hidden بتزيينthrough adorning المراشدthe right paths والهدىand guidance
بطنت بتزيين المراشد والهدى
وبعثand awakening الحجاreason بالنظرةthrough the gaze القدسيةholy
وبعث الحجا بالنظرة القدسية
You are hidden in adorning right paths and guidance,
You hid in adorning the spiritual guides and guidance
And in awakening reason through the holy gaze.
And sending pilgrims with the holy gaze
بطنتYou are hidden فلاso there is no إدراكperception للحسfor the senses والنهىand the intellect
بطنت فلا إدراك للحس والنهى
بدنياin this world ولاnor أخرىthe next لعينof the very essence of الحقيقةReality
بدنيا ولا أخرى لعين الحقيقة
You are hidden: neither sense nor intellect can perceive
You hid so senses and mind have no comprehension
The very essence of Reality, in this world or the next.
Of worldly or other for the eye of truth
فقدسso sanctify بنورwith the light of الباطنthe Hidden One الحقthe Real باطنيmy inward self
فقدس بنور الباطن الحق باطني
وهبand grant ليto me كشفunveiling الباطناتthe inward mysteries الخفيةhidden
وهب لي كشف الباطنات الخفية
So sanctify my inward self with the light of the Hidden One, the Real,
So sanctify with the esoteric light of truth my esoteric
And grant me the unveiling of hidden inner mysteries.
And grant me unveiling the hidden depths