وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace عدas many as أسرارthe mysteries of كلevery ماthat which
وصل وسلم عد أسرار كل ما
لذاتكbelonging to Your Essence منof اسمa name بداbecame manifest أوor بخفيةin concealment
لذاتك من اسم بدا أو بخفية
And send blessings and peace, as many as the mysteries of every
name of Your Essence, whether manifest or concealed.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace عدas many as أسرارthe mysteries of جاههاtheir eminence
وصل وسلم عد أسرار جاهها
ومقدارهاand their measure فيin الشأنrank والعظميةand grandeur
ومقدارها في الشأن والعظمية
And send blessings and peace, as many as the mysteries of their eminence
and their measure in rank and grandeur.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace عدas many as أسرارthe mysteries of نورهاtheir light
وصل وسلم عد أسرار نورها
وأضوإئهاand their radiances ياO نورLight فيin كلevery رتبةdegree
وأضوإئها يا نور في كل رتبة
And send blessings and peace, as many as the mysteries of their light
and their radiances, O Light, at every degree.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace عدas many as ماwhat فيin بحارهاtheir seas
وصل وسلم عد ما في بحارها
منof الجوهرthe jewel المكنونconcealed عنfrom أيany فطرةinnate nature
من الجوهر المكنون عن أي فطرة
And send blessings and peace, as many as what lies in their seas
of the jewel concealed from every created nature.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace مثلequal to عدthe number of شؤونهاtheir affairs
وصل وسلم مثل عد شؤونها
وأكوانand the worlds of تأثيراتهاtheir influences المطلقيةabsolute
وأكوان تأثيراتها المطلقية
And send blessings and peace, equal to the number of their affairs
and the worlds of their absolute influences.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace مثلequal to سيبthe flow of فيوضهاtheir effusions
وصل وسلم مثل سيب فيوضها
وقوةand the power of إدراكاتهاtheir perceptions الأزليةpre-eternal
وقوة إدراكاتها الأزلية
And send blessings and peace, matching the flow of their effusions
and the power of their pre-eternal perceptions.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace مثلequal to بحرthe sea of مدادهاtheir ink
وصل وسلم مثل بحر مدادها
وتنزيلand the sending down of امداداتهاtheir sustaining gifts كلevery قوةpower
وتنزيل امداداتها كل قوة
And send blessings and peace, equal to the sea of their ink
and the descent of their sustaining gifts upon every power.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace عدَّas many as ماwhat دركهاreaches them
وصل وسلم عدَّ ما دركها
منof الأثرeffects المغمورimmersed بالقادريةin omnipotence
من الأثر المغمور بالقادرية
And send blessings and peace, as many as what reaches them
of effects immersed in omnipotence.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace عدas many as ماwhat تحتbeneath مجدهاtheir glory
وصل وسلم عد ما تحت مجدها
وسلطانهاand their dominion منof متقنperfected works الموجديةcreative agency
وسلطانها من متقن الموجدية
And send blessings and peace, as many as what lies beneath their glory
and their dominion, of perfectly wrought creation.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to تصريفthe workings of قهرهاtheir irresistible power
وصل وسلم حسب تصريف قهرها
وتدبيرهاand their ordering of الأحكامthe decrees فيin كلevery ذرةatom
وتدبيرها الأحكام في كل ذرة
And send blessings and peace, according to the workings of their irresistible power
and their ordering of decrees in every atom.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to أشكالthe forms of ماwhat اقتضتthey decreed
وصل وسلم حسب أشكال ما اقتضت
منfrom القدمpre-eternity الأعلىsupreme علىover الأبديةeverlastingness
من القدم الأعلى على الأبدية
And send blessings and peace, according to the forms of what they decree
from supreme pre-eternity over everlastingness.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to سرعةthe swiftness of لطفهاtheir gentle grace
وصل وسلم حسب سرعة لطفها
وتفريجهاand their relieving ياO سيديmy Master كلevery كربةdistress
وتفريجها يا سيدي كل كربة
And send blessings and peace, according to the swiftness of their gentle grace
and their relieving, O my Master, of every distress.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to كنهthe very essence of جمالهاtheir beauty
وصل وسلم حسب كنه جمالها
وحسبand according to مقاماتstations عليهاupon them تجلتthey manifested themselves
وحسب مقامات عليها تجلت
And send blessings and peace, according to the very essence of their beauty
and according to the stations upon which they manifested themselves.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to مجدthe glory of جلالهاtheir majesty
وصل وسلم حسب مجد جلالها
وماand what لتعاليهاbelongs to their transcendence منof القاهريةirresistible sovereignty
وما لتعاليها من القاهرية
And send blessings and peace, according to the glory of their majesty
and the irresistible sovereignty belonging to their transcendence.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to قدسthe holiness of كمالهاtheir perfection
وصل وسلم حسب قدس كمالها
وتكميلهاand their perfecting of الأسرارthe mysteries حيثwherever تولتthey took charge
وتكميلها الأسرار حيث تولت
And send blessings and peace, according to the holiness of their perfection
and their perfecting of mysteries wherever they hold sway.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to رفعةthe loftiness of عزهاtheir might
وصل وسلم حسب رفعة عزها
وأعزازهاand their exalting فيin حصنهاtheir fortress منthose whom أعزتthey exalted
وأعزازها في حصنها من أعزت
And send blessings and peace, according to the loftiness of their might
and their exalting, within their fortress, of those they have exalted.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace حسبaccording to ماwhat تقتضيهthey require it فيin
وصل وسلم حسب ما تقتضيه في
مظاهرهاtheir manifestations منof واجباتthe necessities of الألوهةdivinity
مظاهرها من واجبات الألوهة
And send blessings and peace, according to what they require in
their manifestations of the necessities of divinity.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ماas long as تجلىshone forth ظهورهاtheir manifestation
وصل وسلم ما تجلى ظهورها
بمطلعat the dawning of قيوميةself-subsisting, all-sustaining power الأحديةabsolute Oneness
بمطلع قيومية الأحدية
And send blessings and peace, as long as their manifestation shines forth
at the dawning of the all-sustaining power of absolute Oneness.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ماas long as أفاضتpoured forth غيوثهاtheir rain showers
وصل وسلم ما أفاضت غيوثها
علىupon أنفسsouls حتىuntil زكتthey grew pure وتزكتand purified themselves
على أنفس حتى زكت وتزكت
And send blessings and peace, as long as their rain showers pour forth
upon souls until they grow pure and purify themselves.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ماas long as استهلbegan to rain سحابهاtheir clouds
وصل وسلم ما استهل سحابها
بفتحwith openings وغفرانand forgiveness ولطفand kindness ورحمةand mercy
بفتح وغفران ولطف ورحمة
And send blessings and peace, as long as their clouds begin to rain
with openings, forgiveness, kindness, and mercy.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ماwhenever توصلreached واصلone who attains
وصل وسلم ما توصل واصل
إليكto You بهاthrough them إذfor هنthey أمتنthe firmest وصلةbond
إليك بها إذ هن أمتن وصلة
And send blessings and peace, whenever one who attains comes
to You through them, for they are the firmest bond.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ماwhenever تحققattained realization مخلصa sincere devotee
وصل وسلم ما تحقق مخلص
بهاthrough them فانتشاthen grew intoxicated منfrom بحرthe sea of عينthe very essence of الحقيقةReality
بها فانتشا من بحر عين الحقيقة
And send blessings and peace, whenever a sincere devotee attains realization
through them, then grows intoxicated from the sea of Reality's very essence.
علىupon المصطفىthe Chosen One الهاديthe guide إليكto You محمدMuhammad
على المصطفى الهادي إليك محمد
رسولكYour Messenger ختمseal of الرسلthe messengers خيرthe best of البريةcreation
رسولك ختم الرسل خير البرية
Upon the Chosen One who guides to You, Muhammad,
Your Messenger, seal of the messengers, the best of creation.
هوhe الجامعthe gatherer of الأسماءthe Names جمعa gathering of تحققrealization
هو الجامع الأسماء جمع تحقق
ومشكاةand the niche of مصباحthe lamp of الصفاتthe attributes الجليلةsublime
ومشكاة مصباح الصفات الجليلة
He gathers the Names in realized union,
and is the niche for the lamp of the sublime attributes.
هوhe الجامعthe gatherer of الأسرارthe mysteries فيin جيبthe bosom of سرهhis secret
هو الجامع الأسرار في جيب سره
هوhe المشرقthe illuminator of الأسرارthe mysteries فيin أيany وجهةdirection
هو المشرق الأسرار في أي وجهة
He gathers the mysteries in the bosom of his secret.
He makes the mysteries shine in every direction.
هوhe الكاشفthe remover of الأستارthe veils عنfrom نيرthe luminary of الهدىguidance
هو الكاشف الأستار عن نير الهدى
هوhe الباعثthe awakener المبعوثthe one sent بالحنفيةwith upright monotheism
هو الباعث المبعوث بالحنفية
He lifts the veils from the luminary of guidance.
He is the awakener, sent with the upright monotheistic faith.
هوhe الأولthe first المكنونconcealed فيin أبحرthe seas of الخفاhiddenness
هو الأول المكنون في أبحر الخفا
هوhe الآخرthe last المقصودthe one sought فيin كلevery رتبةdegree
هو الآخر المقصود في كل رتبة
He is the first, concealed in the seas of hiddenness.
He is the last, sought at every degree.
هوhe الظاهرthe manifest المعلومknown قبلbefore ظهورهhis manifestation
هو الظاهر المعلوم قبل ظهوره
هوhe الباطنthe inward الخافيconcealed بكلwithin every حقيقةreality
هو الباطن الخافي بكل حقيقة
He is the manifest, known before his manifestation.
He is the inward, concealed within every reality.
هوhe السابقthe forerunner المخصوصsingled out مجداًin glory بسبقby preceding كنBe!
هو السابق المخصوص مجداً بسبق كن
هوhe اللاحقthe one who follows المرضيapproved للأقربيةfor the closest nearness
هو اللاحق المرضي للأقربية
He is the forerunner, singled out in glory by preceding 'Be!'
He is the one who comes after, approved for the closest nearness.
هوhe القاهرthe conqueror الغلابever triumphant سيفاًwith a sword وحجةًand proof
هو القاهر الغلاب سيفاً وحجةً
هوhe المجتبىthe elect المختارthe chosen للأكرميةfor supreme honor
هو المجتبى المختار للأكرمية
He is the conqueror, ever triumphant with sword and proof.
He is the elect, chosen for supreme honor.
هوhe الباهرdazzling البرهانin proof نوراًin light وكلمةand word
هو الباهر البرهان نوراً وكلمة
هوhe البينclear الآياتin signs روحthe spirit of الشريعةthe sacred law
هو البين الآيات روح الشريعة
He is the one whose proof dazzles, in light and word.
He is the one whose signs are clear, the spirit of the sacred law.
هوhe القائمthe steadfast الساطيthe forceful بعزمwith resolve مؤيدsupported
هو القائم الساطي بعزم مؤيد
هوhe الفاتحthe conqueror المنصورgranted victory فيin كلevery وجهةdirection
هو الفاتح المنصور في كل وجهة
He is the steadfast, forceful one, with a supported resolve.
He is the conqueror, granted victory in every direction.
هوhe الناصرthe champion of الأمرthe command الالهيdivine حازماًresolute
هو الناصر الأمر الالهي حازماً
منيعاًunassailable علياًexalted فيin مقامthe station of المعيةdivine companionship
منيعاً علياً في مقام المعية
He champions the divine command, resolute,
unassailable and exalted in the station of divine companionship.
توليتهYou took him into Your care واخترتهand You chose him وملأتهand You filled him
توليته واخترته وملأته
بنوركwith Your light واستخلصتهand You set him apart للمحبةfor love
بنورك واستخلصته للمحبة
You took him into Your care, chose him, and filled him
with Your light, and set him apart for love.
وبوأتهand You allotted him منof كلevery خيرgood أتمهits fullest
وبوأته من كل خير أتمه
وأزكاهand its purest والأكوانwhile the worlds فيin العدميةnonexistence
وأزكاه والأكوان في العدمية
And You allotted him the fullest of every good
and its purest, while the worlds were in nonexistence.
فكلso all مزاياthe excellences of الرسلthe messengers والأنبياءand the prophets فيin
فكل مزايا الرسل والأنبياء في
بحارthe seas of مزاياthe excellences of شأنهhis station حكمthe standing of نقطةa drop
بحار مزايا شأنه حكم نقطة
Thus all the excellences of the messengers and prophets, in
the seas of his station's excellences, count as a single drop.
وماand not طمعaspired الأملاكthe angels والرسلand the messengers مطلقاًat all
وما طمع الأملاك والرسل مطلقاً
بأنto يبلغواthey attain مقدارهhis stature معwith نسبةa proportion
بأن يبلغوا مقداره مع نسبة
Neither the angels nor the messengers ever aspired
to reach a stature even comparable to his.
ولاnor جنحinclined الأبرارthe righteous أنto يتزلفواthey draw near
ولا جنح الأبرار أن يتزلفوا
إليكto You سوىexcept منthrough بابهhis gate عندat قربةan approach
إليك سوى من بابه عند قربة
Nor did the righteous incline to seek nearness
to You except through his gate when drawing near.
قسمتYou apportioned حظوظshares of القربnearness بينamong جميعهمall of them
قسمت حظوظ القرب بين جميعهم
ولكنهاbut they منfrom حظهhis share فيin الحقيقةtruth
ولكنها من حظه في الحقيقة
You apportioned shares of nearness among them all,
but in truth they come from his share.
وآثرتهand You favored him منfrom بينamong خلقكYour creation كلهمall of them
وآثرته من بين خلقك كلهم
بأنin that كانhe was أصلthe origin of الكائناتbeings البديعةwondrous
بأن كان أصل الكائنات البديعة
And You favored him above all Your creation
in that he was the origin of wondrous beings.
وآثرتهand You favored him منfrom بينamong خلقكYour creation كلهمall of them
وآثرته من بين خلقك كلهم
بأنin that كانhe was عندwith اللّهGod خيرthe best وسيلةmeans of approach
بأن كان عند اللّه خير وسيلة
And You favored him above all Your creation
in that he was, in God's sight, the best means of approach.
وآثرتهand You favored him منfrom بينamong رسلكYour messengers كلهمall of them
وآثرته من بين رسلك كلهم
بأنin that جاءhe came مبعوثاًsent إلىto خيرthe best أمةcommunity
بأن جاء مبعوثاً إلى خير أمة
And You favored him above all Your messengers
in that he came, sent to the best community.
وآثرتهand You favored him بالنعتwith descriptions منfrom قبلbefore بعثهhis mission
وآثرته بالنعت من قبل بعثه
علىupon الصحفthe scriptures الأولىearlier بكلin every نبوةprophecy
على الصحف الأولى بكل نبوة
And You favored him with descriptions before his mission
in the earlier scriptures, in every prophecy.
وآثرتهand You favored him منof كلevery زلفىnearness ومفخرand honor
وآثرته من كل زلفى ومفخر
بماwith what قصرتfell short عنof فهمهunderstanding it كلevery نهيةintellect
بما قصرت عن فهمه كل نهية
And You favored him in every nearness and honor
with what every intellect falls short of understanding.
فصلso send blessings وسلمand grant peace بالذيwith that which أنتYou أهلهare worthy of
فصل وسلم بالذي أنت أهله
عليهupon him وباركand bless وارضand be pleased فيat كلevery لحظةmoment
عليه وبارك وارض في كل لحظة
So send blessings and peace, as You are worthy to bestow,
upon him; bless him and be pleased with him at every moment:
صلاةblessings وتسليماًand peace يوازيmatching مقامهhis station
صلاة وتسليماً يوازي مقامه
ويعدلand equaling معلوماتكthings known to You الفطريةof created nature
ويعدل معلوماتك الفطرية
blessings and peace that match his station
and equal all created things within Your knowledge.
وأكرمهand honor him بالزلفىwith the nearness التيwhich ليسthere is no دونهاshort of it
وأكرمه بالزلفى التي ليس دونها
قريبone who is near ولاnor منfrom فوقهاabove it منany فضيلةexcellence
قريب ولا من فوقها من فضيلة
And honor him with a nearness that no
near one can rival, and above which there is no excellence.
وضاعفand multiply لهfor him الفضلthe bounty العظيمimmense مشفعاًcompounded
وضاعف له الفضل العظيم مشفعاً
باضعافby multiples of ماwhat أحصاهhas counted it علمthe knowledge of الألوهةdivinity
باضعاف ما أحصاه علم الألوهة
And multiply for him the immense bounty, compounded
by multiples of all that divine knowledge has counted.
وبوئهand lodge him منamong أسنىthe loftiest المقاماتstations والرضاand good pleasure
وبوئه من أسنى المقامات والرضا
مبوءa dwelling of صدقtruth دونهbeneath it كلevery رفعةelevation
مبوء صدق دونه كل رفعة
And lodge him in the loftiest stations and favor,
in a dwelling of truth beneath which lies every elevation.
وبلغهand let him attain مماof what يرتجيهhe hopes for it لنفسهfor himself
وبلغه مما يرتجيه لنفسه
مضاعفةa multiplication of الاكرامhonor منfrom كلevery خيرةchoice blessing
مضاعفة الاكرام من كل خيرة
And let him attain, of what he hopes for himself,
a multiplication of honor from every choice blessing.
وبلغهand let him attain مماof what يرتجيهhe hopes for it لغيرهfor those besides himself
وبلغه مما يرتجيه لغيره
جزيلاًabundance بهthrough it عيناهhis two eyes لذتdelighted وقرتand found repose
جزيلاً به عيناه لذت وقرت
And let him attain, of what he hopes for others,
abundance in which his eyes find delight and repose.
وشفعةand accept his intercession ياO ذاpossessor of الجودgenerosity فيناfor us شفاعةan intercession
وشفعة يا ذا الجود فينا شفاعة
ننالwe obtain بهاthrough it الغفرانforgiveness عنfor كلevery زلةlapse
ننال بها الغفران عن كل زلة
And accept his intercession for us, O Possessor of generosity—an intercession
through which we obtain forgiveness for every lapse.
وشفعهand accept his intercession فيناfor us وارضand be pleased عناwith us بجاهةthrough his standing
وشفعه فينا وارض عنا بجاهة
رضاgood pleasure يتلقانيmeets me بفوزwith triumph ورحمةand mercy
رضا يتلقاني بفوز ورحمة
And accept his intercession for us, and be pleased with us through his standing:
an acceptance that greets me with triumph and mercy.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ماwhenever دناdrew near منكto You ذاكرone who remembers
وصل وسلم ما دنا منك ذاكر
عليهupon him وخصصهand single him out بأسنىwith the loftiest مزيةdistinction
عليه وخصصه بأسنى مزية
And send blessings and peace, whenever one who remembers draws near to You,
upon him, and single him out for the loftiest distinction.
صلاةblessings وتسليماًand peace عليهupon him وآلهand his family
صلاة وتسليماً عليه وآله
وأصحابهand his companions معwith مخلصيthose sincere in التبعيةfollowing
وأصحابه مع مخلصي التبعية
Blessings and peace upon him and his family,
and his companions, together with those sincere in following him.
وصلand send blessings علىupon الرسلthe messengers الكرامnoble والهمand their families
وصل على الرسل الكرام والهم
وسائرand all the rest of منthose whom أكرمتهمYou honored them بالنبوةwith prophethood
وسائر من أكرمتهم بالنبوة
And send blessings upon the noble messengers and their families,
and all others whom You have honored with prophethood.
وصلand send blessings علىupon الأملاكthe angels فيin ملكوتهمtheir kingdom
وصل على الأملاك في ملكوتهم
وجبريلand Gabriel مخصوصاًespecially بأزكىwith the purest تحيةgreeting
وجبريل مخصوصاً بأزكى تحية
And send blessings upon the angels in their kingdom,
and Gabriel especially, with the purest greeting,
وأهلand the people of سبيلthe path of الاستقامةuprightness فيin الهدىguidance
وأهل سبيل الاستقامة في الهدى
وصلand send blessings عليناupon us عندهمalongside them ذاpossessor of العطيةbounty
وصل علينا عندهم ذا العطية
and those who tread the path of uprightness in guidance.
And bless us alongside them, O Giver of bounty.
الهيmy God بجاهby the standing of السيدthe master الأكرمmost noble الذيwho
الهي بجاه السيد الأكرم الذي
هوhe الرحمةthe mercy العظمىgreatest لكلfor all الخليقةcreation
هو الرحمة العظمى لكل الخليقة
My God, by the standing of the most noble master, who
is the greatest mercy to all creation,
محمدMuhammad البرthe kindly one الرحيمthe merciful one الذيwho أتىcame
محمد البر الرحيم الذي أتى
حريصاًeager عليناfor us بينamid برkindness ورأفةand compassion
حريصاً علينا بين بر ورأفة
Muhammad, the kind and merciful, who came
eager for our good, with kindness and compassion,
توسلتI sought access ملتاذاًtaking refuge بسلطانin the authority of قربهhis nearness
توسلت ملتاذاً بسلطان قربه
إليكto You وحسبيand enough for me أنthat يكونhe should be وسيلتيmy means of approach
إليك وحسبي أن يكون وسيلتي
I sought access, taking refuge in the authority of his nearness,
to You; it suffices me that he should be my means of approach.
ومنand whoever يتوسلseeks access بالرسولthrough the Messenger محمدMuhammad
ومن يتوسل بالرسول محمد
يلاقattains المنىwishes منfrom عينthe source of كلevery رغيبةdesired good
يلاق المنى من عين كل رغيبة
And whoever seeks access through the Messenger Muhammad
finds his wishes fulfilled at the source of every desired good.
الهيmy God قرعتI knocked at البابthe door منfrom حيثwhere ينبغيit is fitting
الهي قرعت الباب من حيث ينبغي
وناديتand I called بالأسماءupon the Names فيin صوتthe voice of دعوتيmy supplication
وناديت بالأسماء في صوت دعوتي
My God, I knocked at the door from the proper place,
and called upon the Names with the voice of my supplication.
ووجهتand I turned وجهيmy face نحوtoward وجهكYour face ضارعاًbeseeching
ووجهت وجهي نحو وجهك ضارعاً
واسمكand Your Name ذكريmy remembrance والحبيبand the Beloved ذريعتيmy means of approach
واسمك ذكري والحبيب ذريعتي
And I turned my face toward Your face, beseeching,
Your Name my remembrance, and the Beloved my means of approach.
الهيmy God هبgrant ليto me نظرةa glance فيregarding مطالبيmy requests
الهي هب لي نظرة في مطالبي
فحسبيso enough for me غنىas wealth أنthat نظرةa glance منكfrom You حقتcame to pass
فحسبي غنى أن نظرة منك حقت
My God, grant me a glance of favor regarding my requests;
for a glance from You, once granted, is wealth enough for me.
وخذand take بيديmy hand فيin كلevery أمرaffair سياسةmanagement
وخذ بيدي في كل أمر سياسة
وحسنand the goodness of ختاميmy ending بالرضاwith Your pleasure اجعلmake مبرتيthe kindness shown to me
وحسن ختامي بالرضا اجعل مبرتي
And take my hand in the management of every affair,
and make a good ending in Your pleasure the kindness You bestow on me.