وياAnd O حيLiving One قبلbefore الكلall things حيliving لذاتهby His own essence
ويا حي قبل الكل حي لذاته
بغيرwithout افتقارneed منهon His part للحيويةfor vitality
بغير افتقار منه للحيوية
O Living One before all, alive in Your very Essence,
And O Living One, before all things, living by His own essence,
with no need within You for vitality;
with no need on His part for an attribute of life.
وياAnd O حيLiving One لاno شيءthing سواهother than Him حياتهHis life
ويا حي لا شيء سواه حياته
فيلزمso there would follow فقرthe dependence of الذاتthe Essence للمعنويةon an abstract attribute
فيلزم فقر الذات للمعنوية
O Living One, whose life is nothing other than Himself,
And O Living One, whose life is nothing other than Himself,
lest the Essence be made dependent on an abstract attribute;
otherwise His essence would depend on an abstract attribute.
وياAnd O حيLiving One معطgranting كلevery حيliving being حياتهits life
ويا حي معط كل حي حياته
مجازاًfiguratively وحيand living نفسهHimself بالحقيقةin truth
مجازاً وحي نفسه بالحقيقة
O Living One, who gives every living being its life
And O Living One, who grants every living being its life,
figuratively, while He Himself is truly Living;
figuratively, while He Himself is truly living.
وياAnd O حيLiving One لاnot عنfrom مبدءa beginning لحياتهfor His life
ويا حي لا عن مبدء لحياته
ولاand no منتهىend يأتيcomes علىupon الأبديةeternity
ولا منتهى يأتي على الأبدية
O Living One, whose life has no beginning,
And O Living One, whose life has no beginning,
nor any end that can overtake eternity;
and whose eternity no end can overtake.
وياAnd O حيLiving One منfrom قبلbefore الوجودexistence وضدهand its opposite
ويا حي من قبل الوجود وضده
هماthe two نسبتاthe two relations of خلقcreation وتركand withholding مشيئةwill
هما نسبتا خلق وترك مشيئة
O Living One, before existence and its opposite—
And O Living One, from before existence and its opposite—
both are relations of creating or refraining, born of Will;
the two are relations of creation and the withholding of will.
وياAnd O حيLiving One محييreviver of النفسthe soul بعدafter فنائهاits passing away
ويا حي محيي النفس بعد فنائها
وباعثand resurrector of عينthe very same النشأةcreation الأوليةoriginal
وباعث عين النشأة الأولية
O Living One, reviver of the soul after its passing,
And O Living One, who revives the soul after its passing away,
and raiser of the very same first creation;
and resurrects the selfsame original creation.
وياAnd O حيLiving One يحييrevives الأرضthe earth منfrom بعدafter موتهاits death
ويا حي يحيي الأرض من بعد موتها
بلاwithout أثرany influence فيin خلقهHis creation لطبيعةfrom nature
بلا أثر في خلقه لطبيعة
O Living One, who revives the earth after its death,
And O Living One, who revives the earth after its death,
with Nature having no effect upon His creation;
with nature exerting no influence in His creation.
تولتhas passed حياتيmy life فيin اغترارdelusion بظاهرby outward appearances
تولت حياتي في اغترار بظاهر
وفيand in نكبةmisfortune أعقابهاin its wake ألفa thousand نكبةmisfortunes
وفي نكبة أعقابها ألف نكبة
My life has slipped away, deluded by outward show,
My life has passed in delusion over outward appearances,
amid one calamity followed by a thousand more.
and in misfortune with a thousand misfortunes in its wake.
تولتhas passed حياتيmy life جاهلاًignorant متجاهلاًfeigning ignorance
تولت حياتي جاهلاً متجاهلاً
أخوضI plunge والهوand I play فيin مقاصدthe aims of شهوتيmy desire
أخوض والهو في مقاصد شهوتي
My life has slipped away while I was ignorant, feigning ignorance;
My life has passed while I was ignorant and feigning ignorance,
I plunge on, amusing myself in pursuit of my desires.
plunging and playing in pursuit of my desire.
افضpour forth ليfor me منfrom فيضthe overflow of اسمكYour name الحيthe Living منعشاًsomething reviving
افض لي من فيض اسمك الحي منعشاً
يعجلhastens منfrom رمسthe grave of الشقاوةwretchedness بعتثيmy resurrection
يعجل من رمس الشقاوة بعتثي
Pour out for me from the bounty of Your life-giving Name a reviving grace
Pour forth for me, from the overflow of Your name, the Living, something reviving,
that hastens my rising from the grave of misery,
that hastens my resurrection from the grave of wretchedness,
يصبpours down حياthe rain of الأسرارmysteries والنورand light والهدىand guidance
يصب حيا الأسرار والنور والهدى
وينفخand breathes روحthe spirit of العلمknowledge فيinto بشريتيmy human nature
وينفخ روح العلم في بشريتي
pouring down the rain of mysteries, light, and guidance,
pours down the rain of mysteries, light, and guidance,
and breathing the spirit of knowledge into my human frame.
and breathes the spirit of knowledge into my human nature.