سبقprecedence الارادةof will سلمthe ladder المرتادof the seeker
سبق الارادة سلم المرتاد
فارتدْso seek لعلكperhaps you سابقwill outstrip الروادthe scouts
فارتدْ لعلك سابق الرواد
The precedence of will is the seeker's ladder.
The will preceded the ladder of the seeker
So seek; perhaps you will outstrip the scouts.
So turn back, perhaps you will precede the pioneers
نادتكhave called you ألسنةthe tongues الحقيقةof Truth فالتفتso turn
نادتك ألسنة الحقيقة فالتفت
نحوtoward النداءthe call ونحوand toward ذاكthat الناديgathering
نحو النداء ونحو ذاك النادي
The tongues of Truth have called you, so turn
The tongues of truth called you, so turn
toward the call and toward that gathering.
Toward the call and toward that summoner
ارحلsaddle طليحكyour weary mount للنفيرfor the muster فربماfor perhaps
ارحل طليحك للنفير فربما
سبقtakes the lead الطليحthe weary mount وكلand grows tired ظهرthe back القاديof the swift one
سبق الطليح وكل ظهر القادي
Saddle your weary mount for the muster, for perhaps
March your determination to the mustering, perhaps
the weary mount will lead, while the swift one's back grows tired.
The determination preceded and surpassed every riding camel
قدindeed رشحتكhas chosen you لشأنهاfor its purpose بشواهدthrough signs
قد رشحتك لشأنها بشواهد
أبدىhas revealed كواكبهاtheir stars الجمالBeauty الباديmanifest
أبدى كواكبها الجمال البادي
Truth has indeed chosen you for its purpose through signs
It has nominated you for its affair with proofs
whose stars manifest Beauty has revealed.
Its everlasting stars displayed obvious beauty
أتراهdo you suppose Him يدعوكcalls you الحبيبthe Beloved لقربهto nearness to Him
أتراه يدعوك الحبيب لقربه
فإذاthen when اقتربتyou draw near رماكHe casts you بالابعادinto remoteness
فإذا اقتربت رماك بالابعاد
Do you think the Beloved calls you close to Him,
Do you see it calls you, the Beloved, unto its nearness?
then, when you draw near, casts you far away?
So if you draw near, it casts you into remoteness
لوif تهتyou were bewildered منby نورthe light الجمالof Beauty بمشهدin a vision
لو تهت من نور الجمال بمشهد
لرأيتyou would surely see سرthe secret اللطفof grace بالأشهادbefore the witnesses
لرأيت سر اللطف بالأشهاد
Were you to lose yourself in Beauty's light in a vision,
If you went astray from the light of beauty in a scene
you would see the secret of grace before the witnesses.
You would see the secret of grace in martyrdoms
نورthe light الجمالof Beauty علىupon المظاهرthe manifestations لائحshining
نور الجمال على المظاهر لائح
فالحظهso behold it مرتسماًtraced علىupon الايجادcreation
فالحظه مرتسماً على الايجاد
Beauty's light shines upon the manifestations;
The light of beauty radiates upon manifestations
so behold it traced upon creation.
So observe it depicted upon creations
لولاهwere it not for it لاحترقتyou would burn بنورin the light جلالهof His majesty
لولاه لاحترقت بنور جلاله
وجهلتand you would not know حكمةthe wisdom عالمof the world الأضدادof opposites
وجهلت حكمة عالم الأضداد
Were it not for that light, you would burn in the light of His majesty
If not for it, its majesty’s light would have incinerated
and not know the wisdom of the world of opposites.
And you would be ignorant of the wisdom of the world of opposites
ألقاكHe cast you فيinto دارthe abode الفناءof transience لحكمةfor a wise purpose
ألقاك في دار الفناء لحكمة
خفيتwere hidden حقائقهاits realities عنfrom الأفرادthe singular ones
خفيت حقائقها عن الأفراد
He cast you into the abode of transience for a wise purpose
It cast you into the abode of annihilation for a wisdom
whose realities were hidden from the singular ones.
Whose realities were concealed from individuals
ودعاكand He called you أنsaying أقبلcome إليto Me ولاand do not تخفfear
ودعاك أن أقبل إلي ولا تخف
فيamong المدلجينthose journeying by night إليto Me منfrom among أجناديMy hosts
في المدلجين إلي من أجنادي
And He called you: “Come to Me, and do not fear,
And it called you, “Come to Me and fear not
among those of My hosts who journey to Me by night.
Among those who strive toward Me from My hosts”
أنتyou الأمينthe trustee علىover أمانتناOur trust التيwhich
أنت الأمين على أمانتنا التي
ثقلتweighed heavily علىupon الأفلاكthe celestial spheres والأطوادand the mountains
ثقلت على الأفلاك والأطواد
You are the trustee of Our trust, which
You are the trustee of Our trust which
weighed heavily upon the celestial spheres and the mountains.
Burdened the spheres and the mountains
أترىdo you think تؤديهاyou discharge it بغيرwithout اعانتيMy help
أترى تؤديها بغير اعانتي
أوor كنتwere you تحملهاbearing it بغيرwithout مراديMy will
أو كنت تحملها بغير مرادي
Do you think you can discharge it without My help,
Do you think to fulfill it without My help
or could you bear it without My will?
Or were you bearing it without My will?
ألبستكI clothed you السبعthe seven المثانيoft-repeated خلعةas a robe of honor
ألبستك السبع المثاني خلعة
فيin هيكلa frame منfrom عالمthe world الأجسادof bodies
في هيكل من عالم الأجساد
I clothed you in the Seven Oft-Repeated as a robe of honor,
I clothed you in the seven pairs robe
in a frame from the world of bodies.
In a temple from the world of bodies
فاخلعso cast off كثيفتكyour dense form التيwhich لاnot تنبغيis fitting
فاخلع كثيفتك التي لا تنبغي
لشهودfor witnessing حضرتناOur Presence معwith الأشهادthe witnesses
لشهود حضرتنا مع الأشهاد
So cast off your dense form, which is unfit
So shed your thick clothing which does not befit
to witness Our Presence with the witnesses.
The witnesses of Our presence with the martyrs
واغسلand wash بماءwith the water القدسof holiness عشرten لطائفsubtle faculties
واغسل بماء القدس عشر لطائف
هيthey are أنتyou منof دنسthe taint الطباعof natural dispositions الكاديtroublesome
هي أنت من دنس الطباع الكادي
And wash with the water of holiness ten subtle faculties—
And wash with the water of holiness the ten subtleties
which are your very self—of the troublesome taint of natural dispositions.
Which are you from the filth of devious dispositions
أشربتyou were made to drink خمسةfive أبحرseas لتعيشso that you may live فيin
أشربت خمسة أبحر لتعيش في
ظمأthirst فردsingular فرطاas a forerunner معamong الورادthose coming to drink
ظمأ فرد فرطا مع الوراد
You were given five seas to drink, that you might live in
I made you drink five seas that you may live
a singular thirst, a forerunner among those coming to drink.
Thirsting excessively with the water-drawers
فجرتهاI made them gush forth لكfor you منfrom صفاتthe attributes الذاتof the Essence فيat
فجرتها لك من صفات الذات في
عينthe wellspring الظهورof manifestation ومبدأand the origin الآحادof individual beings
عين الظهور ومبدأ الآحاد
I made them gush forth for you from the attributes of the Essence, at
So I poured it for you from the attributes of the Essence in
the wellspring of manifestation and the origin of individual beings.”
The eye of manifestation and origin of unities