بِعِلمِthrough knowledge of مَعنىthe meaning of المَعانيthe meanings
بِعِلمِ مَعنى المَعاني
عَرَفتُI came to know كُلَّall الأَساميthe names
عَرَفتُ كُلَّ الأَسامي
Through knowledge of the meaning of meanings,
I came to know all the names.
وَصِرتُand I became قِبلَةَthe prayer-direction of قَوميmy people
وَصِرتُ قِبلَةَ قَومي
لِلقائِمينَfor those who stand مَقاميmy station
لِلقائِمينَ مَقامي
And I became my people's qibla,
for those who stand at my station.
وَفَوقَand above تَحتيbelow me يَمينِيَmy right
وَفَوقَ تَحتي يَمينِيَ
اليُسرىthe left وَرَائيbehind me أَماميbefore me
اليُسرى وَرَائي أَمامي
And above is below me; my right
is the left; behind me is before me.
مَقامَin place of حَجِّيَmy pilgrimage قَصديmy intention
مَقامَ حَجِّيَ قَصدي
وَالقَصدُand intention حَجُّthe pilgrimage of مَقاميmy station
وَالقَصدُ حَجُّ مَقامي
My intention takes the place of my pilgrimage,
and intention is the pilgrimage of my station.
وَفيand in صِياميmy fasting صَلاتيmy prayer
وَفي صِيامي صَلاتي
وَفيand in الصَلاةِprayer صِياميmy fasting
وَفي الصَلاةِ صِيامي
And in my fasting is my prayer,
and in prayer is my fasting.
وَفيand in كَلامِيَmy speech صَمتيmy silence
وَفي كَلامِيَ صَمتي
وَالصَمتُand silence عَينُthe very essence of كَلاميmy speech
وَالصَمتُ عَينُ كَلامي
And in my speech is my silence,
and silence is the very essence of my speech.
وَفيand in مَناميmy sleep اِنتِباهيmy wakefulness
وَفي مَنامي اِنتِباهي
وَبِاِنتِباهيand with my wakefulness مَناميmy sleep
وَبِاِنتِباهي مَنامي
And in my sleep is my wakefulness,
and with my wakefulness is my sleep.
وَالبَرُّand the land بَرّيmy land وَبَحريand my sea
وَالبَرُّ بَرّي وَبَحري
بَحرٌa sea عَلىover البَرِّthe land طاميsurging
بَحرٌ عَلى البَرِّ طامي
And the land is my land, and my sea
is a sea surging over the land.