محمَّدٌMuhammad مِثالُهاits exemplar الفَرْدانيpeerless
محمَّدٌ مِثالُها الفَرْداني
بميمِهاin its mīm الأوَّلِfirst مَجْلىmanifestation الآنِthe now
بميمِها الأوَّلِ مَجْلى الآنِ
Muhammad is its peerless exemplar;
In its first mīm is the manifestation of the now.
منfrom مُنْتَقىthe choicest of إِرادَةٍwill عُنْوانهُاits emblem
من مُنْتَقى إِرادَةٍ عُنْوانهُا
يُفيضُpours forth ماwhat حُكِّمَwas given authority فيin الزَّمَانِtime
يُفيضُ ما حُكِّمَ في الزَّمَانِ
From the choicest will, its emblem
Pours forth what was given authority in time,
علىupon مَطافِthe circuit of كلِّevery روحٍspirit نُزِّهتْwas purified
على مَطافِ كلِّ روحٍ نُزِّهتْ
بطَوْرِهاin its stage منfrom خِدَعِthe deceits of الشَّيطَانِSatan
بطَوْرِها من خِدَعِ الشَّيطَانِ
Upon the circuit of every spirit purified
In its stage, from Satan's deceits.
وفيهand in him منfrom مَجلىthe manifestation of إِشارَةِthe intimation of الوَحاrevelation
وفيه من مَجلى إِشارَةِ الوَحا
مَناطُthe nexus of ماwhat جَلْجَلَresounded منof بُرْهانِproof
مَناطُ ما جَلْجَلَ من بُرْهانِ
And in him, from the manifestation of revelation's intimation,
Is the nexus of what resounded as proof.
وَفيهِand in him منfrom مِثالِهاits exemplar ماهِيَّةٌan essence
وَفيهِ من مِثالِها ماهِيَّةٌ
مَخْصوصَةٌspecific بذلكَto that العُنوَانِdesignation
مَخْصوصَةٌ بذلكَ العُنوَانِ
And in him, from its exemplar, is an essence
Specific to that designation.
وَفيهِand in him منfrom مَدارِthe orbit of مبدَإِthe origin of الوَرَىcreation
وَفيهِ من مَدارِ مبدَإِ الوَرَى
مَدارِكُperceptions of الإيمانِfaith والأَمَانِand security
مَدارِكُ الإيمانِ والأَمَانِ
And in him, from the orbit of creation's origin,
Are perceptions of faith and security.
وَفيهِand in him منfrom معنَىthe meaning of مَقاماتِthe stations of النُّهىreason
وَفيهِ من معنَى مَقاماتِ النُّهى
مِنْبَرُa pulpit of علمٍknowledge صَيِّنِsafeguarding المَعانيmeanings
مِنْبَرُ علمٍ صَيِّنِ المَعاني
And in him, from the meaning of reason's stations,
Is a pulpit of knowledge that safeguards meanings.
وَفيهِand in him مِضْمارُa racecourse of شُؤونٍaffairs سَبْرُهاfathoming them
وَفيهِ مِضْمارُ شُؤونٍ سَبْرُها
مدَّspread شِراعَthe sail of الفضلِbounty والعِرْفَانِand gnosis
مدَّ شِراعَ الفضلِ والعِرْفَانِ
And in him is a racecourse of affairs; fathoming them
Spread the sail of bounty and gnosis.
وَفيهِand in him محضَرُthe presence of الشُّهودِwitnessing بارِزٌmanifest
وَفيهِ محضَرُ الشُّهودِ بارِزٌ
فيin مشهدِthe vision of الواحِدِthe One دونَwithout ثَانيa second
في مشهدِ الواحِدِ دونَ ثَاني
And in him the presence of witnessing is manifest
In the vision of the One, without a second.
وَفيهِand in him ماthat which لوif نَطَقَتْspoke آياتُهُits signs
وَفيهِ ما لو نَطَقَتْ آياتُهُ
بنوعِهِof its nature لصَحَّتِwould be sound المَبانيthe structures
بنوعِهِ لصَحَّتِ المَباني
And in him is that: were its signs to speak
Of its nature, the structures would stand sound.
وَفيهِand in him ماwhat كَرَّreturned بمُدَّةِthrough the span of الخَفاconcealment
وَفيهِ ما كَرَّ بمُدَّةِ الخَفا
علىupon مُحيطِthe encompassing sphere of مُشرِقِradiant الفُرْقَانِthe Criterion
على مُحيطِ مُشرِقِ الفُرْقَانِ
And in him is what returned through the span of concealment
Upon the encompassing sphere of the radiant Criterion;
منfrom حبلِthe cord of حاءِthe ḥāʾ of الحكمِjudgment عندَat طَيَّةٍa fold
من حبلِ حاءِ الحكمِ عندَ طَيَّةٍ
حافِلَةٍbrimming بنورِهاwith its light الرَّبَّانيdivine
حافِلَةٍ بنورِها الرَّبَّاني
From the cord of judgment's ḥāʾ, within a fold
Brimming with its divine light;
منfrom حيطَةٍwatchful care بكلِّover every بابِgate of حِطَّةٍremission
من حيطَةٍ بكلِّ بابِ حِطَّةٍ
مُطَلْسَمٍtalismanically sealed بحِكَمِwith the wise teachings of القُرآنِthe Qur'an
مُطَلْسَمٍ بحِكَمِ القُرآنِ
From watchful care over every gate of remission,
Talismanically sealed with the Qur'an's wise teachings;
منfrom حَيرةٍbewilderment بارِزَةٍmanifest بحُسنِهاin its beauty
من حَيرةٍ بارِزَةٍ بحُسنِها
منfrom فوقِabove عرشِthe throne of حَضرَةِthe presence of الإِحْسانِexcellence
من فوقِ عرشِ حَضرَةِ الإِحْسانِ
From bewilderment, manifest in its beauty,
From above the throne of the presence of excellence;
منfrom حملَةٍa campaign كَونيَّةٍcosmic مُلكِيَّةٍroyal
من حملَةٍ كَونيَّةٍ مُلكِيَّةٍ
مدَّتْstretched حِبالَthe cords of دولَةِthe dominion of الكِيَانِbeing
مدَّتْ حِبالَ دولَةِ الكِيَانِ
From a cosmic, royal campaign
That stretched the cords of the dominion of being;
منfrom حَوْزَةٍa domain شرقيَّةٍeastern غربيَّةٍwestern
من حَوْزَةٍ شرقيَّةٍ غربيَّةٍ
فلاso no مماثِلٌequal ولاnor مُدَانِone who comes near
فلا مماثِلٌ ولا مُدَانِ
From a domain, eastern and western,
So there is no equal and none who comes near;
منfrom حفلَةٍa gathering فَتَّاكَةٍdeadly فَعَّالَةٍmighty in action
من حفلَةٍ فَتَّاكَةٍ فَعَّالَةٍ
صَوَّالَةٍcharging fiercely بعسكَرٍwith an army رُوحانيspiritual
صَوَّالَةٍ بعسكَرٍ رُوحاني
From a gathering, deadly and mighty in action,
Charging fiercely with a spiritual army;
منfrom حَيْدَرِيِّof Haydar نيطَةٍa bond نِظامُهاits ordering
من حَيْدَرِيِّ نيطَةٍ نِظامُها
أتىcame بواضِحٍwith something clear منof البَيَانِelucidation
أتى بواضِحٍ من البَيَانِ
From a Haydarian bond whose ordering
Came with clear elucidation;
إلىto نَسيقِthe ordered sequence of ميمِthe mīm of مَجراهاits course الَّذيwhich
إلى نَسيقِ ميمِ مَجراها الَّذي
طافَcircled بمرساهاwith its anchorage علىover الأَكْوانِthe worlds
طافَ بمرساها على الأَكْوانِ
To the ordered sequence of the mīm of its course, which
Circled over the worlds with its anchorage;
إلىto مُحيَّاهُhis countenance المُفيضِpouring forth مَدداًsuccor
إلى مُحيَّاهُ المُفيضِ مَدداً
لكلِّfor every قاصٍdistant one فيamong الوَرَىcreation ودَانِand near one
لكلِّ قاصٍ في الوَرَى ودَانِ
To his countenance, pouring forth succor
For all among creation, far and near;
إلىto مَنيعِunassailable مجدِهِhis glory وجِدِّهِand his earnestness
إلى مَنيعِ مجدِهِ وجِدِّهِ
وماand what طُوِيwas folded بنشْرِهِin his unfolding المُصَانِguarded
وما طُوِي بنشْرِهِ المُصَانِ
To his unassailable glory and earnestness,
And what was folded in his guarded unfolding;
إلىto مكانَةٍa station لهbelonging to him باذِخَةٍtowering
إلى مكانَةٍ له باذِخَةٍ
جَليلَةٍmajestic شامِخَةِlofty in الأَركَانِpillars
جَليلَةٍ شامِخَةِ الأَركَانِ
To a towering station that is his,
Majestic, with lofty pillars;
إلىto مَقامِthe station of قابِthe span of قوسِa bow قُربِهِhis nearness
إلى مَقامِ قابِ قوسِ قُربِهِ
لدىat التَّدَلِّيthe descent ولدَىand at التَّدانيthe drawing near
لدى التَّدَلِّي ولدَى التَّداني
To the station of his nearness, a bow's span,
At the descent and at the drawing near;
إلىto مَطافِthe circuit of روحِهِhis spirit بحَضرَةٍin a presence
إلى مَطافِ روحِهِ بحَضرَةٍ
معْصومَةٍprotected عنfrom عالَمِthe world of الإِنْسَانِhumankind
معْصومَةٍ عن عالَمِ الإِنْسَانِ
To his spirit's circuit in a presence
Protected from the human world;
إلىto مَراحِthe pasture of ماwhat وراءَbeyond المُنْتَهىthe utmost limit
إلى مَراحِ ما وراءَ المُنْتَهى
منfrom مطْلَعِthe rising-place of الغُيوبِthe unseen للعِيَانِinto plain sight
من مطْلَعِ الغُيوبِ للعِيَانِ
To the pasture of what lies beyond the utmost limit,
From the rising-place of the unseen into plain sight;
بنَوعِby the manner of عِقْدِbinding حَبلِهاits cord بدَالِهاwith its dāl
بنَوعِ عِقْدِ حَبلِها بدَالِها
لدورَةِfor the cycle of الآبادِeternities والأَلوَانِand colors
لدورَةِ الآبادِ والأَلوَانِ
By the manner of binding its cord with its dāl,
For the cycle of eternities and colors;
وعنهُand from him دارُهاits abode ودَرْبُand the path to دارِهاits abode
وعنهُ دارُها ودَرْبُ دارِها
فَحاؤهاthus its ḥāʾ والدَّالُand the dāl والميمَانِand the two mīms
فَحاؤها والدَّالُ والميمَانِ
And from him are its abode and the path to its abode:
Thus its ḥāʾ, the dāl, and the two mīms:
محمَّدٌMuhammad محمَّدٌMuhammad محمَّدٌMuhammad
محمَّدٌ محمَّدٌ محمَّدٌ
صلَّىmay bless عليهِupon him مُنْزِلُthe Revealer of المَثَانِيthe oft-repeated verses
صلَّى عليهِ مُنْزِلُ المَثَانِي
Muhammad, Muhammad, Muhammad.
May the Revealer of the oft-repeated verses bless him.