أماindeed والذيby Him who حجَّتmade pilgrimage عقولُthe minds ذويof those endowed with الحِجاunderstanding
أما والذي حجَّت عقولُ ذوي الحِجا
الىto بيتهِHis House المعمورِthe well-frequented منfrom قُدسهِHis holiness الأسنىthe most exalted
الى بيتهِ المعمورِ من قُدسهِ الأسنى
Indeed, by Him whose pilgrims were the minds of the discerning,
bound for His well-frequented House, filled with His sublimest holiness:
أَلَّمتthey alighted بهِat it مِنfrom بعدِafter طولِa long period of تَغرُّبٍestrangement
أَلَّمت بهِ مِن بعدِ طولِ تَغرُّبٍ
وقدand already أَحرمَتthey entered pilgrim consecration ثمَّthen استطافَتthey circumambulated بهِaround it مَثنىin pairs
وقد أَحرمَت ثمَّ استطافَت بهِ مَثنى
they alighted there after long estrangement,
having entered pilgrim consecration, then circled it in pairs,
مجرّدةًstripped bare قدalready خلَّفتthey left behind كلَّevery صاحبٍcompanion
مجرّدةً قد خلَّفت كلَّ صاحبٍ
وجِلبابَand the cloak of جسمٍa body سوفَwill عنfrom كَثبnearness يَفنىperish
وجِلبابَ جسمٍ سوفَ عن كَثب يَفنى
stripped bare, having left behind every companion
and the bodily cloak, soon to perish,
الىuntil أنthat أتتthey came مِنthrough بابهِHis door مستكينةًhumbly submissive
الى أن أتت مِن بابهِ مستكينةً
فآنسهاthen He comforted them لطفاًwith kindness وقَربَّهاand drew them near منّاas a gracious favor
فآنسها لطفاً وقَربَّها منّا
until they came through His door, humbly submissive;
then He soothed them with kindness and graciously drew them near.
وكُشِّفتِand were lifted الأَستارُthe veils دونَbefore بهائهِHis splendor
وكُشِّفتِ الأَستارُ دونَ بهائهِ
فدُكّتthen were leveled جبالٌmountains طالماfor so long جُعِلتwere made مغنىa dwelling
فدُكّت جبالٌ طالما جُعِلت مغنى
And the veils before His splendor were lifted,
and mountains long made a dwelling were leveled.
فسبَّحتِthen they glorified الفردَthe Unique One المهيمنَthe All-Watching رهبةًin awe
فسبَّحتِ الفردَ المهيمنَ رهبةً
فلاحَthen shone forth بلاwithout لفظٍan utterance لسامعهِto its hearer المعنىthe meaning
فلاحَ بلا لفظٍ لسامعهِ المعنى
Then in awe they glorified the Unique One, the All-Watching,
and without words the meaning dawned upon its hearer,
بألسُنِwith tongues of حالٍa state لاnot تزالُcease to be فصيحةًeloquent
بألسُنِ حالٍ لا تزالُ فصيحةً
لترسِلَهاto send them forth دهراًfor all time لأسمائِهfor His names الحُسنىthe most beautiful
لترسِلَها دهراً لأسمائِه الحُسنى
through tongues of their state, ever eloquent,
to loose them forever in praise of His most beautiful names.
لئنif indeed كانis بردُthe coolness of الماءِwater أَهنأsweeter عيشةًin living
لئن كان بردُ الماءِ أَهنأ عيشةً
إلىto الكبدِthe liver الحرَّىburning with thirst فعيشيthen my life بهin Him أهناsweeter
إلى الكبدِ الحرَّى فعيشي به أهنا
If indeed the coolness of water makes life sweeter
to the thirst-scorched liver, my life in Him is sweeter still.