الله أنزلَ نوراً يُستضاء به

الله أنزلَ نوراً يُستضاء به

على فؤاد نبيٍّ سرَّه الله

على فؤاد نبيٍّ سرَّه الله

God sent down a light by which one is illumined

God sent down a light to be illuminated by

upon the heart of a prophet whom God made glad.

Upon the heart of a prophet whose secret is God's

أتى به روحه من فوق أرقعة

أتى به روحه من فوق أرقعة

سبعٍ إلى فلبه والسامعُ الله

سبعٍ إلى فلبه والسامعُ الله

His spirit brought it from above the heavenly vaults—

It came to him, his soul from above the highest

seven—to his heart; and the hearer is God.

Heaven to his heart, and God is the Hearer

منه إليه به كان النزول له

منه إليه به كان النزول له

فليس في الكون إلا الواحدُ الله

فليس في الكون إلا الواحدُ الله

From Him, to Him, through Him, the descent was for Him.

From Him to him was the descent, and to Him

So in the cosmos there is only the One—God.

So there is none in existence but the One God

والجسمُ والعَرَضُ المشهودُ فيه وما

والجسمُ والعَرَضُ المشهودُ فيه وما

في الغيب ما ان تراه ذلك الله

في الغيب ما ان تراه ذلك الله

And the body, and the accident witnessed within it, and what

The body and attributes witnessed in it, and what

is in the unseen, which you do not behold—all that is God.

Is unseen, if you do not see it, that is God

ولا تناقضَ فيما قلتُه فأنا

ولا تناقضَ فيما قلتُه فأنا

عينُ الكثير وعيني الواحد الله

عينُ الكثير وعيني الواحد الله

And there is no contradiction in what I have said, for I am

There is no contradiction in what I say, for I

the essence of the many, and my essence is the One—God.

Am the essence of the many, and My essence is the One God

من اعجب الأمر أن الحكم من عدم

من اعجب الأمر أن الحكم من عدم

في عين كونٍ فأين العبدُ والله

في عين كونٍ فأين العبدُ والله

Among the most wondrous things is that determination comes from nonexistence

Of the wonders of the matter is that the Ruler from non-existence

within the essence of a being; where, then, are the servant and God?

In the essence of existence, so where is the servant and where is God?

فالعين تشهد خلقاً جاء من عدم

فالعين تشهد خلقاً جاء من عدم

والأمر حقاً وعين المبصرِ الله

والأمر حقاً وعين المبصرِ الله

So the eye witnesses a creation that came from nonexistence;

The eye witnesses creation coming from non-existence

this is indeed the case, and the beholder's essence is God.

And the matter is truth, and the eye of the Seer is God

له اليمين له العينان في خبر

له اليمين له العينان في خبر

أتى به منه الآتي هو الله

أتى به منه الآتي هو الله

His is the right hand; His are the two eyes, in a report

To Him belongs the right, to Him the two eyes in the news

brought from Him by the bearer, who is God.

That came from Him, the Coming One, He is God

فالحكم لي وله عين الوجود وما

فالحكم لي وله عين الوجود وما

للعين مني وجودٌ بل هو الله

للعين مني وجودٌ بل هو الله

Thus determination is mine, and His is existence itself; and no

So the judgment is mine and His, the eye of existence, and what

existence of the essence comes from me—rather, it is God.

The eye has of me is no existence, but He is God

فانظره في شجر وانظره في حجرٍ

فانظره في شجر وانظره في حجرٍ

وانظره في كل شيء ذلك الله

وانظره في كل شيء ذلك الله

So behold Him in trees, and behold Him in a stone;

So look at Him in a tree, and look at Him in a rock

and behold Him in everything—that is God.

And look at Him in everything, that is God

كل الأسامي له إن كنت تعقله

كل الأسامي له إن كنت تعقله

هو المسمى بها فكلها الله

هو المسمى بها فكلها الله

All names are His, if you understand Him.

All the names are His; if you understand Him

He is the one named by them; so all of them are God.

He is the One named by them, so all are God

فلو يقول جهولٌ قد جهلت وما

فلو يقول جهولٌ قد جهلت وما

بالله جهلٌ فما كوني هو الله

بالله جهلٌ فما كوني هو الله

So if an ignorant person were to say, "I have been ignorant, and there is no

If an ignorant one says "I am ignorant" and not

ignorance in God; so my being is not God,"

By God ignorance, so my being is not God

فقل له ذاك حكم العين فيه ومن

فقل له ذاك حكم العين فيه ومن

يدري الذي قلته بأنه الله

يدري الذي قلته بأنه الله

then tell him, "That is the essence's determination in Him." And who

Say to him "That is the eye's judgment of it, and who

understands what I have said—that it is God?

Knows what you said, that it is God?"

ما ثَم والله إلا حيرةٌ ظهرتْ

ما ثَم والله إلا حيرةٌ ظهرتْ

وبي حلفت وإنَّ المقسم الله

وبي حلفت وإنَّ المقسم الله

There is nothing there, by God, but bewilderment made manifest.

There is nothing, by God, but perplexity made plain

And by myself I swore, and indeed the one who swears is God.

And I swore by it, and the One I swore by is God

لو كان ثَم وجودٌ ما هو الله

لو كان ثَم وجودٌ ما هو الله

لم ينفردْ بالوجودِ الواحدِ الله

لم ينفردْ بالوجودِ الواحدِ الله

If there were an existence there that was not God,

If there was any existence other than God

God would not be alone in the single existence.

The One would not be alone in existence, God

بل الحدوثُ لنا وما يتابعه

بل الحدوثُ لنا وما يتابعه

وهذه نسب والثابتُ الله

وهذه نسب والثابتُ الله

Rather, coming into being is ours, and whatever follows it;

But origination is for us and what follows it

and these are relations, and the abiding reality is God.

And these are attributes; the Eternal is God

ينوب عنا وأنا منه في عدمٍ

ينوب عنا وأنا منه في عدمٍ

ونحن نشهدُه والشاهدُ الله

ونحن نشهدُه والشاهدُ الله

He acts in our stead, while in relation to Him I am nonexistent.

He acts for us while we are in non-existence

And we witness Him, and the witness is God.

And we witness Him, and the Witness is God