أرى الأنوار في شرح الصدور

أرى الأنوار في شرح الصدور

عياناً في الورود وفي الصدورِ

عياناً في الورود وفي الصدورِ

I see the lights in the expansion of breasts,

I see the lights in the opening of chests

by direct sight, in coming and in going.

Clearly in the roses and in the chests

وليس له امتنان فيه أني

وليس له امتنان فيه أني

أرى أثر الأمور من الأمورِ

أرى أثر الأمور من الأمورِ

Nor is this a favor from him: that I

And I have no favor in it that I

see the effect of things arising from things.

See the effect of things from things

فإن الحكم للمعلومِ عقلاً

فإن الحكم للمعلومِ عقلاً

وكشفاً في الجنان وفي السعير

وكشفاً في الجنان وفي السعير

For judgment belongs to the known, by reason

For the rule is for what is known by reason

and by unveiling, in the gardens of Paradise and in the blazing fire.

And revelation in Heaven and in Hell

فحكمُ الشيءِ مقصورٌ عليه

فحكمُ الشيءِ مقصورٌ عليه

وما أدَّاه ذاك إلى القصورِ

وما أدَّاه ذاك إلى القصورِ

So a thing's judgment is confined to itself,

So the rule of a thing is limited to it

and that has not led it to deficiency.

And that does not lead it to enclosures

ولكنَّ الأديبَ إذا رآه

ولكنَّ الأديبَ إذا رآه

يقولُ بذاكَ من خلفِ الستورِ

يقولُ بذاكَ من خلفِ الستورِ

But the courteous man, when he sees it,

But the literate when he sees it

speaks of that from behind the veils;

Says about that from behind the veils

ويدخل محرِماً بلداً إحراماً

ويدخل محرِماً بلداً إحراماً

ويلبس للملابسِ ثوبَ زور

ويلبس للملابسِ ثوبَ زور

and enters a town as a pilgrim, in ritual consecration,

And enters a prohibited land in prohibition

and dons a robe of falsehood for clothing.

And wears for clothes a garment of lies

فيأخذه العليم بما ذكرنا

فيأخذه العليم بما ذكرنا

ويوصله إلى دهرِ الدهور

ويوصله إلى دهرِ الدهور

So the All-Knowing seizes him for what we have mentioned,

So the All-Knowing takes him for what we mentioned

and brings him to the age of ages.

And takes him to the eternity of eternities

لقد دلَّتْ شواهده عليه

لقد دلَّتْ شواهده عليه

بما دارت عليه رَحى السرورِ

بما دارت عليه رَحى السرورِ

Indeed, his signs have pointed to him,

His examples have indicated it to him

through that on which the millstone of joy has turned.

With what the millstone of bliss revolved around it