إنيindeed I بليتُI was tried بأمرٍby a matter لستُI am not أعرفهknow it
إني بليتُ بأمرٍ لستُ أعرفه
ولستُand I am not أنكرهdeny it والحكمُand judgment للهbelongs to God
ولستُ أنكره والحكمُ لله
Indeed, I have been tried by a matter I do not know.
I am afflicted with a matter I do not recognize
And I do not deny it; judgment belongs to God.
Nor do I deny it, and the judgment belongs to Allah
جهليmy ignorance بهof it عينthe very essence of علميmy knowledge والنعيمand bliss بهthrough it
جهلي به عين علمي والنعيم به
مثلlike العذابtorment بهthrough it كالمالlike wealth والجاهand rank
مثل العذاب به كالمال والجاه
My ignorance of it is my very knowledge, and bliss through it
My ignorance of it is the essence of my knowledge
is like torment through it—as with wealth and rank.
And bliss through it is like torment with it, like wealth and status
إنif قلتI say هوHe قالsays عينthe very essence of الكشفunveiling ليسis not بهوHe (with emphatic b-)
إن قلت هو قال عين الكشف ليس بهو
أوor قلتI say ذاthis لمdid not يوافقنيagree with me سوىexcept اللهGod
أو قلت ذا لم يوافقني سوى الله
If I say 'He,' unveiling itself says, 'It is not He.'
If I said it is, the essence of unveiling said it is not it
Or if I say 'this,' none agrees with me but God.
Or if I said this, none would agree with me but Allah
فهذهso these حِكَمwisdoms يدريknows بهاof them حكمa judge
فهذه حِكَم يدري بها حكم
منwhoever أهملهاneglects them مثلlike أهلthe people of الشرعsacred law فيregarding الباهsexual intercourse
من أهملها مثل أهل الشرع في الباه
So these are wisdoms that a judge knows;
So these are wisdoms known to the Wise One
whoever neglects them is like the people of sacred law regarding intercourse.
Neglected by the learned ones, like jurists wandering astray
فمنso whoever يوافقنيagrees with me فيهاabout them أوافقهI agree with him
فمن يوافقني فيها أوافقه
ومنand whoever يواقفchallenges قلsay ياO سيديmy master ماwhat هيthey
ومن يواقف قل يا سيدي ما هي
Whoever agrees with me about them, I agree with him.
Whoever agrees with me in this, I agree with him
And whoever challenges—say, 'My master, what are they?'
And whoever confronts me, say O master what is it?
فيعتريهthen seizes him إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) قلتI say ذاthis خرسspeechlessness
فيعتريه إذا ما قلت ذا خرس
وهوand it الدليلُthe proof عليهagainst him أنهthat he ساهيheedless
وهو الدليلُ عليه أنه ساهي
Then speechlessness seizes him whenever I say 'this.'
He will be struck dumb when I say this
And this is proof against him that he is heedless.
And that is evidence that he is oblivious
فكلfor every منone who فيin وجودِthe existence of الحقِّthe Real يعرفهknows it
فكل من في وجودِ الحقِّ يعرفه
إلاexcept الذيthe one who هوhe فيin مقصودناour intent لاnot (as written) هيshe/it (as written)
إلا الذي هو في مقصودنا لا هي
For everyone in the Real's existence knows it,
So everyone in existence knows the Truth
except the one heedless of our intent (reading the split final word as 'heedless').
Except the one who is the object of our purpose, not it