إنindeed الثناءpraise علىof الأسماءthe Names أجمعهاall of them
إن الثناء على الأسماء أجمعها
بهاthrough them وليسand not سواهاother than them يعرفونthey know ولاnor
بها وليس سواها يعرفون ولا
Indeed, praise of all the Names
Praising all names is through Him alone
is through them; they know no others at all.
They are known by Him and none other
أليسis it not هذاthis صحيحاًtrue قدindeed أتاكHe came to you بهwith it
أليس هذا صحيحاً قد أتاك به
فيin محكمthe definitive الذكرRevelation قرآناًa Qur’an عليكto you تلاHe recited
في محكم الذكر قرآناً عليك تلا
Is this not true? He has brought it to you
Is this not the truth that has come to you
in the clear Revelation—a Qur’an He recited to you—
In the decisive Quran recited to you
فيin أخذهHis taking الذرّthe primordial particles ثمthen الحقthe Real أشهدناmade us bear witness
في أخذه الذرّ ثم الحق أشهدنا
ألستُam I not ربكمُyour Lord كانwas الجوابُthe answer بلىyes
ألستُ ربكمُ كان الجوابُ بلى
when He took the primordial particles; then the Real made us bear witness:
When taking from the particles then the truth we witnessed
“Am I not your Lord?” The answer was “Yes.”
Am I not your Lord? The answer was Yes
ولمand did not يخصsingle out بهذاunder this الحكمruling امرأةa woman
ولم يخص بهذا الحكم امرأة
عندat الشهودthe witnessing ولاnor أيضاًalso بهunder it رجلاa man
عند الشهود ولا أيضاً به رجلا
And He did not single out a woman under this ruling,
And He did not specify this decree to a woman
at the witnessing, nor a man under it either.
Among the witnesses, nor to a man
حازencompassed الوجودَexistence بعينيin my sight عينَthe very essence صورتِهof His form
حاز الوجودَ بعيني عينَ صورتِه
فلاso not أباليI care ألاحَdid it shine النجمthe star أمor أفَلاset
فلا أبالي ألاحَ النجم أم أفَلا
He encompassed existence—in my sight, His very form.
He grasped existence with the eye of His essence
So I do not care whether the star shines or sets.
So I care not whether the star rose or set
إنindeed الوجودَexistence وجوديmy existence لاnot يزاحمنيrivals me
إن الوجودَ وجودي لا يزاحمني
فيهin it سوىexcept منone who يقولsays العبدthe servant فيهin Him حلاdwelt
فيه سوى من يقول العبد فيه حلا
Indeed, existence is my existence; no one rivals me
Existence is my existence, none contends with me
in it except one who says, “The servant has dwelt in Him.”
Save one who says the servant stopped therein
إنindeed الذيthe One whose يرتجىare hoped for فقديmy absence عوارفهHis favors
إن الذي يرتجى فقدي عوارفه
قدindeed حققconfirmed اللهGod ظنيmy expectation إذwhen يقولHe says إلىtoward
قد حقق الله ظني إذ يقول إلى
Indeed, the One whose favors are hoped for when I am gone—
The one hoped for, truly knowing Him
God has confirmed my expectation when He says “toward,”
God has fulfilled my supposition when saying To
فيconcerning رؤيةِseeing الوجهthe Face والأبصارand the eyes ناظرةgazing
في رؤيةِ الوجه والأبصار ناظرة
فلمso He did not يردintend بالىby “toward” أداةa particle من“from” والىand “to”
فلم يرد بالى أداة من والى
concerning seeing the Face, while the eyes gaze.
In seeing the Face, while sights are beholding
He did not mean by “toward” a particle such as “from” and “to.”
No means mattered to me from protector
إنindeed الظنونsuppositions أحالتdeemed impossible أنْthat تكونbe إلى“toward”
إن الظنون أحالت أنْ تكون إلى
كمثلهاlike its counterpart إليهtoward Him فانصرفso turn away عجِلاin haste
كمثلها إليه فانصرف عجِلا
Indeed, suppositions have deemed it impossible for “toward” to be
Suppositions led to being like unto
like its counterpart, “toward Him”; so turn away in haste.
Themselves to Him so turn away hastily