إنَّ الحجابَ علينا عينُ صورتِنا

إنَّ الحجابَ علينا عينُ صورتِنا

فإذ ولا بدَّ فاحجبني بصورته

فإذ ولا بدَّ فاحجبني بصورته

Indeed, the veil upon us is our very form.

The veil upon us is the pupil of our image,

So, since there is no escape, veil me with His form.

So if there is no escape, veil me with His image,

ولا تنزلن فيما لا أسرُّ به

ولا تنزلن فيما لا أسرُّ به

من بعد ما نلتُ منه عينَ سُورته

من بعد ما نلتُ منه عينَ سُورته

And do not bring me down into what gives me no joy,

And do not descend into what I do not confess

After I had attained from Him His very exalted rank.

After attaining the eye of His image.

أنْ كنت مجتمعاً بالحقِّ في بصر

أنْ كنت مجتمعاً بالحقِّ في بصر

فالعبد يمتاز عنه في بصيرته

فالعبد يمتاز عنه في بصيرته

Since you were united with the Real in sight,

If you are united with Truth in sight,

The servant, then, is distinct from Him in his inward vision.

Then the servant is distinguished from Him in his inner sight.

لو كان يحجبه كما تشاءُ به

لو كان يحجبه كما تشاءُ به

فالحقُّ يطلبه بحُسنِ سيرته

فالحقُّ يطلبه بحُسنِ سيرته

If he were to veil Him as you wish through him,

If He veiled him as you wish with it,

The Real would seek him through the beauty of his conduct.

Then the Truth seeks him for his good conduct.