شرعwas ordained القتلُkilling للرجوعfor returning سريعاًswiftly
شرع القتلُ للرجوع سريعاً
للذيto the One who جئتI came منهfrom Him عندduring الكفاحcombat
للذي جئت منه عند الكفاح
Killing was ordained for a swift return
Killing was made lawful to return quickly
to the One from whom I came, during combat,
To the One I came from during struggle
دونwithout موتٍdeath وإنَّand indeed عينيmy eye تراهsees him
دون موتٍ وإنَّ عيني تراه
ميتاًdead قدindeed علمتI understood معنىthe meaning of السراحrelease
ميتاً قد علمت معنى السراح
without death, though my eye sees him
Without death, though my eyes see Him
dead; I have understood the meaning of release.
Dead, I knew the meaning of relief
جعلplaced اللهGod فيin الشهادةِmartyrdom رِزقاًsustenance
جعل الله في الشهادةِ رِزقاً
للذيfor the one who نالهاattained it بغيرِwithout انتزاحmoving away
للذي نالها بغيرِ انتزاح
God placed sustenance in martyrdom
God made martyrdom a provision
for the one who attains it without moving away.
For those who attained it without recoiling
فهوso it إنْif كانَis فيin العيانِoutward sight فساداًruin
فهو إنْ كانَ في العيانِ فساداً
فهوthen it عندbefore الإلهGod عينُthe very essence of الصَّلاحgoodness
فهو عند الإله عينُ الصَّلاح
So if, to outward sight, it is ruin,
If it was corruption in the eyes
then, before God, it is goodness itself.
To God it is the epitome of righteousness
كلُّall ماthat which كانwas أوor يكونwill be وماand that which لاis not
كلُّ ما كان أو يكون وما لا
إنماonly كونهits existence بأمرthrough a command متاحordained
إنما كونه بأمر متاح
All that was or will be, and what is not,
All that was or will be or not
has existence only through an ordained command.
Its being is only by His perfect command
ماnot يريدdesire العبيدthe servants منهfrom Him تعالىexalted is He
ما يريد العبيد منه تعالى
غيرexcept دركattainment المنىwishes وخفضand lowering الجناحthe wing
غير درك المنى وخفض الجناح
The servants desire nothing from Him, exalted is He,
What the servants want from The Exalted
but the attainment of wishes and the lowering of the wing.
Is only to attain wishes and lower their wings
ماnothing علىagainst منone who يريدdesires رداًa return إليهto Him
ما على من يريد رداً إليه
فيconcerning الذيthat which قدalready أتىhe came بهwith it منany جناحblame
في الذي قد أتى به من جناح
Nothing is held against one who seeks a return to Him:
What is upon those who want to return to Him
no blame for what he has done.
In what He brought them of wings
ماnot يريدdesire العصاةthe disobedient منهfrom Him تعالىexalted is He
ما يريد العصاة منه تعالى
غيرexcept عفوpardon عنfor الذنوبِsins القباحvile
غير عفو عن الذنوبِ القباح
The disobedient desire nothing from Him, exalted is He,
What the sinners want from Him The Exalted
but pardon for vile sins.
Is only pardoning of ugly sins
ماnot يريدdesires الفقيرthe needy one منهfrom Him تعالىexalted is He
ما يريد الفقير منه تعالى
غيرexcept بذلهHis bestowal of الندىbounty وجودِand the generosity of السماحِliberality
غير بذله الندى وجودِ السماحِ
The needy one desires nothing from Him, exalted is He,
What the poor want from Him The Exalted
but His bestowal of bounty and lavish generosity.
Is only His generosity and open-handedness
هوHe ليليmy night إذاwhen أتيتI come أناجيI commune
هو ليلي إذا أتيت أناجي
ونهاريand my day عندat المساevening والصباحِand morning
ونهاري عند المسا والصباحِ
He is my night when I come to commune,
He is my night when I whisper to Him
and my day at evening and morning.
And my day at dawn and morning
لوif only ترانيyou see me إذاwhen وصلتُI reach إليهto Him
لو تراني إذا وصلتُ إليه
منfrom وجوديmy existence فيin بسطةٍexpansiveness وانشراحِand joy
من وجودي في بسطةٍ وانشراحِ
If only you could see me when I reach Him,
If you could see me when I reach Him
from my own being, in expansiveness and joy!
From my ecstasy in serenity and relief
لستُI do not أبغيseek سواهother than Him فيin كلِّevery حالٍstate
لستُ أبغي سواه في كلِّ حالٍ
أناI فيهin it منof ضيقٍconstriction أوor انفساحexpansiveness
أنا فيه من ضيقٍ أو انفساح
I seek none but Him in every state
I seek none but Him in any state
I am in, whether constriction or expansiveness.
Whether I'm in hardship or comfort