ياO لائميyou who blame me فيconcerning مقاليmy speech
يا لائمي في مقالي
لاno بدescape فيهin it تلقىyou are instructed
لا بد فيه تلقى
O you who blame me for my speech,
You must be instructed in it.
إنْif كنتyou were ثوباًa garment عليهupon Him
إنْ كنت ثوباً عليه
فاننيthen indeed I منكthan you أنقىpurer
فانني منك أنقى
If you were a garment upon Him,
Then I am purer than you.
أوor كنتyou were عبداًa slave لديهin His presence
أو كنت عبداً لديه
فإننيthen indeed I فيهin Him أبقاmore enduring
فإنني فيه أبقا
Or if you were a slave in His presence,
Then I am more enduring in Him.
أوor كنتهyou were Him فيin يديهHis hands
أو كنته في يديه
فإننيthen indeed I منهthan Him أبقىmore enduring
فإنني منه أبقى
Or if you were Him, in His hands,
Then I am more enduring than Him.
قدindeed حزتُI have attained كلَّevery مقامٍstation
قد حزتُ كلَّ مقامٍ
للهfor God ملكاًin sovereignty ورِقاand in servitude
لله ملكاً ورِقا
I have attained every station,
For God, in sovereignty and servitude.
وإننيand indeed I فيin أموريmy affairs
وإنني في أموري
إذاif نظرتyou look موقىprotected
إذا نظرت موقى
And indeed I, in my affairs,
Am protected, if you look.
فاحمدso praise إلهكyour God تُحمدyou will be praised
فاحمد إلهك تُحمد
خلقاin form وخلقاand in character وand خلقاin nature
خلقا وخلقا و خلقا
So praise your God, and you will be praised,
In form and in character and in nature.
وكنand be بهthrough Him منfrom لدنهHis presence
وكن به من لدنه
تحوزyou will gain علماًknowledge ورزقاand sustenance
تحوز علماً ورزقا
And have your being through Him, from His presence;
You will gain knowledge and sustenance.