الأمر لله والمأمور في عدم

الأمر لله والمأمور في عدم

فإن أضيف له التكوين يكذبه

فإن أضيف له التكوين يكذبه

The command belongs to God, while the commanded thing is in nonexistence.

The command belongs to God, while nothingness

If bringing into being is ascribed to Him, that claim is refuted.

Obeyed. If I ascribe creation to Him, it contradicts Him.

بل كن لربك والتكوين ليس له

بل كن لربك والتكوين ليس له

وإنما هو للمأمور يصحبُه

وإنما هو للمأمور يصحبُه

Rather, “Be!” belongs to your Lord; bringing into being is not His.

Rather, be for your Lord while creation is not His.

It belongs only to the commanded thing, accompanying it.

It is only for nothingness accompanying Him.

كذا أتاك به نص الكتابِ وما

كذا أتاك به نص الكتابِ وما

أتى له ناسخٌ في الحال يعقبه

أتى له ناسخٌ في الحال يعقبه

Thus the text of the Book has brought this to you, and no

Thus the text of the Scripture came to you with it.

abrogating text has come to supersede it at present.

No abrogator came to it, following it.

سيحانه من غنيّ لا افتقارَ له

سيحانه من غنيّ لا افتقارَ له

لعالمِ الكونِ والأسماء تطلبه

لعالمِ الكونِ والأسماء تطلبه

Glory be to Him as One self-sufficient, who has no need

Glory be to Him, the Self-Sufficient, needing nothing,

for the world of existence, though the Names require it.

For the world of creation and the names seeking Him.

وهو المسمى بها والعين واحدةٌ

وهو المسمى بها والعين واحدةٌ

وليس تدركه إذ عز مطلبه

وليس تدركه إذ عز مطلبه

He is the One named by them, and the essence is one.

He is the one called by them, the essence being one.

Yet you do not apprehend Him, for He is hard to attain.

You cannot attain Him, for His quest is mighty.