الحدُthe limit للهbelongs to God حمداًpraise للهto God باللهthrough God
الحدُ لله حمداً لله بالله
وليسand He is not منfrom حيثwhere ماwhat تدعوهyou invoke Him باللاهيat all heedless
وليس من حيث ما تدعوه باللاهي
The limit belongs to God—praise to God through God.
Nor is He heedless of what you invoke Him for.
فلاso not يقيدهconfines Him وسمٌa designation ولاnor صفةٌan attribute
فلا يقيده وسمٌ ولا صفةٌ
بنعتby a description سلبٍnegation ولاnor بنعتِby a description أشباهlikenesses
بنعت سلبٍ ولا بنعتِ أشباه
So neither a designation nor an attribute confines Him,
By descriptions of negation, nor by descriptions of likenesses.
سبحانهglory be to Him لاnot بتسبيحِthrough glorification هوينهunclear; possibly 'His identity'
سبحانه لا بتسبيحِ هوينه
ذاتthe essence المسبحof the glorifier لكنbut لاdo not تقلsay ماwhat هيit
ذات المسبح لكن لا تقل ما هي
Glory be to Him—not through glorification; His identity [uncertain reading]
Is the essence of the glorifier—but do not say, 'What is it?'
هويةan identity ماnot لهاfor it فيin العينِconcrete reality منany خبرِreport
هوية ما لها في العينِ من خبرِ
ولاnor تنالis attained بأموالٍthrough wealth ولاnor جاهrank
ولا تنال بأموالٍ ولا جاه
An identity of which there is no report in concrete reality,
Nor can it be attained through wealth or rank.
هيit الغنيةthe self-sufficient one ماnot تنفكceases طالبةًseeking
هي الغنية ما تنفك طالبةً
قرضاًa loan منfrom الخلقcreation منfrom ولاةٍrulers ومنand from ساهa heedless one
قرضاً من الخلق من ولاةٍ ومن ساه
It is the self-sufficient one, yet never ceases to seek
A loan from creation—from rulers and from a heedless one.
انظرlook بإيمانِwith the faith عقلٍof reason بلrather بفطرتهwith its innate disposition
انظر بإيمانِ عقلٍ بل بفطرته
فجملةso the sum الأمرof the matter أنَّthat السرَّthe secret فيin الباهsexual intercourse
فجملة الأمر أنَّ السرَّ في الباه
Look with reason's faith—rather, with its innate disposition.
So the sum of the matter is that the secret lies in sexual intercourse.
هذاthis تولدwas born عنfrom هذاthis فوالدهso its father
هذا تولد عن هذا فوالده
هذاthis فياso O حيرةbewilderment المفتونof the enthralled one فيconcerning اللهGod
هذا فيا حيرة المفتون في الله
This was born of this; so its father
Is this—oh, the bewilderment of one enthralled by God!
إنيindeed I لأبصرهsurely I behold Him فيin عينthe very being سادنهof His custodian
إني لأبصره في عين سادنه
وهوand He المليكthe King بهthrough him الآمرthe one commanding الناهيthe one forbidding
وهو المليك به الآمر الناهي
Indeed, I behold Him in the very being of His custodian,
And He is the King, commanding and forbidding through him.