مواقفُthe stations الحقِّof the Real أدَّبْتنيhave schooled me
مواقفُ الحقِّ أدَّبْتني
وإنماand only يوقفُis made to stand الأديبُthe well-mannered one
وإنما يوقفُ الأديبُ
The stations of the Real have schooled me;
and only the well-mannered one is made to stand.
أشهدI behold فيin ذاتهHis essence كفاحاًface to face
أشهد في ذاته كفاحاً
فلمand did not أجدI find شمسهاits sun تغيبُset
فلم أجد شمسها تغيبُ
I behold Him in His essence, face to face,
and I have not found its sun setting.
واتحدتand became one ذاتناour essence فلماthen, when
واتحدت ذاتنا فلما
كنتُI was أناI myself العاشقُthe lover الحبيبُthe beloved
كنتُ أنا العاشقُ الحبيبُ
And our essence became one; then, when
I myself was the lover, the beloved,
أرسلنيHe sent me بالصفاتِwith the attributes كيماso that
أرسلني بالصفاتِ كيما
يعرفنيmight know me العاقلُthe wise one المصيبُthe one who judges rightly
يعرفني العاقلُ المصيبُ
He sent me with the attributes, so that
the wise one who judges rightly might know me,
فيأخذand thus take السرَّthe secret منfrom فؤاديmy heart
فيأخذ السرَّ من فؤادي
فتغتذيso are nourished باسمهby His name القلوبthe hearts
فتغتذي باسمه القلوب
and thus take the secret from my heart,
so hearts are nourished by His name.