نحنُwe حزبُthe party of اللهGod مَنْwho يلحقناjoins us
نحنُ حزبُ الله مَنْ يلحقنا
جدُّناour earnestness جدُّearnestness وجدُّand earnestness هزلُناour jest
جدُّنا جدُّ وجدُّ هزلُنا
We are God’s party—who will join us?
We are the Party of God, whoever joins us
Our earnestness is earnest, and earnest is our jest.
Our earnestness is earnest, and our jest is earnest
أشهدHe made them witness الأسرارthe mysteries منamong أحبابهHis beloved ones
أشهد الأسرار من أحبابه
منwhomever يشاءHe wills ولهاand to them أشهدناHe made us witnesses
من يشاء ولها أشهدنا
He let those among His beloved behold the mysteries
I bear witness to the secrets of His loved ones
whom He wills, and made us witness them.
Whom He wills, and to Him we bear witness
فمتىso whenever أدرككمovertakes you فيناconcerning us عمىblindness
فمتى أدرككم فينا عمى
سائلواask عناabout us الذيthe one who يعرفناknows us
سائلوا عنا الذي يعرفنا
So whenever blindness overtakes you concerning us,
So if blindness to us grips you
ask about us the One who knows us.
Ask about us those who know us
ذاكُمthat One (addressing you all) اللهGod عظيمٌgreat جدَّهHis majesty
ذاكُم الله عظيمٌ جدَّه
يمنحُHe grants الأسرارَthe mysteries مَنْwhomever شاءHe wills بناthrough us
يمنحُ الأسرارَ مَنْ شاء بنا
That One is God, great in His majesty;
That God of yours is truly great
He grants the mysteries, through us, to whomever He wills.
He grants the secrets to whom He wills through us
ماwhat? أماكُناwere we not? (uncertain form) رجالاًmen هتفتْcalled out
ما أماكُنا رجالاً هتفتْ
بهمfor them الوُرقُthe grey doves بدوحاتِin the great trees of منىMinā
بهم الوُرقُ بدوحاتِ منى
What—were we not men for whom
When we were not men, the leaves
the grey doves called in Minā’s great trees?
Cried out to them in the meadows of Mina
فرميناso we pelted جمرةَthe stoning-pillar of الكونِexistence بهاin it
فرمينا جمرةَ الكونِ بها
فَرمَينْاthen we shot بمريشاتwith feathered arrows of الفناannihilation
فَرمَينْا بمريشات الفنا
So there we stoned the pillar of existence,
So we cast the ember of the universe with it
then shot feathered arrows of annihilation.
And so we cast it with the feathers of annihilation
وازْدلفناand we drew near زُلفةَthe nearness of الجمعunion فهلso did...?
وازْدلفنا زُلفةَ الجمع فهل
أسمعHe made them hear القومthe people مناجاةthe whispered converse of المنىlongings
أسمع القوم مناجاة المنى
And we drew near in the closeness of union—did He
And we drew near the intimacy of the gathering, so has
make the people hear the whispered converse of longings?
Anyone heard the whispered prayer of the beloved?
ياO عباديMy servants هلwhether رأيتمyou have seen ماwhat أرىI see
يا عبادي هل رأيتم ما أرى
ياO عباديMy servants هلwhether بناthrough Us أنتمyou أناI
يا عبادي هل بنا أنتم أنا
O My servants, have you seen what I see?
"Oh My servants, do you see what I see
O My servants, are you, through Us, I?
Oh My servants, are you all I?"
خرسَfell mute القومthe people وقالواand they said ربناour Lord
خرسَ القوم وقالوا ربنا
أنتYou مولاناour Master ونحنand we القرناthe companions
أنت مولانا ونحن القرنا
The people fell mute and said, ‘Our Lord,
The people fell silent and said "Our Lord
You are our Master, and we are the companions.’
You are our Master, and we are Your flock"
ياO عبادservants of اللهGod سمعاًgive ear إننيindeed I am
يا عباد الله سمعاً إنني
روحthe spirit of مولاكمyour Master أمينthe trusted one among الأمناthe trusted ones
روح مولاكم أمين الأمنا
O servants of God, listen: indeed I am
"Oh servants of God, listen, I
your Master’s spirit, the trusted one among the trusted.
Am the soul of your Master, the Trustee of wishes
أناI ماحيthe effacer of الكونexistence منfrom أسراركمyour inmost secrets
أنا ماحي الكون من أسراركم
أناI سرُّthe secret of الكنزthe treasure ماnot الكنزthe treasure أناI
أنا سرُّ الكنز ما الكنز أنا
I am the effacer of existence from your inmost secrets.
I am the eraser of the universe of your secrets
I am the treasure’s secret; I am not the treasure.
I am the secret of treasure, what treasure am I?
أناI جبريلُGabriel هذيthis حكمتيmy wisdom
أنا جبريلُ هذي حكمتي
فاقرأوهاso read it تكشفواyou will uncover ماwhat كَمناlay hidden
فاقرأوها تكشفوا ما كَمنا
I am Gabriel; this is my wisdom,
I am Gabriel, this is my wisdom
so read it, and uncover what lay hidden.
Recite it and uncover what we concealed
جئتُI came بالتوحيدwith divine oneness كيso that أرشدكمI guide you
جئتُ بالتوحيد كي أرشدكم
فاقتنواso acquire أنفسكمyourselves منfor أجلناour sake
فاقتنوا أنفسكم من أجلنا
I came with divine oneness to guide you;
I came with Divine Oneness that I may guide you
so take possession of yourselves for our sake.
So take hold of yourselves for our sake
وخذواand receive عنيfrom me فيكمwithin you عجباًa marvel
وخذوا عني فيكم عجباً
تجدواyou will find السرَّthe secret لديهwith it علناopenly
تجدوا السرَّ لديه علنا
And receive from me a marvel within yourselves;
And take from me a wonder about yourselves
you will find the secret openly revealed with it.
You will find the secret openly with Him
ميزواdistinguish الأحوالthe states فيwithin أنفسكمyourselves
ميزوا الأحوال في أنفسكم
لاdo not تكونواbe كدعيٍّlike a pretender فتناwas led astray
لا تكونوا كدعيٍّ فتنا
Distinguish the states within yourselves;
Differentiate between states within yourselves
do not be like a pretender led astray
Lest you be as one falsely claiming ascension
عنfrom صحوthe sobriety of العبدthe servant سكرانdrunk بداappeared
عن صحو العبد سكران بدا
عالمthe realm of الأمرِcommand لهto him فافتناso give us a ruling
عالم الأمرِ له فافتنا
from the servant’s sobriety: in his drunkenness there appeared
The sober servant is revealed as intoxicated
to him the realm of command—so give us your ruling.
The knower of the matter, so inquire of us
كماjust as أنthat المحوeffacement دعوىa claim إنif بدتappear
كما أن المحو دعوى إن بدت
فيupon محياهhis face علاماتthe signs of الوَنَاweariness
في محياه علامات الوَنَا
Likewise, effacement is a mere claim if there appear
Just as annihilation, if it appears
on his face signs of weariness.
In its effacement, is the signs of intimacy
قلsay إنindeed المثبتِthe steadfast one فيin أحوالهhis states
قل إن المثبتِ في أحواله
طبتَyou became pure بالحقthrough the Real فكنتَand so you became المأمناthe refuge
طبتَ بالحق فكنتَ المأمنا
Say to the one truly steadfast in his states:
Say, the one affirmed in his states
‘You became pure through the Real, and so became the refuge.’
You have thrived in truth, and so became the refuge
ليستis not الهيبةawe خوفاًfear إنهاindeed it is
ليست الهيبة خوفاً إنها
أدبٌcourtesy يعربهexpresses it العذبthe sweet one الجنىin fruit
أدبٌ يعربه العذب الجنى
Awe is not fear; it is
Awe is not fear, it is
courtesy expressed by the sweet-fruited one.
A discipline the gentle breeze translates
حالُهاits state الإطراقُlowering the head منfrom غيرother than بكاweeping
حالُها الإطراقُ من غير بكا
ووجودُand the presence of الجهدِexertion منfrom غيرother than عِناhardship
ووجودُ الجهدِ من غير عِنا
Its state is a bowed head without weeping,
Its state is composure without weeping
and the presence of exertion without hardship.
And the existence of effort without fatigue
وحليفُand the companion of الأنسِintimacy طلقٌopen وجههhis face
وحليفُ الأنسِ طلقٌ وجهه
إنْif تدلَّىhe bends down لحبيبtoward a beloved ودَنَاand draws near
إنْ تدلَّى لحبيب ودَنَا
And the companion of intimacy is open-faced
The friend of intimacy has a bright face
when he bends toward a beloved and draws near.
If he inclines toward the beloved and draws near
يرشدhe guides الخَلقَcreation ويبديand reveals رسمَهhis trace
يرشد الخَلقَ ويبدي رسمَه
شاكراًgiving thanks واستمعواand listen إنif أذناhe grants leave
شاكراً واستمعوا إن أذنا
He guides creation and reveals his trace,
He guides creation and shows its marks
giving thanks; listen if he grants leave.
Grateful, so listen if you permit
صاحبُthe one in القبضcontraction غريبٌa stranger مفردٌsolitary
صاحبُ القبض غريبٌ مفردٌ
إنif رأىhe sees بسطاًexpansion عليهover it حزناhe grieves
إن رأى بسطاً عليه حزنا
The one in contraction is a stranger, solitary;
The possessor of contraction is a lonely stranger
if he sees expansion, he grieves over it.
If he sees expansion upon it he grieves
وخليلُand the intimate of البسطِexpansion يخفيconceals غيرةًjealousy
وخليلُ البسطِ يخفي غيرةً
ضرّharms باديهits outward show ويبديand he displays المنناthe favors
ضرّ باديه ويبدي المننا
And the intimate of expansion conceals a jealousy
And the friend of expansion hides discontent
whose outward show harms, and he displays favors.
Hurt by its appearance, and shows gifts
لاnot تراهyou see him الدّهرَthroughout time إلاexcept ضاحكاًlaughing
لا تراه الدّهرَ إلا ضاحكاً
تبصرyou see الحْسنَbeauty بهwith him قدalready قرناhas been joined
تبصر الحْسنَ به قد قرنا
You never see him but laughing;
You do not see him but laughing
you see beauty already joined to him.
You see beauty accompanied with him
صاحبthe possessor of الهمةresolve فيin إسرائهhis night journey
صاحب الهمة في إسرائه
سائرtraveling قدalready ذبَّhas driven away عنهfrom himself الوَسَناdrowsiness
سائر قد ذبَّ عنه الوَسَنا
The possessor of resolve, on his night journey,
The man of ambition on his night journey
travels, having driven drowsiness from himself.
Traveling, selflessness having melted off him
صاحبُthe possessor of التوحيدdivine oneness أعمىblind أخرسُmute
صاحبُ التوحيد أعمى أخرسُ
لاnot أناI قالhe said ولاnor أيضاًalso أناI
لا أنا قال ولا أيضاً أنا
The possessor of divine oneness is blind and mute;
The person of Divine Oneness blind, deaf
he said neither ‘I’ nor ‘I’ either.
Neither "I" he says, nor "also I"
ياO عبيدslaves of النفسِthe self ماwhat هذاthis العمىblindness
يا عبيد النفسِ ما هذا العمى
لمnot تزالواyou cease تعبدونyou worship الوثناthe idol
لم تزالوا تعبدون الوثنا
O slaves of the self, what is this blindness?
Oh slaves of the self, what is this blindness?
You have never ceased worshipping the idol.
You still worship idols
سقتمyou have brought forth الظاهرthe outward aspect منof أحوالكمyour states
سقتم الظاهر من أحوالكم
ماnot لناfor us منكمfrom you سوىexcept ماwhat بطناlies inward
ما لنا منكم سوى ما بطنا
You have brought forth the outward aspect of your states;
You have watered the outer of your states
we have from you only what lies within.
We have no share in you but what is hidden
فاقتنواso acquire للعلمfor knowledge منfrom أعمالكمyour deeds
فاقتنوا للعلم من أعمالكم
علمknowledge of فتحٍan opening واشربوهand drink it لبناas milk
علم فتحٍ واشربوه لبنا
So acquire, in pursuit of knowledge, from your deeds,
So acquire knowledge among your deeds
knowledge of an opening, and drink it as milk.
Knowledge of opening, and drink it as milk
واخرجواand depart بالموتthrough death عنfrom أنفسكمyourselves
واخرجوا بالموت عن أنفسكم
تبصرواyou will see الحقَّthe Real بكمwith you مقترناjoined
تبصروا الحقَّ بكم مقترنا
And depart from yourselves through death;
And exit with death from your selves
you will see the Real joined with you.
You see the truth joined with you
وانظرواand behold ماwhat لاحshone forth فيin غيركمthose other than you
وانظروا ما لاح في غيركم
تجدوهyou will find it فيكمwithin you قدalready ضمناhas been enfolded
تجدوه فيكم قد ضمنا
And behold what shines forth in others;
And look to what gleams in other than you
you will find it already enfolded within you.
You will find it in yourselves, guaranteed