ماwhat لقوميwith my people عنconcerning وجوديmy existence قدindeed عمواthey became blind
ما لقومي عن وجودي قد عموا
أترىdo you think? أدركهمovertook them فيهconcerning it صممْdeafness
أترى أدركهم فيه صممْ
What ails my people, that they have grown blind to my existence?
My people are oblivious to my existence
Do you think deafness has overtaken them concerning it?
Are they afflicted by deafness?
إننيindeed I عرفتُI came to know هوداًHūd بالذيthrough that which
إنني عرفتُ هوداً بالذي
أناI فيهin it منof سرورjoy وألمْand pain
أنا فيه من سرور وألمْ
Indeed, I came to know Hūd through the state
I knew the joy and sorrow
of joy and pain in which I dwell.
Of what I experience
فالذيso the one who يدريknows الذيwhat أقصدهI intend it
فالذي يدري الذي أقصده
كلماwhenever قلتُI said ألاbehold! قالhe said ألمdid ... not?
كلما قلتُ ألا قال ألم
So the one who knows what I intend,
Whoever understands what I mean
whenever I say 'Behold!', says 'Did ... not?'
Whenever I say "Oh sorrow!" says "Sorrow!"
ماwhat لهمwith them لمnot يعرفواthey knew أوor يسمعواthey heard
ما لهم لم يعرفوا أو يسمعوا
أننيthat I أمشيI walk علىupon النهجthe path الأممstraight
أنني أمشي على النهج الأمم
What ails them, that they have not known or heard
Why did they not know or hear
that I walk upon the straight path?
That I walk the path of nations?
وهمُand they يمشونwalk بيthrough me فيin أثريmy footsteps
وهمُ يمشون بي في أثري
فهمُso they حيثwhere أناI am منfrom غيرother than لم'why?'
فهمُ حيث أنا من غير لم
And they walk through me in my footsteps;
They walk behind me in my footsteps
thus they are where I am, without a 'why?'
So they are where I am without blame
والذيand the one who أخبرreported عنيon my behalf بالذيthat which
والذي أخبر عني بالذي
قلتهI said it ليسis not منamong أربابpeople subject to التهمsuspicion
قلته ليس من أرباب التهم
And the one who conveyed on my behalf what
Who informed about what I said
I said is not one to be suspected.
Is no spreader of rumors
هوhe هودHūd والذيand the one who أخبركمinformed you
هو هود والذي أخبركم
أحمدAḥmad المبعوثthe one sent فيamong خيرbest of الأممthe nations
أحمد المبعوث في خير الأمم
He is Hūd, and the one who informed you
He is Hud and who told you
is Aḥmad, sent among the best of nations.
Is Ahmad sent among the best of nations
لاdo not تقولواsay إنهthat he منof عربArabs
لا تقولوا إنه من عرب
إنindeed هوداًHūd ليسis not منamong أهلthe people of العجمthe non-Arabs
إن هوداً ليس من أهل العجم
Do not say that he is of the Arabs;
Do not say he is an Arab
indeed, Hūd is not of the non-Arabs.
For Hud is not one of the non-Arabs
إننيindeed I ترجمتُI interpreted عنهon his behalf بالذيthrough what
إنني ترجمتُ عنه بالذي
قالهhe said it للناسto the people عنيabout me وحَكَمand he decreed
قاله للناس عني وحَكَم
Indeed, I spoke on his behalf through what
I translated what he said
he said to the people about me and decreed.
To people about me and judged
فاشكرواso give thanks اللهGod الذيwho أظهركمmade you manifest
فاشكروا الله الذي أظهركم
عنfrom ثبوتِfixity هوit is فيin عينِthe very essence of العدمnonexistence
عن ثبوتِ هو في عينِ العدم
So thank God, who made you manifest
Thank God who showed you
from a fixity that is in the very essence of nonexistence.
The proof of Hud in the eye of nonexistence
فأناso I الظاهرthe manifest one لاnot أنتَyou بماin that which
فأنا الظاهر لا أنتَ بما
أنتyou فيin نفسكyour own self منof حمدٍpraise وذمand blame
أنت في نفسك من حمدٍ وذم
So I am the manifest one, not you, in the
For I am the Apparent, not you
praise and blame within your own self.
By what you are within yourself of praise and blame
لاdo not تباليconcern yourself إنكمindeed you all فيin عدمnonexistence
لا تبالي إنكم في عدم
وأناand I الكلthe whole حوثاًtemporal origination (uncertain reading) وقِدمand eternity
وأنا الكل حوثاً وقِدم
Do not be troubled: you all are in nonexistence,
Do not care that you are in nonexistence
and I am the whole, in [temporal origination] and eternity.
While I am the All, present and eternal
ماno لكمfor you فيin عينthe very essence of كونيmy being أثرٌa trace
ما لكم في عين كوني أثرٌ
لاno وand لاno عينentity وحكمand authority وقدمand eternity
لا و لا عين وحكم وقدم
There is no trace of you in the very essence of my being—
What trace do you have in the eye of my existence?
no, nor any entity, authority, or eternity.
No! Nor an eye, nor judgment, nor eternity
إنindeed أسمائيmy names بكمthrough you قدalready حكمتhave ruled
إن أسمائي بكم قد حكمت
فيin وجوديmy existence فلناthus ours are كيفquality; how وكمand quantity; how much
في وجودي فلنا كيف وكم
Indeed, my names have ruled through you
My names have judged you
in my existence; thus ours are quality and quantity.
In my existence, so we have "how" and "why"