إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle المرءthe man غابvanished عنfrom الوجودexistence
إذا ما المرء غاب عن الوجود
بماthrough what يلقاهhe encounters it منof غطpressure الشهودِwitnessing
بما يلقاه من غط الشهودِ
When a man vanishes from existence,
When a man departs from existence
through the pressure of witnessing that he encounters,
With what he encounters of the veil of witnessing
إذاwhen نزلdescended الأمينthe Trustworthy One عليهupon him يلقيhe conveys
إذا نزل الأمين عليه يلقي
إليهto him الوحيrevelation منfrom عينwellspring المزيدincrease
إليه الوحي من عين المزيد
when the Trustworthy One descends upon him, conveying
When the trusted one descends upon him casting
revelation to him from the wellspring of increase,
Revelation to him from the spring of increase
فيفنيهso it effaces him الفناءannihilation عنfrom الوجودِexistence
فيفنيه الفناء عن الوجودِ
وماand not يفنيهit effaces him إلاexcept بالوجودِthrough existence
وما يفنيه إلا بالوجودِ
then annihilation effaces him from existence,
So it makes him cease to exist from existence
yet it effaces him only through existence.
And nothing makes him cease to exist but existence
ففيهso in it بهthrough it فناءannihilation العينthe essence منهfrom it
ففيه به فناء العين منه
وإنand if يقصدit is sought يسترit is veiled بالجحودby denial
وإن يقصد يستر بالجحود
So in it, through it, the essence’s annihilation comes from it;
So in it with it is the ceasing of the eye from it
and if it is sought, it is veiled by denial.
And if he intends he hides with denial
رأيتُI saw أهلةcrescents طلعتrose بدوراًas full moons
رأيتُ أهلة طلعت بدوراً
مكملةًmade complete بمنزلةِin the mansion of السعودِthe auspicious stars
مكملةً بمنزلةِ السعودِ
I saw crescents rise as full moons,
I saw a new moon rising with houses
made complete in the mansion of the auspicious stars.
Complete with the status of Saud