لماwhen رأيتُI saw وجوديmy existence فيin تجليهHis self-disclosure
لما رأيتُ وجودي في تجليه
رأيتُI saw ماwhat كنتُI was أبغيهI seek it وأنفيهand I deny it
رأيتُ ما كنتُ أبغيه وأنفيه
When I saw my existence in His self-disclosure,
When I saw my existence in its manifestation
I saw what I had sought and denied.
I saw what I had wanted and denied
فماso not رأيتُI saw وجوداًan existence كنتI was أظهرهI make it manifest
فما رأيتُ وجوداً كنت أظهره
إلاexcept رأيتُI saw وجوداًan existence منهfrom Him أخفيهI conceal it
إلا رأيتُ وجوداً منه أخفيه
For I saw no existence that I made manifest
So I saw no existence that I revealed
without seeing an existence I concealed from Him.
Except I saw an existence from it, I concealed
إذاwhen علمتُI know بهذاthis واتصفتُand I am characterized بهby it
إذا علمتُ بهذا واتصفتُ به
علمتI know أنthat لهHe has عهداًa covenant يوفيهHe fulfills it
علمت أن له عهداً يوفيه
When I know this and embody it,
When I knew this and was characterized by it
I know that He has a covenant He fulfills.
I knew that for it there is a covenant to fulfill