منwhoever لمhas not يزلceased بامتثالِby complying with الشرعِthe revealed law يطلبنيseeks me
من لم يزل بامتثالِ الشرعِ يطلبني
ماnot زلتُI have ceased أطلبهI seek him شرعاًaccording to revealed law وأبغيهand I desire him
ما زلتُ أطلبه شرعاً وأبغيه
Whoever has never ceased seeking me by obeying the revealed law,
I have never ceased seeking him according to that law and desiring him,
حتىuntil رأيتُI saw الذيthat which طلبتُI sought منهfrom him علىin
حتى رأيتُ الذي طلبتُ منه على
ترتيبِthe ordering of ماwhat لمnot أطقI was able بالعقلthrough reason ألغيهto negate it
ترتيبِ ما لم أطق بالعقل ألغيه
Until I saw what I had sought from him, in
The ordering of what I could not negate through reason.
العبدُthe servant لولاwere it not for تجلّيthe self-disclosure of الحقthe Real فيin صورforms
العبدُ لولا تجلّي الحق في صور
شتىof many kinds لكانwould surely be دليلُthe proof of العقلreason يطغيهmaking him transgress
شتى لكان دليلُ العقل يطغيه
The servant—were it not for the Real’s self-disclosure in forms
Of many kinds—would be driven to transgression by reason’s proof.
لأنهbecause he بدليلِthrough the proof of العقلreason يطلبهseeks Him
لأنه بدليلِ العقل يطلبه
والشرعُand the revealed law ينقضtears down ماwhat الأفكارthoughts تبنيهbuild it
والشرعُ ينقض ما الأفكار تبنيه
For he seeks Him through reason’s proof,
While the revealed law tears down what thoughts build.
فكلُّso every عينentity بعلمِthrough knowledge of الحقِthe Real تعبدُهworships Him
فكلُّ عين بعلمِ الحقِ تعبدُه
فإنَّfor indeed ذلكthat فيهمwithin them منfrom تحليهHis self-adornment
فإنَّ ذلك فيهم من تحليه
Thus every entity worships Him through knowledge of the Real;
For that, within them, comes from His self-adornment.