قدindeed قالhe said محييMuhyi (reviver) الدينal-Din (the faith) فيin أبياتهhis verses
قد قال محيي الدين في أبياته
وهوand he الإمامthe imam لناfor us الهمامthe noble one الأقربُthe nearest
وهو الإمام لنا الهمام الأقربُ
Muhyi al-Din has said in his verses—
Al-Muhyi al-Din said in his verses
And he is our imam, the noble one, the nearest—
He is the Imam for us, the closest guide
البرقthe lightning شرقيّاًin the east رآهhe saw it فحنّso he yearned للfor the
البرق شرقيّاً رآه فحنّ لل
شرقEast الّذيwhich هوit للبصائرfor inner perceptions مطلبa goal
شرق الّذي هو للبصائر مطلب
He saw the lightning in the east, so he yearned for the
He saw the lightning flash in the east so he yearned
East, which is the goal of inner vision.
For the east which is the goal of insights
ذاتٌan essence هيit الشمسthe sun الّتيwhich تملاfills الملاthe world
ذاتٌ هي الشمس الّتي تملا الملا
ولنورهاand for its light فيin كلّevery وقتٍmoment كوكبa star
ولنورها في كلّ وقتٍ كوكب
An essence—the sun that fills the world,
It has an essence which is the sun filling the horizons
And its light has a star at every moment.
And for its light at all times there is a planet
للشرقto the East لاnot للغربto the West نسبةaffiliation شيخناour shaykh
للشرق لا للغرب نسبة شيخنا
وأناand I الّذيthe one who أبداًforever إليهto him أُنسبI am affiliated
وأنا الّذي أبداً إليه أُنسب
Our shaykh's affiliation is with the East, not the West,
No relation to the west for our Shaykh
And I am the one forever affiliated with him.
And I who is forever attributed to him
ولأجلand because of هذاthis السرّthe mystery قالhe said وشمسُناand our sun
ولأجل هذا السرّ قال وشمسُنا
أبداًforever علىupon فَلَكِsphere العلاexaltation لاnot تغربit sets
أبداً على فَلَكِ العلا لا تغرب
And because of this mystery he said: “And our sun
And for this secret he said and our sun
Never sets upon the sphere of exaltation.”
Forever in the orbit of the Most High, never sets