أنتyou نسخةa copy الأكوانْthe worlds
أنت نسخة الأكوانْ
فيكin you صورةthe image الرحمنْthe All-Merciful
فيك صورة الرحمنْ
You are a copy of the worlds;
You are a copy of the universes
within you is the image of the All-Merciful.
In you is the image of the Merciful
فاجمعso gather سورةthe surah الفرقانْal-Furqan (the Criterion)
فاجمع سورة الفرقانْ
باسمin the name of اللهْGod
باسم اللهْ
So gather Surah al-Furqan,
So gather the chapter of distinction
in the name of God.
In the name of God
لاحshone فيin الدجاthe darkness الحالكpitch-black
لاح في الدجا الحالك
بدريmy full moon والسوىand all else هالكperishing
بدري والسوى هالك
In the pitch-black darkness shone
The new moon shone in the dark night
my full moon, with all else perishing.
My full moon and the equal have perished
فيّwithin me نورهhis light ذلكthat
فيّ نوره ذلك
أمرthe command اللهGod
أمر الله
His light is within me; that is
In its light is that
God's command.
The order of God
صاحO friend دعنيleave me فيin ذكريmy remembrance
صاح دعني في ذكري
واعذرand pardon فالهوىfor love عذريmy excuse
واعذر فالهوى عذري
Friend, leave me to my remembrance,
Cry, leave me to my remembrance
and pardon me, for love is my excuse.
And excuse me for passion is my excuse
أناI ليسthere is not فيin سرّيmy innermost self
أنا ليس في سرّي
إلاexcept اللهGod
إلا الله
As for me, there is nothing in my innermost self
There is nothing in my secret
but God.
Except God
فيهin Him غبتI became oblivious عنto فكريmy thought
فيه غبت عن فكري
حيثwhere حضرةthe gathering الذكرremembrance
حيث حضرة الذكر
In Him I became oblivious to my thought,
In it I was absent from my thoughts
where the gathering of remembrance is held.
Where the presence of remembrance
ورديmy litany موردthe wellspring البكريal-Bakri
وردي مورد البكري
حيever-living اللهGod
حي الله
My litany is al-Bakri's wellspring:
And my meadow is the meadow of morning
God is ever-living.
The living God
قدindeed محاeffaced السوىall else وجديmy ecstasy
قد محا السوى وجدي
همّتI wandered فيin الهوىlove وحديalone
همّت في الهوى وحدي
My ecstasy has effaced all else;
It has erased the equal and my fervor
I wandered alone in love.
It intended in passion my oneness
حقّقseek realization كيso that ترىyou may see عنديwith me
حقّق كي ترى عندي
عندin the presence of اللهGod
عند الله
Seek realization, so that you may see, with me,
Realize so you may see in me
in God's presence.
With God
نحنwe ربّناour Lord نذكرremember
نحن ربّنا نذكر
ثمّthen غيرهother than Him نهجرwe forsake
ثمّ غيره نهجر
We remember our Lord,
We, our Lord we remember
then forsake all other than Him.
Then we abandon others
ولذاand therefore لناtoward us تنظرgazes
ولذا لنا تنظر
عينthe eye اللهGod
عين الله
And therefore upon us gazes
And thus for us you look
the eye of God.
The eye of God
يمّمhead نحوناtoward us وانحُand turn this way
يمّم نحونا وانحُ
واسكرand become drunk صاحO friend لاdo not تصحُsober up
واسكر صاح لا تصحُ
Head toward us, and turn this way;
It turns toward us and comes close
and become drunk, friend—do not sober up.
And intoxicate my friend do not awake
ثمّthen منfrom حشاكyour innermost heart امحُerase
ثمّ من حشاك امحُ
غيرَother than اللهGod
غيرَ الله
Then erase from your innermost heart
Then from your love erase
all other than God.
Other than God
واسلكand tread فيهin Him منهاجاa path
واسلك فيه منهاجا
واهجرand forsake فيهfor His sake منwhoever هاجاrages
واهجر فيه من هاجا
And tread a path in Him,
And take in it a path
and for His sake forsake whoever rages.
And abandon in it one who complained
والحظand behold سراa secret ذاthis جاhas come
والحظ سرا ذا جا
نصرhelp اللهGod
نصر الله
And behold this secret: there has come
And notice the mystery if it came
God's help.
The victory of God
ثمّthen صلّinvoke blessings بالتسليمwith salutations
ثمّ صلّ بالتسليم
لساقيfor the cupbearer صفاpurity التسنيمTasnim
لساقي صفا التسنيم
Then invoke blessings, with salutations,
Then pray in surrender
for the cupbearer of pure Tasnim,
To the cupbearer of the gentle breeze
منthe one who عليهupon him بالتعظيمwith honor
من عليه بالتعظيم
صلىbestowed blessings اللهGod
صلى الله
the one upon whom, with honor,
To whom belongs exaltation
God has bestowed blessings.
Prayed God