"Audhu billahi minash shaytanirrajeem"

Bismi Llaahi l-raḥmaani l-raḥeem

1. Sad waalqurani thee alththikri;

   Saad... The Quran which is the reminder of your essential reality!

2. Bali allatheena kafaroo fee AAizzatin washiqaqin;

   Look at those who deny the knowledge of the reality, yet think they are esteemed, how they are disconnected from the Truth!

3. Kam ahlakna min qablihim min qarnin fanadaw walata heena manasin;

   How many a generation We have destroyed before them while they called out in agony! But it was not possible for them to escape!

4. WaAAajiboo an jaahum munthirun minhum waqala alkafiroona hatha sahirun kaththabun;

   Those who deny the knowledge of the reality are surprised that a warner has come to them from among themselves and say, “This is a magician and a liar.”

5. AjaAAala alalihata ilahan wahidan inna hatha lashayon AAujabun;

   “Has he reduced our gods to one god? This is a strange thing indeed!”

6. Waintalaqa almalao minhum ani imshoo waisbiroo AAala alihatikum inna hatha lashayon yuradu;

   Their leaders walked on saying, “Continue and remain constant to your gods! For this is how it should be!”

7. Ma samiAAna bihatha fee almillati alakhirati in hatha illa ikhtilaqun;

   “We have not heard this from the previous people! This (concept of non-duality and oneness) is but a fabrication!”

8. Aonzila AAalayhi alththikru min baynina bal hum fee shakkin min thikree bal lamma yathooqoo AAathabi;

   “Was the remembrance (dhikr) disclosed to him out of all of us?” No! They are in doubt of My remembrance (Me reminding them of their essence)! No, they have not yet tasted My punishment (death; the means to realizing the Truth)!

9. Am AAindahum khazainu rahmati rabbika alAAazeezi alwahhabi;

   Or are the treasures (blessings) of your Rabb, the Aziz, the Wahhab, with them?

10. Am lahum mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma falyartaqoo fee alasbabi;

    Or is the sovereignty of the heavens, the earth and everything between them theirs? If that is what they think then let them form the causes and rise (and see what they will gain)!

11. Jundun ma hunalika mahzoomun mina alahzabi;

    They are but defeated soldiers, remnants of those who are joined in disbelief.

12. Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin waAAadun wafirAAawnu thoo alawtadi;

    Before them, the people of Noah, Aad (the people of Hud) and Pharaoh the owner of (mansions built upon) columns denied.

13. Wathamoodu waqawmu lootin waashabu alaykati olaika alahzabu;

    And Thamud (the people of Salih), the people of Lot (those who were destroyed by their bodily desires) and the people of the thicket (the people of Shuayb)... They were people who were joined in disbelief!

14. In kullun illa kaththaba alrrusula fahaqqa AAiqabi;

    All of them denied the Rasuls... Thus, they deserved the wretched consequence of their deeds!

15. Wama yanthuru haolai illa sayhatan wahidatan ma laha min fawaqin;

    They only await a single cry (death) for which there is never delay.

16. Waqaloo rabbana AAajjil lana qittana qabla yawmi alhisabi;

    They (mockingly) said, “Our Rabb! Hasten for us our share before the time during which the consequences of all deeds will be clearly faced!”

17. Isbir AAala ma yaqooloona waothkur AAabdana dawooda tha alaydi innahu awwabun;

    Be patient over what they say and remember David, the possessor of strength... Indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned to his essence.

18. Inna sakhkharna aljibala maAAahu yusabbihna bialAAashiyyi waalishraqi;

    Indeed, We subjected the mountains (those with ego) to fulfill their functions (taspih) in the evening and when the Sun rises to him.

19. Waalttayra mahshooratan kullun lahu awwabun;

    And the assembled birds (those who believed in him)... All of them were those who repeatedly turned (to their essence).

20. Washadadna mulkahu waataynahu alhikmata wafasla alkhitabi;

    We strengthened his sovereignty and gave him wisdom (the knowledge of causes) and discernment in speech (the ability to logically distinguish the right from the wrong).

21. Wahal ataka nabao alkhasmi ith tasawwaroo almihraba;

    Has the news of their argument come to you? How they climbed the wall and reached the prayer chamber?

22. Ith dakhaloo AAala dawooda fafaziAAa minhum qaloo la takhaf khasmani bagha baAAduna AAala baAAdin faohkum baynana bialhaqqi wala tushtit waihdina ila sawai alssirati;

    How they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them... They said, “Do not be afraid, we are two adversaries, some of whom have wronged the other (this is a plural expression)... So, judge between us with truth; do not be unjust and guide us to middle/even (most correct) path.”

23. Inna hatha akhee lahu tisAAun watisAAoona naAAjatan waliya naAAjatun wahidatun faqala akfilneeha waAAazzanee fee alkhitabi;

    “Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe, so he said, ‘Give her to me’ and made me do so!”

24. Qala laqad thalamaka bisuali naAAjatika ila niAAajihi wainna katheeran mina alkhulatai layabghee baAAduhum AAala baAAdin illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati waqaleelun ma hum wathanna dawoodu annama fatannahu faistaghfara rabbahu wakharra rakiAAan waanaba;

    (David) said, “He has certainly wronged you by adding your only ewe to his ewes... Indeed, many close associates oppress each other in similar ways... Only those who believe and fulfill the requisites of their faith are different... But they are so few!” David thought We had tried him and asked for forgiveness of his Rabb and turned to Him in prostration! (This is a verse of prostration.)

25. Faghafarna lahu thalika wainna lahu AAindana lazulfa wahusna maabin;

    So We forgave him for him... For him there is closeness from Us and a good return.

26. Ya dawoodu inna jaAAalnaka khaleefatan fee alardi faohkum bayna alnnasi bialhaqqi wala tattabiAAi alhawa fayudillaka AAan sabeeli Allahi inna allatheena yadilloona AAan sabeeli Allahi lahum AAathabun shadeedun bima nasoo yawma alhisabi;

    O David! We have made you a vicegerent on earth! So judge between the people with Truth and do not follow your desires (thoughts and feelings not based on the Truth)! For this will lead you astray from the way of Allah... As for those who go astray from the way of Allah, they will be subject to intense suffering for forgetting the time of facing consequences.

27. Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma batilan thalika thannu allatheena kafaroo fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo mina alnnari;

    And We did not create the heavens, the earth and everything in between without a function! Thinking (it has no function and purpose) is the assumption of those who deny the knowledge of the reality! So, woe to those who deny the knowledge of the reality in their burning (world)!

28. Am najAAalu allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati kaalmufsideena fee alardi am najAAalu almuttaqeena kaalfujjari;

    Or shall We treat those who believe (in their essential reality) and fulfill the requisites of their faith like those who live on earth (driven by their bodily lives) with corrupt beliefs? Or shall We treat those who protect themselves for Allah like the wicked ones (those who live against their natural disposition)?

29. Kitabun anzalnahu ilayka mubarakun liyaddabbaroo ayatihi waliyatathakkara oloo alalbabi;

    This divine knowledge that We disclosed to you is for them to contemplate upon in depth and for the intelligent ones who have reached the essence to remember (the reality)!

30. Wawahabna lidawooda sulaymana niAAma alAAabdu innahu awwabun;

    And to David We bestowed Solomon; a beautiful servant he was! Indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back (experienced his essential reality).

31. Ith AAurida AAalayhi bialAAashiyyi alssafinatu aljiyadu;

    When there appeared before him in the afternoon (glamorously) well-bred poised racehorses.

32. Faqala innee ahbabtu hubba alkhayri AAan thikri rabbee hatta tawarat bialhijabi;

    (As he watched them, Solomon thought to himself): “I turned away from the remembrance (observation) of my Rabb to my love of horses”... And the horses disappeared from sight!

33. Ruddooha AAalayya fatafiqa mashan bialssooqi waalaAAnaqi;

    “Bring them back to me” (said Solomon)... And began to stroke their legs and necks (this time with conscious observation).

34. Walaqad fatanna sulaymana waalqayna AAala kursiyyihi jasadan thumma anaba;

    Indeed, We tried Solomon and placed a lifeless body on his throne (an heir with no faith)... Then he turned in repentance.

35. Qala rabbi ighfir lee wahab lee mulkan la yanbaghee liahadin min baAAdee innaka anta alwahhabu;

    “My Rabb, forgive me (cover my identity) and bless me with a quality no one will ever need after me (a quality specific to me)... Indeed, you are the Wahhab”

36. Fasakhkharna lahu alrreeha tajree biamrihi rukhaan haythu asaba;

    So We subjected (that which moves like) the wind to his command; with it, he traveled wherever he willed, without causing harm to anything.

37. Waalshshayateena kulla bannain waghawwasin;

    And We also subjected the devils to his service; the builders and divers!

38. Waakhareena muqarraneena fee alasfadi;

    And others chained together in fetters...

39. Hatha AAataona faomnun aw amsik bighayri hisabin;

    This (sovereignty over which you can rule) is Our gift to you; so grant or withhold, use it without limit!”

40. Wainna lahu AAindana lazulfa wahusna maabin;

    Indeed, for him there is closeness to Us and a good return.

41. Waothkur AAabdana ayyooba ith nada rabbahu annee massaniya alshshaytanu binusbin waAAathabin;

    And remember Our servant Job, when he called to his Rabb, “Indeed, Satan (the feeling of being this body) has given me hardship and torment.”

42. Orkud birijlika hatha mughtasalun baridun washarabun;

    So We said, “Strike the ground with your foot! This is the cool spring (the knowledge of the reality) that you can drink and bathe in.”

43. Wawahabna lahu ahlahu wamithlahum maAAahum rahmatan minna wathikra liolee alalbabi;

    And We granted him, his family and the like of them as grace from Us and a reminder for the intelligent ones who contemplate.

44. Wakhuth biyadika dighthan faidrib bihi wala tahnath inna wajadnahu sabiran niAAma alAAabdu innahu awwabun;

    “Take in your hand a bunch and strike with it so that your promise may be fulfilled!” We found him to be patient... A beautiful servant he was! Indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back (to Allah – one who often experienced his essential reality).

45. Waothkur AAibadana ibraheema waishaqa wayaAAqooba olee alaydee waalabsari;

    And remember our powerful and insightful servants Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as well!

46. Inna akhlasnahum bikhalisatin thikra alddari;

    Indeed, We bestowed upon them a pure life with the remembrance of their true home (their essential reality).

47. Wainnahum AAindana lamina almustafayna alakhyari;

    They are indeed in Our sight chosen, refined and purified.

48. Waothkur ismaAAeela wailyasaAAa watha alkifli wakullun mina alakhyari;

    And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl! All of them were among the outstanding.

49. Hatha thikrun wainna lilmuttaqeena lahusna maabin;

    This is a reminder! Indeed, there is a good place of return for those who are protected.

50. Jannati AAadnin mufattahatan lahumu alabwabu;

    Paradises of Eden, whose gates are opened to them.

51. Muttakieena feeha yadAAoona feeha bifakihatin katheeratin washarabin;

    They will make themselves comfortable and ask for abundant fruits and drinks therein.

52. WaAAindahum qasiratu alttarfi atrabun;

    And with them will be peers (bodies) whose glances will be turned to them (to what they manifest).

    Not:

    Heavenly bodies suitable to their manifestation capacity who are ready to actualize the meanings manifesting from the forms of consciousness and have realized their essential reality with the Names [who have reached the station of certainty to their Rabb].

53. Hatha ma tooAAadoona liyawmi alhisabi;

    This is it! This is the time of facing the consequences of your deeds, which you were promised!

54. Inna hatha larizquna ma lahu min nafadin;

    Indeed, this is our life sustenance, which is never depleted!

55. Hatha wainna lilttagheena lasharra maabin;

    This is it! Indeed, there is a wretched place of return for those who transgress.

56. Jahannama yaslawnaha fabisa almihadu;

    Hell, on which they will lean! A wretched abode it is!

57. Hatha falyathooqoohu hameemun waghassaqun;

    This is it! Let them taste it! Scalding water (burning ideas pertaining to the identity-self) and purulence (situations resulting from actions based on the idea of being the body)!

58. Waakharu min shaklihi azwajun;

    And others with their partners (both the identity-self and a matching body)!

59. Hatha fawjun muqtahimun maAAakum la marhaban bihim innahum saloo alnnari;

    This is a group enduring (hell) with you... They (those who led them astray) will say, “It is useless to say ‘Welcome’ (a re-assurance of comfort) to them... Indeed, they are subject to burning.”

60. Qaloo bal antum la marhaban bikum antum qaddamtumoohu lana fabisa alqararu;

    They (who followed those leaders) will say, “No, in fact it is you who is not ‘welcome’ (no well-being for you)... For it was you who led us to this (hell)! What a wretched settlement!”

61. Qaloo rabbana man qaddama lana hatha fazidhu AAathaban diAAfan fee alnnari;

    They said, “Our Rabb! Whoever brought this upon us, double his suffering of burning.”

62. Waqaloo ma lana la nara rijalan kunna naAAudduhum mina alashrari;

    They said, “Why can’t we see the men who we used to think of as evil here?”

63. Attakhathnahum sikhriyyan am zaghat AAanhumu alabsaru;

    “We used to mock them... Or is our vision unable to see them here?”

64. Inna thalika lahaqqun takhasumu ahli alnnari;

    Indeed, this will transpire... The quarreling of those who will burn!

65. Qul innama ana munthirun wama min ilahin illa Allahu alwahidu alqahharu;

    Say, “Indeed, I am a warner! There is no god and the concept of godhood is invalid; there is only Allah, the Wahid, the Qahhar...”

66. Rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alAAazeezu alghaffaru;

    “The Rabb of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, the Aziz (whose might is unchallengeable), the Gaffar.”

67. Qul huwa nabaon AAatheemun;

    Say, “(The Truth about) HU is a mighty news!” (If you can comprehend the meaning and value of this news!)

68. Antum AAanhu muAAridoona;

    “But you turn away from it (from what you can gain from the reality disclosed by that mighty Truth)!”

69. Ma kana liya min AAilmin bialmalai alaAAla ith yakhtasimoona;

    “I have no knowledge of the discussions of the Mala-i Ala (the Exalted Assembly of angels).”

70. In yooha ilayya illa annama ana natheerun mubeenun;

    “It has not been revealed to me, except that I am a clear warner!”

71. Ith qala rabbuka lilmalaikati innee khaliqun basharan min teenin;

    And when your Rabb said to the angels, “Indeed, I will create a human being from clay (water plus minerals).”

72. Faitha sawwaytuhu wanafakhtu feehi min roohee faqaAAoo lahu sajideena;

    So when I have proportioned him (formed his brain) and breathed into him (manifested through him; the word ‘breath’ which is ‘nafh’ in Arabic literally means to blow out, i.e. to project explicitly, to manifest, to materialize) of My spirit (My Names) prostrate to him (accept his sovereignty and administration).

73. Fasajada almalaikatu kulluhum ajmaAAoona;

    So the angels prostrated, all of them entirely.

74. Illa ibleesa istakbara wakana mina alkafireena;

    Except Iblis; he (relying on his mind) was arrogant and became of those who deny the knowledge of the reality (those who cannot recognize the essential reality of others due to their egos).

75. Qala ya ibleesu ma manaAAaka an tasjuda lima khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina alAAaleena;

    He said, “O Iblis (he who is in duality)! What prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with my two hands (knowledge and power)? Did your ego prevent you, or did you think you were among the Alun (sublime angelic forces to whom prostration to Adam does not apply)?”

76. Qala ana khayrun minhu khalaqtanee min narin wakhalaqtahu min teenin;

    (Iblis) said, “I am better than him; You created me from fire (radiation – burning waves – this word is the same word used to refer to the hellfire) and created him from clay (a cell-based material body).”

77. Qala faokhruj minha fainnaka rajeemun;

    (Allah) said, “Get out from there, for you are rajim (fallen far from your essential reality)!”

78. Wainna AAalayka laAAnatee ila yawmi alddeeni;

    “And certainly, upon you is My curse (separation from Me; inability to experience your essential reality, being trapped within your ego) until the Day of Recompense (the period in which the reality of the system will become clearly evident and thus experienced).

79. Qala rabbi faanthirnee ila yawmi yubAAathoona;

    (Iblis) said, “My Rabb! Reprieve me until the time of (their death) resurrection (so that I may use my forces against them).”

80. Qala fainnaka mina almunthareena;

    (Allah) said, “Indeed, you are of those reprieved!”

81. Ila yawmi alwaqti almaAAloomi;

    “Until the specified time!”

82. Qala fabiAAizzatika laoghwiyannahum ajmaAAeena;

    (Iblis) said, “I swear by Your might (the unchallengeable power within my essence denoted by the secret of the letter B), I will surely mislead them all (deviate them from spirituality, by making them confine their existence to their physical body and making them pursue their bodily pleasures).

83. Illa AAibadaka minhumu almukhlaseena;

    “Except, among them, who are pure in essence (those to whom You have bestowed the experience of their essential reality).”

84. Qala faalhaqqu waalhaqqa aqoolu;

    (Allah) said, “You have spoken the truth (in regards to my sincere-pure servants) and let me also tell you a truth...”

85. Laamlaanna jahannama minka wamimman tabiAAaka minhum ajmaAAeena;

    “I will surely fill hell with you and those who follow you, all together.”

86. Qul ma asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin wama ana mina almutakallifeena;

    Say, “I do not ask you for anything in return for what I am informing you and I have not come to you with baseless claims.”

87. In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena;

    “It is nothing other than a reminder for the worlds (humans).”

88. WalataAAlamunna nabaahu baAAda heenin;

    “You shall understand what it is before long (at the time of death)!”