Ancient Prophecy
نزل روح أمين على قلب مكين، وقال
Alighted in heart the spirit of faith,
And spake:¹
Ibn 'Arabi
Rolling dust and shadow vain
Waded into water, spoiled, and made
It foul, this compound filled
The vessels; venom and temptation did
Blight the growing reed...
In meadow sprang the vanity, the greed,
And haughtiness, and lust...
Garden turned in bog, alas...
ويخرج من وراء السد أكثر عدداً
وأقوى مدداً
And shall step forth
From behind the wall the host
Of great multitude, and great strength.²
Ibn 'Arabi
From the stamps of legs the dust uprose,
But where do ye go?
Like ghosts lost in a maze
Of delusion, fraud... But wake!
وأرسلوا سهامهم إلى الجو ليقتلوا
من في السماء، فيردّها عليهم سبحانه
وتعالى مخضوبة بالدّماء، فيسلط
الله في ليلة داء
And shall send their arrows into the air
To slay the dwellers of heaven,
But the mighty Lord exalted shall return
It back to them, they fall in gore
Bedyed; at night of fever, God
Will crush them...²
Ibn 'Arabi
From all corners curved and crooked,
Gathered army dun and huge
For the fight with high abode;
Bows raised and arrows shot
Into heavens to break them,
But in mirror turned the firmament,
Mirror'd back their arrows; troop
Arrogant lies in blood...
March 2019
1 Ibn 'Arabi, The Book of Revelations at Mosul
كتاب التنزلات الموصلية
2 Ibn 'Arabi, The Book of Anqā of the West
كتاب عنقاء مغرب في ختم الأولياء وشمس المغرب
Translation from Arabic
by Denis Bezmelnitsin
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