ونحنand we أهلpeople of الصفاpurity لاnot نقبلwe accept الكدراmurkiness
ونحن أهل الصفا لا نقبل الكدرا
أقبلcome عليناto us صفيّاًas a true friend واسمعand hear الخبراthe news
أقبل علينا صفيّاً واسمع الخبرا
And we are the people of purity; we accept no murkiness.
We are the people of purity, we do not accept turbidity
Come to us as a true friend, and hear the news.
Come to us pure, and listen to the news
وكنand be بأوصافناwith our qualities فيin القربnearness متصفاًendowed
وكن بأوصافنا في القرب متصفاً
تنلyou will attain مرادكyour desire مناfrom us كيفhowever منكfrom you جرىit arose
تنل مرادك منا كيف منك جرى
And in nearness, be endowed with our qualities;
And resemble us in nearness with attributes
you will attain your desire from us, however it has arisen from you.
You will attain your wishes from us however flows from you
واستعملand exercise الصبرpatience فيماin what كنتyou were تطلبهseeking it
واستعمل الصبر فيما كنت تطلبه
فإنماfor only يبلغattains الآمالhopes منwhoever صبراhas persevered
فإنما يبلغ الآمال من صبرا
And exercise patience in what you have been seeking,
And use patience in what you were seeking
for only those who persevere attain their hopes.
For hopes are only attained through patience
واقصدand seek إلهكyour God لاdo not تقصدseek سواهanyone besides Him تفزyou will succeed
واقصد إلهك لا تقصد سواه تفز
ويذهبand removes اللهGod عنكfrom you السوءevil والضرراand harm
ويذهب الله عنك السوء والضررا
And seek your God; seek none besides Him, and you will succeed,
And aim for your God, do not aim for other than Him, you will succeed
and God will remove evil and harm from you.
And God will remove from you evil and harm
إياكbeware إياكbeware لاdo not تشركassociate بهwith Him أحداًanyone
إياك إياك لا تشرك به أحداً
مماof what سمعتyou heard وماand what عيناكyour two eyes فيهin it ترىsee
مما سمعت وما عيناك فيه ترى
Beware, beware: do not associate anyone with Him,
Beware, beware, do not associate anyone with Him
among what you have heard of and what your eyes behold.
From what you have heard and what your eyes see in it
فإنهfor indeed He واحدone فردunique تنزهis exalted عنabove
فإنه واحد فرد تنزه عن
كلall الحوادثcreated things بلnay لاnot يشبهHe resembles الصوراforms
كل الحوادث بل لا يشبه الصورا
For He is One, unique, exalted above
For He is One, Unique, Transcendent from
all created things; nay, He resembles no forms.
All events, rather, He does not resemble forms
وقدand indeed تكفلhas taken responsibility بالأرزاقfor sustenance منfrom أزلbeginningless eternity
وقد تكفل بالأرزاق من أزل
لاnot الأغنياthe rich هوHe ينساهمforgets them ولاnor الفُقراthe poor
لا الأغنيا هو ينساهم ولا الفُقرا
And He has guaranteed sustenance from all eternity;
And He has undertaken provisions from eternity
He forgets neither the rich nor the poor.
Not forgetting the rich, nor the poor
غيبhidden عنfrom العقلreason حقthe Real والسوىand all else عدمnonexistence
غيب عن العقل حق والسوى عدم
فحققso ascertain الأمرthe matter واتركand leave aside كلall ماthat خطراcame to mind
فحقق الأمر واترك كل ما خطرا
The Real is hidden from reason; all else is nothingness.
The truth is hidden from the mind, and parity is nonexistence
So ascertain the truth of the matter, and leave aside all that comes to mind.
So realize the matter, and leave all that occurred
واقنعand be content بهwith Him حيثماwherever وليتyou turn معترفاًacknowledging
واقنع به حيثما وليت معترفاً
بفضلهof His bounty فازhas succeeded منwhoever للفضلfor bounty قدindeed شكراgave thanks
بفضله فاز من للفضل قد شكرا
And be content with Him wherever you turn, acknowledging
And be content with Him wherever you turned confessing
His bounty; whoever has given thanks for bounty has succeeded.
His bounty, for the grateful succeeded
ولاand do not تكنbe يائساًdespairing منهof Him وإنand even if كثرتhave grown numerous
ولا تكن يائساً منه وإن كثرت
منكfrom you الذنوبthe sins لعلperhaps الذنبthe sin قدalready غفراhas been forgiven
منك الذنوب لعل الذنب قد غفرا
And do not despair of Him, even if many
And do not despair of Him even if
are your sins; perhaps the sin has already been forgiven.
Your sins increased, perhaps the sin is forgiven
لاnot أنتyou تدريknow ولاnor يدريknows سواكanyone besides you وإنand even if
لا أنت تدري ولا يدري سواك وإن
جلis exalted المقامthe station فإنfor indeed السرthe secret قدalready ستراhas been veiled
جل المقام فإن السر قد سترا
You do not know, nor does anyone else, even if
Neither you know, nor anyone else, and even if
the station is exalted, for the secret has been veiled.
The position is majestic, for the secret is concealed
واحذرand beware منof الأمنfeeling secure أيضاًalso فهوfor it is مهلكةa cause of ruin
واحذر من الأمن أيضاً فهو مهلكة
واللهand God يمكرschemes فاحسبso reckon أنهthat He مكراhas schemed
والله يمكر فاحسب أنه مكرا
And beware of feeling secure, too, for it leads to ruin.
And beware of security as well, for it is destructive
And God schemes, so reckon that He has schemed.
And God schemes, so consider that He has schemed
ثمthen استقمremain upright دائماًalways ترجوyou hope for مواهبهHis gifts
ثم استقم دائماً ترجو مواهبه
وتختشيand stand in fear منهof Him تقضيyou fulfill عندهwith Him الوطراthe desire
وتختشي منه تقضي عنده الوطرا
Then remain upright always, hoping for His gifts,
Then remain steadfast always, hoping for His gifts
and fearing Him; with Him you will attain your desire.
And fearing Him, to fulfill hopes in His presence
Sol 6.1