سلask القلبthe heart عنabout صدقthe sincerity of المودةaffection فيin الذيthe one who
سل القلب عن صدق المودة في الذي
يودكloves you إنindeed القلبthe heart لاdoes not يقبلaccept الرشوىbribery
يودك إن القلب لا يقبل الرشوى
Ask the heart how true the affection is in the one
Ask the heart about the sincerity of affection in the one
who loves you—for the heart accepts no bribes.
who loves you, for the heart accepts no bribe.
ولاand do not تشتكيcomplain إلاexcept لمنto the one أنتyou are عبدهHis servant
ولا تشتكي إلا لمن أنت عبده
فليسfor there is none سوىexcept المولىthe Master لهto Him ترفعyou raise الشكوىthe complaint
فليس سوى المولى له ترفع الشكوى
Do not complain except to Him whose servant you are,
And complain only to the One whose servant you are,
for there is none but the Master to whom complaint is raised.
for to none but the Master do you raise your complaint.
وإنand if خانكbetray you الناسthe people الذينwhom تودهمyou love them
وإن خانك الناس الذين تودهم
وماwhile you have not خنتهمbetrayed them فيin الودaffection فاصبرthen be patient علىin the face of البلوىaffliction
وما خنتهم في الود فاصبر على البلوى
And if the people you love betray you,
And if the people whom you love betray you,
though you never betrayed them in love, endure the affliction.
while you have not betrayed them in love, be patient in affliction.
فتىthe youth of الغيبthe unseen ذوendowed with علمknowledge وسمعand hearing ورؤيةand sight
فتى الغيب ذو علم وسمع ورؤية
يحرّرsets aright ميزانthe balance of المعاملةdealings الأقوىthe mightiest
يحرّر ميزان المعاملة الأقوى
The youth of the Unseen, possessed of knowledge, hearing, and sight,
The youth of the unseen, endowed with knowledge, hearing, and sight,
sets with precision the firmest balance of dealings,
sets aright the mightiest balance of dealings.
رقيبa watcher علىover كلall العبادthe servants وأمرهمand their fate
رقيب على كل العباد وأمرهم
إليهto Him فإماthen either النارthe Fire أوor جنةthe Garden of المأوىRefuge
إليه فإما النار أو جنة المأوى
watchful over every servant, while their affair is
He watches over all servants, and their fate
unto Him: then either the Fire or the Garden of Abode.
rests with Him: either the Fire or the Garden of Refuge.
Sol 6.1