كلّevery منone who ليسdoes not يمنعrestrain نفسهhimself
كلّ من ليس يمنع نفسه
عنfrom حضيضthe lowest depths of الهوىdesire ذاقtasted الهوانhumiliation
عن حضيض الهوى ذاق الهوان
Whoever does not restrain himself
Whoever does not restrain himself
from the depths of desire tastes humiliation.
from the depths of desire tastes humiliation.
منwhoever تدنىsank low دنتdescended بهwith him همتهhis aspiration
من تدنى دنت به همته
لوeven if يكنhe were عالياًhigh بالزبرقانbeside the full moon
لو يكن عالياً بالزبرقان
Whoever stoops low, his aspiration stoops with him,
Whoever sinks low is brought low by his aspiration,
even were he as high as the radiant moon.
even if he were high beside the full moon.
كلّevery جرحwound علاجهits treatment ممكنpossible
كلّ جرح علاجه ممكن
ماexceptive particle خلاexcepting ياO فتىyoung man جرحthe wound of اللسانthe tongue
ما خلا يا فتى جرح اللسان
Every wound can be treated,
Every wound can be treated,
except, young man, the wound of the tongue.
except, young man, the wound inflicted by the tongue.
واصحبand keep company with اللطفgentleness فيin كلّall الأمورmatters
واصحب اللطف في كلّ الأمور
ماnot لطفwas treated gently كلّany شيthing إلاexcept وزانand gained beauty
ما لطف كلّ شي إلا وزان
Keep gentleness with you in every affair;
And keep gentleness as your companion in all matters;
nothing gentleness touches but grows fair.
nothing is treated gently without gaining beauty.
انماonly يوقعcasts المرءthe man الغبيfoolish
انما يوقع المرء الغبي
فيinto جميعall المصائبmisfortunes خصلتانtwo traits
في جميع المصائب خصلتان
Only two traits cast the foolish man
What casts the foolish man
into every calamity:
into every misfortune is just two traits:
الطمعgreed والتعدّيand meddling للذيinto that which
الطمع والتعدّي للذي
ليسdoes not يعنيهconcern him فاحذرso beware ياO فلانso-and-so
ليس يعنيه فاحذر يا فلان
greed, and intruding into what
greed, and meddling in what
does not concern him—so beware, O so-and-so.
does not concern him—so beware, O so-and-so.
والزمand hold fast to الصبرpatience فيin كلّall الأمورmatters
والزم الصبر في كلّ الأمور
صاحبone possessing الصبرpatience فيin العقبىthe final outcome معانaided
صاحب الصبر في العقبى معان
Hold fast to patience in every affair;
And hold fast to patience in every matter;
the patient one is aided in the end.
the patient one is aided in the end.
لاdo not تعادىoppose زمانكyour time يغلبكit will defeat you
لا تعادى زمانك يغلبك
كنbe مسايراًkeeping pace يسايركit will keep pace with you الزمانtime
كن مسايراً يسايرك الزمان
Do not contend with your age, or it will defeat you;
Do not oppose your time; it will defeat you.
go along with it, and time will carry you along.
Keep pace, and time will keep pace with you.
لاdo not تعرجlinger علىat وطنa homeland وكنand be
لا تعرج على وطن وكن
أينماwherever كانis عزكyour dignity هوit المكانthe place
أينما كان عزك هو المكان
Do not cling to any homeland; rather, be
Do not linger in a homeland; be
wherever your honor is—that is the place.
wherever your dignity lies—that is the place.
فالغنىfor wealth الغنىwealth كلall الغنىwealth
فالغنى الغنى كل الغنى
التقىpiety ماwhatever سوىother than التقوىpiety ففانthus perishes
التقى ما سوى التقوى ففان
For wealth—wealth, all true wealth—is
For wealth—wealth, all wealth—
piety; all besides piety passes away.
is piety; everything besides piety is fleeting.
بالتقىthrough piety يجتمعis gathered لكfor you ياO فتىyoung man
بالتقى يجتمع لك يا فتى
فيin حياتكyour life وفيand in الأخرىthe next life الأمانsecurity
في حياتك وفي الأخرى الأمان
Through piety there come together for you, young man,
Through piety, young man, you gain
safety in this life and in the hereafter.
security in your life and in the next.
لاdo not يقنطكdrive you to despair ذنبكyour sin والتزمand hold fast to
لا يقنطك ذنبك والتزم
حسنgoodness of ظنكyour opinion بربكof your Lord كلevery أوانtime
حسن ظنك بربك كل أوان
Let not your sin drive you to despair; hold fast
Do not let your sin drive you to despair; hold fast to
to thinking well of your Lord at every moment.
a good opinion of your Lord at all times.
وأنبعand follow (likely intended) السيئةthe bad deed الحسنةthe good deed أبداalways
وأنبع السيئة الحسنة أبدا
واستعنand seek aid بهfrom Him عليهupon Him المستعانthe One whose aid is sought
واستعن به عليه المستعان
And always make a good deed follow the bad one;
And always follow a bad deed with a good one,
seek His aid—He is the One whose aid is sought.
and seek His aid; He is the One whose aid is sought.
لاdo not تمنىwish علىfrom اللَهGod المحالthe impossible
لا تمنى على اللَه المحال
مطلبكyour request منهfrom Him للعصمهfor sinlessness جنانmadness
مطلبك منه للعصمه جنان
Do not ask of God the impossible:
Do not wish for the impossible from God;
to seek sinlessness from Him is madness.
your asking Him for sinlessness is madness.
أنتyou ماas long as كنتyou are حياalive فيin جهادstruggle
أنت ما كنت حيا في جهاد
كنbe قويstrong in اليقينcertainty ثبتsteadfast الجنانthe heart
كن قوي اليقين ثبت الجنان
As long as you live, you are engaged in struggle;
As long as you live, you are in a struggle.
be strong in certainty, steadfast of heart.
Be strong in certainty, steadfast of heart.
واذاand when ماemphatic particle يقينكyour certainty صحis sound بهin Him
واذا ما يقينك صح به
فهوthen He يحفظكprotects you ماwhatever قدalready شاهHe willed it (likely intended) كانcame to pass
فهو يحفظك ما قد شاه كان
And when your certainty in Him is sound,
And when your certainty in Him is sound,
He will guard you; whatever He has willed shall be.
then He protects you; whatever He has willed comes to pass.
واذاand if كنتyou are منamong أهلthe people of اليقينcertainty
واذا كنت من أهل اليقين
صحis firm قدمthe footing of التصوّفSufism لكfor you وبانand becomes clear
صح قدم التصوّف لك وبان
And if you are among the people of certainty,
And if you are among the people of certainty,
the footing of Sufism becomes firm and clear for you.
your footing in Sufism becomes firm and clear.
يتضحbecomes clear سرthe secret of أسرارthe mysteries of الغيوبthe unseen
يتضح سر أسرار الغيوب
فيin القلوبhearts والخبرand reported knowledge عندكfor you عيانdirect sight
في القلوب والخبر عندك عيان
The secret of the mysteries of the unseen grows clear
The secret of the mysteries of the unseen becomes clear
within hearts, and report for you becomes direct sight.
in hearts, and reported knowledge becomes direct sight for you.
والكلامand speech بعدafter هذاthis لاnot ينبغيis fitting
والكلام بعد هذا لا ينبغي
قدindeed حسنis fitting هاattention particle هناhere قبضdrawing in العنانthe reins
قد حسن ها هنا قبض العنان
After this, speech is no longer fitting;
And after this, further speech is not fitting;
here it is well to draw in the reins.
here it is fitting to draw in the reins.
والصلاةand blessings والسلامand peace علىupon النبيthe Prophet
والصلاة والسلام على النبي
الأتمانboth most complete ثمthen الأكملانboth most perfect
الأتمان ثم الأكملان
And blessings and peace upon the Prophet—
And blessings and peace upon the Prophet—
the two most complete, then the two most perfect.
both most complete, and then most perfect.
Sol 6.1