رضاgood pleasure اللهGod أعلىhighest ماwhat ارتجتهُhoped for it عبيدُهُHis servants
رضا الله أعلى ما ارتجتهُ عبيدُهُ
وتقواهand reverence for Him أولَىworthiest منجزaccomplishment تستفيدُهyou gain it
وتقواه أولَى منجز تستفيدُه
God's good pleasure is the highest thing His servants have hoped for.
And reverence for Him is the worthiest accomplishment you can gain.
وفيand in الإِنسcompanionship بالمولىwith the Lord هوit is الانسcompanionship كلهall of it
وفي الإِنس بالمولى هو الانس كله
إذاwhen صححperfected الذّكرَremembrance الخَفِيَsilent مريدُهthe one seeking Him
إذا صحح الذّكرَ الخَفِيَ مريدُه
And in companionship with the Lord lies all companionship,
when the one who seeks Him perfects silent remembrance.
وإنand indeed بنىsons الدنياthis world ودنياهمand their world معاًtogether
وإن بنى الدنيا ودنياهم معاً
لنهبةsurely prey أسبابthe causes الردىof death وحصيدهand its harvest
لنهبة أسباب الردى وحصيده
And indeed, the sons of this world and their world alike
are prey to the causes of death, and its harvest.
إذاwhen غابwithdrew قلبthe heart المرءof a person عنfrom غيرother than ربهhis Lord
إذا غاب قلب المرء عن غير ربه
فمولاهthen his Lord فيin ذاكthat المغيبabsence شهيدهhis witness
فمولاه في ذاك المغيب شهيده
When a person's heart withdraws from all but his Lord,
then his Lord is his witness in that absence.
ألاindeed حفظpreserve اللهGod المصيخthe attentive listener لسمعهto his hearing
ألا حفظ الله المصيخ لسمعه
إذاwhen ماemphasis أتاهreached him وعدهHis promise أوor وعيدهHis threat
إذا ما أتاه وعده أو وعيده
May God indeed preserve the one who lends his ear,
when His promise or His threat reaches him.
ومنand whoever جعلmade الذكرremembrance حديثاًa conversation لنفسهfor his soul
ومن جعل الذكر حديثاً لنفسه
يردِّدهhe repeats it مستعذباًfinding it sweet ويعيدهand repeats it anew
يردِّده مستعذباً ويعيده
And whoever makes remembrance a conversation for his soul,
repeating it, savoring its sweetness, and saying it again,
رأىhe saw الزُّهدrenunciation فيin دارthe abode الفناءof passing away فلمso did not ترقdelight
رأى الزُّهد في دار الفناء فلم ترق
نواظرهhis eyes مماfrom what أتاهcame to him زهيدهits scant portion
نواظره مما أتاه زهيده
finds renunciation in the abode of passing away; no delight reaches
his eyes from the scant share of what comes to him.
وأيقنand knew for certain أنthat الكلَّall باللهto God لاحقbound to return
وأيقن أن الكلَّ بالله لاحق
فمنso from شوقهhis longing إعدادهhis preparation وعديدهand his retinue
فمن شوقه إعداده وعديده
And he knows for certain that all will return to God,
so his preparation and his retinue spring from his longing.
وأحسَنَand did good للمخلوقto created beings فيin حقthe due خالقof a Creator
وأحسَنَ للمخلوق في حق خالق
يوفقهgrants him success فيماin what نوىhe intended ويزيدهand gives him more
يوفقه فيما نوى ويزيده
And he does good to created beings, honoring the Creator,
who grants him success in what he intends and gives him more.
ولمand did not يرضىaccept إلاexcept العدلjustice فيamong الناسpeople شيمةa character trait
ولم يرضى إلا العدل في الناس شيمة
بدنياwith worldly goods يوفِّيهاhe gives them in full ودينand faith يفيدهhe imparts it
بدنيا يوفِّيها ودين يفيده
And he accepts no trait among people but justice,
through worldly bounty he gives in full and faith he imparts.
هوhe العلمُthe banner لاضافيspreading (unclear spelling) علىabove كلِّevery ظلةcanopy
هو العلمُ لاضافي على كلِّ ظلة
وكافيهand its protector مماagainst what نابهbefell it وعميدهand its mainstay
وكافيه مما نابه وعميده
He is the spreading banner above every canopy,
and its protector against whatever befalls it, and its mainstay.
إمامan imam بكفيهin his two hands منof الدّينreligion والدّناand worldly life
إمام بكفيه من الدّين والدّنا
مآثرglorious deeds لمnot يخلصreach إليهاto them عبيدهhis servants
مآثر لم يخلص إليها عبيده
An imam whose two hands hold, in faith and worldly life,
glorious deeds his servants have never attained.
فمقولthus the tongue ذاthis one عاليlofty الخطابspeech فصيحهُits eloquent expression
فمقول ذا عالي الخطاب فصيحهُ
وصارمand the sword ذيthis one (feminine) ماضيkeen الغرارthe cutting edge حديدهits steel
وصارم ذي ماضي الغرار حديده
Thus the tongue of the former is lofty and eloquent in speech,
and the latter's sword has keen-edged steel.
وإنand indeed أميرthe Commander المؤمنينof the Faithful لسَيدِّsurely a master
وإن أمير المؤمنين لسَيدِّ
لمنof whoever فوقهاupon it منof عالمa world ووحيدهand its peerless one
لمن فوقها من عالم ووحيده
And indeed, the Commander of the Faithful is a master
of all upon the earth, and the world's peerless one.
لهfor him منfrom دعاءِthe prayers المسلمينof Muslims مواكبprocessions
له من دعاءِ المسلمين مواكب
تصرفهاdirect them الأقدارُfate's decrees فيماtoward what يريدهhe desires it
تصرفها الأقدارُ فيما يريده
He has processions of Muslims' prayers,
which fate's decrees direct toward what he desires.
لذلكfor that reason تأتيهcome to him الفتوحُconquests تواتراًin succession
لذلك تأتيه الفتوحُ تواتراً
ويدنوand draws near لهto him منfrom كلِّevery أمرaffair يعيدهhe renews it
ويدنو له من كلِّ أمر يعيده
Therefore conquests come to him in succession,
and every matter he takes up again comes within his reach.
فريدthe peerless one الورىof mankind معناهمtheir essence ولأجلهاand for its sake
فريد الورى معناهم ولأجلها
تقلَّدdonned هنديّthe Indian blade الخلافةof the caliphate جيدهhis neck
تقلَّد هنديّ الخلافة جيده
Peerless among mankind, their very essence—and for its sake
his neck has donned the Indian blade of the caliphate.
فلاso may he not زالcease وصَّالاًconstantly reaching إلىtoward ماwhat يحثُهُspurs him on
فلا زال وصَّالاً إلى ما يحثُهُ
ولاand may he not زالcease منصوراًgranted victory علىover منwhoever يكيدهplots against him
ولا زال منصوراً على من يكيده
So may he ever keep reaching toward what spurs him on,
and may he ever be granted victory over whoever plots against him.
Sol 6.1