تأدبshow reverence إذاwhen ذكرis mentioned المصطفىthe Chosen One
تأدب إذا ذكر المصطفى
بصمتby the silence of اللسانthe tongue وغضِّand lowering البصرthe gaze
بصمت اللسان وغضِّ البصر
Show reverence when the Chosen One is mentioned,
by silencing the tongue and lowering the gaze.
فإنَّfor indeed التأدبreverence عندduring السماعlistening
فإنَّ التأدب عند السماع
يفهّمis made clear فيin النطقspeech أوor فيin النظرthe gaze
يفهّم في النطق أو في النظر
For reverence while listening
is made evident in speech or in the gaze.
وردَّدand repeat أحاديثهhis sayings إنهاindeed, they are
وردَّد أحاديثه إنها
دليلproof علىof صدقthe truthfulness of خيرthe best of البشرhumankind
دليل على صدق خير البشر
And repeat his sayings; indeed, they are
proof of the truthfulness of the best of humankind.
وصلِّand invoke blessings عليهupon him هدىguidance ذكرهmentioning him
وصلِّ عليه هدى ذكره
فذلكfor that أفضلthe best ماwhat يُدَّخرis stored away
فذلك أفضل ما يُدَّخر
And invoke blessings upon him; mentioning him is guidance,
for that is the best that can be stored away.
ولاand do not تستربdoubt فيin براهينهhis proofs
ولا تسترب في براهينه
فتسلكand thus follow مسلكthe path of قومpeople أخرother
فتسلك مسلك قوم أخر
And do not doubt his proofs,
lest you follow the path of other folk.
فكمfor how many آيةa sign ظهرتhas appeared للنبيّfor the Prophet
فكم آية ظهرت للنبيّ
وكمand how many أثرa token عندهin his presence قدindeed ظهرhas appeared
وكم أثر عنده قد ظهر
For how many a sign has appeared for the Prophet,
and how many a token has appeared in his presence!
ومنand whoever شكَّdoubts فيin نورthe light of برهانهhis proof
ومن شكَّ في نور برهانه
عليdespite أنَّthe fact that برهانهhis proof قدindeed بهرhas dazzled
علي أنَّ برهانه قد بهر
And if anyone doubts the light of his proof,
though his proof has dazzled,
فكبِّرthen proclaim 'God is greatest' علىover عقلهhis mind أربعاًfour times
فكبِّر على عقله أربعاً
وقلand say فوقbeyond طوركyour capacity هذاthis الخبرthe report
وقل فوق طورك هذا الخبر
then proclaim 'God is greatest' four times over his mind,
and say, 'This report is beyond your grasp.'
Sol 6.1