الحمدpraise للهto God الذيwho أرشدناguided us
الحمد لله الذي أرشدنا
معرفةrecognition المختارthe chosen one منamong أشياخناour sheikhs
معرفة المختار من أشياخنا
Praise be to God, who guided us
Praise be to God, who guided us
to recognize the chosen one among our sheikhs.
To know the chosen ones among our sheikhs
الشيخthe sheikh منamong خصالهhis qualities اثناtwo عشرten
الشيخ من خصاله اثنا عشر
فستةso six منfrom آدمAdam أبيfather of البشرhumankind
فستة من آدم أبي البشر
The sheikh has twelve qualities;
The sheikh has twelve traits
so six come from Adam, father of humankind.
Six from Adam, father of mankind
الحزنsorrow والبكاءand weeping منfrom يعقوبJacob
الحزن والبكاء من يعقوب
والشوقand longing والصبابةand ardent love مطلوبsought
والشوق والصبابة مطلوب
Sorrow and weeping come from Jacob,
Sorrow and crying from Jacob
and longing and ardent love are sought.
Yearning and youthfulness are sought
ويوسفand Joseph ينالis gained منهfrom him الصدقtruthfulness
ويوسف ينال منه الصدق
ومعهand with it الأمانةtrustworthiness كيso that يرقىhe may rise
ومعه الأمانة كي يرقى
And from Joseph, truthfulness is gained,
Joseph attains truthfulness from him
and with it, trustworthiness, so that he may rise.
And with it integrity to rise
ثمthen المناجاةintimate prayer منfrom موسىMoses مرتpassed on
ثم المناجاة من موسى مرت
ثمthen الاخلاصsincerity لابهذاnot with this يعبثhe trifles
ثم الاخلاص لابهذا يعبث
Then intimate prayer was passed on from Moses,
Then the whispering prayer from Moses passed
then sincerity—he does not trifle with this.
Then the sincerity, do not trivialize this
والزهدand asceticism والسياحةand wandering منfrom عيسىJesus
والزهد والسياحة من عيسى
تواضعhumility محمدMuhammad لاnot ينسىis forgotten
تواضع محمد لا ينسى
And asceticism and wandering come from Jesus;
And asceticism and wandering from Jesus
Muhammad's humility is not forgotten.
The humility of Muhammad is unforgotten
والخلقand character الحسانfine ياO فتاةyoung woman
والخلق الحسان يا فتاة
أحسنهاthe best of it آدابmanners فيamong الثقاتthe trustworthy
أحسنها آداب في الثقات
And fine character, O young woman:
And the good manners, O maid
its finest expression is good manners among the trustworthy.
The best of etiquettes among the devout
منwhoever لمnot يكنbe بهذهof this المثابةcaliber
من لم يكن بهذه المثابة
ليسnot إلاالخسرانexcept loss قدindeed أصابهhas befallen him
ليس إلاالخسران قد أصابه
Whoever is not of this caliber,
Whoever lacks these qualities
nothing but loss has befallen him.
Nothing but loss has befallen him
ويأخذand he takes منfrom الطيورthe birds أربعfour
ويأخذ من الطيور أربع
نظافةcleanliness الحمامthe pigeons لاdo not تضيعneglect
نظافة الحمام لا تضيع
And he takes four qualities from the birds:
And take from the birds four traits
do not neglect the pigeon's cleanliness.
The cleanliness of a dove, do not lose it
منfrom الغرابthe crow الحذقskill ثمthen الصمتsilence
من الغراب الحذق ثم الصمت
منfrom حرمةdignity البازthe hawk قدindeed استفدتI have learned
من حرمة الباز قد استفدت
Skill from the crow; then silence,
From the crow, shrewdness, then silence
which I have learned from the hawk's dignity.
From the eagle, sanctity has been gained
وكرمand generosity الديكthe rooster وثمand then أرفعloftier
وكرم الديك وثم أرفع
منfrom بهin it أصغرthe smallest ماwhat عليهupon it أجمعall
من به أصغر ما عليه أجمع
And the rooster's generosity; and then something loftier—
And the generosity of a rooster, then higher
from what is in it, the smallest of all that lies upon it [wording unclear].
Whoever has the least of these, I agree
فعدمso, absence of التغييرchange بأيby any شيءthing
فعدم التغيير بأي شيء
لوeven if جيفةa carcass وضعتwas placed فيهin it ياخيO my brother
لو جيفة وضعت فيه ياخي
Thus, remaining unchanged by anything,
That lacking any change
even if a carcass were placed in it, O my brother.
Even if carrion is placed in it, O my brother
Sol 6.1