أرحgive rest فؤادكyour heart منfrom همworry الوجوداتexisting things
أرح فؤادك من هم الوجودات
وارجعand return إلىto اللَهGod عنaway from ماضٍwhat is past وعنand away from آتwhat is to come
وارجع إلى اللَه عن ماضٍ وعن آت
Relieve your heart of the cares of existence,
Relieve your heart from the worries of existence
and return to God, away from what is past and what is to come.
And return to God from the past and from the future
واذكرهand remember Him منطوباًunclear; perhaps withdrawn عنfrom كلevery حادثةٍevent
واذكره منطوباً عن كل حادثةٍ
مستجمعmustering الصدقsincerity فيin محوٍeffacement وإثباتand affirmation
مستجمع الصدق في محوٍ وإثبات
And remember Him, [withdrawn?] from every event,
And remember Him melted from every event
mustering sincerity in effacement and affirmation.
Collecting sincerity in effacement and affirmation
ولاand do not تكنbe غافلاًheedless فالمرءfor a person غفلتهhis heedlessness
ولا تكن غافلاً فالمرء غفلته
عنtoward ربهhis Lord جلexalted is He منamong أدهىthe most grievous المصيباتcalamities
عن ربه جل من أدهى المصيبات
And do not be heedless, for a person's heedlessness
And do not be heedless for a person's heedlessness
toward his Lord—exalted is He—is among the direst calamities.
From his Lord, Glorious, is the most terrible affliction
وكنand be أميناًtrustworthy لتمضيso you may proceed آمناًsafe فلقدfor indeed
وكن أميناً لتمضي آمناً فلقد
يحاربwages war against الحقthe Truth أصحابpeople of الخياناتbetrayals
يحارب الحق أصحاب الخيانات
And be trustworthy, so you may proceed safely, for indeed
And be faithful so you may pass in safety for indeed
the Truth wages war against the treacherous.
Truth is fought by the people of treachery
وازهدand renounce بقلبكwith your heart هذاthis الكونuniverse معتمداًrelying
وازهد بقلبك هذا الكون معتمداً
علىon آلهكyour God جبارthe Compeller السمواتthe heavens
على آلهك جبار السموات
And renounce this universe in your heart, relying
And renounce with your heart this universe, relying
on your God, the Compeller of the heavens.
Upon your God, Compeller of the heavens
وصاحبand keep company with الحقthe Truth لاdo not تأخذtake بهin His place بدلاًa substitute
وصاحب الحق لا تأخذ به بدلاً
فالحقfor the Truth معرجa stairway of ascent أربابmasters of النهاياتultimate attainments
فالحق معرج أرباب النهايات
And keep company with the Truth; take nothing in His place,
And accompany the Truth, do not take anything instead
for the Truth is the stairway of the masters of ultimate attainment.
For the Truth is the ascent of the lords of goals
ودعand leave أخاa man of الزورfalsehood لاdo not تألفهbefriend him فهوfor he is علىupon
ودع أخا الزور لا تألفه فهو على
وتيرةthe course of الغدرtreachery فيin كلall الشؤناتaffairs
وتيرة الغدر في كل الشؤنات
And leave the man of falsehood; do not befriend him, for he follows
And leave the brother of falsehood, do not befriend him for he is
the course of treachery in every affair.
Upon the path of betrayal in all affairs
والكاذبand the liar الخبcunning لاdo not تمددextend إليهto him يداًa hand
والكاذب الخب لا تمدد إليه يداً
المكرguile يقطعcuts off أسبابmeans of المعوناتaid
المكر يقطع أسباب المعونات
And to the cunning liar, do not extend a hand;
And do not extend a hand to the wicked liar
guile cuts off the means of aid.
Deceit cuts off the means of help
وصاحبand befriend البرthe virtuous man مأمونtrustworthy الشمائلcharacter traits فيin
وصاحب البر مأمون الشمائل في
كلall الأماكنplaces واهجرand shun كلevery بهاتslanderer
كل الأماكن واهجر كل بهات
And befriend the virtuous man, whose character is trustworthy in
And accompany the righteous whose traits
every place, and shun every slanderer.
Are safe in all places, and shun all nonsense
ورافقand accompany الرجلthe man الشهمhigh-minded الكريمgenerous فلنfor never will
ورافق الرجل الشهم الكريم فلن
يخامرtake hold of السوءevil أصحابpeople of المروآتhonorable conduct
يخامر السوء أصحاب المروآت
And accompany the high-minded, generous man, for never will
And accompany the brave, generous man for
evil take hold of men of honor.
Evil will not dwell in the honorable
ومنand whoever زكتbecame pure بشريفthrough noble الأصلorigin طينهhis clay
ومن زكت بشريف الأصل طينه
فخذهthen take him خلّاًa close friend ودعand leave أهلpeople of الدَنيّاتbase deeds
فخذه خلّاً ودع أهل الدَنيّات
And one whose clay has been purified by noble origin—
And whoever’s noble origin has purified their clay
take him as a close friend, and leave the people of base deeds.
Take them as a confidant and leave the lowly
واعلمand know بأنthat نظامthe pattern of الطبعtemperament يظهرreveals ماwhat
واعلم بأن نظام الطبع يظهر ما
فيin الأصلthe origin منof سرthe secret of آثارٍtraces خفياتhidden
في الأصل من سر آثارٍ خفيات
And know that the pattern of temperament reveals what
And know that the system of nature shows
lies in one's origin—the secret of hidden traces.
What is in the origin of the traces of hidden secrets
مأحببlove (uncertain reading) أهيلdear folk الوفاءfidelity العاملينthose who practice بهaccording to it
مأحبب أهيل الوفاء العاملين به
كيفhowever التوىtwisted الوقتtime فيin قيدbondage وإفلاتand release
كيف التوى الوقت في قيد وإفلات
Love the dear folk of fidelity who live by it,
Love those loyal who work by it
however time twists, in bondage and release.
However time may turn in captivity and escape
وطبand be at ease معwith الفقراءthe poor العاملينthose who act أوليthose possessed of الthe
وطب مع الفقراء العاملين أولي ال
خضوعhumility فالفقرfor poverty مفتاحthe key to المثوباتrewards
خضوع فالفقر مفتاح المثوبات
And be at ease with the poor who do good works, those endowed with
And be kind to the poor workers, the foremost
humility, for poverty is the key to rewards.
In submission, for poverty is the key to rewards
ولاand do not تصاحبbefriend أخاa man of كبرٍpride أخاa man of دنسٍimpurity
ولا تصاحب أخا كبرٍ أخا دنسٍ
ملموزcensured in دينٍreligion ومطعونand impugned in العقيداتbeliefs
ملموز دينٍ ومطعون العقيدات
And do not befriend a man of pride, a man of impurity,
And do not accompany an arrogant, wicked,
whose religion is censured and whose beliefs are impugned.
Stained in religion and blemished in beliefs, brother
وخلand leave خلكyour close friend إنif يدعhe calls لفادحةٍto a grievous wrong
وخل خلك إن يدع لفادحةٍ
فيin الدينreligion فالدينfor religion منصوصٌexpressly laid down بآياتin verses
في الدين فالدين منصوصٌ بآيات
And leave your close friend if he calls you to a grievous wrong
And leave your friend if he calls to a monstrosity
in religion, for religion is expressly laid down in verses.
In religion, for religion is stated in verses
واتبعand follow نبيكyour Prophet لاdo not تهملneglect شريعتهhis law
واتبع نبيك لا تهمل شريعته
فأنهاfor it للهدىfor guidance أعلىthe highest المنصاتplatforms
فأنها للهدى أعلى المنصات
And follow your Prophet; do not neglect his law,
And follow your Prophet, do not neglect his Law
for it is the highest platform for guidance.
For it is the highest platform of guidance
وعاملand treat الناسpeople بالحسنىwith kindness وكنand be حذراًcautious
وعامل الناس بالحسنى وكن حذراً
وعاملand deal with اللَهGod فيin إخلاصٍsincerity نياتintentions
وعامل اللَه في إخلاصٍ نيات
And treat people with kindness, and be cautious,
And treat people with goodness and be cautious
and conduct yourself toward God with sincere intentions.
And treat God sincerely with intentions
واستغفرand seek forgiveness from اللَهGod منfor ذنبٍa sin وقعتyou fell بهinto it
واستغفر اللَه من ذنبٍ وقعت به
فاللَهfor God بالفضلthrough grace ماحٍerasing الخطيئاتsins
فاللَه بالفضل ماحٍ الخطيئات
And seek God's forgiveness for a sin you have fallen into,
And ask God’s forgiveness from a sin you fell into
for God, through grace, wipes away sins.
For God in His grace erases sins
وصلand send blessings دهراًfor a long time علىupon الهاديthe Guide وعترتهand his kin
وصل دهراً على الهادي وعترته
فتلكfor that أوثقthe surest أبوابgates المسراتjoys
فتلك أوثق أبواب المسرات
And send blessings continually upon the Guide and his kin,
And pray forever upon the Guide and his family
for that is the surest of the gates of joy.
For that is the firmest door of pleasures
وواصلand continue الذكرremembrance فيin سرٍّsecret وفيand in علنٍpublic
وواصل الذكر في سرٍّ وفي علنٍ
فالذكرfor remembrance ينجيكsaves you منfrom كلall المضراتharms
فالذكر ينجيك من كل المضرات
And continue remembrance in secret and in public,
And continue remembrance secretly and openly
for remembrance saves you from every harm.
For remembrance saves you from all harm
واصدقand be sincere لربكto your Lord واستمسكand hold fast بعروتهto His handhold
واصدق لربك واستمسك بعروته
وفازعand turn for aid لعلياهto His exalted majesty فيin وقتthe time of المهماتpressing concerns
وفازع لعلياه في وقت المهمات
And be true to your Lord, and hold fast to His handhold,
And be truthful to your Lord and hold fast to His handhold
and turn for aid to His exalted majesty in times of pressing need.
And struggle to His lofty realm in times of ordeals
ورحand go forth أميناًtrustworthy ففيfor in الصدقsincerity الكريمnoble طوىHe enfolded
ورح أميناً ففي الصدق الكريم طوى
شريفnoble أسرارsecrets إحسانbeneficence جلياتmanifest
شريف أسرار إحسان جليات
And go forth trustworthy, for in noble sincerity He has enfolded
And pass in safety for in sincere generosity lies
the noble secrets of manifest beneficence.
The noble secret of the grace of clear bounties
Sol 6.1