منwhoever رامَseeks جمعَuniting النَّاسِthe people فيin مذْهَبٍa school of thought
من رامَ جمعَ النَّاسِ في مذْهَبٍ
أوor مشرَبٍa spiritual path فعقْلُهُthen his mind قاصِرُlimited
أو مشرَبٍ فعقْلُهُ قاصِرُ
Whoever seeks to unite people in a single school of thought
or spiritual path has a limited mind.
فرَّقَهُمْmade them different فيin غيبِهِمْtheir unseen state ربُّهُمْtheir Lord
فرَّقَهُمْ في غيبِهِمْ ربُّهُمْ
والسِّرُّand the secret فيin تفريقِهِمْdividing them ظاهِرُplain
والسِّرُّ في تفريقِهِمْ ظاهِرُ
Their Lord made them different in their unseen state,
and the secret of their division is plain.
هذاthis one إذاwhen عرَّفْتَهُyou identify him مسلِمٌa Muslim
هذا إذا عرَّفْتَهُ مسلِمٌ
وذاand this one إذاwhen عرَّفتَهُyou identify him كافِرُan unbeliever
وذا إذا عرَّفتَهُ كافِرُ
This one, when you identify him, is a Muslim,
and this one, when you identify him, is an unbeliever.
وذاكَand that one باطْمِئْنانِهِin his tranquility رَيِّضٌdisciplined
وذاكَ باطْمِئْنانِهِ رَيِّضٌ
وذاكَand that one فيin غفلَتِهِhis heedlessness حائِرُbewildered
وذاكَ في غفلَتِهِ حائِرُ
And that one, in his tranquility, is disciplined,
and that one, in his heedlessness, is bewildered.
وذاand this one خَرابٌdesolation ضمنَهُcontained it قَلبُهُhis heart
وذا خَرابٌ ضمنَهُ قَلبُهُ
وذاكَand that one قلباًin heart سِرُّهُhis inner secret عامِرُflourishing
وذاكَ قلباً سِرُّهُ عامِرُ
And this one's heart holds desolation,
and that one's inner secret flourishes within his heart.
فسلِّمِso entrust الأَمرَthe matter إلىto ربِّهِits Lord
فسلِّمِ الأَمرَ إلى ربِّهِ
فإنَّماfor only الأَمرُthe matter لهto Him صائِرُgoing
فإنَّما الأَمرُ له صائِرُ
So entrust the matter to its Lord,
for to Him alone the matter goes.
وأْمُرْand enjoin بمعْروفٍwhat is right ودعْand abandon مُنْكراًwhat is wrong
وأْمُرْ بمعْروفٍ ودعْ مُنْكراً
عنهfrom it نَهاكَforbade you الشَّارِعُthe Lawgiver الآمِرُthe commanding one
عنه نَهاكَ الشَّارِعُ الآمِرُ
And enjoin what is right, and abandon what is wrong,
which the commanding Lawgiver forbade you to do.
وسلِّمِand leave الحالَthe spiritual state لأَرْبابِهِto its possessors
وسلِّمِ الحالَ لأَرْبابِهِ
إِلاَّexcept إذاwhen خالَفَهُcontradicts it الظَّاهِرُthe outward
إِلاَّ إذا خالَفَهُ الظَّاهِرُ
And leave the spiritual state to its possessors,
unless the outward contradicts it.
ولاand do not ترَregard الفاجِرَthe wicked person خِلاًّa close friend فماfor no
ولا ترَ الفاجِرَ خِلاًّ فما
عَزَّgains honor خَليلٌa friend خِلُّهُhis close friend فاجِرُwicked
عَزَّ خَليلٌ خِلُّهُ فاجِرُ
And do not regard the wicked as a close friend, for no
friend gains honor whose companion is wicked.
وكنْand be حَكيماًwise صابِراًpatient ذاكِراًremembering God
وكنْ حَكيماً صابِراً ذاكِراً
فالخيرُfor goodness يُعْطاهُis granted it الفتَىthe youth الذَّاكِرُthe one remembering God
فالخيرُ يُعْطاهُ الفتَى الذَّاكِرُ
And be wise, patient, and mindful of God,
for goodness is granted to the youth who remembers Him.
وارجِعْand return إلىto اللهِGod وُثوقاًwith trust بهin Him
وارجِعْ إلى اللهِ وُثوقاً به
فإنْfor if دَهىbefalls ذَنْبٌa sin هوHe الغافِرُthe Forgiver
فإنْ دَهى ذَنْبٌ هو الغافِرُ
And return to God with trust in Him,
for if a sin befalls you, He is the Forgiver.
ولاand do not ترَsee القَدرَةَpower فيin غيرِهِanyone other than Him
ولا ترَ القَدرَةَ في غيرِهِ
جلَّexalted is عُلاهُHis majesty إنَّهindeed He القادِرُthe All-Powerful
جلَّ عُلاهُ إنَّه القادِرُ
And see no power in any but Him;
exalted is His majesty—indeed, He is the All-Powerful.
ولاand do not تُكَيِّفْهُdefine how He is وكنْand be خاشِعاًreverently humble
ولا تُكَيِّفْهُ وكنْ خاشِعاً
فالوهمُfor illusion ماwhat قدhas كيَّفَgiven form to الخاطِرُthe mind
فالوهمُ ما قد كيَّفَ الخاطِرُ
And do not define how He is; be humbly reverent,
for what the mind has given form to is illusion.
وبالعُيوبِand with faults الْجأْseek refuge لهto Him إنَّهindeed He
وبالعُيوبِ الْجأْ له إنَّه
لكلِّfor every عيبٍfault فادِحٍgrievous ساتِرُa concealer
لكلِّ عيبٍ فادِحٍ ساتِرُ
And with your faults, seek refuge in Him, for He
conceals every grievous fault.
لاdo not تنتَصِرْseek victory فيin الخطْبِadversity إِلاَّexcept بهthrough Him
لا تنتَصِرْ في الخطْبِ إِلاَّ به
فهوfor He المُعينُthe Helper المُسْعِفُthe Succorer النَّاصِرُthe Giver of victory
فهو المُعينُ المُسْعِفُ النَّاصِرُ
Do not seek victory in adversity except through Him,
for He is the Helper, the Succorer, the Giver of victory.
وخذْand take نِظاماًa verse composition قدhas جَلاunveiled جوْهَراًa jewel
وخذْ نِظاماً قد جَلا جوْهَراً
يعجَزُis incapable عنهof it النَّاظِمُthe poet النَّاثِرُthe prose writer
يعجَزُ عنه النَّاظِمُ النَّاثِرُ
And take a poem that has unveiled a jewel,
beyond the reach of poet and prose writer.
وصَلِّand invoke blessings تعظيماًin reverence علىupon المُصْطَفىthe Chosen One
وصَلِّ تعظيماً على المُصْطَفى
فهوfor he الحَبيبُthe Beloved العاقِبُthe Last الحاشِرُthe Gatherer
فهو الحَبيبُ العاقِبُ الحاشِرُ
And invoke blessings, in reverence, upon the Chosen One,
for he is the Beloved, the Last, the Gatherer,
سِرُّthe secret الوَرَىcreation طَهَTaha نبيُّthe Prophet الهُدىguidance
سِرُّ الوَرَى طَهَ نبيُّ الهُدى
روحُthe spirit الوُجودِexistence الطَّيِّبُthe good الطَّاهِرُthe pure
روحُ الوُجودِ الطَّيِّبُ الطَّاهِرُ
the secret of creation, Taha, the Prophet of guidance,
the spirit of existence, the good and pure.
Sol 6.1