لا تُشَوِّشْ لكَ سِرًّا

لا تُشَوِّشْ لكَ سِرًّا

كلُّ هذا الكَوْنِ زائلْ

كلُّ هذا الكَوْنِ زائلْ

Do not disturb your inner secret;

Do not confuse yourself with secrets,

all this universe is fleeting.

All this universe is transient,

حُجُبٌ للعَينِ قامتْ

حُجُبٌ للعَينِ قامتْ

منهُ أضْنَتْ بالقَلاقِلْ

منهُ أضْنَتْ بالقَلاقِلْ

Veils have arisen before the eye

Veils have arisen for the eye,

from it, bringing weariness through turmoil.

Filled with trinkets.

كلُّها نَشْراً وطَيًّا

كلُّها نَشْراً وطَيًّا

عندَ من يدري مَشاغِلْ

عندَ من يدري مَشاغِلْ

All of them, in their unfolding and folding,

All are spreading and folding,

are distractions to one who knows.

For one who knows the preoccupations.

طَبقاتُ النَّاسِ مرَّتْ

طَبقاتُ النَّاسِ مرَّتْ

وغَدَتْ تلكَ القَوافِلْ

وغَدَتْ تلكَ القَوافِلْ

The ranks of humankind have passed,

Layers of people have passed,

and those caravans have departed.

And those caravans departed.

كم نبيٍّ ووَليٍّ

كم نبيٍّ ووَليٍّ

وذوي مُلْكٍ وعاملْ

وذوي مُلْكٍ وعاملْ

How many prophets and saints,

How many a prophet, saint,

and rulers and workers,

Ruler, and worker;

وتَقيٍّ وشَقيٍّ

وتَقيٍّ وشَقيٍّ

وجَبانٍ ومُقاتلْ

وجَبانٍ ومُقاتلْ

and the pious and the wretched,

And pious and wicked,

and cowards and fighters,

And coward and fighter;

وخَؤونٍ وأمينٍ

وخَؤونٍ وأمينٍ

ومُعادٍ ومُخالِلْ

ومُعادٍ ومُخالِلْ

and the treacherous and the trustworthy,

And sad and happy,

and enemies and close friends,

And loyal and betrayer;

وسَخيٍّ وبَخيلٍ

وسَخيٍّ وبَخيلٍ

وأخي علمٍ وجاهلْ

وأخي علمٍ وجاهلْ

and the generous and the miserly,

And generous and miser,

and the learned and the ignorant,

And my brother of knowledge and ignorant;

وأميرٍ وحقيرٍ

وأميرٍ وحقيرٍ

وظُهوريٍّ وخاملْ

وظُهوريٍّ وخاملْ

and princes and the lowly,

And prince and lowly,

and the prominent and the obscure,

And active and languid;

وغَنيٍّ وفَقيرٍ

وغَنيٍّ وفَقيرٍ

وفَتى بَذْلٍ وسائلْ

وفَتى بَذْلٍ وسائلْ

and the rich and the poor,

And wealthy and poor,

and generous youths and beggars—

And gallant who spends and asks;

ذَهبوا طُرًّا وراحوا

ذَهبوا طُرًّا وراحوا

تحتَ أطباقِ الجَنادلْ

تحتَ أطباقِ الجَنادلْ

they all went away and departed,

They left flying and went

beneath layers of stone.

Under layers of tombs.

فاسْألِ القيعانَ عنهمْ

فاسْألِ القيعانَ عنهمْ

لو أجابَتْ من يُسائلْ

لو أجابَتْ من يُسائلْ

So ask the plains about them,

So ask the lowlands about them,

if they could answer one who asks.

Even if they answer one who asks.

طُويَتْ تلكَ المَعاني

طُويَتْ تلكَ المَعاني

ومَضَتْ تلكَ المَحافلْ

ومَضَتْ تلكَ المَحافلْ

Those meanings have been folded away,

Those meanings are folded

and those gatherings have passed.

And those gatherings have gone.

ذَهَبَ القومُ أُولو المجْ

ذَهَبَ القومُ أُولو المجْ

دِ الأعزَّاءُ الأماثلْ

دِ الأعزَّاءُ الأماثلْ

Gone are the people endowed with

The distinguished people of glory are gone,

glory, the honored, the exemplary.

The peerless exemplars.

وغَدتْ والَهْفَ قلبي

وغَدتْ والَهْفَ قلبي

مَعهُمْ تلكَ الشَّمائلْ

مَعهُمْ تلكَ الشَّمائلْ

And gone—alas for my heart!—

And my heart has become confused with them,

with them are those noble traits.

Those attributes.

وكأنَّ الكُلَّ ما كا

وكأنَّ الكُلَّ ما كا

نوا فَمَحْمولٌ وحاملْ

نوا فَمَحْمولٌ وحاملْ

And it is as though all had never

It is as if all of them

been. The carried and the carrier,

Were carried and carrier;

ووَضيعٌ ورَفيعٌ

ووَضيعٌ ورَفيعٌ

وأخو ظُلْمٍ وعادلْ

وأخو ظُلْمٍ وعادلْ

and the lowly and the exalted,

And low and noble,

and the unjust and the just,

And brother of injustice and just;

وعَظيمٌ فارسٌ شَمْ

وعَظيمٌ فارسٌ شَمْ

خٌ وذو طِمْرَيْنِ راجِلْ

خٌ وذو طِمْرَيْنِ راجِلْ

and a mighty horseman of lofty

And great knight, brave horseman,

bearing, and a man in two worn garments, on foot,

And one with supple spear, rider on foot;

زَمْزَموا جُرْداً فَكُلٌّ

زَمْزَموا جُرْداً فَكُلٌّ

أزْمَعتْ فيهِ الرَّواحلْ

أزْمَعتْ فيهِ الرَّواحلْ

murmured to sleek steeds; for each

They murmured, so each

the mounts resolved to depart.

Galloped in it the steeds.

لا تُدَبِّرْ لكَ أمراً

لا تُدَبِّرْ لكَ أمراً

إنَّما التَّدبيرُ شاغلْ

إنَّما التَّدبيرُ شاغلْ

Do not plan a matter for yourself;

Do not arrange for yourself a matter,

planning is only a distraction.

Surely arrangement is preoccupying.

سَلِّمِ الأمرَ إلى الل

سَلِّمِ الأمرَ إلى الل

ه ودَعْ وَصْمَةَ غافلْ

ه ودَعْ وَصْمَةَ غافلْ

Surrender the matter to

Submit the matter to God and leave the heedlessness of the heedless,

God, and cast off the taint of heedlessness.

And raise the matter to Him,

وارْفَعِ الأمرَ إليهِ

وارْفَعِ الأمرَ إليهِ

والَّذي قُدِّرَ حاصلْ

والَّذي قُدِّرَ حاصلْ

And lift the matter up to Him;

And what is destined will happen.

and what has been decreed will come to pass.

The matter spread the meanings,

نَشَرَ الأمرُ المَعاني

نَشَرَ الأمرُ المَعاني

فَشُعوبٌ وقَبائلْ

فَشُعوبٌ وقَبائلْ

The command unfolded the meanings:

So tribes and clans,

thus peoples and tribes.

This one going and that one

ذاهِبٌ هذا وهذا

ذاهِبٌ هذا وهذا

من ضَميرِ الغيبِ قابلْ

من ضَميرِ الغيبِ قابلْ

This one departs, and that one

Meeting from the conscience of the unseen.

comes from the depths of the unseen.

With the two matters is truly

ولّدى الأمرَيْنِ حَقًّا

ولّدى الأمرَيْنِ حَقًّا

ليسَ إِلاَّ الله فاعلْ

ليسَ إِلاَّ الله فاعلْ

And in both matters, truly,

None but God the Doer.

none acts but God.

Trust in Him and leave others,

ثِقْ بهِ واتْرُكْ سواهُ

ثِقْ بهِ واتْرُكْ سواهُ

وارْبُطَنْ فيهِ الوَسائلْ

وارْبُطَنْ فيهِ الوَسائلْ

Trust in Him, and leave all besides Him,

And tie in Him the means.

and bind all means to Him.

And take the Guide as imam,

وخُذِ الهادي إماماً

وخُذِ الهادي إماماً

فهوَ بُرْهانُ الدَّلائلْ

فهوَ بُرْهانُ الدَّلائلْ

And take the Guide as your leader,

For He is the proof of proofs.

for he is the proof of the signs.

He has made firm the matter and fulfilled

أحْكَمَ الأمرَ وأدَّى

أحْكَمَ الأمرَ وأدَّى

صادقاً كُلَّ الرَّسائلْ

صادقاً كُلَّ الرَّسائلْ

He perfected the charge and conveyed,

Truthfully all messages.

truthfully, all the messages.

And follow the people, for among them

واتْبَعِ القومَ فَمنهُمْ

واتْبَعِ القومَ فَمنهُمْ

كُلُّ مَقْبولٍ ووَاصِلْ

كُلُّ مَقْبولٍ ووَاصِلْ

And follow the people, for among them

Is every accepted one, arrivers.

are all who are accepted and all who have attained.

They knew God and truly

عَرَفوا اللهَ وحَقًّا

عَرَفوا اللهَ وحَقًّا

ما خلا الله فَباطِلْ

ما خلا الله فَباطِلْ

They knew God, and truly,

Other than God is false.

all besides God is vain.

Do not separate from them, so one who separated

لا تُفارِقْهُمْ فَما فا

لا تُفارِقْهُمْ فَما فا

رَقَ أهلَ الحَقِّ عاقلْ

رَقَ أهلَ الحَقِّ عاقلْ

Do not part from them, for never has

From the people of truth is not reasonable.

a sensible person left the people of truth.

And ask the Merciful in the two abodes

وسَلِ الرَّحمنَ في الدَّا

وسَلِ الرَّحمنَ في الدَّا

رَينِ إدْراكَ المَآمِلْ

رَينِ إدْراكَ المَآمِلْ

And ask the All-Merciful, in both

Attaining hopes.

abodes, for the fulfillment of your hopes.

His righteousness and pardon to the virtuous

بِرُّهُ والعَفْوُ للمُحْ

بِرُّهُ والعَفْوُ للمُحْ

سِنِ والمُذْنِبِ شاملْ

سِنِ والمُذْنِبِ شاملْ

His goodness and pardon encompass the

And sinner is all-encompassing.

doer of good and the sinner alike.

And the prayer of God to the Chosen

وصَلاةُ الله للمُخْ

وصَلاةُ الله للمُخْ

تارِ من أزْكى القَبائلْ

تارِ من أزْكى القَبائلْ

And may God's blessing be upon the

From the most pure clans,

Chosen One, from the purest tribes,

And the companions and family

ولأصْحابٍ وآلٍ

ولأصْحابٍ وآلٍ

دَأبُهُمْ نَشْرُ الفَضائلْ

دَأبُهُمْ نَشْرُ الفَضائلْ

and upon his companions and family,

Whose habit is spreading virtues.

whose constant practice is to spread virtues.