إذاif كُنتَyou are فيat بابِthe gate of النَّبيِّthe Prophet فلاthen do not تَخَفْfear
إذا كُنتَ في بابِ النَّبيِّ فلا تَخَفْ
وإنand even if عارَضَتْكَoppose you الجِنُّthe jinn ياO خِلُّfriend والإنْسُand humankind
وإن عارَضَتْكَ الجِنُّ يا خِلُّ والإنْسُ
If you are at the Prophet's gate, do not fear,
If you are in the door of the Prophet, have no fear,
Even if the jinn and humankind oppose you, O friend.
Though Jinn and men accost you, O friend human and Jinn.
وإنand if كنتَyou are مَبسوطَgladdened الفُؤادِthe heart بِحُبِّهthrough love for him
وإن كنتَ مَبسوطَ الفُؤادِ بِحُبِّه
فَوَقْتُكَthen your time فيin كلِّall الشُؤُنِaffairs بهthrough him أُنسُsolace
فَوَقْتُكَ في كلِّ الشُؤُنِ به أُنسُ
And if your heart is gladdened by love for him,
And if you are elated in spirit with loving him,
Then, in every affair, your time is filled with solace through him.
Your time with him in all affairs is intimacy.
تَقَرَّبْdraw near لأقْوامٍto people يَدينونَprofess وُدَّهُlove for him
تَقَرَّبْ لأقْوامٍ يَدينونَ وُدَّهُ
وباعدْand keep away from أُناساًpeople قدindeed تَخَبَّطَهُمْhas deranged them مَسُّa touch of possession
وباعدْ أُناساً قد تَخَبَّطَهُمْ مَسُّ
Draw close to people who profess love for him,
Draw near to a people who profess his love,
And keep away from people whom a touch of possession has deranged.
And distance yourself from folk tossed about in error.
فإنَّfor indeed مُحِبَّthe lover of الحَقِّthe truth يأويseeks refuge لأهلِهِwith its people
فإنَّ مُحِبَّ الحَقِّ يأوي لأهلِهِ
بلاwithout رَيبةٍdoubt والجِنْسُand kind يَعرفُهُrecognizes it الجِنْسُkind
بلا رَيبةٍ والجِنْسُ يَعرفُهُ الجِنْسُ
For the lover of truth seeks refuge among its people,
For the lover of Truth takes refuge with his own,
Without doubt—and kind recognizes its own kind.
Without any doubt, and kind knows its own kind.
Sol 6.1