لأعجبُ شيءٍ ما تَجِلُّ عزائمُهْ

لأعجبُ شيءٍ ما تَجِلُّ عزائمُهْ

طهارةُ جسمٍ قد تنقَّت معالمُهْ

طهارةُ جسمٍ قد تنقَّت معالمُهْ

Truly, the most wondrous thing, whose resolves are lofty,

How strange are the resolves of one whose body is purified,

Is the purity of a body whose features have been cleansed,

Whose features are refined and blameless.

مساهِمَةٌ للَه في وصفِه بها

مساهِمَةٌ للَه في وصفِه بها

فأَعْجِبْ بوصفٍ والإلهُ مساهِمُهْ

فأَعْجِبْ بوصفٍ والإلهُ مساهِمُهْ

Sharing with God in the purity ascribed to Him;

He aids God in His description,

So marvel at an attribute in which God has a share.

So admire the description, and God aids its creation.

قفوا نتلُ ذكرَ الموت فهو ابتداؤه

قفوا نتلُ ذكرَ الموت فهو ابتداؤه

ونتلُ صلاة الرب والرب خاتمه

ونتلُ صلاة الرب والرب خاتمه

Pause; let us recite the remembrance of death: that is its beginning,

Halt! Let us recite death, for it is the beginning,

And let us recite the Lord's Prayer, with the Lord as its close,

And recite the Lord's prayer, and the Lord is its seal.

لنحفظ من هذا وذاك طهارةً

لنحفظ من هذا وذاك طهارةً

فمالُكها فيه الملاكُ يزاحمه

فمالُكها فيه الملاكُ يزاحمه

So that through this and that we may preserve purity:

Let us maintain purity in both,

For the angel rivals its possessor in it.

For the angel contends with its owner to possess it.

فمن كان ذا فوزٍ على طينِ جسمه

فمن كان ذا فوزٍ على طينِ جسمه

بَناه ولا تركَنْ فبانيه هادمه

بَناه ولا تركَنْ فبانيه هادمه

So whoever has gained victory over the clay of his body

Happy is he who prevails over the clay of his body,

Has built it; yet do not feel secure, for its builder is its destroyer.

Who builds it yet leaves no trace, for its Builder destroys it.

فما كل غيثٍ لاقَ منه انسجامه

فما كل غيثٍ لاقَ منه انسجامه

ولا كل برقٍ راق منه مَشايمه

ولا كل برقٍ راق منه مَشايمه

For not every rain has a welcome outpouring,

Not every rain cloud achieves harmony within,

Nor is every lightning flash pleasing to behold.

Nor every lightning blaze achieves clarity from its source.

ومن قد علا فوق الطبيعة نفسِها

ومن قد علا فوق الطبيعة نفسِها

ملائكة الرحمن تُضحي تُلائمه

ملائكة الرحمن تُضحي تُلائمه

And whoever has risen above nature itself—

He whose soul transcends nature itself,

The angels of the Merciful come into harmony with him.

The angels of the Compassionate attend and accompany him.

متى أظلم العقل المُنوَّرُ بغتةً

متى أظلم العقل المُنوَّرُ بغتةً

توقَّ فهذا خصمُ ذي الطهر ظالمه

توقَّ فهذا خصمُ ذي الطهر ظالمه

Whenever the illumined mind suddenly grows dark,

Whenever the enlightened intellect is suddenly darkened,

Beware: this is the pure one's enemy, his oppressor,

This is the adversary of the pure, oppressing its friend.

ليزرعَ في ليل الفواحش زرعَه

ليزرعَ في ليل الفواحش زرعَه

ويسقيه من ماء الهلاك سمائمُه

ويسقيه من ماء الهلاك سمائمُه

Seeking to sow his seed in the night of shameful deeds,

He sows in the night of sins and vices,

And his scorching winds water it with the water of destruction.

And irrigates it with the water of perdition and death.

فكن حذراً إن الفرار سلاحه

فكن حذراً إن الفرار سلاحه

ولكنَّ ذكر الموت فيه شكائمه

ولكنَّ ذكر الموت فيه شكائمه

So be wary: flight is his weapon;

So beware, for escape is its weapon,

Yet in remembrance of death lie his bridles.

Yet remembrance of death contains its cure.