تبلغmake do بالقليلwith a little منof القليلa little
تبلغ بالقليل من القليل
وهيِّand prepare الدارthe dwelling للسفرfor the journey الطويلlong
وهيِّ الدار للسفر الطويل
Make do with a little of a little,
Achieve much with very little
And prepare the dwelling for the long journey.
And prepare the house for a long journey
ولاand do not تغترbe deceived بالدنياby this world وذرهاand leave it
ولا تغتر بالدنيا وذرها
فماfor ... is not الدنياthis world بدارa home للنزيلfor the sojourner
فما الدنيا بدار للنزيل
Do not be deceived by this world, and leave it,
Be not deceived by this world, leave it
For this world is no home for the sojourner.
For this world is no home for a lodger
ولاand do not تحسبsuppose بأنكthat you سوفwill تبقىremain
ولا تحسب بأنك سوف تبقى
فليسfor there is not إلىto بقاءpermanence منany (emphatic) سبيلpath
فليس إلى بقاء من سبيل
And do not suppose that you will remain,
Do not think you will remain
For there is no path to permanence.
For none have a path to remaining
ولاand do not تحرصcovet علىfor المالwealth المحلىadorned
ولا تحرص على المال المحلى
خلافكafter you للقريبfor the kinsman أوor السليلthe descendant
خلافك للقريب أو السليل
And do not covet adorned wealth,
Do not be greedy for possessions
Left after you for a kinsman or descendant.
Even if a close kin or blood relation
وأنفقand spend منهfrom it مهماwhatever كانthere is مالwealth
وأنفق منه مهما كان مال
وقدمand send ahead منهfrom it لليومfor the Day الثقيلburdensome
وقدم منه لليوم الثقيل
And spend from it, whatever wealth there is,
Spend from it no matter how much wealth you have
And send some ahead for the burdensome Day.
And advance from it for the difficult day
وخيرand the best الزادprovision تقوىreverent fear اللَهGod فاعلمso know
وخير الزاد تقوى اللَه فاعلم
وشمرand gird yourself واعدand turn away عنfrom قالhe said وقيلand it was said
وشمر واعد عن قال وقيل
And the best provision is fear of God, so know this.
The best provision is consciousness of God, so know
And gird yourself, and turn away from idle talk.
Roll up your sleeves beyond saying and telling
وحقand the right of اللَهGod أعظمgreatest كلevery حقright
وحق اللَه أعظم كل حق
فقمso fulfill بالحقwhat is due للملكto the King الجليلmajestic
فقم بالحق للملك الجليل
And God's right is the greatest of all rights,
The right of God is greater than any right
So fulfill what is due to the majestic King.
So stand for the right of the Majestic King
وطاعتهand obedience to Him غنىwealth الدارينboth worlds فالزمso hold fast
وطاعته غنى الدارين فالزم
وفيهاand in it العزhonor للعبدfor the servant الذليلlowly
وفيها العز للعبد الذليل
And obedience to Him is wealth in both worlds, so hold fast to it,
And obedience to Him is the riches of both abodes so hold fast
And in it is honor for the lowly servant.
And in it is honor for the submissive slave
وفيand in عصيانهdisobedience to Him عارdisgrace ونارand fire
وفي عصيانه عار ونار
وفيهاand in it البعدestrangement معwith خزيdisgrace وبيلgrievous
وفيها البعد مع خزي وبيل
And in disobedience to Him lie disgrace and fire,
And in disobeying Him is shame and hellfire
And in it is estrangement, with grievous disgrace.
And in it is distance along with disgrace and affliction
فلاso do not تعصيdisobey إلهكyour God بلrather أطعهobey Him
فلا تعصي إلهك بل أطعه
دواماًcontinually علperhaps تحظىyou are favored بالقبولwith acceptance
دواماً عل تحظى بالقبول
So do not disobey your God; rather, obey Him
So do not disobey your God, but obey Him
Continually, in the hope of gaining acceptance,
Always so you may attain acceptance
وبالرضوانand with approval منfrom ربa Lord رحيمmerciful
وبالرضوان من رب رحيم
عظيمgreat الفضلbounty وهابlavish giver الجزيلabundant gifts
عظيم الفضل وهاب الجزيل
And approval from a merciful Lord,
And good pleasure from the Merciful Lord
Great in bounty, a lavish giver of abundant gifts.
Great of bounty, Bestower of abundance
وصلىand may He bless ربناour Lord فيat كلevery حينmoment
وصلى ربنا في كل حين
وسلمand grant peace بالغدوin the morning وبالأصيلand in the evening
وسلم بالغدو وبالأصيل
And may our Lord bestow blessings at every moment,
And may our Lord bless
And grant peace in the morning and the evening,
In every time, at dawn and dusk
علىupon طهTa Ha البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings بكلof every خيرgood
على طه البشير بكل خير
ختامthe last of الرسلthe messengers والهاديand the guide الدليلthe way-shower
ختام الرسل والهادي الدليل
Upon Ta Ha, bearer of glad tidings of all good,
Upon Taha the giver of glad tidings with all good
The last of the messengers, the guide who shows the way.
The seal of prophets and the guiding proof
Sol 6.1