أبوAbu (father of) بكرBakr سرproceed فيin طريقthe path اللَهGod ربLord العبادthe servants
أبو بكر سر في طريق اللَه رب العباد
الواحدthe One الماجدthe Glorious الفردthe Unique الكريمthe Generous الجوادthe Bountiful
الواحد الماجد الفرد الكريم الجواد
Abu Bakr, walk the path of God, Lord of His servants,
Abu Bakr walked the path of Allah, Lord of all creation
The One, the Glorious, the Unique, the Generous, the Bountiful.
The One, Majestic, Unique, Generous, Bountiful
وازهدand renounce لكfor you الخيرgoodness فيin دارthe abode الفناtransience والنفادand depletion
وازهد لك الخير في دار الفنا والنفاد
دنياa world دنيهbase حقيرهcontemptible كلهاall of it أنكادwoes
دنيا دنيه حقيره كلها أنكاد
And renounce the abode of transience and depletion—may goodness be yours.
And I advise you to do good in the abode of decay and ruin
A base, contemptible world, all of it misery.
This lowly, worthless world is full of misery
فيهاin it المكدرvexation والبلاياand calamities والمحنand trials فيin ازديادincrease
فيها المكدر والبلايا والمحن في ازدياد
وكلand everyone منwho حبloves دنياthe world السوءof evil ماnot لهfor him رشادright guidance
وكل من حب دنيا السوء ما له رشاد
In it, vexation, calamities, and trials keep increasing.
In it is grief, afflictions, and troubles ever-increasing
And whoever loves this evil world has no right guidance,
And whoever loves this evil world has no guidance
ولاnor بصيرهinsight ولاnor رهبهfear بيومof the Day المعادof Return
ولا بصيره ولا رهبه بيوم المعاد
وكلand everyone منwho يتقيfears الرحمنthe All-Merciful يعطيis granted المرادwhat is desired
وكل من يتقي الرحمن يعطي المراد
Nor insight, nor fear of the Day of Return.
No insight, no fear of the Day of Judgment
And whoever fears the All-Merciful is granted what he desires.
But whoever fears the Merciful, attains all desires
بنجوhe escapes منfrom الشرevil فيin الدنياthis world ويومand on the Day التنادof mutual calling
بنجو من الشر في الدنيا ويوم التناد
منwhoever كلall زادهhis provision منfrom التقوىpiety حوىhas gained خيرthe best زادprovision
من كل زاده من التقوى حوى خير زاد
He escapes evil in this world and on the Day of Mutual Calling.
Saved from evil in this world and on the Day of Assembly
He whose whole provision comes from piety has gained the best provision.
Whoever stores provisions of piety has the best supplies
ومنand whoever يحافظkeeps watch علىover فرضthe obligation الصلاةof prayer استفادhas benefited
ومن يحافظ على فرض الصلاة استفاد
ومنand whoever يضيعneglects صلاتهhis prayer راحgoes فيinto شروادstraying
ومن يضيع صلاته راح في شرواد
And whoever faithfully observes obligatory prayer has benefited.
And whoever upholds the prayer duty benefits
And whoever neglects his prayer goes wandering astray.
While whoever neglects his prayers goes astray
ومنand whoever يحافظkeeps watch علىover فرضthe obligation الزكاةof almsgiving استجادhas done well
ومن يحافظ على فرض الزكاة استجاد
وصارand becomes مالهhis wealth محصنprotected منfrom جميعall الفسادruin
وصار ماله محصن من جميع الفساد
And whoever faithfully observes obligatory almsgiving has done well.
Whoever gives the alms duty succeeds
And his wealth becomes safeguarded against all ruin.
His wealth protected from all corruption
واتلand recite القرآنthe Qur'an كلامthe word الربof the Lord رائحgoing in the evening وغادand going in the morning
واتل القرآن كلام الرب رائح وغاد
وفيand in الدياجيnight's darkness إذاwhen الغافلthe heedless one غرقis drowned فيin الرقادsleep
وفي الدياجي إذا الغافل غرق في الرقاد
And recite the Qur'an, the Lord's word, evening and morning,
Recite the Quran, words of the Nourisher, fragrant and delightful
And in the dark of night, when the heedless one is drowned in sleep.
In the darkness when the heedless sleep
ولازمand hold fast to الذكرremembrance فهوfor it is الركنthe cornerstone وهوand it is العمادthe pillar
ولازم الذكر فهو الركن وهو العماد
نورlight السرائرthe inmost hearts وراحand wine الروحof the spirit أنسsolace الفؤادof the heart
نور السرائر وراح الروح أنس الفؤاد
And hold fast to remembrance, for it is the cornerstone and the pillar:
Persevere in remembrance, the pillar and foundation
The light of inmost hearts, the spirit's wine, the heart's solace.
Light of hearts, comfort of spirits, intimacy of souls
وقفand stand علىat بابthe door ربكof your Lord واستغثand seek help بهfrom Him ونادand call out
وقف على باب ربك واستغث به وناد
وادعهand call upon Him وسلand ask منهfrom Him حسنgoodness لعاقبةof the final outcome والسدادand right conduct
وادعه وسل منه حسن لعاقبة والسداد
And stand at your Lord's door, seek His aid, and call out.
Stand at your Lord's door, cry out to Him for help
And call upon Him; ask Him for a good end and right conduct,
Beseech Him, ask from Him a good outcome and guidance
والختمand the ending بالخيرin goodness والتثبيتand steadfastness عندat الحصادthe harvest
والختم بالخير والتثبيت عند الحصاد
تمتit is complete وصلواand send blessings علىupon غوثthe rescuer الورىof humankind فيat المعادthe Return
تمت وصلوا على غوث الورى في المعاد
And an ending in goodness, and steadfastness at the harvest.
And a good end, steadfastness at the time of harvest
It is complete; send blessings upon humankind's rescuer at the Return,
It is done, send blessings upon the Savior of mankind in the hereafter
ماas long as انهلpours down غيثrain وأسقىand waters كلevery حاضرsettled dweller وبادand nomad
ما انهل غيث وأسقى كل حاضر وباد
وكلand everyone رفاعone up high ونازلand one down low فيin الرباthe hills والوهادand the hollows
وكل رفاع ونازل في الربا والوهاد
As long as rain pours down and waters every settled dweller and nomad,
No rain fell, quenching all settled and nomad
And everyone high or low, among the hills and hollows.
High and low, in the meadows and mountains
بسريسby the secret of Ya Sin فاتلوهاthen recite it وقولواand say عوادreturn!
بسريس فاتلوها وقولوا عواد
عوادreturn! ياO رحمةmercy الربof the Lord الكريمthe Generous الجوادthe Bountiful
عواد يا رحمة الرب الكريم الجواد
By the secret of Ya Sin, recite it and say, 'Return!'
In Sirays, recite it and say pleas
Return, O mercy of the Generous, Bountiful Lord!
Pleas, O Mercy of the Bountiful, Generous Lord
Sol 6.1