عَلَيكَyou must adhere بِتَقوىto fear of اللَهِGod فيin السِرِّprivate وَالعَلَنِand public
عَلَيكَ بِتَقوى اللَهِ في السِرِّ وَالعَلَنِ
وَقَلبَكَand your heart نَظِّفهُcleanse it مِنَof الرِجسِfilth وَالدَرَنِand grime
وَقَلبَكَ نَظِّفهُ مِنَ الرِجسِ وَالدَرَنِ
Hold fast to fear of God, in private and in public.
And cleanse your heart of filth and grime.
وَمُخالِفٍand resisting هَوىthe desires of النَفسِthe soul الَّتيwhich لَيسَis not قَصدَهاits aim
وَمُخالِفٍ هَوى النَفسِ الَّتي لَيسَ قَصدَها
سِوىexcept الجَمعِamassing لِلدارِfor the abode الَّتيwhich حَشوُهاits contents المِحَنِafflictions
سِوى الجَمعِ لِلدارِ الَّتي حَشوُها المِحَنِ
And resist the desires of the soul, whose aim is nothing
But amassing for the abode filled with afflictions.
وَاِصحَبand keep company with ذَويthose possessing المَعروفِgoodness وَالعِلمِand knowledge وَالهُدىand guidance
وَاِصحَب ذَوي المَعروفِ وَالعِلمِ وَالهُدى
وَجانِبand shun وَلاand do not تَصحَبbefriend هَدِيَّتَmay you be guided مَنِwhoever اِفتَتَنِhas succumbed to temptation
وَجانِب وَلا تَصحَب هَدِيَّتَ مَنِ اِفتَتَنِ
And keep company with people of goodness, knowledge, and guidance.
And shun, and do not befriend—may you be guided—anyone who has succumbed to temptation.
فَإِنfor if تَرضَyou are content بِالمَقسومِwith what is allotted عِشتَyou will live مُنَعَّماًin comfort
فَإِن تَرضَ بِالمَقسومِ عِشتَ مُنَعَّماً
وَإِنand if لَمnot تَكُنyou are تَرضىyou feel content بِهِwith it عِشتَyou will live فيin حُزنِsorrow
وَإِن لَم تَكُن تَرضى بِهِ عِشتَ في حُزنِ
For if you are content with your allotted share, you will live in comfort.
And if you are not content with it, you will live in sorrow.
وَصَلِّand pray بِقَلبٍwith a heart حاضِرٍattentive غَيرَnot غافِلٍheedless
وَصَلِّ بِقَلبٍ حاضِرٍ غَيرَ غافِلٍ
وَلاand do not تُلهَbe distracted عَنfrom ذِكرِremembering المَقابِرِthe graves وَالكَفَنِand the shroud
وَلا تُلهَ عَن ذِكرِ المَقابِرِ وَالكَفَنِ
And pray with an attentive heart, not a heedless one.
And do not be distracted from remembering the graves and the shroud.
وَماand not هَذِهِthis الدُنياworld بِدارِan abode of إِقامَةٍpermanent residence
وَما هَذِهِ الدُنيا بِدارِ إِقامَةٍ
وَماand not هِيَit إِلّاexcept كَالطَريقِlike the road إِلىto الوَطَنِthe homeland
وَما هِيَ إِلّا كَالطَريقِ إِلى الوَطَنِ
And this world is no permanent abode,
And it is only like the road to one's homeland.
وَماand not الدارُthe abode إِلّاexcept جَنَّةٍParadise لِمَنِfor whoever اِتَّقىis God-fearing
وَما الدارُ إِلّا جَنَّةٍ لِمَنِ اِتَّقى
وَنارٌand a fire لِمَنfor whoever لَمdoes not يَتَّقِfear اللَهِGod فَاِسمَعنِso listen
وَنارٌ لِمَن لَم يَتَّقِ اللَهِ فَاِسمَعنِ
And the abode is but Paradise for those who fear God,
And a fire for those who do not fear God—so listen.
رَبِّmy Lord عامِلناtreat us بِلُطفِكَwith Your gentleness وَاِكفِناand meet our needs
رَبِّ عامِلنا بِلُطفِكَ وَاِكفِنا
بِجودِكَthrough Your generosity وَاِعصِمناand protect us مِنَfrom الزيغِdeviation وَالفِتَنِand trials
بِجودِكَ وَاِعصِمنا مِنَ الزيغِ وَالفِتَنِ
My Lord, treat us with Your gentleness and meet our needs
Through Your generosity, and protect us from deviation and trials.
وَوَفِّقand grant success وَسَدِّدand direct aright وَأَصلِحِand set right الكُلَّall وَاِهدِناand guide us
وَوَفِّق وَسَدِّد وَأَصلِحِ الكُلَّ وَاِهدِنا
لِسُنَّةِto the way of خَيرِthe best of الخَلقِcreation وَالسَيِّدُand the master الحُسنِthe beautiful
لِسُنَّةِ خَيرِ الخَلقِ وَالسَيِّدُ الحُسنِ
And grant success, direct aright, set all aright, and guide us
To the way of the best of creation, the beautiful master.
عَلَيكَupon you صَلاةُthe blessing of اللَهِGod ثُمَّthen سَلامُهُHis peace
عَلَيكَ صَلاةُ اللَهِ ثُمَّ سَلامُهُ
صَلاةًblessings وَتَسليماًand salutations of peace إِلىuntil آخِرِthe end of الزَمَنِtime
صَلاةً وَتَسليماً إِلى آخِرِ الزَمَنِ
Upon you be God's blessing, then His peace,
Blessings and salutations of peace until the end of time.
Sol 6.1