اللَهAllah جلexalted is اللَهAllah عنbeyond التكييفascribing a 'how' to Him
اللَه جل اللَه عن التكييف
متفردsole بالملكin sovereignty والتصريفand the ordering of affairs
متفرد بالملك والتصريف
Allah—exalted is Allah beyond all attribution of a 'how'.
Sole in sovereignty and the ordering of affairs.
ملكa king قديرall-powerful واحدOne متقدسholy and transcendent
ملك قدير واحد متقدس
عنabove قولthe words of أهلthe people of الزيغdeviation والتزييفand falsification
عن قول أهل الزيغ والتزييف
A King, all-powerful, One, transcendent,
Above the words of those who stray and falsify.
خصHe singled out الرجالthe men بدنوهwith nearness to Him وشهودهand beholding Him
خص الرجال بدنوه وشهوده
وبسرهand with His secret والفضلand bounty والمعروفand kindness
وبسره والفضل والمعروف
He favored the men with nearness to Him and beholding Him,
And with His secret, bounty, and kindness.
فتبادرواso they hastened وتسارعواand raced one another فيin حبهlove for Him
فتبادروا وتسارعوا في حبه
ووفواand fulfilled بحقwhat is due to الأمرthe command والتكليفand religious obligation
ووفوا بحق الأمر والتكليف
So they hastened and vied with one another in loving Him,
And duly fulfilled the command and the obligations laid upon them.
فاقتدso follow بهمtheir example إنif كنتyou are عبداًa servant صابراًpatient
فاقتد بهم إن كنت عبداً صابراً
وتحبand wish أنto تدعيbe called باسمby the name of الصوفيthe Sufi
وتحب أن تدعي باسم الصوفي
So follow their example, if you are a patient servant,
And wish to be called a Sufi.
Sol 6.1