الحالُthe state of affairs ياO أَحِبَّتَناour loved ones بِبَشارِin Bashar
الحالُ يا أَحِبَّتَنا بِبَشارِ
الأَهلِthe kin أَنتُمyou وَالحُماةِand the protectors وَالجارُand the neighbor
الأَهلِ أَنتُم وَالحُماةِ وَالجارُ
How fare you, our loved ones in Bashar?
The state, O beloved ones, of good tidings
You are our kin, our protectors, and our neighbors.
Of family you are, and protectors, and neighbors
جادَتpoured generously عَلَيكُمupon you صيباتُshowers الأَمطارِof rain
جادَت عَلَيكُم صيباتُ الأَمطارِ
مِنfrom رَحمَةِthe mercy of الرَبِّthe Lord العَزيزِthe Mighty مِدرارpouring abundantly
مِن رَحمَةِ الرَبِّ العَزيزِ مِدرار
May showers of rain pour generously upon you,
The rains have brought blessings upon you
From the mercy of the Mighty Lord, in abundance.
An outpouring of the mercy of the Mighty Lord
للّهِfor God منof أحبابloved ones تتبعfollow أحبابloved ones
للّهِ من أحباب تتبع أحباب
عليon الأثرthe trail منamong سادةmasters وأصحابand companions
علي الأثر من سادة وأصحاب
How many loved ones, by God, follow loved ones,
To God belong loved ones who follow loved ones
In their footsteps—masters and companions!
On the path, leaders and companions
ماnot أنتمyou الأغرابthe strangers بلrather نحنwe أغرابstrangers
ما أنتم الأغراب بل نحن أغراب
فيin هذهthis الدنياworld محلthe abode of الأكدارsorrows
في هذه الدنيا محل الأكدار
You are not the strangers; rather, we are strangers,
You are not strangers, rather we are strangers
In this world, the abode of sorrows.
In this world, abode of sorrows
دارan abode of الفناtransience دارan abode of الغرورdelusion والزورand falsehood
دار الفنا دار الغرور والزور
ماnot تخدعit deceives إلاexcept كلevery عبدservant مغرورdeluded
ما تخدع إلا كل عبد مغرور
An abode of transience, an abode of delusion and falsehood.
The abode of vanishing, of delusion and falsehood
It deceives none but the deluded servant,
It only deceives every arrogant slave
منone who لاno بصيرةinsight لهfor him ولاand no معهwith him نورlight
من لا بصيرة له ولا معه نور
لوif كانhe were يبصرable to see لاعتبرhe would take heed بمنfrom those who صارdeparted
لو كان يبصر لاعتبر بمن صار
Who has no insight and no light with him.
Who has no insight or light with him
If he could see, he would take heed of those who have gone,
If only he could see, he would take heed of what became
بمنfrom those who غداwent للتربto the dust والمقابرand the graves
بمن غدا للترب والمقابر
منamong الأصاغرthe small ومنand among الأكابرthe great
من الأصاغر ومن الأكابر
Of those who went to the dust and the graves,
Of whom the earth and graves took
From among the small and from among the great.
Of the young and the elders
والبعثand resurrection بعدafter الموتdeath فيin المحاشرthe gathering-places
والبعث بعد الموت في المحاشر
فريقa group فيin الجنةParadise وفريقand a group فيin النارthe Fire
فريق في الجنة وفريق في النار
And after death comes resurrection in the gathering-places:
And the resurrection after death at the Gathering
One group in Paradise, and another in the Fire.
A group in Paradise, a group in the Fire
ياO أهلdwellers of البرازخthe intermediate realms برزخan intermediate realm of السلامةsafety
يا أهل البرازخ برزخ السلامة
والروحand repose والريحانand fragrant herbs والكرامةand honor
والروح والريحان والكرامة
O dwellers in the intermediate realms, may yours be a realm of safety,
O people of the intermediate realm, the realm of safety
And repose, fragrant herbs, and honor.
And spirit, gardens and honor
لاmay not داخلتكمenter you حسرةthe anguish of الندامةregret
لا داخلتكم حسرة الندامة
ولاand may not برحتمyou cease to be فيin سرورjoy وأنوارand lights
ولا برحتم في سرور وأنوار
May the anguish of regret never enter you,
May no regret overcome you
And may you remain forever in joy and light.
May you remain in joy and light
متىwhen متىwhen ياO أحبابناour loved ones التلاقيthe reunion
متى متى يا أحبابنا التلاقي
منfrom بعدafter طولthe long duration of البعدdistance والفراقand separation
من بعد طول البعد والفراق
When, when, O our loved ones, shall we meet,
When, O beloved ones, will be the reunion
After such long absence and separation?
After long separation and absence
ماnot حدanyone علىin الدنياthis world الغرورdeceptive باقيremaining
ما حد على الدنيا الغرور باقي
والموتand death تحفةa gift for كلevery عبدservant مختارchosen
والموت تحفة كل عبد مختار
No one remains in this deceptive world,
No one remains infatuated with the deceitful world
And death is a gift to every chosen servant,
And death comes to every chosen slave
يصبرhe perseveres علىin الطاعاتacts of obedience والقناعةand contentment
يصبر على الطاعات والقناعة
والفقرand poverty والإجلالand reverence والمجاعةand hunger
والفقر والإجلال والمجاعة
Who perseveres in obedience and contentment,
Who is patient with obedience and contentment
And in poverty, reverence, and hunger.
And poverty, humility and hunger
فماfor ... not الشجاعةcourage غيرother than صبرendurance ساعةa moment
فما الشجاعة غير صبر ساعة
والفوزand triumph فيin العقبىthe hereafter لكلfor every صبارsteadfastly patient one
والفوز في العقبى لكل صبار
For courage is nothing but a moment's endurance,
For what is courage but patience for an hour
And triumph in the hereafter is for every steadfast one.
And triumph comes in the end to every patient one
والقبرand the grave إماeither روضةa garden نعيمهblissful
والقبر إما روضة نعيمه
نعمyes وإلاand otherwise حفرةa pit جحيمهhellish
نعم وإلا حفرة جحيمه
And the grave is either a blissful garden,
The grave is either a garden of bliss
Yes—or else a hellish pit.
Yes, or a pit of hellfire
فاعملso act لنفسكfor yourself لاdo not تكنbe بهيمهa beast
فاعمل لنفسك لا تكن بهيمه
تجريit runs ولاand not تدريit knows بعظمof the enormity of الأخطارthe dangers
تجري ولا تدري بعظم الأخطار
So act for yourself; do not be a beast,
So work for yourself, be not like cattle
That runs, unaware of how great the dangers are.
Who runs without knowing the gravity of dangers
فاللَهso God يرحمmay have mercy on جمعناour gathering بفضلهthrough His grace
فاللَه يرحم جمعنا بفضله
ولاand not يعاملناdeal with us بقسطby the just measure of عدلهHis justice
ولا يعاملنا بقسط عدله
So may God have mercy on our gathering through His grace,
May God have mercy and gather us by His grace
And not deal with us by the measure of His justice,
And not treat us with the measure of His justice
ببركةthrough the blessing of الهاديthe Guide ختامthe last of رسلهHis messengers
ببركة الهادي ختام رسله
أحمدAhmad إمامleader of المتقينthe God-fearing الأبرازthe eminent ones
أحمد إمام المتقين الأبراز
Through the blessing of the Guide, the last of His messengers,
By the blessings of the Guide, Seal of Messengers
Ahmad, leader of the foremost among the God-fearing.
Ahmad, Imam of the Godfearing, most prominent
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