الحمدلله لا يحصى على الله ثناه

الحمدلله لا يحصى على الله ثناه

سبحانه عز سلطانه تعالى علاه

سبحانه عز سلطانه تعالى علاه

Praise be to God; the praise due to Him cannot be counted.

Praise be to Allah, His praise cannot be counted

Glory be to Him! Mighty is His dominion, exalted His majesty.

Glory be to Him, mighty is His kingdom, exalted is His highness

ثم الصلاة مع التسليم عد العضاه

ثم الصلاة مع التسليم عد العضاه

على النبي رسول الله ختم أنبياه

على النبي رسول الله ختم أنبياه

Then blessings and peace, as numerous as the thorn trees,

Then salutations and peace be upon the best of creation

Upon the Prophet, God's Messenger, the seal of His prophets,

Upon the Prophet, messenger of Allah, the seal of prophets

والآل والصحب والاتباع له وأولياه

والآل والصحب والاتباع له وأولياه

وبعد فالنصح ينصت له من الله هداه

وبعد فالنصح ينصت له من الله هداه

And his family, companions, followers, and devoted friends.

And upon his family, companions, and followers

Now, whoever God has guided listens to counsel.

Now the advice - listen to it, O Allah guide him

يا صاح بانصحك قاطع قاطعين الصلاه

يا صاح بانصحك قاطع قاطعين الصلاه

هم الشياطين والقوم العتاة العصاه

هم الشياطين والقوم العتاة العصاه

Friend, I counsel you: cut ties with those who abandon prayer.

O friend, I advise you, cut off those who cut off the prayer

They are devils, a people rebellious and disobedient.

They are devils and disobedient transgressors

هم جند ابليس والحزب القساة النساة

هم جند ابليس والحزب القساة النساة

احذر تجالسهم أو ترضى الطغاة البغاه

احذر تجالسهم أو ترضى الطغاة البغاه

They are Iblis's soldiers, the hard-hearted, forgetful faction.

They are the army of Iblis and the hardened sinners

Beware of sitting with them or approving of tyrants and rebels.

Beware of sitting with them or being pleased with the oppressive tyrants

احذر تخالطهم أنى لك نصيح وناه

احذر تخالطهم أنى لك نصيح وناه

احذر تجيهم سوى للنصح خذها وصاه

احذر تجيهم سوى للنصح خذها وصاه

Beware of mixing with them; I am your adviser and warner.

Beware of mingling with them wherever you are, this is sincere advice

Beware of visiting them except to advise; take this as counsel.

Beware of drawing close to them except to advise - take this counsel

اقرأ كلام الله إن كنت من أهل القراه

اقرأ كلام الله إن كنت من أهل القراه

واسمع أحاديث طه ذي روتها الرواه

واسمع أحاديث طه ذي روتها الرواه

Read God's word, if you are among those who can read.

Read the words of Allah if you are of the people of recitation

And hear the sayings of Taha transmitted by the narrators.

And listen to the narrations of Taha (Prophet Muhammad) related by narrators

من لم يصل فهو كافر ويوم لقاه

من لم يصل فهو كافر ويوم لقاه

لله يلقاه غضبان عليه الإله

لله يلقاه غضبان عليه الإله

Whoever does not pray is an unbeliever; on the day he meets

Whoever does not pray is an infidel, and when the day comes to meet Him

God, he meets Him while God is angry with him.

He will meet Allah angry with him

هي رأس الإسلام من يقطعه ماله حياه

هي رأس الإسلام من يقطعه ماله حياه

من لم يصل فقط اخطا طريق النجاه

من لم يصل فقط اخطا طريق النجاه

Prayer is Islam's head; whoever cuts it off has no life.

It is the foundation of Islam, whoever abandons it has no life

Whoever does not pray has simply missed the path of salvation.

Whoever does not pray has only erred from the path of salvation

من لم يصل مع فرعون يبعث نراه

من لم يصل مع فرعون يبعث نراه

ويكتب اسمه بباب النار دار الشقاه

ويكتب اسمه بباب النار دار الشقاه

Whoever does not pray will be raised with Pharaoh, as we shall see.

Whoever does not pray will be resurrected with Pharaoh - we will see him

His name will be written at the gate of the Fire, the abode of misery.

And his name will be written at the gates of Hell, the home of misery

وابليس صاحبه ماله منه ميل أوتباه

وابليس صاحبه ماله منه ميل أوتباه

يلقيه في كل ورطه ذي تقطع عراه

يلقيه في كل ورطه ذي تقطع عراه

Iblis is his companion; he has no turning away from him or escape [wording uncertain].

And Iblis will be his companion, he has no inclination or desire for him

He casts him into every predicament that snaps his bonds.

He will throw him into every trouble that will cut off his excuse

هي ركن الإسلام ياذا لا تكن عنه ساه

هي ركن الإسلام ياذا لا تكن عنه ساه

وهي عموده كذا جاعن رواة ثقاه

وهي عموده كذا جاعن رواة ثقاه

Prayer is a pillar of Islam; you there, do not neglect it.

It is a pillar of Islam - O you who do not be neglectful of it

It is its central support, as trustworthy narrators have related.

And it is its column, as the trustworthy narrators have stated

مايترك الفرض إلا من قدالله عماه

مايترك الفرض إلا من قدالله عماه

وسوف يندم إذا غر غروجات الوفاه

وسوف يندم إذا غر غروجات الوفاه

Only someone whom God has blinded abandons the obligatory prayer.

None abandons the obligation except those whom Allah has blinded

He will regret it when his death-rattle sounds and death arrives.

And he will regret when the afflictions of death overcome him

وزادد فنوه في قبره وجايسالاه

وزادد فنوه في قبره وجايسالاه

فيه نكير مع منكروبه عذباه

فيه نكير مع منكروبه عذباه

Then they bury him in his grave, and the two come to question him.

And his sins increase in his grave and he faces a dreadful state

Nakir and Munkar are there, and there the two torment him.

Wherein he will face the questioning of Munkar and Nakeer and be punished

يصيح في القبر ياويلاه ياحسرتاه

يصيح في القبر ياويلاه ياحسرتاه

يظل يبكي ولا ينفعه شيء بكاه

يظل يبكي ولا ينفعه شيء بكاه

He cries in the grave, 'Woe is me! Oh, my regret!'

He will cry out in the grave, "Oh woe to me! Oh my anguish!"

He keeps weeping, but his weeping does him no good.

He will remain weeping but his weeping will not benefit him at all

علاه تترك صلاتك ياابن آدم علاه

علاه تترك صلاتك ياابن آدم علاه

قم صل مادمت عادك في فسيح الحياه

قم صل مادمت عادك في فسيح الحياه

Why do you abandon your prayer, son of Adam—why?

Will you abandon your prayer, O son of Adam, will you?

Rise and pray while you are still in life's spacious expanse.

Stand and pray as long as you are able in the expansiveness of life

قم صل من قبل موتك والكفن والنعاه

قم صل من قبل موتك والكفن والنعاه

قم صل من قبل يأتيك المنيه فجاه

قم صل من قبل يأتيك المنيه فجاه

Rise and pray before your death, the shroud, and the death-announcers.

Stand and pray before your death, shroud, and funeral

Rise and pray before death comes upon you suddenly.

Stand and pray before the appointed time of death suddenly comes upon you

قم صلها في الجماعه واستمع للدعاه

قم صلها في الجماعه واستمع للدعاه

تفضل على المنفرد عشرين وازيد صلاه

تفضل على المنفرد عشرين وازيد صلاه

Rise and offer it in congregation, and heed the callers.

Pray in congregation and listen to the call to prayer

It surpasses solitary prayer by twenty prayers and more.

It is superior to praying alone by twenty prayers or more

واستنج ثم أنونيتك الوضو للصلاه

واستنج ثم أنونيتك الوضو للصلاه

وعمم الوجه وابعد مانجد من أذاه

وعمم الوجه وابعد مانجد من أذاه

Cleanse yourself after relieving yourself, then intend your ablution for prayer.

Make ablution, cleanse yourself for prayer

Wash the whole face and remove whatever filth is found on it.

Wipe your face and keep away any harm

ثم اغسل يديك وابلغ في العضد منتهاه

ثم اغسل يديك وابلغ في العضد منتهاه

ثم امسح الرأس واحسن غسل رجلك وراه

ثم امسح الرأس واحسن غسل رجلك وراه

Then wash your hands, reaching the furthest point of the upper arm.

Then wash your hands to the elbows

Then wipe your head and wash your foot thoroughly, including its back.

Then wipe your head and wash your feet and what is behind them well

ومن عليه حدث أكبر لموجب أتاه

ومن عليه حدث أكبر لموجب أتاه

فليغسل الجسم كله لا يبقى قذاه

فليغسل الجسم كله لا يبقى قذاه

Whoever is in major ritual impurity through a cause that has occurred

Whoever has a major impurity for an obligation that has come upon him

Must wash the whole body, leaving not a speck,

Let him wash his entire body, leaving no filth

شعرا وبشراو ينوي رفعه في ابتداه

شعرا وبشراو ينوي رفعه في ابتداه

وطهر الجسم والثوب الذي قد علاه

وطهر الجسم والثوب الذي قد علاه

Hair and skin, intending its removal at the outset.

Including hair and skin, intending to remove it from the start

Purify the body and the clothing that covers it,

And purify the body and garment that he put on

والبقعة اللي عليها باتناجي الإله

والبقعة اللي عليها باتناجي الإله

من النجاسات والحرمه والاشتباه

من النجاسات والحرمه والاشتباه

And the place where you will commune with God,

And the spot that was contaminated, O my God

Of impurities, unlawfulness, and doubtful things.

From filth, prohibition, and doubt

واستر لعورتك واحذر من صلاة العراء

واستر لعورتك واحذر من صلاة العراء

يبطل صلاته بكشف الستر والله عطاه

يبطل صلاته بكشف الستر والله عطاه

Cover your private parts and beware of praying naked.

And cover your nakedness and beware of praying naked

He invalidates his prayer by uncovering himself, though God gave him a covering.

It invalidates the prayer to uncover the cover - Allah has granted it

وصل في الوقت لا قبله ولا هي قفاه

وصل في الوقت لا قبله ولا هي قفاه

إلا لنوم واكراه وجمع وساه

إلا لنوم واكراه وجمع وساه

Pray at the appointed time, neither before it nor after it,

Pray on time, not before or after it

Except for sleep, coercion, combining prayers, or forgetfulness.

Except for sleep, coercion, combining, or forgetfulness

وميز الفرض من مسنونها باقتفاه

وميز الفرض من مسنونها باقتفاه

واستقبل الكعبة الغرا بحسن انتباه

واستقبل الكعبة الغرا بحسن انتباه

Distinguish the obligatory from the recommended acts by following the prescribed way.

And distinguish between the obligatory and optional with following

Face the radiant Kaaba with careful attention.

And face the Honorable Kaaba properly with awareness

واحذر تحرك وجانب مبطلات الصلاه

واحذر تحرك وجانب مبطلات الصلاه

كالأكل والشرب والأقوال لو نحواه

كالأكل والشرب والأقوال لو نحواه

Beware of moving, and avoid what invalidates prayer,

And beware of moving or sides that invalidate the prayer

Such as eating, drinking, and utterances—even something like 'ah.'

Like eating, drinking, or speech even if you intend it

واغسل القلب سبعا من جميع الدناه

واغسل القلب سبعا من جميع الدناه

واقبل على الله واترك كل شيء سواه

واقبل على الله واترك كل شيء سواه

Wash the heart seven times of every baseness.

And cleanse the heart seven times from all sins

Turn toward God and leave everything other than Him.

And turn to Allah, leaving everything else behind

وانو وكبر وقم واقرأ بأحسن قراه

وانو وكبر وقم واقرأ بأحسن قراه

للفاتحة وافهم المعنى لما الله تلاه

للفاتحة وافهم المعنى لما الله تلاه

Form your intention, proclaim God's greatness, stand, and recite beautifully

Intend, say Allahu Akbar and stand, recite in the best recitation

The Fatiha; understand the meaning of what God has recited.

The Fatiha, understand its meaning that Allah recited

واركع ورض في ركوعك لا تكن صاح لاه

واركع ورض في ركوعك لا تكن صاح لاه

ثم اعتدل واحمد المولى على ماحباه

ثم اعتدل واحمد المولى على ماحباه

Bow and settle into your bow; friend, do not be heedless.

Bow and remain steady in your bowing, do not be inattentive

Then stand upright and praise the Lord for what He has bestowed.

Then rise upright and praise the Lord for what He has granted you

واسجد وأحسن وسبح من تعالى علاه

واسجد وأحسن وسبح من تعالى علاه

واجلس ورض واسأل الغفران ربك عساه

واجلس ورض واسأل الغفران ربك عساه

Prostrate properly and glorify Him whose majesty is exalted.

And prostrate, excelling, and glorify the Exalted

Sit, settle, and ask your Lord for forgiveness, hoping He will grant it.

And sit and be content and ask your Lord for forgiveness, may He forgive you

وبعده اجلس مع حسن الأدب للإله

وبعده اجلس مع حسن الأدب للإله

واقرا التحيات خذها من ثقاة كماه

واقرا التحيات خذها من ثقاة كماه

Afterward, sit with proper courtesy toward God.

And after it, sit with good manners for Allah

Recite the greetings; learn them as they are from trustworthy men.

And recite the greetings, take them from reliable narrators as they are preserved

ورح تعلم ولا ترضى بجهل العماه

ورح تعلم ولا ترضى بجهل العماه

وبعد صل على الهادي بأفضل صلاه

وبعد صل على الهادي بأفضل صلاه

Go and learn; do not accept the ignorance of the blind.

Seek knowledge and do not be content with the blindness of ignorance

Then bless the Guide with the finest blessing.

Then send prayers on the guide in the best way

ثم ادع ربك باذكار روتها الرواه

ثم ادع ربك باذكار روتها الرواه

وبعد سلم ورتبها على ماحكاه

وبعد سلم ورتبها على ماحكاه

Then supplicate your Lord with invocations transmitted by the narrators.

Then supplicate to your Lord with the remembrances narrated

Then give the greeting of peace, arranging these acts as related

And afterwards say the tasleem and perform it as He described

في النظم واسلك سبيل العلم نهج النجاه

في النظم واسلك سبيل العلم نهج النجاه

عليك بالعلم واعمل به تنل ماتشاه

عليك بالعلم واعمل به تنل ماتشاه

In the verse; follow the path of knowledge, the way of salvation.

In prose, and follow the path of knowledge, the course of salvation

Hold fast to knowledge and act upon it; you will attain what you desire

Acquire knowledge and act upon it to attain what you desire

دنيا وأخرى وتعطي من إلهك رضاه

دنيا وأخرى وتعطي من إلهك رضاه

فالعلم نور وأبصار وظل حياه

فالعلم نور وأبصار وظل حياه

In this world and the next, and be granted your God's pleasure.

Worldly and next, and your Lord will give you His satisfaction

Knowledge is light, sight, shade, and life.

For knowledge is light, insight, and the shade of life

والجهل موت عمي ظلمه بذا الله هجاه

والجهل موت عمي ظلمه بذا الله هجاه

والجهل عله وليس إلا التعلم دواه

والجهل عله وليس إلا التعلم دواه

Ignorance is death, blindness, and darkness; thus God has condemned it.

While ignorance is death, blindness - its darkness, may Allah protect us

Ignorance is an illness whose only cure is learning.

And ignorance is sickness, nothing cures it but learning

ما أقبح الجهل ما اشتمه وماأوحش رباه

ما أقبح الجهل ما اشتمه وماأوحش رباه

فرض على كل مسلم علم وصف الإله

فرض على كل مسلم علم وصف الإله

How ugly ignorance is, how foul, and how desolate its heights!

How ugly is ignorance! How foul and lonely are its people!

Every Muslim is obliged to know God's attributes,

It is an obligation on every Muslim to know the attributes of Allah

وأنه فرد عالم قادر ما كماه

وأنه فرد عالم قادر ما كماه

وأنه أرسل رسول الله سيد الهداه

وأنه أرسل رسول الله سيد الهداه

And that He is One, knowing, powerful, with nothing like Him,

That He is One, All-Knowing, Capable, Perfect

And that He sent God's Messenger, foremost of the guides,

And that He sent the Messenger of Allah, master of guides

محمد بن عبدالله خير الدعاه

محمد بن عبدالله خير الدعاه

ولد بمكة ووحى الله فيها أتاه

ولد بمكة ووحى الله فيها أتاه

Muhammad ibn Abdullah, the best of those who call to God.

Muhammad ibn Abdullah, best of callers

He was born in Mecca, and God's revelation came to him there.

Born in Makkah and Allah revealed to him there

وهجرته للمدينه ثم فيها الوفاه

وهجرته للمدينه ثم فيها الوفاه

وعلم أحكام شرع الله مما نهاه

وعلم أحكام شرع الله مما نهاه

His migration was to Medina, and there he later died.

And his migration to Madinah, then in it was his passing

And learn the rulings of God's law: what He has forbidden

And he taught the rulings of Allah's Law from what He forbade

عنه ومما أمر به حتم لا مساواه

عنه ومما أمر به حتم لا مساواه

أو شيء أراده كمثل أحكام بيعه شراه

أو شيء أراده كمثل أحكام بيعه شراه

And what He has commanded as binding, without compromise [wording uncertain],

And from what He ordered, determined with no substitution

Or whatever one intends to undertake, such as the rulings on selling and buying.

Or anything He intended such as rulings of sales and purchases

وعلم أحوال هذا القبر واللي وراه

وعلم أحوال هذا القبر واللي وراه

أمر مهول يشيب الطفل حين يراه

أمر مهول يشيب الطفل حين يراه

And learn the conditions of this grave and what lies beyond it:

And he taught the states of the grave and what comes after

A terrifying matter that turns a child's hair gray when he sees it,

A tremendous matter that makes the child turn gray when he sees it

كالحشر والنشر والوزن لما قد جناه

كالحشر والنشر والوزن لما قد جناه

والجسر والحوض والنيران دار الشقاه

والجسر والحوض والنيران دار الشقاه

Such as the gathering, resurrection, and weighing of what he has earned,

Like the gathering, resurrection, weighing of deeds

The bridge, the pool, and the fires, the abode of misery,

And the bridge, basin, fires - home of the miserable

مع جنان خلقها ربنا لأولياه

مع جنان خلقها ربنا لأولياه

ثم على الشخص فرض أن يعلم نساه

ثم على الشخص فرض أن يعلم نساه

Together with gardens our Lord created for His devoted friends.

Along with gardens created by our Lord for His allies

Then each person is obliged to teach his womenfolk,

Then it is obligatory on the individual to teach his women

وأولاده ثم جيرانه ومن قدر آه

وأولاده ثم جيرانه ومن قدر آه

تارك لشي من أمور الدين أوشى أتاه

تارك لشي من أمور الدين أوشى أتاه

His children, then his neighbors, and anyone he has seen

And children, then neighbors, and whoever he is able

Neglecting something in religion, or doing something

Leaving nothing of the matters of religion or anything that has come to him

وهو محرم فينهاه كما الله نهاه

وهو محرم فينهاه كما الله نهاه

بالرفق واللطف نصحا لا يعنف أخاه

بالرفق واللطف نصحا لا يعنف أخاه

Forbidden: he must warn him against it, as God has forbidden it,

That is forbidden so he forbids it as Allah forbade

With gentleness and kindness, offering counsel without harshness toward his brother.

Gently and kindly - advising, not harming his brother

واكسب حلالا وجانب جانب الإشتباه

واكسب حلالا وجانب جانب الإشتباه

وزك مالك فثالث ركن ركن الزكاه

وزك مالك فثالث ركن ركن الزكاه

Earn lawfully and steer clear of doubtful ground.

And earn what is lawful and avoid doubtful matters

Give the alms due on your wealth; the third pillar is the pillar of almsgiving.

And purify your wealth - the third pillar, pillar of zakat

وصم لفرضك وحج البيت طف في فناه

وصم لفرضك وحج البيت طف في فناه

ولازم الذكر لله أن أردت ولاه

ولازم الذكر لله أن أردت ولاه

Perform your obligatory fast and make pilgrimage to the House; circle its courtyard.

And fast your obligation and make pilgrimage, revolving around its courtyard

Persist in remembering God if you desire His friendship.

And hold fast to the remembrance of Allah if you want His guardianship

فالذكر لله يجلي عن فؤادك صداه

فالذكر لله يجلي عن فؤادك صداه

والذكر لله يحيى القلب بل هو غذاه

والذكر لله يحيى القلب بل هو غذاه

Remembering God clears the rust from your heart.

For the remembrance of Allah clears worries from your heart

Remembering God revives the heart—indeed, it is its nourishment.

The remembrance of Allah gives life to the heart, rather it is its nourishment

يستثمر الذكر من يذكر قريب جناه

يستثمر الذكر من يذكر قريب جناه

وللمساجد بيوت الله حرمه وجاه

وللمساجد بيوت الله حرمه وجاه

Whoever remembers reaps remembrance's fruit; its harvest is near.

The one who remembers reaps its benefits, soon its harvest

The mosques, God's houses, possess sanctity and standing.

Give the mosques - houses of Allah - their sanctity and prestige

وقد بنت للعبادة فاعطها مقتضاه

وقد بنت للعبادة فاعطها مقتضاه

وزائر الله في بيته وجب له قراه

وزائر الله في بيته وجب له قراه

They were built for worship; give them what that requires.

They were built for worship so give them their due

The visitor to God in His house is entitled to hospitality.

Whoever visits Allah in His house is owed recitation

فعظموها بفعل الخير مما ارتضاه

فعظموها بفعل الخير مما ارتضاه

وعطروها بكل رائحه مشتهاه

وعطروها بكل رائحه مشتهاه

Honor them by doing the good He approves.

So honor them by doing good that He approves

Perfume them with every pleasing fragrance.

And scent them with every fragrance you desire

ونزهوها عن أقوال الخنا والدناه

ونزهوها عن أقوال الخنا والدناه

وكل مستقذر أو رائحه مشتناه

وكل مستقذر أو رائحه مشتناه

Keep them free of obscene and base speech,

And keep them pure from immoral speech and humbleness

And every filthy thing or repulsive smell.

And everything offensive or a smell that stinks

وكل شيء فهو ينضح بمافي أناه

وكل شيء فهو ينضح بمافي أناه

وعادني أوصيك ياطالب سبيل النجاه

وعادني أوصيك ياطالب سبيل النجاه

Everything exudes what is in its vessel.

For everything exudes what is within it

I still counsel you, seeker of the path of salvation,

And I advise you, O seeker of the path of salvation

وراغبا في السلامه كف هذى اللهاه

وراغبا في السلامه كف هذى اللهاه

فما يكب الخلائق في جهنم سواه

فما يكب الخلائق في جهنم سواه

And you who desire safety: restrain this uvula.

And desirer of well-being, restrain this nonsense

Nothing else casts people headlong into Hell.

What destroys mankind into Hellfire besides it?

وكل من كان يؤمن يا فتى بالإله

وكل من كان يؤمن يا فتى بالإله

واليوم الآخر فيصمت أو يقل ما يراه

واليوم الآخر فيصمت أو يقل ما يراه

Everyone who believes, young man, in God

Whoever believes in Allah, O youth, and the Last Day

And the Last Day should be silent, or say what he sees

Will remain silent or say only what he sees as good

خيرا محقق ويترك كل قول عداه

خيرا محقق ويترك كل قول عداه

هذا ومن حسن إسلام الفتى أن تراه

هذا ومن حسن إسلام الفتى أن تراه

To be certainly good, leaving every other utterance.

Truthful, and leave all other speech

And among the signs of a young man's good Islam is that you see him

This one's Islam is good when he is seen

تارك لما ليس يعنيه مجانب حماه

تارك لما ليس يعنيه مجانب حماه

وصن بطنك ولا تطلقه فيما اشتهاه

وصن بطنك ولا تطلقه فيما اشتهاه

Leaving what does not concern him, staying away from its precinct.

Leaving what does not concern him, avoiding nonsense

Guard your belly and do not give it free rein in what it craves.

Protect your stomach and do not unleash it in what it desires

فأملي قط شر من وعاء خلاه

فأملي قط شر من وعاء خلاه

حسب ابن آدم لقيمات يقمن قواه

حسب ابن آدم لقيمات يقمن قواه

For filling it is ever worse than a vessel left empty [wording unclear].

For I have never seen evil from an empty vessel

A few morsels that sustain his strength suffice the son of Adam.

It is enough for the son of Adam to stand up for his strength

وكل شر فملىء البطن أصل ابتداه

وكل شر فملىء البطن أصل ابتداه

ذا من حلال فكيف السحت والإشتباه

ذا من حلال فكيف السحت والإشتباه

Filling the belly is the starting point of every evil.

And every evil fills the stomach - its origin began

That is with lawful food—what then of illicit and doubtful food?

This is from the lawful, so what of the doubtful and prohibited?

إن الورع ساس هذا الدين فاحكم بناه

إن الورع ساس هذا الدين فاحكم بناه

ياويل من قد قسا قلبه كأنه حصاه

ياويل من قد قسا قلبه كأنه حصاه

Scrupulousness is this religion's foundation; make its structure firm.

Indeed, piety is the foundation of this religion, so build upon it

Woe to him whose heart has hardened like a stone!

Oh woe to those whose hearts have hardened like stones

ما عاد يسمع ولا يرجع لداع دعاه

ما عاد يسمع ولا يرجع لداع دعاه

لا هي بدنيا دنيه هام فيها وتاه

لا هي بدنيا دنيه هام فيها وتاه

He no longer listens or responds to anyone who calls him.

They no longer listen or return to one who calls them

Distracted by a lowly world, he is infatuated with it and lost.

They are not in the lowly worldly life, wandering lost within it

غرته الأمال وابليسه وقاده هواه

غرته الأمال وابليسه وقاده هواه

ولا معه قط من دنياه إلا عناه

ولا معه قط من دنياه إلا عناه

Hopes and his devil deceive him, and his desire leads him.

Deceived by hopes and Iblis, led by their desires

He has nothing from his world except its toil,

And they have of it only exhaustion, anxiety, preoccupation, and oppression of rulers

والهم والغم والشغله وظلم الولاه

والهم والغم والشغله وظلم الولاه

إن الهنا والغنى إلا كبر وطيب الحياه

إن الهنا والغنى إلا كبر وطيب الحياه

Worry, sorrow, preoccupation, and the rulers' oppression.

Indeed, happiness and riches are only pride and wholesome life

Happiness, the greatest wealth, and a pleasant life

For every heart of integrity - its light is its purity

لكل قلب سليم زادنوره صفاه

لكل قلب سليم زادنوره صفاه

طوبى لعبد من الطاعات نحر ملاه

طوبى لعبد من الطاعات نحر ملاه

Belong to every sound heart whose purity increases its light.

Good tidings to the servant who fills his life with obedience

Blessed is a servant who has filled his breast with acts of obedience.

Love of good and good people are his strength and water

محبة الخير وأهل الخير قوته وماه

محبة الخير وأهل الخير قوته وماه

آيب وتايب من الذنب الذي قد جناه

آيب وتايب من الذنب الذي قد جناه

Love of goodness and good people is his food and water.

Regretful and repentant of sins he has committed

He returns and repents of the sin he has committed.

Fearful of his sins, hoping Allah will forgive his mistakes

خائف ذنوبه يرجو الله يغفر خطاه

خائف ذنوبه يرجو الله يغفر خطاه

صابروشا كروراضي بالذي له قضاه

صابروشا كروراضي بالذي له قضاه

Fearing his sins, he hopes God will forgive his faults.

Patient, thankful, satisfied with what is decreed for him

Patient, thankful, and content with what He has decreed for him,

Busy with Allah, not busy with anything else

مشغول بالله لم يشغل بشيء سواه

مشغول بالله لم يشغل بشيء سواه

وليس له قصد أو مطلوب إلا رضاه

وليس له قصد أو مطلوب إلا رضاه

Occupied with God, not occupied with anything else,

Having no intention or desire except His pleasure

With no aim or desire except His pleasure.

Crying, weeping over his shortcomings, ah ah

ينوح يبكي على تقصيره آه آه

ينوح يبكي على تقصيره آه آه

خذا من الناس في جانب عطاهم قفاه

خذا من الناس في جانب عطاهم قفاه

He laments and weeps over his shortcomings: 'Ah! Ah!'

Taking from people in an aspect of giving them their dues

He has withdrawn to one side from people, turning his back on them.

And did not say what did people say or do, ah

ولم يقل ايش قال الناس أو فعلوا آه

ولم يقل ايش قال الناس أو فعلوا آه

مراقب الله كأنه للمهيمن يراه

مراقب الله كأنه للمهيمن يراه

He does not say, 'What did people say or do? Ah!'

Observing Allah as if the Watcher sees him

Mindful of God, as though he sees the Guardian.

You see him up at night, not resting from recitation

تراه في الليل ساهر ما تهنى كراه

تراه في الليل ساهر ما تهنى كراه

خامل في الناس من دنياه ما جاكفاه

خامل في الناس من دنياه ما جاكفاه

You see him awake at night, enjoying no restful sleep.

Humble among people, of the worldly life not avaricious

Unnoticed among people, whatever comes to him from this world suffices.

The treasure of contentment, his belongings overflowing from it

كنز القناعة متاعه فاض منها وعاه

كنز القناعة متاعه فاض منها وعاه

تجرع الصبر أيام البقا والحياه

تجرع الصبر أيام البقا والحياه

The treasure of contentment is his provision; his vessel overflows with it.

He drank patience in the days of life

Drink down patience through the days of endurance and life.

For courage is only an hour before destruction comes

فما الشجاعه سوى ساعه وجات البتاه

فما الشجاعه سوى ساعه وجات البتاه

هذا هو العز ليس الغزمال وجاه

هذا هو العز ليس الغزمال وجاه

Courage is only an hour, then the final ending comes [wording uncertain].

This is honor, not boastful pride and prestige

This is honor; honor is not wealth and standing,

Nor wearing silk, gold, and adornment

ولا بلبس الحرير والذهب والهياه

ولا بلبس الحرير والذهب والهياه

واعلم بأنك في وقت كثير بلاه

واعلم بأنك في وقت كثير بلاه

Nor wearing silk, gold, and finery.

And know that you are in a time of great tribulation

Know that you live in a time of many afflictions.

Religion has diminished, and goodness diminished, and life diminished

قد قل دينه ومعروفه وقل حياه

قد قل دينه ومعروفه وقل حياه

وزاد شاع التبرج في النسا والجراه

وزاد شاع التبرج في النسا والجراه

Its religion and goodness have diminished, and its modesty has diminished.

And displaying tabarruj (wanton display) increased among women and immoral ones

Ostentatious display and boldness among women have spread still further.

They do not fear Allah or the words of detractors

ماخافوا الله ولا خافوا مقال الشناه

ماخافوا الله ولا خافوا مقال الشناه

فلا يجوز لمراه مؤمنه بالإله

فلا يجوز لمراه مؤمنه بالإله

They have not feared God or the words of detractors.

It is not permissible for a believing woman in Allah

It is not permissible for a woman who believes in God

To show to a non-mahram beyond her youth

تظهر على أجنبي قد تعدى صباه

تظهر على أجنبي قد تعدى صباه

هذا ولو لم تكن ريبه ولا مشتهاه

هذا ولو لم تكن ريبه ولا مشتهاه

To appear before an unrelated man who has passed childhood,

Even if she has no doubt or desire

Even if there is no suspicion and she is not desired.

Nor going out perfumed such that its fragrance spreads

ولا البروز مع عطر يفوح شذاه

ولا البروز مع عطر يفوح شذاه

ولا التبرج بالزينه كفعل الجفاه

ولا التبرج بالزينه كفعل الجفاه

Nor may she appear wearing perfume whose fragrance spreads,

Nor tabarruj with adornment like the actions of the immoral

Nor display her adornment like the uncouth,

Nor going out with exposure of anything the Law prohibited

ولا الخروج مع كشف لشيء أباه

ولا الخروج مع كشف لشيء أباه

الشرع فاتبع لشرع الله دع ما عداه

الشرع فاتبع لشرع الله دع ما عداه

Nor go out exposing anything forbidden

So follow the Law of Allah, leave whatever opposes it

By the law; follow God's law and leave what lies beyond it.

And doing what prevents purification during prayer

وفعل ما يمنع التطهير عند الصلاه

وفعل ما يمنع التطهير عند الصلاه

وكالنياحه على الميت وصوت النعاه

وكالنياحه على الميت وصوت النعاه

Nor do what prevents purification at prayer time,

Like wailing for the deceased and the voice of lamentation

Nor wail over the dead or raise the voices of death-announcers.

Also shortening the garment, how ugly is that display!

كذاك تقصير وجه الثوب ما أقبح زراء

كذاك تقصير وجه الثوب ما أقبح زراء

مكشفات كماجا كاسيات عراه

مكشفات كماجا كاسيات عراه

Likewise, shortening the front of the garment—how ugly a disgrace!

Exposing like the naked though clothed

Women exposing themselves—as related, clothed yet naked.

Most despised state, she earns everyone's rejection

أخسس بها حالة حازت لكل رداه

أخسس بها حالة حازت لكل رداه

زينها إبليس حسنها لهم باغتواه

زينها إبليس حسنها لهم باغتواه

How vile a state, encompassing every baseness!

Iblis adorned it, its beauty deceived them

Iblis adorned it, making it attractive to them through his seduction.

Those who follow custom have failed, wasted their guidance

قد خاب من تابع العاده وضيع هداه

قد خاب من تابع العاده وضيع هداه

إن العوايد لدين الله سمه وداه

إن العوايد لدين الله سمه وداه

Whoever follows custom and squanders his guidance has failed.

Customs are poison to the religion of Allah

Customs are the poison and disease of God's religion.

Seeking people's pleasure, not attaining His reward

يطلب رضا الناس منهم ليس يدرك مناه

يطلب رضا الناس منهم ليس يدرك مناه

بل فاز بالذم من ربه ومنهم شفاه

بل فاز بالذم من ربه ومنهم شفاه

Whoever among them seeks people's approval does not attain his wish.

But earning condemnation from his Lord and their lips

Instead, he earns blame from his Lord and from them [final wording unclear].

Can such a state be satisfactory for one whose argument is complete?

فهل ترى يرتضى ذا الحال كامل حجاه

فهل ترى يرتضى ذا الحال كامل حجاه

وسورة النور فيها أي زاجروناه

وسورة النور فيها أي زاجروناه

Would anyone of sound reason approve of this condition?

And Surat An-Nur wherein is that which deters and prohibits

Surat al-Nur contains verses that rebuke and warn.

And remember the verse in Al-Ahzab guiding the blind

وعاد آيه في الأحزاب تهدى العماه

وعاد آيه في الأحزاب تهدى العماه

لكل من كان يخشى الله يرجو النجاه

لكل من كان يخشى الله يرجو النجاه

There is also a verse in al-Ahzab that guides the blind,

For all who fear Allah, hoping for salvation

For everyone who fears God and hopes for salvation.

I see the times have things that make life burdensome

إني أرى الوقت فيه أشيا تمل الحياه

إني أرى الوقت فيه أشيا تمل الحياه

من التهاون بأمر الله فيما تلاه

من التهاون بأمر الله فيما تلاه

I see things in this age that make one weary of life,

Of leniency in Allah's commands, in what He recited

Through neglect of God's command in what He has recited.

And every person giving in to vain desire, his head filled

وكل شخص عطاشفه ورأسه ملاه

وكل شخص عطاشفه ورأسه ملاه

وتابع الشح والأهواو وكثر العكاه

وتابع الشح والأهواو وكثر العكاه

Everyone has given his lips free rein and filled his head.

And following greed and whims, and mockery multiplied

He follows avarice and whims, and turmoil has multiplied.

Oppression is darkness on the Day of Judgment, its recompense

فالظلم ظلمات في يوم القيامه جزاه

فالظلم ظلمات في يوم القيامه جزاه

وسوف يندم على ما قدمته يداه

وسوف يندم على ما قدمته يداه

Oppression will be darkness on Resurrection Day as its recompense.

He will regret what his hands put forth

He will regret what his hands have sent ahead.

The people of usury, war is ordained for them with affliction

وأهل الربا حل حرب الله لهم مع بلاه

وأهل الربا حل حرب الله لهم مع بلاه

ولعنة الله على المربى مع شاهداه

ولعنة الله على المربى مع شاهداه

Those who practice usury face God's war together with His affliction.

And Allah's curse is upon the usurer along with his witnesses

God's curse is upon the usurer and his two witnesses.

And loss, ruin, bankruptcy coming soon, he will see it

والسحق والمحق والإفلاس عاجل يراه

والسحق والمحق والإفلاس عاجل يراه

والعار والنار في أخراه عاده وراه

والعار والنار في أخراه عاده وراه

He soon sees crushing, destruction, and bankruptcy.

And disgrace and Fire in the end following him, before him

Disgrace and fire still await him in his afterlife.

The foundation of all sins is love of debased worldly life

ورأس كل الخطايا حب دنيا الدناه

ورأس كل الخطايا حب دنيا الدناه

فاسمع على سنة المختار سيد الهداه

فاسمع على سنة المختار سيد الهداه

The root of every sin is love of this base world.

So listen to the Sunnah of the Chosen One, master of guides

Listen, then, to the way of the Chosen One, foremost of the guides.

Take it in summary and detail from one who wants it

خذها بالأجمال والتفصيل من هو يشاه

خذها بالأجمال والتفصيل من هو يشاه

عليه باحيا علوم الدين يلق مناه

عليه باحيا علوم الدين يلق مناه

Take it in brief; whoever wishes for the detail

Upon you - revive the religious sciences - you will attain benefit

Should turn to Ihya Ulum al-Din and find what he desires.

And every sower will reap tomorrow what he planted

وكل زارع سيحصد في غد ماذراه

وكل زارع سيحصد في غد ماذراه

فمن ذرى برجاله بر أو شوك جاه

فمن ذرى برجاله بر أو شوك جاه

Every sower will reap tomorrow what he has sown.

Whoever sows good or thorns comes forth

Whoever sows wheat gets wheat; whoever sows thorns gets thorns.

And whatever he contrives, it is on the Day of Resurrection his dress

وما يحوكه فهو يوم القيامه كساه

وما يحوكه فهو يوم القيامه كساه

فلا يلم غير نفسه من وجد ماأساه

فلا يلم غير نفسه من وجد ماأساه

What he weaves will be his clothing on Resurrection Day.

So none blames but himself for what he finds displeasing

Whoever finds what harms him must blame no one but himself.

And let him praise Allah his Lord for what He has granted him

وليحمدالله ربه من بفضله حباه

وليحمدالله ربه من بفضله حباه

هذا مقالي وماقولي كقول النحاه

هذا مقالي وماقولي كقول النحاه

Whoever He has favored with His bounty should praise God, his Lord.

This is my speech, and my words are not like the words of grammarians

This is my speech; my language is not that of the grammarians.

He told me, he said look at all his speech entirely

قد قال لي قال شف كل كلامه كماه

قد قال لي قال شف كل كلامه كماه

وقد تعذرت من نظمي وركة بناه

وقد تعذرت من نظمي وركة بناه

He said to me, saying, 'Look, all his speech is like him.'

And I have failed in my composition and the arrangement of its structure

I have already apologized for my versification and its weak construction.

So overlook my faults, and if you wish then say what you want

فاستر عيوبي وإن شئته فقل ما تشاه

فاستر عيوبي وإن شئته فقل ما تشاه

دع المقالات والقائل وخذ ماعناه

دع المقالات والقائل وخذ ماعناه

Cover my faults; if you wish, say what you please.

Leave off speech and speakers, and take the meaning

Leave the sayings and the speaker, and take what he meant.

O Lord, O Lord, O Hearer of those who call

يارب يارب ياسامع دعا من دعاه

يارب يارب ياسامع دعا من دعاه

نسألك تختم لنا بالخير عند الوفاه

نسألك تختم لنا بالخير عند الوفاه

Lord, Lord, You who hear the supplication of whoever calls upon You,

We ask You to conclude with good for us at the time of death

We ask You to grant us a good ending at death.

And be for us when we are resurrected barefoot, naked

وكن لنا عند ما نحشر حفاة عراه

وكن لنا عند ما نحشر حفاة عراه

وعافنا واعف عنا واعط كل رجاه

وعافنا واعف عنا واعط كل رجاه

Be there for us when we are gathered barefoot and naked.

And give us well-being, and pardon us, and give all their hopes

Grant us well-being, pardon us, and grant everyone what he hopes for.

And save us all from the pitfalls of desire

وأنقذ الكل منامن مهاوي هواه

وأنقذ الكل منامن مهاوي هواه

وكل ظالم إلهي كف عنا أذاه

وكل ظالم إلهي كف عنا أذاه

Rescue every one of us from the pits of his desire.

And every oppressor, my God, restrain his harm

My God, restrain every oppressor's harm against us.

And I seek forgiveness from Allah for much frivolous speech

واستغفر الله من قول كثير افتراه

واستغفر الله من قول كثير افتراه

يبدي أمورا ويخفى ضد ما قد بداه

يبدي أمورا ويخفى ضد ما قد بداه

I seek God's forgiveness for many a fabricated saying,

That mentions matters and hides the opposite of what it has mentioned

Professing things while concealing the opposite of what he has shown.

And send peace, my Lord, and blessings morning and evening

وصل ربي وسلم بالمسا والغداه

وصل ربي وسلم بالمسا والغداه

على رسولك بي القاسم شفيع العصاه

على رسولك بي القاسم شفيع العصاه

My Lord, bestow blessings and peace evening and morning

Upon Your Messenger the intercessor for sinners

Upon Your Messenger, Abu al-Qasim, intercessor for the disobedient,

And his family, companions, and followers in emulating him

والآل والصحب والتابع لهم في اقتفاه

والآل والصحب والتابع لهم في اقتفاه

والحمدلله مبدا قولنا وانتهاه

والحمدلله مبدا قولنا وانتهاه

And his family, companions, and whoever follows in their footsteps.

And praise be to Allah, the beginning of our words and their end

Praise be to God at the beginning and end of our speech.