باللهby God ياO طالبseeker of التقوىpiety ونيلand attaining القبولacceptance
بالله يا طالب التقوى ونيل القبول
خذtake لكfor yourself منfrom الناسpeople فيin جانبa side وخلand leave الفضولidle concerns
خذ لك من الناس في جانب وخل الفضول
By God, O seeker of piety and of gaining acceptance,
O seeker of piety and attaining acceptance
Keep yourself apart from people, and leave idle concerns.
Take yourself away from people and leave gossip
ولازمand keep to الذكرremembrance والفكرانand reflection, if أردتyou desire الوصولattainment
ولازم الذكر والفكران أردت الوصول
ودمand persevere عليهاin them فلاfor no نالhas attained المعاليthe heights ملولone easily wearied
ودم عليها فلا نال المعالي ملول
And keep to remembrance and reflection if you desire attainment.
And adhere to remembrance and reflection if you want to attain
And persevere in them, for no easily wearied person has attained the heights,
And stay constant upon it, for the careless does not attain sublime heights
ولاnor الذيthe one who عنfrom علومthe sciences of الدينreligion لاهيdistracted غفولheedless
ولا الذي عن علوم الدين لاهي غفول
عليكyou must adhere بالعلمto learning خذلكtake for yourself منfrom علومthe sciences of الأصولfundamentals
عليك بالعلم خذلك من علوم الأصول
Nor one distracted and heedless of religious learning.
Nor the one who is heedless of the sciences of religion
Devote yourself to learning; acquire knowledge of the fundamentals.
busy yourself with knowledge, take from the principles of jurisprudence
وخذand take منfrom الفقهjurisprudence ماwhat ترشدyou are guided بهby it ياO جهولignorant one
وخذ من الفقه ما ترشد به يا جهول
واجعلand make علومthe sciences of التصوفSufism شرعهاtheir sacred law والنقولand transmitted teachings
واجعل علوم التصوف شرعها والنقول
And take from jurisprudence what guides you, O ignorant one.
And take from jurisprudence what guides you, O ignorant one
And make the sciences of Sufism, their sacred law and transmitted teachings,
And make the sciences of Sufism its legal basis and transmissions
فنكyour craft وشانكand your concern وكنand be بالعلمupon knowledge عاملone who acts فعولan active doer
فنك وشانك وكن بالعلم عامل فعول
لاdo not تحسبsuppose العلمknowledge ياO مغرورdeluded one تحسنyou excel تقولyou speak
لا تحسب العلم يا مغرور تحسن تقول
Your craft and concern; be a doer who puts knowledge into practice.
So your self, your status, and be with knowledge an active doer
Do not think, O deluded one, that knowledge is merely speaking well.
Do not think, O arrogant one, that knowledge is good speech
وإنand if أردتyou desire السلامةsafety منfrom زمانan age of الكلولweariness
وإن أردت السلامة من زمان الكلول
فإنهاfor it is فيin القناعةcontentment والرضاand acceptance والخمولand obscurity
فإنها في القناعة والرضا والخمول
And if you desire safety from an age of weariness,
And if you want safety from the time of disdain
For it lies in contentment, acceptance, and obscurity,
Then it is in contentment, acceptance, and stillness
وتركand abandoning ماwhat ليسdoes not يعنيconcern منof فعالdeeds اوor مقولwhat is said
وترك ما ليس يعني من فعال او مقول
فاصمتso be silent إذاif شئتyou wish تلحقcatch up بالرجالwith the men الفحولthe eminent
فاصمت إذا شئت تلحق بالرجال الفحول
And abandoning what does not concern you, whether done or said.
And leaving that which is meaningless in terms of deeds or speech
So be silent if you wish to join the foremost men.
So be silent if you want to catch up with men of merit
واقتدand take your example باهلfrom people of المعارفspiritual knowledge والحجاand discernment والعقولand reason
واقتد باهل المعارف والحجا والعقول
وجانبand avoid الناسpeople بالمرةaltogether تنلyou will attain كلevery سولwish
وجانب الناس بالمرة تنل كل سول
And emulate people of spiritual knowledge, discernment, and reason.
And follow the people of spiritual wisdom, argument, and intellects
And keep apart from people altogether; you will attain every wish.
And avoid people altogether to attain every facility
واقرأand recite القرآنthe Quran الذيwhich أنزلwas revealed وقولand the words of الرسولthe Messenger
واقرأ القرآن الذي أنزل وقول الرسول
واحذرand beware رواياكpossibly 'watch yourself' (unclear wording) منof دنياa world قريباsoon تزولpasses away
واحذر رواياك من دنيا قريبا تزول
And recite the Quran that was revealed, and the Messenger's words.
And recite the Qur’an which was revealed and the words of the Messenger
And beware; guard yourself against a world that will soon pass away.
And beware in your narrations of a world that will soon vanish
فحبهاfor love of it للخطاياof sins رأسهاtheir head والرجولand the feet
فحبها للخطايا رأسها والرجول
محبهاone who loves it فيin الكدرdistress والهمand worry دائمalways يجولwanders
محبها في الكدر والهم دائم يجول
For love of it is the head and feet of sins.
For love of it is the source of sins and lack of manliness
Its lover wanders forever in distress and worry.
Its lover is in agitation and worry, constantly wandering
وسوفand eventually يندمhe will regret إذاwhen حانthe time comes السفرthe journey والقفولand return
وسوف يندم إذا حان السفر والقفول
ولاand not يفيدavails التندمregret فاستفقso wake up ياO ضلولone far astray
ولا يفيد التندم فاستفق يا ضلول
And he will regret it when the time comes for the journey and return.
And he will regret when the journey and return arrives
And regret will be of no use; so wake up, O one gone astray.
And regret will not benefit, so wake up O lost one
وارجعand return إلىto اللهGod بالتوبةwith repentance وصدقand sincerity in الدخولentering
وارجع إلى الله بالتوبة وصدق الدخول
فيinto سيرةthe way of life of القومthe people منfrom قبلbefore القواطعhindrances تحولintervene
في سيرة القوم من قبل القواطع تحول
And return to God in repentance, and sincerely enter
And return to God in repentance and truthful entry
Into the people's way of life, before obstacles intervene.
In the conduct of the people before the decisive transformations
خذهاtake it نصيحهas advice وكنand be فيin الخيرgoodness مسرعswift عجولhasty
خذها نصيحه وكن في الخير مسرع عجول
ماnot أدرىI know وراwhy القلبthe heart ماdoes not يسمعlisten لمالهto what ... to it أقولI say
ما أدرى ورا القلب ما يسمع لماله أقول
Take it as advice, and be swift and eager in doing good.
Take it as advice and be quick in good, O energetic
I do not know why the heart will not listen to what I say to it.
I do not know what is behind the heart that I say
قاسيhard-hearted وناسىand forgetful تقضيpasses وقتهits time فيin الذهولheedlessness
قاسي وناسى تقضي وقته في الذهول
ياO ربLord نسألكwe ask You توبهrepentance صادقهsincere والحلولand dwelling
يا رب نسألك توبه صادقه والحلول
It is hard and forgetful; its time passes in heedlessness.
Cruel and forgetful, spending his time confused
O Lord, we ask You for sincere repentance and to dwell
O Lord, we ask You for a truthful repentance and entry
فيin جنةthe Garden of الخلدeternity معwith طهTa-Ha النبيthe Prophet والبتولand al-Batul (the Chaste One)
في جنة الخلد مع طه النبي والبتول
صلىmay He bless وسلمand grant peace عليهupon him اللهGod عدas many as السيولthe torrents
صلى وسلم عليه الله عد السيول
In the Garden of Eternity, with Ta-Ha the Prophet and al-Batul.
Into the eternal Garden with Taha the Prophet and the Virgin
May God bless him and grant him peace, as many times as there are torrents.
Blessings and peace be upon him from God, more than the floods
Sol 6.1