1. بالله يا طالب التقوى ونيل القبول

    خذ لك من الناس في جانب وخل الفضول

    By God, O seeker of piety and of gaining acceptance,

    Keep yourself apart from people, and leave idle concerns.

  2. ولازم الذكر والفكران أردت الوصول

    ودم عليها فلا نال المعالي ملول

    And keep to remembrance and reflection if you desire attainment.

    And persevere in them, for no easily wearied person has attained the heights,

  3. ولا الذي عن علوم الدين لاهي غفول

    عليك بالعلم خذلك من علوم الأصول

    Nor one distracted and heedless of religious learning.

    Devote yourself to learning; acquire knowledge of the fundamentals.

  4. وخذ من الفقه ما ترشد به يا جهول

    واجعل علوم التصوف شرعها والنقول

    And take from jurisprudence what guides you, O ignorant one.

    And make the sciences of Sufism, their sacred law and transmitted teachings,

  5. فنك وشانك وكن بالعلم عامل فعول

    لا تحسب العلم يا مغرور تحسن تقول

    Your craft and concern; be a doer who puts knowledge into practice.

    Do not think, O deluded one, that knowledge is merely speaking well.

  6. وإن أردت السلامة من زمان الكلول

    فإنها في القناعة والرضا والخمول

    And if you desire safety from an age of weariness,

    For it lies in contentment, acceptance, and obscurity,

  7. وترك ما ليس يعني من فعال او مقول

    فاصمت إذا شئت تلحق بالرجال الفحول

    And abandoning what does not concern you, whether done or said.

    So be silent if you wish to join the foremost men.

  8. واقتد باهل المعارف والحجا والعقول

    وجانب الناس بالمرة تنل كل سول

    And emulate people of spiritual knowledge, discernment, and reason.

    And keep apart from people altogether; you will attain every wish.

  9. واقرأ القرآن الذي أنزل وقول الرسول

    واحذر رواياك من دنيا قريبا تزول

    And recite the Quran that was revealed, and the Messenger's words.

    And beware; guard yourself against a world that will soon pass away.

  10. فحبها للخطايا رأسها والرجول

    محبها في الكدر والهم دائم يجول

    For love of it is the head and feet of sins.

    Its lover wanders forever in distress and worry.

  11. وسوف يندم إذا حان السفر والقفول

    ولا يفيد التندم فاستفق يا ضلول

    And he will regret it when the time comes for the journey and return.

    And regret will be of no use; so wake up, O one gone astray.

  12. وارجع إلى الله بالتوبة وصدق الدخول

    في سيرة القوم من قبل القواطع تحول

    And return to God in repentance, and sincerely enter

    Into the people's way of life, before obstacles intervene.

  13. خذها نصيحه وكن في الخير مسرع عجول

    ما أدرى ورا القلب ما يسمع لماله أقول

    Take it as advice, and be swift and eager in doing good.

    I do not know why the heart will not listen to what I say to it.

  14. قاسي وناسى تقضي وقته في الذهول

    يا رب نسألك توبه صادقه والحلول

    It is hard and forgetful; its time passes in heedlessness.

    O Lord, we ask You for sincere repentance and to dwell

  15. في جنة الخلد مع طه النبي والبتول

    صلى وسلم عليه الله عد السيول

    In the Garden of Eternity, with Ta-Ha the Prophet and al-Batul.

    May God bless him and grant him peace, as many times as there are torrents.