ياوجيهO Wajih نشرحwe explain لكto you فإنfor indeed هذاthis بكfor you أولىmore fitting
ياوجيه نشرح لك فإن هذا بك أولى
إنwhether صلحgoes well أمرthe affairs of ذيthis الدنياworld وواتتكand it favors you أولاor not
إن صلح أمر ذي الدنيا وواتتك أولا
O Wajih, let us explain to you, for this is more fitting for you.
O my beloved, let me explain to you, for this is more proper for you
Whether this world's affairs go well and it favors you or not,
If the affairs of this world are set right, and you are given primacy first
سلمentrust الأمرthe matter للرحمنto the Most Merciful قلباin heart وقولاand in word
سلم الأمر للرحمن قلبا وقولا
والحذرand beware الحذرbeware منof قولsaying لمwhy? لاno ولولاand were it not for
والحذر الحذر من قول لم لا ولولا
Entrust the matter to the Most Merciful, in heart and in word.
Entrust the matter to the Merciful, in heart and speech
And beware, beware of saying 'Why?', 'No!', and 'Were it not for...'.
And beware, beware of saying "if only" or "if not"
سرproceed بهاby it شاذليهin the Shadhili way ماnot ترىyou see قطever هولاterror
سر بها شاذليه ما ترى قط هولا
واعلمand know أنكthat you مسخرunder command عبدa servant واللهand God مولىthe Master
واعلم أنك مسخر عبد والله مولى
Follow it in the Shadhili way; you will never see terror.
Travel with it, O Shadhili, you will never see any terror
And know that you are a servant under command, and God is the Master.
And know that you are a subjugated servant, and Allah is the Master
ليسthere is no لكfor you قوةstrength كلاcertainly not ولاnor قطever حولاpower
ليس لك قوة كلا ولا قط حولا
فاسكتso be silent اسكتbe silent تأدبshow respect عندin the presence of ذولاthese وذولاand those
فاسكت اسكت تأدب عند ذولا وذولا
You have no strength—none at all—nor any power, ever.
You have no power at all, never at all any might
So be silent, be silent; show respect in the presence of these and those.
So be silent, be silent, be humble before the Almighty
Sol 6.1