وسلِّمand surrender إلىto ربِّthe Lord of العُلاthe heights وتوكَّلنand put your trust
وسلِّم إلى ربِّ العُلا وتوكَّلن
عليهin Him وصاحبْand befriend خيرthe best خِلًfriend مُصاحِبِcompanion
عليه وصاحبْ خير خِلً مُصاحِبِ
And surrender to the Lord of the heights, and put your trust
Submit yourself to the Lord of the High Throne, and rely
in Him, and keep the best of friends as your companion.
Upon Him, and befriend the best companion.
ولاand do not تطلبنْever seek إلاexcept منfrom اللّهGod حاجةًa need
ولا تطلبنْ إلا من اللّه حاجةً
ولاand no شكdoubt أنthat اللّهَGod معْwith كلevery طالِبِseeker
ولا شك أن اللّهَ معْ كل طالِبِ
And ask none but God for what you need.
Do not seek anything except from Allah what you desire,
And there is no doubt that God is with every seeker.
And no doubt that Allah is with every seeker.
ولاand do not تتركنَّever abandon البحثthe search عنهfor it فإنهfor it is
ولا تتركنَّ البحث عنه فإنه
لكلfor every فتىًyoung man يحويهpossesses it خيرthe best المكاسِبِgains
لكل فتىً يحويه خير المكاسِبِ
And never abandon the search for it, for it is
Do not stop seeking Him, for He
the best of gains for every young man who possesses it.
Contains the best gains for every young man.
وذاكِرْand discuss بهabout it مَنone who كانis باللهabout God عارِفاًknowledgeable
وذاكِرْ به مَن كان بالله عارِفاً
فذلكfor that one للمعروفِto goodness غيرnot مُجانِبِaverse
فذلك للمعروفِ غير مُجانِبِ
And discuss it with one who knows God,
And remember therein whoever knew Allah,
for such a man is not averse to goodness.
For that is proper for the benevolent, not shirking.
وجانِبْand shun لأهلfrom the people of البَغْيِoppression والجهلand ignorance والخَنَاand foul speech
وجانِبْ لأهل البَغْيِ والجهل والخَنَا
وكنand be طالباًseeking فيin العلمknowledge أعلىthe highest المراتبِranks
وكن طالباً في العلم أعلى المراتبِ
And shun those given to oppression, ignorance, and foul speech.
And avoid the people of tyranny, ignorance and betrayal,
And seek the highest ranks in knowledge.
And seek to be the highest in knowledge and ranks.
وكنand be صامِتاًsilent فيin كلevery نادٍgathering ومجلسand assembly
وكن صامِتاً في كل نادٍ ومجلس
وكنand be ناطِقاًspeaking بالحقwith the truth فيin كلevery واجبِduty
وكن ناطِقاً بالحق في كل واجبِ
And be silent in every gathering and assembly,
And be silent in every gathering and council,
and speak the truth whenever duty requires it.
And speak the truth in every duty.
ولاand do not تُبديَنَّever show الضحكlaughter فيat كلevery لفظةٍutterance
ولا تُبديَنَّ الضحك في كل لفظةٍ
ولكنbut قليلاa little فيat الأمورِthe matters العَجائبِastonishing
ولكن قليلا في الأمورِ العَجائبِ
And do not laugh at every utterance,
Do not show laughter in every phrase,
but only a little at astonishing things.
But little, in wondrous matters.
ولاand do not تكbe مِهذاراًa chatterbox قليلof little تفكُّرٍreflection
ولا تك مِهذاراً قليل تفكُّرٍ
فليسfor it is not عليكupon you النُّطقُspeaking ضربةُa blow لازِبِbinding
فليس عليك النُّطقُ ضربةُ لازِبِ
And do not be a chatterbox who seldom reflects,
And be not foolish, little reflecting,
for you are under no binding obligation to speak.
For it is not yours to speak randomly.
ومهماand whenever بَدَتْappears منfrom صاحِبٍa friend لكof yours زَلَّةٌa misstep
ومهما بَدَتْ من صاحِبٍ لك زَلَّةٌ
فقابلthen meet بصفحٍwith forgiveness منكfrom you زلّةَthe misstep of صاحِبِa friend
فقابل بصفحٍ منك زلّةَ صاحِبِ
And whenever a friend of yours makes a misstep,
And whatever mistakes show from a companion of yours,
then meet your friend's misstep with forgiveness.
Meet them with forgiveness from you, the mistakes of a companion.
ولاand do not تفعلَنْever do فِعلاًa deed بغيرwithout مَشورةٍcounsel
ولا تفعلَنْ فِعلاً بغير مَشورةٍ
منfrom السيدthe lord المولىthe master كريمnoble in المناسبِlineage
من السيد المولى كريم المناسبِ
And take no action without counsel
And do not do a deed without consultation
from the lord and master of noble lineage.
From the Master, Lord of Beneficence.
ولاand do not تَعصِdisobey فيin كلevery أمرٍmatter يريدُهhe desires it
ولا تَعصِ في كل أمرٍ يريدُه
فطاعتهfor obedience to him فَرْضٌa duty علىupon كلevery كاسبِearner
فطاعته فَرْضٌ على كل كاسبِ
And do not disobey him in anything he wishes,
And do not disobey Him in anything He wants,
for obedience to him is a duty upon every earner.
For obeying Him is an obligation on every earner.
Sol 6.1