ياO صاحِfriend نصحاًsincere counsel للنصيحةِfor the advice فاقبلاso accept
يا صاحِ نصحاً للنصيحةِ فاقبلا
لاdo not تبغseek عنaway from طرقِthe paths of الهدايةِguidance مَعْدَلاa deviation
لا تبغ عن طرقِ الهدايةِ مَعْدَلا
O friend, your two advisers have counseled you sincerely—so accept their counsel.
O friend, here is sincere counsel—so accept the advice.
Seek no turning aside from the paths of guidance.
Do not seek a deviation from the paths of guidance.
واتبعand follow شريعةَthe religious law of أحمدٍAhmad أزكىthe purest of المَلاmankind
واتبع شريعةَ أحمدٍ أزكى المَلا
إنif كنتyou are تبغىyou wish أنto تُبَوأbe lodged منزلاa dwelling
إن كنت تبغى أن تُبَوأ منزلا
Follow the law of Ahmad, the purest of humankind,
And follow the religious law of Ahmad, the purest of mankind.
if you desire to take up residence in an abode
If you wish to be granted a dwelling
فيin جنةٍa garden of Paradise وتعلّand drink repeatedly منfrom فوَّارهاits gushing spring
في جنةٍ وتعلّ من فوَّارها
وتكونَand be مسروراًjoyful بأنسwith the companionship of أكارمٍnoble people
وتكونَ مسروراً بأنس أكارمٍ
in a Garden, and drink deeply from its gushing springs,
In a garden of Paradise, and drink repeatedly from its gushing spring,
and rejoice in the fellowship of noble souls,
And be gladdened by the company of noble people,
وصفاءَand the purity of مشروبٍdrink وطيبand the goodness of مطاعمٍfoods
وصفاءَ مشروبٍ وطيب مطاعمٍ
ولِقاءِand meeting أحبابٍloved ones وحُسْنِand the goodness of خواتِمِendings
ولِقاءِ أحبابٍ وحُسْنِ خواتِمِ
with crystal-clear drink and wholesome foods,
And the purity of drink and the goodness of food,
the meeting of loved ones and blessed endings,
And meeting loved ones and happy endings,
وتريحَand give rest to نفسَكyour soul فيin نعيمٍbliss دائمٍeverlasting
وتريحَ نفسَك في نعيمٍ دائمٍ
لاnot ينطفىis extinguished أبدًever سَناthe radiance of أنوارِهاits lights
لا ينطفى أبدً سَنا أنوارِها
and give your soul rest in everlasting bliss,
And give your soul rest in everlasting bliss,
whose lights’ radiance shall never be extinguished;
The radiance of its lights will never go out.
وتكونand be فيin جناتِthe gardens of عدنEden مستكنّْsheltered
وتكون في جناتِ عدن مستكنّْ
طولَthroughout المدَىthe span of time لاnot خائفاًafraid أوor مُفتتنْput to trial
طولَ المدَى لا خائفاً أو مُفتتنْ
and dwell securely in Gardens of Eden
And be sheltered in the Gardens of Eden,
for all eternity, neither fearful nor led into temptation.
For all eternity, neither afraid nor put to trial.
فاسمعso listen لمَاto what قدalready قلتُI have said إنْif كنتَyou are الفَطِنْthe discerning one
فاسمع لمَا قد قلتُ إنْ كنتَ الفَطِنْ
فاغسلْso wash يديكَyour two hands بماءِwith the water of تقوىreverence for اللَّهGod
فاغسلْ يديكَ بماءِ تقوى اللَّه
Then heed what I have said, if you are discerning.
So listen to what I have said, if you are discerning.
Wash your hands, then, with the water of reverence for God,
So, with the water of reverence for God, wash your hands
منfrom دنياكِyour worldly life تخلصْyou will be freed منfrom قَذَىthe grit of أقذارِهاits filth
من دنياكِ تخلصْ من قَذَى أقذارِها
لاdo not ترغبنْlong بهاfor it وخالفْand resist شهوةdesire
لا ترغبنْ بها وخالفْ شهوة
of your worldly life, and be rid of the filth of its impurities.
Of your worldly life; you will be freed from the grit of its filth.
Set no desire upon it; oppose appetite,
Do not long for it, and resist desire.
واسأَلand ask منfrom الرحمنthe Most Merciful عنهاagainst it عِصْمَةprotection
واسأَل من الرحمن عنها عِصْمَة
هلاَّwhy not رأيتَyou saw المنحَthe gifts منهاfrom it محنَةa trial
هلاَّ رأيتَ المنحَ منها محنَة
and ask the All-Merciful for protection from it.
And ask the Most Merciful for protection from it.
Have you not seen that its gifts are an ordeal?
Why have you not seen its gifts as a trial?
وأَذلَّand humble نفساًa soul إنif تعالتْit exalts itself رفعةin rank
وأَذلَّ نفساً إن تعالتْ رفعة
لاdo not تعْلُهاexalt it عنbeyond مُنتهىthe utmost limit of مقدارِهاits worth
لا تعْلُها عن مُنتهى مقدارِها
Humble the soul if it exalts itself in rank;
And humble the soul if it exalts itself in rank;
never raise it beyond the utmost bound of its measure.
Do not exalt it beyond the limits of its worth.
لاdo not تمدُدَنْهاstretch it out فيinto خَبائثِthe vile practices of مَتْجِرِtrade
لا تمدُدَنْها في خَبائثِ مَتْجِرِ
تُرْدِيكَbring you to ruin فيinto ظلماتِthe darkness of ليلٍa night مُدْبِرdeparting
تُرْدِيكَ في ظلماتِ ليلٍ مُدْبِر
Never send it into commerce in vile wares
Do not stretch it into the vile practices of trade,
that would plunge you into the darkness of a waning night.
Which plunge you into the darkness of a departing night.
خالِفْresist هَواهاits desire عنaway from مواردِthe watering places of مُنْكَرِwrongdoing
خالِفْ هَواها عن مواردِ مُنْكَرِ
وإذاand if أردتyou desire قطيفَa harvest يانعٍripe مثمرٍfruitful
وإذا أردت قطيفَ يانعٍ مثمرٍ
Oppose its desire for the watering places of wrongdoing.
Resist its desires, turning away from the watering places of wrongdoing.
And when you desire some freshly plucked fruit, ripe and laden,
And if you seek a ripe, fruitful harvest
مماfrom what زهاhas flourished سارعْhasten إلىto إنكارِهاrejecting it
مما زها سارعْ إلى إنكارِها
واكففْand restrain يديهاits two hands فيin السرائرprivate matters والعَلَنْand the open
واكففْ يديها في السرائر والعَلَنْ
from whatever glitters, hasten to reject it.
From what has flourished, hasten to reject it.
Restrain its hands, in private and in public,
And restrain its hands, in secret and in the open.
فجميعُfor all ماthat which تهواهit desires it يهوَىinclines للفِتَنِtoward temptations
فجميعُ ما تهواه يهوَى للفِتَنِ
واحذرْand beware مصائِدَهاits snares فإنكfor indeed you تمتحنْare tested
واحذرْ مصائِدَها فإنك تمتحنْ
for everything it desires inclines toward temptation.
For all it desires is drawn toward temptation.
Beware its snares, for you are being tested.
And beware its snares, for you will be tested.
واحذرand beware مِنَof الدنياthe world وزهرتهاand its bloom بأَنْbecause
واحذر مِنَ الدنيا وزهرتها بأَنْ
تَلوىit turns عِنانَكyour reins فيin هَوىdesire for أبكارهاits maidens
تَلوى عِنانَك في هَوى أبكارها
Beware the world and all its bloom, lest
And beware the world and its bloom, for
it twist your reins toward passion for its virgin charms.
It turns your reins toward longing for its maidens.
خالفْoppose أُهْيلَthe folk of الغيِّerror فيin أهوائِهمْtheir desires
خالفْ أُهْيلَ الغيِّ في أهوائِهمْ
لاdo not تغتررْbe deceived بالفعلِby the conduct منof كبرائِهمْtheir leaders
لا تغتررْ بالفعلِ من كبرائِهمْ
Oppose the little band of error in their whims;
Oppose the folk of error in their desires.
do not be deceived by the conduct of their great men.
Do not be deceived by the conduct of their leaders.
واتبعand follow أهيلَthe folk of الحقtruth فيin دَعْوَاهمtheir claim
واتبع أهيلَ الحق في دَعْوَاهم
لاdo not تَعْصَdisobey أهلthe people of الدينreligion فيin آرائهمtheir views
لا تَعْصَ أهل الدين في آرائهم
Follow the people of truth in what they profess,
And follow the folk of truth in what they proclaim.
and do not disobey the people of faith in their counsel.
Do not disobey the people of faith in their views.
وأطعand obey إلهكyour God راضياًwillingly أوor كارهاunwillingly
وأطع إلهك راضياً أو كارها
إنif شئتَyou wish أنto تحظىattain بغاياتwith the utmost aims of المُنَىhopes
إن شئتَ أن تحظى بغايات المُنَى
Obey your God, willingly or unwillingly,
And obey your God, willingly or unwillingly.
if you wish to attain the utmost of your hopes
If you wish to attain the utmost of your hopes,
وتكونَand be فيon يومthe Day of القيامةِResurrection آمنَاsafe
وتكونَ في يوم القيامةِ آمنَا
خالفْresist هوَىthe desire of نفسٍthe soul لتضحىso that you become مؤمنَاa believer
خالفْ هوَى نفسٍ لتضحى مؤمنَا
and to be safe on Resurrection Day.
And be safe on the Day of Resurrection,
Oppose the soul’s desire, so that you may become a believer.
Resist the soul's desires, so that you become a believer.
فالخيرfor goodness كلُّall الخيرِgoodness كفّrestraining نفوسناour souls
فالخير كلُّ الخيرِ كفّ نفوسنا
عنfrom زيفهاtheir deceit والشرُّand evil فيin إنكارهاtheir denial
عن زيفها والشرُّ في إنكارها
For good—all good—is the restraining of our souls
For goodness—all goodness—lies in restraining our souls
from their deceit; and evil lies in denying that.
From their deceit; and evil lies in their denial.
Sol 6.1