أقولI say لأهلto the people of اللهوdiversion والتيهand pride والحجبِand veils
أقول لأهل اللهو والتيه والحجبِ
حذارِbeware حذارِbeware أنlest تموتواyou die علىin a state of السلبِdeprivation
حذارِ حذارِ أن تموتوا على السلبِ
I say to the people of diversion, pride, and veils:
I say to the people of vanity, confusion, and veils
Beware, beware, lest you die bereft!
Beware, beware of dying while in loss
أينكَرُis ... denounced? ذكرُremembrance of اللهGod جلّexalted is جلالهHis majesty
أينكَرُ ذكرُ الله جلّ جلاله
وفيand in محكمunequivocal التنزيلthe Revelation نصٌّan explicit text لذيfor one possessing لبّunderstanding
وفي محكم التنزيل نصٌّ لذي لبّ
Is remembrance of God—exalted is His majesty—denounced,
How can the remembrance of God, most exalted is His majesty, be disliked?
when the clear Revelation contains an explicit text for anyone with understanding?
And in the decisive revelation there is a clear text for the sensible
وكمand how many منof حديثٍa tradition فيin شريعةthe sacred law of أحمدٍAhmad
وكم من حديثٍ في شريعة أحمدٍ
وتمّand was completed بناin our favor الإجماعconsensus فيamong العجمnon-Arabs والعربand Arabs
وتمّ بنا الإجماع في العجم والعرب
And how many traditions there are in Ahmad's sacred law!
And how many narrations are there in the law of Ahmad
And consensus in our favor has been reached among non-Arabs and Arabs.
And consensus was completed among us, in non-Arabs and Arabs
وذيand this is سيرةthe practice of الأصحابthe Companions والسلفand the forebears الّذيwhom
وذي سيرة الأصحاب والسلف الّذي
بهمby them يقتديone follows the example فيin الدينreligion ياO فاقدbereft of القلبheart
بهم يقتدي في الدين يا فاقد القلب
And this is the practice of the Companions and the forebears, whom
And the one with the conduct of the Companions and the predecessors whom
one follows in religion, O you bereft of heart.
The religion is imitated from, O devoid of heart
هلمّواcome بناwith us كيso that نذكرwe may remember اللهGod جملةًall together
هلمّوا بنا كي نذكر الله جملةً
وإلّاand if not فكفّواthen restrain ألسُنَthe tongues of العذلcensure والعتبand reproach
وإلّا فكفّوا ألسُنَ العذل والعتب
Come with us, that we may remember God together;
Come with us so that we may remember God altogether
otherwise, restrain the tongues of censure and reproach.
Otherwise refrain your tongues from blame and reproach
أخافI fear عليكمfor you غارةthe onslaught of اللهGod إنهاindeed it
أخاف عليكم غارة الله إنها
لعمريby my life بالمرصادlying in wait تقصمit shatters بالعضبwith a keen sword
لعمري بالمرصاد تقصم بالعضب
I fear for you God's onslaught; indeed, it
I fear for you a raid from God, it
lies in wait—by my life—shattering with a keen sword.
By my life, lies in ambush, breaking with anger
ألاbehold إنindeed حزبthe party of اللهGod مَنwhoever كانis ذاكراًengaged in remembrance
ألا إن حزب الله مَن كان ذاكراً
وحزبُand the party of رجيمٍthe accursed one مَنwhoever يحيدturns away عنfrom القربnearness
وحزبُ رجيمٍ مَن يحيد عن القرب
Behold, God's party consists of those engaged in remembrance,
Lo! The party of God is whoever remembers
and the accursed one's party is whoever shuns nearness to God.
And the party of the rejected devil is whoever deviates from nearness
وسوفand will ترونyou see الأمرthe matter حقّاtruly إذاwhen بدتappear
وسوف ترون الأمر حقّا إذا بدت
سرائرُthe secrets of كلّall الخلقcreation فيat الموقفthe assembly الصعبarduous
سرائرُ كلّ الخلق في الموقف الصعب
And you will see the truth of the matter when there appear
And you will see the matter as truth when
the secrets of all creation at the arduous assembly.
The inner secrets of all people appear in the difficult situation
أماdid not ...? كانused to خيرthe best of الخلقcreation يذكُرremember ربَّهhis Lord
أما كان خير الخلق يذكُر ربَّه
جهاراًopenly وسرّاًand in secret صحّit is authenticated نرويهwe relate it فيin الكتبthe books
جهاراً وسرّاً صحّ نرويه في الكتب
Did not the best of creation remember his Lord
Was not the best of creation remembering his Lord
openly and in secret? It is authenticated; we relate it in the books.
Publicly and privately, we relate it in the books
سلامٌpeace عليكمupon you إنif جهلتمyou do not understand خطابناour speech
سلامٌ عليكم إن جهلتم خطابنا
وكلٌّand each سيلقىwill find فيin غدٍtomorrow أطيبَthe sweetest of الكسبgain
وكلٌّ سيلقى في غدٍ أطيبَ الكسب
Peace be upon you, if you do not understand our speech.
Peace be upon you if you are ignorant of our discourse
And each will find tomorrow the sweetest gain.
And everyone will face the finest earning tomorrow
ولسناand we do not نحولturn away الدهرَever عنfrom ذكرremembrance of ربّناour Lord
ولسنا نحول الدهرَ عن ذكر ربّنا
قياماًstanding قعوداًsitting أوor رقوداًlying down علىon الجنبthe side
قياماً قعوداً أو رقوداً على الجنب
And never shall we turn away from remembrance of our Lord,
And we do not turn away the age from remembering our Lord
standing, sitting, or lying on our sides.
Standing, sitting or lying on our sides
فإنso if شئتمُyou desire سلماًpeace لناfor us فسلامةًthen safety
فإن شئتمُ سلماً لنا فسلامةً
وإنand if شئتمُyou desire حرباًwar فنحنthen we ذووmen of الحربwar
وإن شئتمُ حرباً فنحن ذوو الحرب
So if you desire peace with us, then safety be yours;
So if you wish safety for us then greetings
and if you desire war, then we are men of war.
And if you wish war then we are people of war
وليسand does not يضيمwrong اللهGod جلّexalted is He عصابةًa band
وليس يضيم الله جلّ عصابةً
بحضرتهin His presence فيin الذكرremembrance تلهجcontinually speaks بالحبّof love
بحضرته في الذكر تلهج بالحبّ
And God—exalted is He—does not wrong a band
And God, most exalted, does not deny a group
that, in His presence, continually speaks of love in remembrance,
In His presence remembering Him, ecstatic with love
كماas فيin حديثٍa tradition للبخاريّof al-Bukhari مسندٍwith a chain of transmission
كما في حديثٍ للبخاريّ مسندٍ
عنfrom المصطفىthe Chosen One المبعوثsent منfrom قِبَلِthe side of الربِّthe Lord
عن المصطفى المبعوث من قِبَلِ الربِّ
as in a tradition of al-Bukhari, transmitted with a chain,
As in a narration of al-Bukhari, verified
from the Chosen One, sent by the Lord.
From al-Mustafa, sent from the Lord
عليهupon him صلاةthe blessing of اللهGod ثمّthen سلامهHis peace
عليه صلاة الله ثمّ سلامه
وآلٍand his family معwith الأصحابِthe Companions والرهطِand the kinfolk والحزبand the followers
وآلٍ مع الأصحابِ والرهطِ والحزب
Upon him be God's blessing, then His peace,
Upon him blessings of God, then peace
and upon his family, with the Companions, his kin, and his followers.
And his family with the Companions and comrades and party
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