إخترْchoose طريقَthe path of اللهِGod دونَwithout تردّدِhesitation
إخترْ طريقَ اللهِ دونَ تردّدِ
فهْوَfor He الأحقُّmost worthy بخشيةٍof reverent fear وتعبُّدِand worship
فهْوَ الأحقُّ بخشيةٍ وتعبُّدِ
Choose God's path without hesitation.
For He is most worthy of reverent fear and worship.
واهجرْand forsake دروبًاpaths خطّهاlaid them out منfrom دونهِbesides Him
واهجرْ دروبًا خطّها من دونهِ
خلْقٌcreatures لهواtoyed بمصيرِهمwith their fate الأسودِdark
خلْقٌ لهوا بمصيرِهم الأسودِ
And forsake paths laid out apart from Him
By creatures who toyed with their dark fate.
وأطِعْand obey إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اخترتَهُyou have chosen Him رسلًاmessengers هدىguidance
وأطِعْ إذا ما اخترتَهُ رسلًا هدى
سلَكواthey followed علىwith علمٍknowledge طريقَthe path of مُحمّدِMuhammad
سلَكوا على علمٍ طريقَ مُحمّدِ
And when you have chosen Him, obey messengers of guidance,
Who knowingly followed Muhammad's path.
واحمدْهُand praise Him واشكُرْهُand thank Him علىfor نعمائِهHis blessings
واحمدْهُ واشكُرْهُ على نعمائِه
ولغيرهِand to anyone other than Him فيin الكرْبِdistress لاdo not تتودّدِseek favor
ولغيرهِ في الكرْبِ لا تتودّدِ
And praise Him and thank Him for His blessings.
And in distress, seek no one's favor but His.
وأقمْand uphold شريعتَهُHis law وبالعدْلِand with justice احكُمِjudge
وأقمْ شريعتَهُ وبالعدْلِ احكُمِ
فيماin what عداis other than هذاthis فلاthen do not تَتشدّدِbe rigid
فيما عدا هذا فلا تَتشدّدِ
And uphold His law, and judge with justice.
In all else, do not be rigid.
Sol 6.1