شرع الاله الدين للأتباع

ودعا إليه الخلق بالإقناع

The God ordained religion for followers

God ordained the religion for His followers,

And called people to it with persuasion

And invited creation to it through persuasion.

فإليه بادر بالرجوع ملببيا

قبل القضاء عليك بالإرجاع

So hurry to return to Him yearning

So hasten to return to Him, answering the call,

Before you are returned by compulsion

Before the decree compels your return.

وله تضرع راغبا أو راهبا

فهو الحفيظ عليك وهو الراعي

Plead and beseech Him, hopeful or devout

Implore Him in hope and in awe,

For He is your preserver and guardian

For He is your Preserver and He is the Shepherd.

الله ربك فادعه

فهو المجيب لكل عبد داعي

God is your Lord so call upon Him

Allah is your Lord, so call upon Him;

For He answers every supplicant

He answers every servant who calls.

وعليه في كل الرغائب فاعتمد

لا تعتمد أبدا على الأشفاع

And rely on Him for all your wishes

Rely upon Him in all your aspirations,

Never rely on intercession

And never place your trust in intercessors.

سبحانه جلى الفساد بنوره

وأمد منه الكون بالإشعاع

Glory to Him, He exposed corruption with His light

Glory be to Him, Who dispelled corruption with His light,

And provided the universe with radiance

And extended radiance from it across the universe.

الملك والملكوت قاما باسمه

وتساميا في النظم والأوضاع

The kingdom and dominion arose by His name

The earthly kingdom and the spiritual realm stand by His name,

And excelled in system and position

Sublime in their order and their state.

وحده في ذات وفي وصف وفي

فعل وفي خلق وفي إبدل

He is alone in self, attribute, deed

Declare His Oneness in Essence, in Attribute,

Creation, and exchange

In Action, in Creation, and in Origination.

واحذر شراك الشرك فهي كثيرة

شتى المظاهر جمة الأنواع

And beware the evil of polytheism for it has many

Beware the snares of polytheism, for they are many;

Diverse forms, numerous types

Diverse in manifestation, abundant in variety.

كم واقع فيها ويحسب أنه

في الدين حر العقد رحب الباع

How many have fallen into it thinking

How many fall into them while deeming themselves

They have an open, free religion

Free in belief and broad in religious understanding.

الشرك داء في البرية كامن

مستفحل الأضرار والأوجاع

Polytheism is a hidden disease in the land

Polytheism is a malady latent within humanity,

With severe harms and pains

Rampant with damage and suffering.

الشرك ستر حيك من نسج الهوى

غطى على الأبصار والأسماع

Polytheism is a veil woven by desire

Polytheism is a veil woven from the fabric of caprice,

Covering sights and sounds

Covering both sight and hearing.

فاقبس من التوحيد أعظم جذوة

وتمش تحت ضيائها اللماع

So light from monotheism the greatest flame

So kindle from Monotheism the greatest flame,

And walk in its shining glow

And walk beneath its brilliant light.

يا عبد ثق بالله يكفك وحده

يا عبد سله يجبك بالإسراع

O servant, trust in God alone to suffice you

O servant, trust in Allah; He alone suffices you.

O servant, ask Him and He will answer with haste

O servant, ask of Him; He will answer you with haste.

واصبر بباب الله نفسك ضارعا

يفتحه مصراعا على مصراع

And remain steadfast at the door of God imploring

Restrain your soul at God's door in humble supplication,

He will open it wide

And He will fling it wide open for you.

واليه بالطاعات كن متوسلا

لا بالمنى وكواذب الأطماع

And approach Him through obedience

Seek means of approach to Him through acts of obedience,

Not through wishes and lies of greed

Not through wishful thinking and false ambitions.

وبآيه المثلى فكن متهجدا

لا بالأغاني العذبة الإيقاع

And with His perfect verse remain vigilant

And keep vigil in the night with His perfect Verses,

Not through sweet, rhythmic songs

Not with songs of sweet rhythm.

يا أمة جهلت حقيقة دينها

فتفرقت فيها إلى أشياع

O nation who misunderstood your religion

O nation that has ignored the truth of its religion,

And divided into factions

And thus fragmented into factions.

العاصف الزعزاع من أهوائها

يشتد إثر العاصف الزعزاع

The storm of its passions grows

The violent, shaking gale of its whims

After the storm grew

Intensifies, gale following upon gale.

في القاع ماء كيف شئت مبارك

فرديه واطرحي سراب القاع

In the valley there is blessed water however you wish

In the valley lies blessed water, abundant as you wish;

Take and leave the mirage of the valley

So drink from it, and cast aside the mirage of the lowland.

هذا الأخ (الميلي) فيك مثوب

لله بالذكرى فهل من واع؟

This brother (Al-Mili) is rewarded by God

Here is our brother Al-Mili among you, seeking God’s reward,

For the reminder, is there any heed?

Reminding for the sake of Allah—is there anyone who takes heed?

يجلو وجوه الشرك وهي خفية

للناس شان العالم النفاع

He clarifies the hidden faces of polytheism

He reveals the facets of polytheism though they be hidden,

Like the knowledgeable reformer

To the people, in the manner of a beneficial scholar.

اليوم من أفكاره تجنين ما

تجنين من علم ومن إمتاع

Today from his thoughts you reap

Today, from his thoughts, you harvest

Knowledge and pleasure

A harvest of knowledge and intellectual delight.

فأوي من التوحيد خلدا طيبا

وتنشقي من عرفه الضواع

So take from monotheism eternal goodness

So find in Monotheism a pleasant sanctuary,

And scent from its meadows waft

And inhale its diffusing, fragrant scent.

ودعى الفئام المارقين عن الهدى

الخارقين حظيرة الإجماع

And he called the dissenters from guidance

And leave aside the crowds who deviate from guidance,

Breaking the fence of consensus

Those who breach the enclosure of consensus.

وعلى السلوك المستقيم فقومي

عاداتك المعوجة الأضلاع

To the straight path, so stand

And upon the straight path, rectify

Your crooked bones upright

Your customs which have grown crooked and bent.

ولعل جهلك وأقتحامك للردي

وهواك قد آذن بالإقلاع

Perhaps your ignorance, obstinance, and passion

Perhaps your ignorance and your rush toward ruin,

Have given notice of desisting

And your caprice, have signaled a time to desist.

فترقبي حسن المثابة في الورى

وارجي شيوع الذكر في الأصقاع

So expect good reward in life

So anticipate a good reward among mankind,

And hope the remembrance spreads in all regions

And hope that your renown spreads through the lands.

واحييى وحيي بالرضى مستقبلا

كالروض خصبا كامل الإمراع

And celebrate, celebrate with acceptance the future

Live on, and welcome with contentment a future

Like a fertile garden, fully watered

Like a garden, fertile and teeming with life.