أيهاO you المقتديthe follower بأحمقof the most foolish قسٍّpriest
أيها المقتدي بأحمق قسٍّ
صحproved correct فيin جهلهhis ignorance حسابthe reckoning of الكسورthe fractions
صح في جهله حساب الكسور
O you who take the most foolish of priests as your guide:
O follower of the most foolish priest,
even in his ignorance, his reckoning of fractions came out right.
The reckoning of fractions proved correct in his ignorance.
لاnot تصحis valid الصلاةprayer خلفbehind إمامٍan imam
لا تصح الصلاة خلف إمامٍ
ضلstrayed عنfrom طاعةobedience to الإمامthe imam الكبيرthe great
ضل عن طاعة الإمام الكبير
No prayer is valid behind your imam
Prayer is not valid behind an imam
who has strayed from obedience to the supreme Imam.
Who strayed from obedience to the great imam.
فاتقso fear اللَهGod وازجرand restrain النفسthe soul عماfrom what
فاتق اللَه وازجر النفس عما
قادهاled it للهلاكto destruction قودthe leading of البعيرthe camel
قادها للهلاك قود البعير
So fear God, and restrain the soul from whatever
So fear God and restrain your soul from what
has driven it to destruction as a camel is driven.
Led it to destruction as a camel is led.
وامحand erase سخطthe wrath of الإلهGod ياO صاحfriend بالتوthrough repen-
وامح سخط الإله يا صاح بالتو
بة-tance (completing repentance) ينقذكHe will save you منfrom عذابthe torment of السعيرthe blazing fire
بة ينقذك من عذاب السعير
And wipe away God's wrath, my friend, through repen—
And erase God's wrath, O friend, through repen-
tance; He will save you from the torment of the Blaze.
tance; He will save you from the torment of the blazing fire.
Sol 6.1