كنbe لمنtoward whoever يدعيclaims الصلاحrighteousness محبّاًloving
كن لمن يدعي الصلاح محبّاً
واحترمand honor منهin him خرقةa patched cloak الأكياسِthe wise
واحترم منه خرقة الأكياسِ
Be loving toward whoever claims righteousness.
Be a lover to the one who claims righteousness
And honor in him the patched cloak of the wise.
And respect the patchwork of his sackcloth
واتركand abandon الشكdoubt والترددand hesitation فيهabout him
واترك الشك والتردد فيه
وابنand build أمراًa matter علىupon أتمmost complete أساسfoundation
وابن أمراً على أتم أساس
And abandon doubt and hesitation about him,
And leave off suspicion and hesitation about him
And establish the matter on the soundest foundation.
And build a matter on the soundest foundation
وتمسكand hold fast بماto what ادعاهhe has claimed ودعand put aside عنfrom
وتمسك بما ادعاه ودع عن
كyou احتمالاًa supposition يلقيكcasts you فيinto الأرجاسdefilements
ك احتمالاً يلقيك في الأرجاس
And hold fast to what he claims, and cast away from
And hold fast to what he claims and leave off
Yourself any supposition that would cast you into filth.
Any notion that would cast you into fetters
وتيقنand be certain أنthat الصلاحrighteousness بحارseas
وتيقن أن الصلاح بحار
زاخراتoverflowing واللهand God ماwhatever شاءHe wills كاسيone who clothes
زاخرات والله ما شاء كاسي
And be certain that righteousness is oceans
And be certain that righteousness is a sea
Overflowing; and God clothes whatever He wills.
With abundant riches, whatever God wills He veils
وقلand say الصدقtruthfulness منهfrom him يرجعreturns والكذand falsehood (first part)
وقل الصدق منه يرجع والكذ
بcompletion of 'falsehood' إلىto نفسهhimself بغيرwithout التباسconfusion
ب إلى نفسه بغير التباس
And say: his truthfulness and falsehood return
And say the truth is from Him it returns while lies
To himself, without confusion,
Return to themselves without any confusion
لاnot إلىto منwhoever يحبloves وصفan attribute of صلاحrighteousness
لا إلى من يحب وصف صلاح
لاحappeared للعقلto reason منهfrom him أوor للحواسto the senses
لاح للعقل منه أو للحواس
Not to whoever loves an attribute of righteousness
Not to the one who loves the description of righteousness
That appears in him to reason or the senses.
There is no comprehension of him for the mind or senses
واخزand disgrace شيطانكyour Satan اللعينthe accursed عدوenemy of الGod (first part)
واخز شيطانك اللعين عدو ال
لَهcompletion of 'God' فيهconcerning him وفيكand concerning you بالوسواسthrough whisperings
لَه فيه وفيك بالوسواس
And put to shame your accursed Satan, God's enemy,
And suppress your accursed devil, enemy of God
Whose whisperings concern him and you.
In him and in you with evil suggestions
وتحققand be assured بأنهthat it is so لاdoes not يُضِيعُlet go to waste الGod (first part)
وتحقق بأنه لا يُضِيعُ ال
لَهcompletion of 'God' هذاthis علىfor امرئٍa man فيهin it راسيfirmly rooted
لَه هذا على امرئٍ فيه راسي
And be assured that God does not let this go to waste
And ascertain that God does not let go waste
For a man who is firmly rooted in it.
This one who is steadfast in Him
وتأملand reflect فيon كلبthe dog of أصحابthe Companions of كهفthe Cave
وتأمل في كلب أصحاب كهف
وهوwhile it is كلبa dog باقremaining منamong الأنجاسthe unclean
وهو كلب باق من الأنجاس
And ponder the dog of the Companions of the Cave,
And reflect upon the dog of the Companions of the Cave
Though it remains a dog, one of the unclean:
While he is a dog, from the impure
كيفhow بالإعتقادthrough belief نالattained المزاياdistinctions
كيف بالإعتقاد نال المزايا
دونto the exclusion of كلall الكلابthe dogs والإتياسand the he-goats
دون كل الكلاب والإتياس
How, through belief, it won distinctions
How through belief he attained favors
Beyond all other dogs and he-goats.
Unlike all dogs and wild beasts
تبعfollowed القومَthe people جاهلاًunaware بالذيof what همthey
تبع القومَ جاهلاً بالذي هم
فيهin it حباًout of love ولمand did not يخفfear منfrom باسharm
فيه حباً ولم يخف من باس
It followed the people, unaware of what they
He followed the people unknowingly in what they
Were engaged in, out of love, and feared no harm.
Loved, and did not fear calamity
فرأىso saw اللهGod منهfrom it ذلكthat خيراًgoodness
فرأى الله منه ذلك خيراً
فحباهso He favored it منfrom نورهمtheir light باقتباسwith a borrowed spark
فحباه من نورهم باقتباس
So God saw that as goodness on its part,
So God saw in him good
And granted it a spark from their light.
And granted him some of their light by assimilation
قرنjoined اللهGod ذكرهits mention معهمwith them فيin
قرن الله ذكره معهم في
محكمperfected الذكرthe Scripture لاnot بحكمby a judgment of قياسanalogy
محكم الذكر لا بحكم قياس
God joined its mention with theirs in
God coupled mention of him with them in
The perfected Scripture, not by a judgment of analogy.
The decisive Qur'an, not by analogy
وهوand it أيضاalso يومon the Day of القيامةResurrection فيin الجنParadise (first part)
وهو أيضا يوم القيامة في الجن
نةcompletion of 'Paradise' معهمwith them معطرperfumed الأنفاسbreaths
نة معهم معطر الأنفاس
And on the Day of Resurrection it, too, will be in Paradise,
He too on the Day of Resurrection is in Heaven
With them, its breaths perfumed.
With them, sweetening breath
فاخدمso serve الصالحينthe righteous واثبتand remain steadfast علىin ماwhat
فاخدم الصالحين واثبت على ما
أنتyou فيهin it منof حبهمlove for them باحتراسwith vigilance
أنت فيه من حبهم باحتراس
So serve the righteous, and hold fast to what
So serve the righteous and remain steadfast in
You have of love for them, with vigilance.
What you are in, loving them and taking heed
واغرسand plant الخيرgoodness فيamong المساكينthe needy تحصدyou will reap
واغرس الخير في المساكين تحصد
يومon the day of حشرgathering الورىcreation ثمارfruits of الغراسthe planting
يوم حشر الورى ثمار الغراس
And plant goodness among the needy; you will reap
And plant goodness in the poor, you will harvest
On the day creation is gathered, the fruits of your planting.
On the Day of Gathering, fruits of the saplings
واتركand leave المنكرينthe deniers تعساًwoe لهمto them منof
واترك المنكرين تعساً لهم من
عصبةa band للفسادfor corruption بينamong الناسpeople
عصبة للفساد بين الناس
And leave the deniers—woe to them!—members of
And leave the evildoers miserable for them, what
A band devoted to corruption among people.
A gang for corruption among people