طرفthe eye الذيthe one who طلبsought التحقيقrealization of truth سهرانُsleepless
طرف الذي طلب التحقيق سهرانُ
وعقلُهand his mind بشرابon the wine of اللهGod سكرانُdrunk
وعقلُه بشراب الله سكرانُ
The eye of one who sought realization of truth is sleepless;
The one who sought the investigation is sleepless
And his mind is drunk on God's wine;
And his mind drunk with the wine of God
وقلبهand his heart فيهin it أخلاقvirtues مطهرةpurified
وقلبه فيه أخلاق مطهرة
حيمدةpraiseworthy وهوand it بالتوفيقwith divine aid ملآنfull
حيمدة وهو بالتوفيق ملآن
And in his heart are purified virtues,
And his heart in it has purified morals
Praiseworthy, and it is filled with divine aid.
Praiseworthy and he is full of success
إنif رمتyou wish أخلاقهhis virtues الحسنىfinest تعددهاto enumerate them
إن رمت أخلاقه الحسنى تعددها
فلتصغthen let them listen منكof yours لماto what أبديهI disclose it آذانears
فلتصغ منك لما أبديه آذان
If you wish to enumerate his finest virtues,
If you count his good morals in multitude
Then let your ears listen to what I disclose.
Then listen from you to what I present, ears
هيthey are الوقارdignity كذاlikewise التقصيرcurtailment فيin أملhope
هي الوقار كذا التقصير في أمل
ونيةٌand intention رحمةٌmercy أيضاًalso وإيمانand faith
ونيةٌ رحمةٌ أيضاً وإيمان
They are dignity, and likewise keeping hopes short;
It is dignity as well as shortcoming in hope
And intention, mercy as well, and faith;
And an intention, mercy, and faith too
نصيحةٌgood counsel غيرةٌjealous zeal شكرٌgratitude مجاهدةٌspiritual striving
نصيحةٌ غيرةٌ شكرٌ مجاهدةٌ
تصوفٌSufism ثمthen إخلاصٌsincerity وإحسانand benevolence
تصوفٌ ثم إخلاصٌ وإحسان
Good counsel, jealous zeal, gratitude, spiritual striving;
Advice, jealousy, gratitude, struggle
Sufism, then sincerity and benevolence;
Sufism, then sincerity and benevolence
خوفfear منof اللهGod معwith حزنsorrow لهhe has أدبproper conduct
خوف من الله مع حزن له أدب
وذكرand remembrance of موتdeath وتفويضand entrusting affairs to God وإيقانand certainty
وذكر موت وتفويض وإيقان
Fear of God, with sorrow; he has proper conduct;
Fear of God with sorrow for Him is etiquette
And remembrance of death, entrusting affairs to God, and certainty;
And mentioning death, entrustment and certainty
وغبطةand emulation without envy فيin التقىpiety رشدٌright guidance مرابطةٌsteadfast vigilance
وغبطة في التقى رشدٌ مرابطةٌ
شجاعةcourage ثمthen تحقيقrealization of truth وإمعانand deep reflection
شجاعة ثم تحقيق وإمعان
And emulation in piety, right guidance, steadfast vigilance;
And happiness in piety, integrity, steadfastness
Courage, then realization of truth and deep reflection;
Courage, then investigation and intention
وكظمand restraint of غيظٍanger وعفوٌand forgiveness والخشوعand humble reverence كذاlikewise
وكظم غيظٍ وعفوٌ والخشوع كذا
رفقgentleness وصدقand truthfulness وماand what تبديهdisplay it فتيانyoung men
رفق وصدق وما تبديه فتيان
And restraining anger, forgiveness, and humble reverence likewise;
And suppressing anger, forgiveness, and humility too
Gentleness, truthfulness, and what young men display;
Gentleness, truthfulness, and what young men manifest
والحبand love فيfor the sake of اللهGod ثمthen البغضhatred فيهfor His sake بهwith Him
والحب في الله ثم البغض فيه به
أنسintimacy وشوقand longing إلىfor المولىthe Lord وأشجانand sorrows
أنس وشوق إلى المولى وأشجان
And love for God's sake, then hatred for His sake; with Him,
And love in God, then hatred in Him thereby
Intimacy, longing for the Lord, and sorrows;
Intimacy, longing for the Master, and passions
وحسنand good ظنٍّopinion وزهدٌand renunciation عفةٌchastity وحياًand modesty
وحسن ظنٍّ وزهدٌ عفةٌ وحياً
أمانةtrustworthiness ثمthen تسليمsurrender وإذعانand submission
أمانة ثم تسليم وإذعان
And good opinion, renunciation, chastity, and modesty;
And good assumption, asceticism, chastity, and shyness
Trustworthiness, then surrender and submission;
Trust, then submission and compliance
صلابةfirmness of الدينreligion ثمthen الإستقامةuprightness معwith
صلابة الدين ثم الإستقامة مع
قناعةcontentment وعلىand upon الرحمنthe Most Merciful تكلانreliance
قناعة وعلى الرحمن تكلان
Firmness in religion, then uprightness with
Strength of religion, then straightness with
Contentment, and reliance upon the Most Merciful;
Contentment and reliance upon the Merciful
ورقةand tenderness والتأنيand deliberation والتملقand flattery فيin
ورقة والتأني والتملق في
تحصيلacquiring علمknowledge لدىin the presence of شيخa shaykh لهwho has شانstanding
تحصيل علم لدى شيخ له شان
And tenderness, deliberation, and flattery in
And softness, deliberation, and flattery in
Gaining knowledge from a shaykh of standing;
Seeking knowledge from a sheikh of stature
سلامةpurity الصدرthe breast منfrom حقدٍrancor مراقبةٌwatchfulness
سلامة الصدر من حقدٍ مراقبةٌ
فراسةٌdiscernment ذكرُremembrance أنَّthat اللهGod منانthe Bountiful Giver
فراسةٌ ذكرُ أنَّ الله منان
A breast free from rancor, watchfulness;
Purity of chest from resentment, observation
Discernment, remembrance that God is the Bountiful Giver;
Insight, remembrance that God is bountiful
والمدحand praise والذمand blame فيهfor him الإستواءequal regard كذاlikewise
والمدح والذم فيه الإستواء كذا
تفكرٌreflection حكمةٌwisdom تنموgrows وتزدانand gains beauty
تفكرٌ حكمةٌ تنمو وتزدان
And praise and blame are alike to him; likewise,
And praise and blame in it are equal too
Reflection, wisdom that grows and gains in beauty;
Contemplation, wisdom growing and adorning
مروءةnobility of character واعتقادand belief لاno ابتداعinnovation بهin it
مروءة واعتقاد لا ابتداع به
حبُّlove of الخمولِobscurity فلاso no يدريهknows him إنسانa person
حبُّ الخمولِ فلا يدريه إنسان
Nobility of character, and belief without innovation;
Chivalry and belief without innovation therein
Love of obscurity, so that no person knows him;
Love of leisure, so no human knows it
صبرpatience وسعيand effort وحلمand forbearance توبةrepentance ورجاand hope
صبر وسعي وحلم توبة ورجا
محبةlove of اللهGod حتىeven عنهwith Him رضوانcontentment
محبة الله حتى عنه رضوان
Patience, effort, forbearance, repentance, and hope;
Patience, striving, forbearance, repentance, and hope
Love of God, even contentment with Him;
Love of God until satisfaction from Him
وفاءkeeping عهدa covenant وإنجازand fulfillment لموعدةof a promise
وفاء عهد وإنجاز لموعدة
عقابpunishment of نفسthe self عتابreproach فيهin it تبيانclarification
عقاب نفس عتاب فيه تبيان
Keeping a covenant, and fulfilling a promise;
Loyalty, fulfilling a promise
Punishing the self, reproach that brings clarity;
Punishing the self, reproach in it is elucidation
تواضعhumility ثمthen إيثارpreferring others مشارطةsetting oneself terms
تواضع ثم إيثار مشارطة
حسابreckoning with نفسthe self لهfor it فيin العدلjustice ميزانa balance
حساب نفس له في العدل ميزان
Humility, then preferring others, setting terms for oneself;
Humility, then preferring others, partnership
Reckoning with the self, with a balance of justice;
Self-reckoning, for it justice has a scale
كذاlikewise عبوديةservanthood حريةfreedom وكذاand likewise
كذا عبودية حرية وكذا
إرادةresolve والسخاand generosity ماno فيهin it نقصانdeficiency
إرادة والسخا ما فيه نقصان
Likewise, servanthood, freedom, and likewise,
And servitude, freedom, and also
Resolve, and generosity in which there is no lack;
Will, and generosity - no deficiency therein
وقصدand seeking طولlength of حياةlife للتقىfor piety وإلىand toward
وقصد طول حياة للتقى وإلى
خيرgood مبادرةhastening إذwhen فيهin it إمكانpossibility
خير مبادرة إذ فيه إمكان
And seeking a long life for piety, and toward
And intending a long life of piety, and to
Good, hastening whenever it is possible;
Initiative for good when possible therein
فخذso take حميدةpraiseworthy أخلاقvirtues ثمانيةeight
فخذ حميدة أخلاق ثمانية
أتتthey amount to وسبعينand seventy عقدa necklace فيهin it مرجانcoral
أتت وسبعين عقد فيه مرجان
So take these praiseworthy virtues—eight
So take praiseworthy morals, then eighty
And seventy they number—a necklace set with coral.
Chains came in it of pearls