ياO عبدservant مالكwhat is the matter with you? تنسىyou forget ماwhat نعمتyou have been blessed بهwith it
يا عبد مالك تنسى ما نعمت به
ونفسand the very خلقكyour creation مماamong what أنعمbestowed as a blessing اللَهGod
ونفس خلقك مما أنعم اللَه
O servant, why do you forget what you have been blessed with?
And your very creation is among God's blessings.
تقابلyou meet اللَهGod خمساfive times فيin مصالحةreconciliation
تقابل اللَه خمسا في مصالحة
فيin كلevery يومday ولاand never تنفكyou cease تعصاهyou disobey Him
في كل يوم ولا تنفك تعصاه
You meet God five times in reconciliation,
each day, yet never cease to disobey Him.
ويلwoe to المصلىthe worshipper بلاwithout قلبa heart ينيبturns back repentantly فماfor ... not
ويل المصلى بلا قلب ينيب فما
تنهىrestrains الصلاةprayer المصلىthe worshipper عنfrom دنياهhis worldly concerns
تنهى الصلاة المصلى عن دنياه
Woe to the worshipper without a repentant heart, for
prayer does not turn the worshipper from his worldly concerns.
بينbetween الشهادةthe testimony of faith والتسليمand the closing salutation يشغلهdistracts him
بين الشهادة والتسليم يشغله
شيطانهhis devil عنfrom تناجيهhis intimate communion بدنياهwith his worldly concerns
شيطانه عن تناجيه بدنياه
Between the testimony of faith and the closing salutation, he is distracted
by his devil, through his worldly concerns, from his intimate communion with God.
وربand many a تاركone who neglects فرضan obligatory duty قدmay يؤنبهreproaches him
ورب تارك فرض قد يؤنبه
حيliving الضميرconscience فيهديهand so guides him لتقواهtoward his piety
حي الضمير فيهديه لتقواه
And many a person neglecting a duty may be reproached
by a living conscience that guides him to piety.
والدينand religion فيهin it زكاةpurification العقلof the intellect يحرسهguards it
والدين فيه زكاة العقل يحرسه
للَهfor God منone whom شاءهhas chosen him للخيرfor goodness مولاهhis Lord
للَه من شاءه للخير مولاه
And religion, wherein lies the intellect's purification, is guarded
for God by one whom his Lord has chosen for goodness.
ماwhat قيمةvalue العقلthe intellect فيin الدنياthis world يصاحبهaccompanies him
ما قيمة العقل في الدنيا يصاحبه
ماso long as لمnot يكنit is عاملاworking فيtoward حسنthe goodness of عقباهhis final outcome
ما لم يكن عاملا في حسن عقباه
What worth has reason as it accompanies him in this world,
unless it works toward a good final outcome for him?
دنياthe world الغرورof delusion متاعan enjoyment سوفshall نفقدهwe lose it
دنيا الغرور متاع سوف نفقده
فلاthen no متاعenjoyment ولاnor مالwealth ولاnor جاهrank
فلا متاع ولا مال ولا جاه
The world of delusion is an enjoyment we shall lose;
then no enjoyment, no wealth, and no rank remain.