تأدبshow reverence إذاwhen ذكرis mentioned المصطفىthe Chosen One
تأدب إذا ذكر المصطفى
بصمتby the silence of اللسانthe tongue وغضِّand the lowering of البصرthe gaze
بصمت اللسان وغضِّ البصر
Show reverence when the Chosen One is mentioned,
by keeping your tongue silent and lowering your gaze.
فإنَّfor indeed التأدبreverence عندduring السماعlistening
فإنَّ التأدب عند السماع
يفهّمis made understood فيin النطقspeech أوor فيin النظرthe gaze
يفهّم في النطق أو في النظر
For reverence while listening
is made clear in speech or in the gaze.
وردَّدand repeat أحاديثهhis sayings إنهاindeed they are
وردَّد أحاديثه إنها
دليلevidence علىof صدقtruthfulness خيرthe best of البشرhumankind
دليل على صدق خير البشر
And repeat his sayings; indeed, they are
evidence of the truthfulness of the best of humankind.
وصلِّand invoke blessings عليهupon him هدىguidance ذكرهremembrance of him
وصلِّ عليه هدى ذكره
فذلكfor that أفضلthe best ماwhat يُدَّخرis stored up
فذلك أفضل ما يُدَّخر
And invoke blessings upon him; remembrance of him is guidance.
For that is the best of what is stored up.
ولاand do not تستربharbor doubt فيabout براهينهhis proofs
ولا تسترب في براهينه
فتسلكlest you follow مسلكthe path of قومpeople أخرother
فتسلك مسلك قوم أخر
And do not doubt his proofs,
lest you follow the path of other people.
فكمfor how many آيةa sign ظهرتappeared للنبيّfor the Prophet
فكم آية ظهرت للنبيّ
وكمand how many أثرa trace عندهin his presence قدhas ظهرappeared
وكم أثر عنده قد ظهر
For how many a sign has appeared for the Prophet,
and how many a trace has appeared in his presence!
ومنand whoever شكَّdoubts فيin نورthe light of برهانهhis proof
ومن شكَّ في نور برهانه
عليdespite أنَّthe fact that برهانهhis proof قدhas بهرdazzled
علي أنَّ برهانه قد بهر
And whoever doubts the light of his proof,
although his proof has dazzled,
فكبِّرthen say 'God is greatest' علىover عقلهhis mind أربعاًfour times
فكبِّر على عقله أربعاً
وقلand say فوقbeyond طوركyour capacity هذاthis الخبرthe report
وقل فوق طورك هذا الخبر
then say 'God is greatest' four times over his mind,
and say, 'This report is beyond your grasp.'