منwhoever خدمserved المولىthe Lord بإخلاصهwith his sincerity
من خدم المولى بإخلاصه
عزَّّgained honor ولمand did not يحتجneed لذلّfor the abasement of العبيدservants
عزَّّ ولم يحتج لذلّ العبيد
Whoever serves the Lord with sincerity
gains honor and need not endure a servant’s abasement.
وخادمand a servant of المخلوقthe created being إماeither علىin a state of
وخادم المخلوق إما على
مهانةhumiliation أوفor (mis-spaced) يin (mis-spaced) عذابtorment شديدsevere
مهانة أوف ي عذاب شديد
And one who serves a created being is either in
humiliation or in severe torment.
يرجوhopes ويخشىand fears بَشَراًa human being مثلهlike himself
يرجو ويخشى بَشَراً مثله
ذاكthat ضلالٌmisguidance ماthere is no عليهbeyond it مزيدanything more
ذاك ضلالٌ ما عليه مزيد
He places his hopes in—and fears—a human like himself.
That is misguidance that cannot be surpassed.
ياO سارياًone traveling by night فيin ظلماتdarknesses الهوىdesire
يا سارياً في ظلمات الهوى
وخادمَand a servant of المخلوقِthe created being ماذاwhat تريدdo you seek
وخادمَ المخلوقِ ماذا تريد
O night-traveler in the darkness of desire,
and servant of a created being, what do you seek?
تطلبُyou seek يسراًease منfrom يديthe two hands of مُعسِرِone in want
تطلبُ يسراً من يدي مُعسِرِ
أفِقcome to your senses فهذاfor this مطلبٌa pursuit لاnot يفيدbenefits
أفِق فهذا مطلبٌ لا يفيد
You seek ease from the hands of one in want.
Come to your senses, for this pursuit brings no benefit.
قدindeed قرَّبhas brought near اللهُGod لكto you المجتنىthe fruit to be gathered
قد قرَّب اللهُ لك المجتنى
لكنyet تناديyou call out منfrom مكانa place بعيدdistant
لكن تنادي من مكان بعيد
Indeed, God has brought the fruit within your reach,
yet you call out from a distant place.