قلsay للمحدثto the hadith scholar الصوفيthe Sufi منfrom
قل للمحدث الصوفي من
مغرمone enamored بالكمالof perfection مشغوفpassionately devoted
مغرم بالكمال مشغوف
Say to the Sufi scholar of hadith, from one
Say to the Sufi preacher, who
enamored of perfection, passionately devoted:
Is enamored of perfection, passionate:
أنتyou الذيthe one who إنif وصفتُI describe شيمتهhis character
أنت الذي إن وصفتُ شيمته
فهمتI discern منهاfrom it أجلّthe noblest موصوفperson described
فهمت منها أجلّ موصوف
You are the one—if I describe your character,
You are the one whom if I describe his traits
I discern in it the noblest of those described.
I understand from them the greatest described one.
علمknowledge ودينand faith يعمّencompasses نورهماthe light of both
علم ودين يعمّ نورهما
كلَّevery بصيرsighted person وكلَّand every مكفوفblind person
كلَّ بصير وكلَّ مكفوف
Knowledge and faith—their light embraces
Knowledge and religion whose light covers
every sighted person and every blind person.
Every insightful and every blind person.
إنif كنتI am عنهfrom him بالشَّخصin person منصرفاparted
إن كنت عنه بالشَّخص منصرفا
فخاطريthen my mind عنهfrom him غيرnot مصروفturned away
فخاطري عنه غير مصروف
If I am parted from him in person,
If you are distracted from him by the person
my mind is not turned away from him.
Then my thoughts about him are not distracted.
وإنand if أشاعspread widely الصحابthe companions حبَّهمtheir love
وإن أشاع الصحاب حبَّهم
قصرتI confined حبيmy love علىto ابنson of معروفMa‘ruf
قصرت حبي على ابن معروف
And if the companions spread their love widely,
And if the companions spread their love
I have confined my love to Ibn Ma‘ruf.
My love is focused on the son of Ma'roof.