قالواthey said سفيهa fool لصرفيfor my averting عنهمfrom them بصريmy gaze
قالوا سفيه لصرفي عنهم بصري
ورغبتيand my turning away عنfrom ذويthose given to العصيانdisobedience فيamong البشرhumankind
ورغبتي عن ذوي العصيان في البشر
They said, 'A fool!' for turning my gaze away from them,
They called me foolish for turning my sight away from them,
and for shunning the disobedient among humankind.
And my desire away from the disobedient among mankind.
قالواthey said سفيهa fool لتفويضيfor my entrusting إلىto ملكa King
قالوا سفيه لتفويضي إلى ملك
أمريmy affairs عنaway from الكونcreation فيin صفووserenity and فيin كدرdistress
أمري عن الكون في صفوو في كدر
They said, 'A fool!' for entrusting to a King
They called me foolish for entrusting my affairs,
my affairs, turning from creation, in serenity and in distress.
To the King of the universe, most pure and most turbid.
قالواthey said سفيهa fool لحبيfor my love of خالقيmy Creator ملكيmy King
قالوا سفيه لحبي خالقي ملكي
ولمand not أكنI was للبراياto created beings أشتكيcomplaining of ضرريmy suffering
ولم أكن للبرايا أشتكي ضرري
They said, 'A fool!' for loving my Creator, my King,
They called me foolish for my love of my Creator, my King,
and I did not complain to created beings of my suffering.
And I never complained of harm from mortals.
قالواthey said سفيهa fool لكونيbecause I لمdid not أخفfear أحداanyone
قالوا سفيه لكوني لم أخف أحدا
وand ماnot رجوتI hoped in سوىexcept الرحمنthe All-Merciful ذيpossessed of القدرexalted rank
و ما رجوت سوى الرحمن ذي القدر
They said, 'A fool!' because I feared no one,
They called me foolish for not fearing anyone,
and hoped in none but the All-Merciful, of exalted rank.
And hoping only in the Merciful, the Almighty.
قالواthey said سفيهa fool لقفويfor my following نهجthe path of ملجإناour refuge
قالوا سفيه لقفوي نهج ملجإنا
للشيخof the sheikh سيديSidi (my master) فحلa champion of الخيرgoodness فيby الخبرrepute
للشيخ سيدي فحل الخير في الخبر
They said, 'A fool!' for following the path of our refuge,
They called me foolish for following the path of our refuge,
Sheikh Sidi, a champion of goodness by repute.
To the Shaykh, my master, the essence of good in experience.
فقلتso I said خلواسبيليlet me go my way واتركواand leave off عذليreproaching me
فقلت خلواسبيلي واتركوا عذلي
ماليI have no سوىbut طاعةobedience to الرحمنthe All-Merciful منany وطرdesire
مالي سوى طاعة الرحمن من وطر
So I said: Let me go my way, and cease reproaching me.
So I said, leave me be and ignore my folly,
I have no desire but obedience to the All-Merciful.
I have nothing but obedience to the Merciful to offer.
ماليI have no سوىbut اللهGod إذwhen مااللحدغيبنيthe grave conceals me
مالي سوى الله إذ مااللحدغيبني
وجاءنيand came to me الملكانthe two angels الدهرمنever, any وزرrefuge
وجاءني الملكان الدهرمن وزر
I have none but God—when the grave conceals me
I have nothing but Allah, for who else veils me,
and the two angels come to me—as a refuge for all time.
And the two angels of death burden me.
ماليI have no غداtomorrow حينwhen عزرائيلAzrael يقبضنيtakes me
مالي غدا حين عزرائيل يقبضني
روحيmy soul نصيرسوىa helper except مولايmy Master فيat العصرthat hour
روحي نصيرسوى مولاي في العصر
I have, tomorrow when Azrael takes
I have nothing tomorrow when Azrael takes my soul,
my soul, no helper but my Master at that hour.
No helper but my Master in the graves.
ماليI have no غدايومtomorrow, on the day of حشرالخلقthe gathering of creation كلهمall of them
مالي غدايوم حشرالخلق كلهم
ربa Lord لطيفgentle سوىexcept مولايmy Master ذيpossessed of البشرcheerfulness
رب لطيف سوى مولاي ذي البشر
I have, tomorrow on the day all creatures are gathered,
I have nothing tomorrow on the day all are resurrected,
no gentle Lord but my Master, full of gracious cheer.
Except my Gentle Lord, Commander of mankind.
ماليI have no إذاالضرأضنانيwhen affliction wastes me away وand أزمننيmakes me chronically ill
مالي إذاالضرأضناني و أزمنني
غوثa rescuer رحيمmerciful سوىexcept مولايmy Master يازمريِO my companions
غوث رحيم سوى مولاي يازمريِ
I have, when affliction wastes me away and makes me infirm,
I have nothing when harm saddens and times burden me,
no merciful rescuer but my Master, O my companions.
Except my Merciful Lord, strike for me.
إنif سفهونيthey call me foolish عنfor وردa litany أخذتI took up بهit
إن سفهوني عن ورد أخذت به
للشيخof the sheikh سيديSidi (my master) شيخsheikh of البدوnomads وand الحضرtownspeople
للشيخ سيدي شيخ البدو و الحضر
If they call me foolish for a litany I have taken up,
If they call me foolish for the lesson I have taken,
of Sheikh Sidi, sheikh of nomads and townspeople,
From the Shaykh my master, the shaykh of nomad and town.
فلاthen not أكونI shall be رشيداwise مثلlike رشدهمtheir wisdom
فلا أكون رشيدا مثل رشدهم
فسوفso ... will يمتازstand out يوماأعظمone day, the greatest of السيرways of life
فسوف يمتاز يوماأعظم السير
then I shall not be wise in the manner of their wisdom.
Then I will never be as rightly guided as their guidance,
For one day the noblest way of life will stand out.
For one day the greatest path will become distinct.
الحمدpraise للهto God إذsince كانتwas سفاهتناour foolishness
الحمد لله إذ كانت سفاهتنا
إدامةconstant practice الوردthe litany والأذكارand the invocations وand الفكرcontemplation
إدامة الورد والأذكار و الفكر
Praise be to God, since our foolishness has been
Praise be to Allah that our foolishness
the constant practice of the litany, invocations, and contemplation.
Was continuity of lesson, remembrance, and reflection.