إنif رُمتَyou seek نَهجَthe path of المُصطفيthe Chosen One خَالِياًfree
إن رُمتَ نَهجَ المُصطفي خَالِياً
مِنfrom غَرَضٍan aim عنaway from نَهجِهِhis path صَارِفِdiverting
مِن غَرَضٍ عن نَهجِهِ صَارِفِ
If you seek the Chosen One’s path, free
If you wish to follow the Prophet's path sincerely,
From any aim that diverts you from his path,
Free from any purpose turning you away from it,
مِنfrom مُشتَهىthe object of desire of الخَارِفِthe fruit-gatherer كُنbe غَارِفاًone who draws
مِن مُشتَهى الخَارِفِ كُن غَارِفاً
فيin ظِلِّthe shade of رَوضٍa garden يَانِعِflourishing وَارِفِluxuriant
في ظِلِّ رَوضٍ يَانِعِ وَارِفِ
Be one who draws from the fruit-gatherer’s delight,
Be oblivious to the fleeting fancies of the frivolous,
In the shade of a flourishing, luxuriant garden.
Under the shade of a blissful, flourishing garden.
فيin مُشتَهَىthe object of desire of الخَارِفِthe fruit-gatherer مَاwhat تَشتَهِىdesires
في مُشتَهَى الخَارِفِ مَا تَشتَهِى
نَفسُthe soul of اللَّبِيبِthe discerning person المُنصِفِthe fair-minded العَارِفِthe knowledgeable
نَفسُ اللَّبِيبِ المُنصِفِ العَارِفِ
In the fruit-gatherer’s delight lies what is desired
The discerning, fair-minded knower of truth
By the soul of one discerning, fair-minded, and knowledgeable.
Has no craving for the frivolous man's fleeting fancies.