الحَمدُpraise لِلّهto God فيin صُبحmorning وَإِمساءand evening
الحَمدُ لِلّه في صُبح وَإِمساء
عَلىfor تَرادفsuccession إِنعامfavors وَآلاءand blessings
عَلى تَرادف إِنعام وَآلاء
Praise be to God in morning and evening,
Praise be to Allah in the morn and eve
For favors and blessings bestowed in succession.
For the succession of blessings and grace
الحَمدُpraise لِلّهto God حَمداًa praise استضيءI find light بِهِthrough it
الحَمدُ لِلّه حَمداً استضيء بِهِ
فيin ظُلمةdarkness الجَهلignorance مِنfrom شَكdoubt وَإِغواءand misguidance
في ظُلمة الجَهل مِن شَك وَإِغواء
Praise be to God—a praise by which I find light
Praise be to Allah, a praise that illuminates
In ignorance's darkness of doubt and misguidance.
The darkness of ignorance, doubt, and temptation
الحَمدُpraise لِلّهto God حَمداًa praise أستعيذُI seek refuge بِهِthrough it
الحَمدُ لِلّه حَمداً أستعيذُ بِهِ
يَومon the day of القِيامةresurrection مِنfrom نارfire وَرَمضاءand scorching ground
يَوم القِيامة مِن نار وَرَمضاء
Praise be to God—a praise through which I seek refuge
Praise be to Allah, a praise I seek refuge in
On Resurrection Day from fire and scorching ground.
On the Day of Resurrection, from the Fire’s blaze
ثُمthen الصَلاةblessings عَلىupon النورthe light الَّذيwhose انقدحتwere kindled
ثُم الصَلاة عَلى النور الَّذي انقدحت
بُروقهhis lightning flashes بَينَamid أَنوارlights وَأَضواءand radiance
بُروقه بَينَ أَنوار وَأَضواء
Then blessings upon the light whose
Then prayer upon the Light that sparked forth
Lightning flashes were kindled amid lights and radiance.
Among lights and illumination
الطاهرpure الأَصلlineage مِنfrom أُمa mother وَخَيرand the best أَبfather
الطاهر الأَصل مِن أُم وَخَير أَب
حَتّىall the way لآدمto Adam إِذwhen يعزىhis descent is traced وَحَواءand Eve
حَتّى لآدم إِذ يعزى وَحَواء
Pure in lineage, through his mother and the best of fathers,
Of pure origin, from the best mother and father
All the way to Adam and Eve, when his descent is traced.
Even to Adam when he was downcast and Eve
وَمَعدنand the mine of السرmystery وَالوَحيand revelation الَّذيwho اِنفَرَجَتwas relieved
وَمَعدن السر وَالوَحي الَّذي اِنفَرَجَت
بِبعثهthrough his sending كُلevery ضَراءaffliction بِسَراءwith joy
بِبعثه كُل ضَراء بِسَراء
And the mine of mystery and revelation, through whom
And the source of mystery and revelation that opened up
At his sending, every hardship was eased with joy.
With his mission, every harm with good
خَيرthe best النَبيينof the prophets أَزكاهُمthe most virtuous of them وَأَطهَرهُمand the purest of them
خَير النَبيين أَزكاهُم وَأَطهَرهُم
قَلباًin heart وَأَصبَرَهُمand the most patient of them فيin كُلevery بَأساءhardship
قَلباً وَأَصبَرَهُم في كُل بَأساء
The best of prophets, the most virtuous and purest
The best of prophets, the purest and most patient of heart
In heart, and the most patient in every hardship.
In every tribulation and trial
أَضحتbecame شَريعتهُhis sacred law البَيضاءwhite مغدقةbountiful
أَضحت شَريعتهُ البَيضاء مغدقة
كَالغَيثlike rain مدsent forth سيولاًtorrents فَوقَover بَطحاءa gravelly plain
كَالغَيث مد سيولاً فَوقَ بَطحاء
His radiant white law became bountiful,
His white radiant law overflowed
Like rain that spread torrents over a gravelly plain.
Like rain, pouring streams over the plain
قامَتstood بِهاby it بَعدهafter him أَصحابهhis companions فَغَدتso it became
قامَت بِها بَعده أَصحابه فَغَدت
لَدَيهمamong them إِرثan inheritance آباءfathers لأَبناءfor sons
لَدَيهم إِرث آباء لأَبناء
His companions upheld it after him, and it became
After him, his companions upheld it
Among them an inheritance from fathers to sons.
And it became for them an inherited duty
فَشَيدوهاso they built it up بِأَسيافwith swords مصممةkeen-edged
فَشَيدوها بِأَسياف مصممة
بِاللَهwith God's aid ماranging بَينbetween مقدامa bold attacker وَعَداءand a swift charger
بِاللَه ما بَين مقدام وَعَداء
So they built it up with keen-edged swords,
They built it with resolute swords
With God's aid, amid bold attackers and swift chargers.
By God, between determination and steadfastness
رُهبانmonks لَيلby night فإنthen if ثارflared الوَغىbattle طَلعتarose
رُهبان لَيل فإن ثار الوَغى طَلعت
مِنهُمfrom them طَلايعvanguards أَنوارlights وَأَنواءand rainstorms
مِنهُم طَلايع أَنوار وَأَنواء
Monks by night; but when battle flared, there rose
Ascetics by night, when war stirred
From them vanguards of lights and rainstorms.
Vanguards of light and brilliance set forth from them
لِلّهto God تلكَthose الوُجوهfaces البيضwhite ماwhat فعلتline_24
لِلّه تلكَ الوُجوه البيض ما فعلت
سُيوفهمtheir swords حينَwhen صلتwere unsheathed بَينَamong أَعداءenemies
سُيوفهم حينَ صلت بَينَ أَعداء
To God belong those white faces—what deeds
By God, those white faces – what their swords wrought
Their swords wrought when unsheathed among enemies!
When they clashed with the enemies
فَسلso ask مسيلمةMusaylima الكَذابthe Liar ماwhat وجدتencountered
فَسل مسيلمة الكَذاب ما وجدت
خُيولهhis cavalry مِنof كِرامnoble الفعلdeed أَكفاءworthy opponents
خُيوله مِن كِرام الفعل أَكفاء
Then ask Musaylima the Liar what
Ask Musaylimah the liar, what he found
His cavalry encountered: worthy opponents, noble in deed.
Their steeds to be: equals in valorous deed
وَكَيفand how جالَتswept عَلىacross اليَرموكthe Yarmuk وَانتَشَرتand spread
وَكَيف جالَت عَلى اليَرموك وَانتَشَرت
فيin أَرضthe land of كِسرىKisra وَحَلتand settled in قَصرthe palace of تَيماءTayma
في أَرض كِسرى وَحَلت قَصر تَيماء
And how they swept across the Yarmuk and spread
And how they charged at Yarmouk and spread
Through Kisra's land, and settled in Tayma's palace.
Through the land of Persia and halted at Taima’s palace
ماnever فارقَforsook الصدقtruth صَديقa friend لَهُof his وَغَداand became
ما فارقَ الصدق صَديق لَهُ وَغَدا
كَاللَيثlike a lion ماranging بَينَbetween إقدامbold advance وَإمضاءand carrying through
كَاللَيث ما بَينَ إقدام وَإمضاء
A friend of his never forsook truth, and became
Loyalty never parted from its companion
Like a lion, bold in advancing and carrying through.
Who became like a lion between resolve and execution
وَماand no تَفَرقdispersed عَنfrom فاروقهمtheir Faruq مَلأassembly
وَما تَفَرق عَن فاروقهم مَلأ
إِلاexcept عَلىwith حسنsoundness تَدبيرplanning وَآراءand opinions
إِلا عَلى حسن تَدبير وَآراء
And no assembly dispersed from their Faruq
And no group ever parted from their pioneering Farooq
Except with sound planning and counsel.
Except by good management and counsel
وَقَدand indeed أَنارillumined بِذيthrough the possessor of النورينthe two lights حالكهمtheir darkness
وَقَد أَنار بِذي النورين حالكهم
وَالمُرتَضىand al-Murtada لَمdid not يَدعleave فيin الدينthe faith مِنany داءailment
وَالمُرتَضى لَم يَدع في الدين مِن داء
And through Dhu al-Nurayn their darkness was illumined,
He who has two lights enlightened their state
And al-Murtada left no ailment in the faith.
And the Chosen One left no sickness in religion
وَكُلُهمand all of them أنجمstars تهدىis guided الأَنامhumankind بِهمby them
وَكُلُهم أنجم تهدى الأَنام بِهم
إِلىto مَسالكpaths إرشادguidance وَإرضاءand pleasing God
إِلى مَسالك إرشاد وَإرضاء
And all of them are stars by whom humankind is guided
All of them stars by which people are guided
To paths of guidance and pleasing God.
To paths of guidance and contentment
وَجاءَand came مِنfrom بَعدهمafter them قَومpeople فَطابَso became pleasant بِهمthrough them
وَجاءَ مِن بَعدهم قَوم فَطابَ بِهم
وَردrose الشَريعةthe sacred law لِلقاصيfor the far-off وَلِلنائيand for the distant
وَرد الشَريعة لِلقاصي وَلِلنائي
And after them came people, through whom grew fragrant
And after them came a people by whom
The rose of the sacred law, for the far-off and distant.
The Law returned to the near and the distant
ماdid not خالَفوهمthey opposed them وَلَكنand yet أَوضَحواthey clarified نكتاًsubtle points
ما خالَفوهم وَلَكن أَوضَحوا نكتاً
وَنورواand they illumined بِهداهمwith their guidance كُلevery ظَلماءdarkness
وَنوروا بِهداهم كُل ظَلماء
They did not oppose them, but clarified subtle points,
They did not oppose them, but clarified subtleties
And with their guidance illumined every darkness.
And by their guidance illuminated every darkness
كَالسَيدlike the master السندthe mainstay النُعمانal-Nu'man منwhose نشرتspread
كَالسَيد السند النُعمان من نشرت
أَقوالهhis teachings بَينَbetween تَدريسteaching وَإفتاءand issuing legal rulings
أَقواله بَينَ تَدريس وَإفتاء
Like the master and mainstay, al-Nu'man, whose
Like the noble al-Sanusi who propagated
Teachings spread through instruction and legal rulings.
His words amid instruction and jurisprudence
وَمالكand Malik وَطأmade accessible الدينthe faith القَويمupright بِماthrough what
وَمالك وَطأ الدين القَويم بِما
أَبدىset forth موطأهhis Muwatta فيin كُلevery أَنحاءregion
أَبدى موطأه في كُل أَنحاء
And Malik made the upright faith accessible through what
And Malik who walked the straight path
His Muwatta set forth in every region.
Through what his Muwatta displayed in every land
وَالشافعيand al-Shafi'i ابنson عمa paternal uncle المُصطَفىthe Chosen One فَلَهُso he has
وَالشافعي ابن عم المُصطَفى فَلَهُ
مَعالمlandmarks فيin الهُدىguidance للمبصرfor the clear-sighted الرائيobserver
مَعالم في الهُدى للمبصر الرائي
And al-Shafi'i, cousin of al-Mustafa—to him belong
And al-Shafi’i, the Prophet’s cousin, for him
Landmarks of guidance for the clear-sighted observer.
There are signposts in guidance for the keen observer
وَأَحمَدand Ahmad حافظguardian الشَرعthe sacred law الصَبورpatient عَلىthrough
وَأَحمَد حافظ الشَرع الصَبور عَلى
بَلائهhis affliction ياO لَهاfor it! مِنof حُسنbeauty بَلواءan ordeal
بَلائه يا لَها مِن حُسن بَلواء
And Ahmad, guardian of the sacred law, patient through
And Ahmad, guardian of the Law, patient
His affliction—oh, what a beautiful ordeal!
In his tribulation - oh what a fine trial!
بِجاههمby their standing وَبجاهand by the standing of السالِكينthe wayfarers عَلىupon
بِجاههم وَبجاه السالِكين عَلى
منهاجهمtheir path اشفheal ياO رَبLord العُلىthe heights دائيmy ailment
منهاجهم اشف يا رَب العُلى دائي
By their standing, and that of those who walk upon
By their status, and the status of those who tread
Their path, heal my ailment, O Lord of the heights.
Their methodology, heal, O Lord of Majesty, my affliction
أَهلpeople الطَرائقthe paths منwho لِلّهto God قَدalready وَصَلواhave reached
أَهل الطَرائق من لِلّه قَد وَصَلوا
عَلىupon مَعارجstairways of ascent أَفضالfavors وَنعماءand blessings
عَلى مَعارج أَفضال وَنعماء
The people of the paths, who have reached God
The people of spiritual paths who through God connected
Along stairways of grace and blessing.
Upon degrees of virtue and blessing
كَالعادليlike al-Adili الَّذيwhose جلتwere exalted فَضائلهhis virtues
كَالعادلي الَّذي جلت فَضائله
عَنbeyond أَنto تعدbe numbered بِتَمييزby distinguishing وَإحصاءand counting
عَن أَن تعد بِتَمييز وَإحصاء
Like al-Adili, whose virtues are too great
Like al-Adl whose merits transcended
To be numbered by distinguishing and counting.
Enumeration and counting
كَهفa sheltering cave المريدينthe seekers بَدرfull moon الدينthe faith سَيدناour master
كَهف المريدين بَدر الدين سَيدنا
مُحَمدMuhammad منwho تَحلىadorned himself with خَيرthe best أَسماءnames
مُحَمد من تَحلى خَير أَسماء
The seekers' cave of refuge, Badr al-Din, our master,
The cave of disciples, Badr al-Din our master
Muhammad, who is adorned with the finest of names.
Muhammad, embodiment of the best names
تُروىis transmitted طَريقتهhis path الغَراءresplendent مسندةwith a chain of transmission
تُروى طَريقته الغَراء مسندة
إِلىto مَراتبranks تَقديسsanctity وَأَنباءand tidings
إِلى مَراتب تَقديس وَأَنباء
His resplendent path is transmitted, traced by a chain
His noble path, supported
To ranks of sanctity and tidings,
By stations of sanctification and tidings
عَنfrom شَيخناour shaykh الفَردpeerless عَبدservant اللَهGod مَنwho ختمتwere sealed
عَن شَيخنا الفَرد عَبد اللَه مَن ختمت
بِهِthrough him المَعاليlofty attainments فَأَضحىso he became نُقطةthe dot of الخاءthe letter kha
بِهِ المَعالي فَأَضحى نُقطة الخاء
From our peerless shaykh, Abd Allah, with whom
From our unique master Abdullah, through whom
Lofty attainments were sealed, so he became the dot of the letter kha.
The heights were concluded, so he became the final dot
العارفthe gnostic العَيدَروسيal-Aydarusi الَّذيwhose انتَشَرتspread
العارف العَيدَروسي الَّذي انتَشَرت
أَعلامهhis banners للمريدينfor the seekers الأخلاءintimate friends
أَعلامه للمريدين الأخلاء
The gnostic al-Aydarusi, whose
Al-Aydarusi the Gnostic, whose banners
Banners spread for the seekers, his intimate friends.
Spread for sincere disciples
عَنfrom شَيخهhis shaykh جمعةJum'a المولىthe master الَّذيwho جمعَتwere gathered
عَن شَيخه جمعة المولى الَّذي جمعَت
لَهُfor him الفَضائلvirtues فيin جهرopen display وَإخفاءand concealment
لَهُ الفَضائل في جهر وَإخفاء
From his shaykh, Jum'a, the master, for whom
From his master Jum’ah the Protector who gathered
Virtues were gathered, openly and in secret.
Merits publicly and in secret
وَكانَand he was عَنfrom سَيديmy master يَعقوبYa'qub آخذهاreceiving it
وَكانَ عَن سَيدي يَعقوب آخذها
عَنfrom جُمعةJum'a الأَكبرthe Elder
عَن جُمعة الأَكبر
And he received it from my master Ya'qub,
And he was from my master Yaqub, taking from him,
From Jum'a the Elder,
From Jum’ah the Elder
عَنfrom سَيديmy master الشَيخthe shaykh بَدرfull moon الدينthe faith أَوحدهمthe peerless among them
عَن سَيدي الشَيخ بَدر الدين أَوحدهم
مُحمدMuhammad العادليal-Adili العارفthe gnostic النائيfar removed
مُحمد العادلي العارف النائي
From my master, Shaykh Badr al-Din, the peerless among them,
From my master Badr al-Din, unique among them
Muhammad al-Adili, the far-removed gnostic.
Muhammad al-Adl, the Knowing, the Far
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