ألاtake heed إحذرbeware ملاقاةَencountering الرزاياmisfortunes
ألا إحذر ملاقاةَ الرزايا
فإنfor indeed ورودَهاtheir coming إحدىone of البلاياthe afflictions
فإن ورودَها إحدى البلايا
Beware, indeed, of meeting misfortunes,
Beware encountering misfortunes,
For their coming is one of the afflictions.
For their occurrence is one of the afflictions.
لقدindeed أبديتَyou have shown جهلاًignorance فوقabove جهلٍignorance
لقد أبديتَ جهلاً فوق جهلٍ
وعمرُكand your life تمended إتمامَcompletion of الخطاياsins
وعمرُك تم إتمامَ الخطايا
You have indeed shown ignorance upon ignorance,
You have shown ignorance beyond ignorance,
And your life has run its course in completing sins.
And your life is complete with sins.
قضاءthe decree of اللَهGod ينقضُoverturns ماwhat قضتهhas decreed it
قضاء اللَه ينقضُ ما قضته
طبيعتُناour nature علىconcerning تلكthose القضاياmatters
طبيعتُنا على تلك القضايا
God's decree overturns what has been decreed
God's decree nullifies what our nature decreed
By our nature concerning those matters.
Regarding these issues.
فإنfor if تحذرyou take heed تجدyou will find يوماًa day سعيداًhappy
فإن تحذر تجد يوماً سعيداً
يريكshows you العمرَlife آخرَهits end المناياdeath
يريك العمرَ آخرَه المنايا
For if you take heed, you will find a happy day,
If you are cautious, you will find a happy day
On which death shows you the end of life.
That shows you the end of life is death.
فيومكso your day عادhas become آخرَthe last كلevery يومٍday
فيومك عاد آخرَ كل يومٍ
فخَفso fear نفساًa soul ذخائرهاits treasures الأساياsorrows
فخَف نفساً ذخائرها الأسايا
Thus each day of yours has become your last;
So your day has become the last of every day,
So fear a soul whose treasures are sorrows.
So beware, O soul, of its sorrows.
وثقِّفand set right ماwhat نويتَyou intended بهby it بِسرٍّin secret
وثقِّف ما نويتَ به بِسرٍّ
لأنbecause اللَهGod كشافrevealer of النواياintentions
لأن اللَه كشاف النوايا
And set right what you have intended by it in secret,
And keep secret what you intend,
For God lays bare intentions.
For God discloses intentions.
ولاand do not تجنحincline إلىtoward أعمالthe deeds of قومٍa people
ولا تجنح إلى أعمال قومٍ
نسواthey forgot ماwhat قدalready أسرَّتهhad concealed it الطواياinnermost hearts
نسوا ما قد أسرَّته الطوايا
And do not incline toward the deeds of people
And do not incline towards the deeds of people
Who forgot what their innermost hearts had concealed.
Who forgot what fantasies have concealed.
إذاif أطراكextols you إنسانٌa person بمدحٍwith praise
إذا أطراك إنسانٌ بمدحٍ
فقلthen say كمhow many منof خباياhidden things فيin الزواياcorners
فقل كم من خبايا في الزوايا
If someone extols you with praise,
If a man flatters you with praise,
Then say: How many secrets lie in corners!
Say, "How many secrets lie in corners!"
وإنand if ترغبyou desire وصاياthe commandments of اللهGod تَمدَحْyou will praise
وإن ترغب وصايا الله تَمدَحْ
وصيَّتَهHis commandment علىabove كلall الوصاياcommandments
وصيَّتَه على كل الوصايا
And if you desire God's commandments, you will praise
And if you desire God's commandments, you will be praised,
His commandment above all commandments.
His command surpasses all commandments.
ولاand do not تفرحrejoice بخيرٍin good قدalready جنتهhave reaped it
ولا تفرح بخيرٍ قد جنته
عليكagainst you بخبثهاthrough their malice أيديthe hands of الجناياwrongdoing
عليك بخبثها أيدي الجنايا
And do not rejoice in any good already reaped
And do not rejoice in the good you have earned
Against you, in their malice, by the hands of wrongdoing.
With their evil hands, the perpetrators of sins.
فإنfor if تشكyou complain of الخطاsin يُسعدْكwill aid you وقتٌa time
فإن تشك الخطا يُسعدْك وقتٌ
رهيبٌdreadful لاnot تفيدavail بهin it الشكاياcomplaints
رهيبٌ لا تفيد به الشكايا
For if you lament sin, a time will aid you—
For if you suspect error, time will make you happy,
A dreadful one, in which complaints are of no avail.
A terrible time in which complaints are useless.
وإنand if تُعطyou give العليْthe Most High نفساًa soul وجسماًand a body
وإن تُعط العليْ نفساً وجسماً
تنلyou will obtain منfrom جودهHis bounty أسنىthe most splendid العطاياgifts
تنل من جوده أسنى العطايا
And if you give the Most High your soul and body,
And if you give yourself, body and soul, to the Most High
You will gain the most splendid gifts from His bounty.
You will receive from His generosity the finest gifts.
وإنand if تُصلَبyou are crucified بهwith Him طوعاًwillingly وحبّاًand lovingly
وإن تُصلَب به طوعاً وحبّاً
بِمُورثهthrough His bequest ترثْyou will inherit إرثthe legacy of البقاياwhat remains
بِمُورثه ترثْ إرث البقايا
And if you are crucified with Him willingly and in love,
And if you are crucified for His sake willingly and lovingly
Through His bequest, you will inherit the legacy of what remains.
You will inherit with Him the lasting inheritance.
فعشso live للَهfor God تحيَyou will live بهthrough Him سعيداًhappily
فعش للَه تحيَ به سعيداً
وإلّاand if not أنشبتwill sink its claws فيكinto you المناياdeath
وإلّا أنشبت فيك المنايا
So live for God, and through Him live happily,
So live for God, you will live happily through Him,
Or else death will sink its claws into you.
Otherwise death will seize you.
وإركبand ride منfrom among مطاياهHis mounts جَنيباًa led mount
وإركب من مطاياه جَنيباً
يفوتoutstrips بوَخدهwith its swift stride وَخْدَthe stride of المطاياmounts
يفوت بوَخده وَخْدَ المطايا
And ride a led mount from among His mounts,
And ride on His noble steed
Whose swift stride outstrips the stride of other mounts.
That surpasses other steeds.
هوit الصبرpatience الذيwhich منwhoever سارjourneys فيهin it
هو الصبر الذي من سار فيه
تسيرcarry onward بهwith him الفضائلvirtues والمزاياand excellences
تسير به الفضائل والمزايا
It is patience; whoever journeys in it,
It is patience, which if one travels through
Virtues and excellences carry him onward.
The virtues and excellences travel through it.
كسلطانٍlike a sovereign سماrose high فيupon دَسْتِthe throne of ملكٍkingship
كسلطانٍ سما في دَسْتِ ملكٍ
عليهabove him منfrom فضائلهhis virtues حناياarches
عليه من فضائله حنايا
Like a sovereign risen high upon a royal throne,
Like a sultan who attained kingship
Above him rise arches of his virtues.
Upon whom his virtues bestow favors.
يطوفis passed around عليهto him منfrom مولاهhis Lord كاسٌa cup
يطوف عليه من مولاه كاسٌ
يفوقsurpasses شرابُهاits drink ماءthe water of الركاياwells
يفوق شرابُها ماء الركايا
A cup from his Lord is passed to him,
His Master presents him with a cup
Whose drink surpasses the water of wells.
Whose drink surpasses rainwater.
وتخفقand flutter دونهbeneath him أعلامbanners of بِرٍّrighteousness
وتخفق دونه أعلام بِرٍّ
وبينand between يديهhis two hands أعمالacts of الهداياgift-giving
وبين يديه أعمال الهدايا
And banners of righteousness flutter beneath him,
And before him flags of righteousness flutter
And before him are acts of gift-giving.
And before him are deeds of guidance.
فقلso say وثناكwhile your praise يُسفرُreveals عنabout كمالperfection
فقل وثناك يُسفرُ عن كمال
أناI ابنson of جلاJala وطلّاعand a scaler of الثناياmountain passes
أنا ابن جلا وطلّاع الثنايا
So say, while your praise reveals perfection:
So say, your praise reveals perfection,
I am the son of Jala, and the scaler of mountain passes.
“I am the son of glory and the rising of splendors.”
وماand not قدindeed سُدتُI became a lord دونapart from الناسthe people إلّاexcept
وما قد سُدتُ دون الناس إلّا
لأنيbecause I لاnot أُعَدُّam counted منamong الرعاياthe subjects
لأني لا أُعَدُّ من الرعايا
And I have risen above other people only
And I have only been preferred over people
Because I am not counted among the subjects.
Because I am not counted among the flock.
وكمand how many خبّأتI have hidden فيwithin نفسيmyself كنوزاًtreasures
وكم خبّأت في نفسي كنوزاً
فقدfor indeed وأبيكby your father أغنتنيhave enriched me الخباياhidden things
فقد وأبيك أغنتني الخبايا
And how many treasures I have hidden within myself!
And how many treasures I have hidden in myself
For indeed, by your father, hidden things have enriched me.
The deceptions have made me needless.
ولنand will not تخفىbe hidden علىfrom المولىthe Lord الخوافيhidden things
ولن تخفى على المولى الخوافي
لأنbecause اللَهGod علامall-knowing الخفاياsecrets
لأن اللَه علام الخفايا
And hidden things will never be concealed from the Lord,
The Master will not be unaware of the hidden things
For God knows all secrets.
For God knows the unseen.
ولذand seek refuge بحمىin the sanctuary of البتولةthe Virgin حينwhen تدعوyou call
ولذ بحمى البتولة حين تدعو
بمريمupon Mary إنهاindeed she is خيرthe best of البراياcreatures
بمريم إنها خير البرايا
And seek refuge in the Virgin's sanctuary when you call
And find happiness in the protection of chastity
Upon Mary; she is the best of creatures.
When you call upon Mary, she is the best of maidens,
لهاshe has فيin عالمthe realm of الملكوتheaven فضلٌeminence
لها في عالم الملكوت فضلٌ
كذاlikewise فيin عالمthe realm of الدنياthis world مزاياdistinctions
كذا في عالم الدنيا مزايا
She has eminence in the heavenly realm,
She has preference in the kingdom
And likewise distinctions in the realm of this world.
As she has excellences in the earthly world.
لهاhers is إرثthe inheritance of السماheaven والأرضand earth طرّاًall together
لها إرث السما والأرض طرّاً
لهاhers is السلطانdominion ثمthen لهاhers are القضاياthe judgments
لها السلطان ثم لها القضايا
Hers is the inheritance of all heaven and earth;
She inherits the heavens and earth in full
Hers is dominion, and then hers are the judgments.
To her belongs sovereignty and judiciary.
لهاto her الإكرامhonor منfrom إنسٍhumans وجنٍّand jinn
لها الإكرام من إنسٍ وجنٍّ
ومنand among إنعامهاher favors غَفْرُforgiveness of الخطاياsins
ومن إنعامها غَفْرُ الخطايا
She is honored by humans and jinn,
She is honored by mankind and jinn
And among her favors is the forgiveness of sins.
And through her grace, sins are forgiven.
لهاto her مناfrom us سلامthe peace of اللهGod لماwhen
لها منا سلام الله لما
أتىcame جبريلGabriel يهديهاoffers her الهداياgifts
أتى جبريل يهديها الهدايا
To her, from us, God's greeting of peace, as when
To her from us is the peace of God since
Gabriel came bearing gifts to her.
Gabriel brought her guidance.