عجبتI marveled لتلميذat a pupil رضىwas content with شرthe worst سنةpractice
عجبت لتلميذ رضى شر سنة
إلىto شرthe worst شيخsheikh كافرa disbeliever بالشريعةin the sacred law
إلى شر شيخ كافر بالشريعة
I marvel at a pupil content with the vilest religious way,
I marveled at a pupil content with the worst practice,
turning to the vilest shaykh—an unbeliever in the Sacred Law.
turning to the worst sheikh, a disbeliever in the sacred law.
يرىhe regards الخالقthe Creator المخلوقthe created علماknowledge لدينناfor our religion
يرى الخالق المخلوق علما لديننا
ومنكرand one who denies هذاthis جاهلاignorant بالحقيقةof the truth
ومنكر هذا جاهلا بالحقيقة
He holds the Creator to be the creature—a banner of our faith—
He regards “the Creator is the created” as knowledge of our religion,
and deems whoever denies this ignorant of the Truth.
and anyone denying this as ignorant of the truth.
ومنand whoever يعبدworships الرحمنthe All-Merciful ليسnot يرىhe sees لهfor him
ومن يعبد الرحمن ليس يرى له
علىover عابدa worshipper of الأوثانidols فضلsuperiority مزيةdistinction
على عابد الأوثان فضل مزية
And in one who worships the All-Merciful he sees no
And for one who worships the All-Merciful, he sees no
superiority over an idol-worshiper, no distinguishing merit.
superior merit over a worshipper of idols.
فإنso if تلعنواyou (plural) curse الشيخthe sheikh الكفورthe utterly unbelieving بربهin his Lord
فإن تلعنوا الشيخ الكفور بربه
فلاthen do not تعدpass over منfrom تلميذهhis pupil رُبmany a لعنةcurse
فلا تعد من تلميذه رُب لعنة
So if you curse the shaykh who utterly disbelieves in his Lord,
So if you curse the sheikh who utterly disbelieves in his Lord,
do not reckon the returning of a curse as coming from his pupil.
then do not spare his pupil many a curse.