بشرgive glad tidings to فؤادكyour heart بالنصيبof the share الوافيfull
بشر فؤادك بالنصيب الوافي
منof قربnearness to ربكyour Lord واسعabundant in الألطافgentle favors
من قرب ربك واسع الألطاف
Give your heart glad tidings of a full share
Gladden your heart with the bountiful portion
Of nearness to your Lord, boundless in gentle favors.
From the nearness of your Lord, vast in kindness
الواحدthe One الملكthe Sovereign العظيمthe Magnificent فلذso seek refuge بهin Him
الواحد الملك العظيم فلذ به
واشربand drink منfrom التوحيدaffirmation of God's oneness كاساًa cup صافيpure
واشرب من التوحيد كاساً صافي
The One, the Sovereign, the Magnificent—so seek refuge in Him.
The One, the King, the Great, so cling to Him
And drink a pure cup of divine oneness.
And drink from the purity of Oneness a limpid cup
واشهدand behold جمالاًa beauty أشرقتhave shone forth أنوارهits lights
واشهد جمالاً أشرقت أنواره
فيin كلevery شيءthing ظاهراًmanifest لاnot خافيhidden
في كل شيء ظاهراً لا خافي
And behold a beauty whose lights have shone
And witness the beauty whose lights have shone
In everything, manifest, not hidden.
In everything apparent, nothing hidden
وعلىand upon منصthe dais of الجمعunion قفstand متخلياdivesting yourself
وعلى منص الجمع قف متخليا
عنof كلall فانthat perishes للتفرقof separation نافيa denier
عن كل فان للتفرق نافي
And stand upon the dais of union, divesting yourself
And at the gathering stand, letting go
Of all that perishes, rejecting separation.
Of all that passes, denying separation
والبسand wear لربfor the Lord of العرشthe Throne فيamid أقدارهHis decrees
والبس لرب العرش في أقداره
ثوباًa robe منof التسليمsurrender وافfull ضافيample and flowing
ثوباً من التسليم واف ضافي
And for the Lord of the Throne, amid His decrees, wear
And don for the Lord of the Throne in His decrees
A full, flowing robe of surrender.
A garment of submission, ample and flowing
واستكفand seek sufficiency from ربكyour Lord كلevery همcare إنهindeed, He
واستكف ربك كل هم إنه
سبحنهglory be to Him البرthe Beneficent اللطيفthe Gentle الكافيthe All-Sufficient
سبحنه البر اللطيف الكافي
And ask your Lord to relieve you of every care; indeed, He is
And suffice yourself with your Lord, all concerns, for He
—glory be to Him—the Beneficent, the Gentle, the All-Sufficient.
Glorified is He, the Bountiful, the Gentle, the Sufficing
واسألهand ask Him أنthat يلبسكHe clothe you ثوبa robe of إنابةrepentance
واسأله أن يلبسك ثوب إنابة
وهدايةand guidance وسلامةand safety وعوافيand well-being
وهداية وسلامة وعوافي
And ask Him to clothe you in a robe of repentance,
And ask Him to clothe you in the garb of repentance
And guidance, safety, and well-being.
And guidance, wellbeing and blessings abounding
واشكرand give thanks علىfor النعماءblessings واصبرand be patient للبلاin affliction
واشكر على النعماء واصبر للبلا
وتحلand adorn yourself بالإفضالwith generosity والإنصافand fairness
وتحل بالإفضال والإنصاف
And give thanks for blessings, and be patient in affliction.
And thank for the blessings and persevere in tribulation
And adorn yourself with generosity and fairness.
And adorn yourself with grace and evenhandedness
وعليكand you must hold fast بالإخلاصto sincerity والصدقand truthfulness وبالزand to renunciation (first part)
وعليك بالإخلاص والصدق وبالز
هدrenunciation (completion) وجانبand shun منكرblameworthy الأوصافqualities
هد وجانب منكر الأوصاف
And hold fast to sincerity, truthfulness, and renun-
And hold fast to sincerity and honesty and spurn
ciation; and shun blameworthy qualities.
Blameworthy traits and all their dressing
واستصحبand keep as your companion التقوىpiety وكنand be ذاpossessed of همةresolve
واستصحب التقوى وكن ذا همة
وفتوةand chivalry وأمانةand trustworthiness وعفافand chastity
وفتوة وأمانة وعفاف
And keep piety as your companion, and possess resolve,
And take as companion piety, and be one of ambition
And chivalry, trustworthiness, and chastity.
And chivalry, trustworthiness and propriety
وأنبand turn back إلىtoward دارthe abode of الكرامةhonor والبقاand permanence
وأنب إلى دار الكرامة والبقا
وعنand from الدنيةbaseness كنbe أخيmy brother متجافيkeeping away
وعن الدنية كن أخي متجافي
And turn toward the abode of honor and eternity.
And yearn for the abode of honor and permanence
And keep away from baseness, my brother.
And from baseness, my brother, hold yourself distant
والزمand hold fast to كتابthe Book of اللَهGod واتبعand follow سنتهHis way
والزم كتاب اللَه واتبع سنته
واقتدand follow the example هداكmay He guide you اللَهGod بالأسلافof the predecessors
واقتد هداك اللَه بالأسلاف
And hold fast to God's Book, and follow His way.
And adhere to the Book of God and follow His way
And follow the predecessors' example—may God guide you—
And emulate your guide, as the ancients showed the path
أهلthe people of اليقينcertainty لعينهto its direct vision ولحقهand to its truth
أهل اليقين لعينه ولحقه
وصلواthey attained وثمand there جواهرthe jewels of الأصدافthe shells
وصلوا وثم جواهر الأصداف
The people of certainty—to its direct vision and its truth
The people of certainty, by His essence and truth
They attained; and there lie the jewels within the shells.
Who prayed and were gems of the noblest engraving
راحthe wine of اليقينcertainty أعزthe most precious مشروبdrink لناfor us
راح اليقين أعز مشروب لنا
فاشربso drink وطبand be glad واسكرand become drunk بخيرon the finest سلافpure wine
فاشرب وطب واسكر بخير سلاف
The wine of certainty is our most precious drink.
Certainty's wine is our most honored drink
So drink, be glad, and grow drunk on the finest pure wine.
So drink and live well and get drunk on the finest vintage
هذاthis شرابthe drink of القومthe folk سادتناour masters وقدand indeed
هذا شراب القوم سادتنا وقد
أخطأhas missed الطريقةthe way منwhoever يقلsays بخلافotherwise
أخطأ الطريقة من يقل بخلاف
This is the drink of the folk—our masters—and indeed,
This is the drink of our masters and forebears
Whoever says otherwise has missed the way.
And misguided is he who differs in this matter