ياO قلtell لأحبابناto our loved ones ياO قلtell لجيرانto neighbors
يا قل لأحبابنا يا قل لجيران
ياO قلtell لخيرتناto our chosen ones منfrom جملةthe entirety of الناسpeople
يا قل لخيرتنا من جملة الناس
O, tell our loved ones; O, tell the neighbors.
O tell our loved ones, O tell our neighbors
O, tell our chosen ones from among all people:
O tell our best of all people
أنتمyou وسائلناour means of approach أنتمyou مقاصدناour aims
أنتم وسائلنا أنتم مقاصدنا
أنتمyou ذخائرناour treasures للبؤسfor hardship والباسand strife
أنتم ذخائرنا للبؤس والباس
You are our means of approach; you are our aims.
You are our means, you are our purposes
You are our treasures for hardship and strife.
You are our treasures for misery and affliction
لاmay ... not أوحشcause loneliness اللَهGod منكمwithout you ياO أحبتناour loved ones
لا أوحش اللَه منكم يا أحبتنا
فإنكمfor indeed you are أنسناour solace منواbestow generously بإيناسwith companionship
فإنكم أنسنا منوا بإيناس
May God never leave us bereft of you, O our loved ones.
May Allah not deprive us of you, O our beloved ones
For you are our solace; favor us with companionship.
For you are our joy, be gentle with us
إذاwhen ذكرناكمwe remember you نارتshine سرائرناour innermost hearts
إذا ذكرناكم نارت سرائرنا
ونفسand is relieved الصدرthe breast منof همworry ووسواسand whispered doubts
ونفس الصدر من هم ووسواس
When we remember you, our innermost hearts shine,
When we remember you, our hearts glow
And the breast is relieved of worry and whispered doubts.
And the soul is freed from worries and obsessions
وأزعجand is roused النفسthe self عنfrom أوطانabodes غفلتهاits heedlessness
وأزعج النفس عن أوطان غفلتها
والقلبand the heart يخنسretreats عنهfrom it شرevil خناسa slinking whisperer
والقلب يخنس عنه شر خناس
And the self is roused from the abodes of its heedlessness,
And the self is distracted from the lands of its heedlessness
And the slinking whisperer's evil retreats from the heart.
And the heart recoils from the evil of a creeping sneak
ويدنوand draws near لملكto an angel الميمونthe blessed يلهمهinspires it
ويدنو لملك الميمون يلهمه
خواطرthoughts الخيرgoodness والمرؤوسand the subordinate كالراسlike the head
خواطر الخير والمرؤوس كالراس
And it draws near to the blessed angel, who inspires it
And it approaches the kingdom of favor, inspiring it
With thoughts of goodness; and the subordinate is like the head.
With good thoughts, and the ruled is like the head
وتصعدand ascends الروحthe spirit ترقىrises نحوtoward معهدهاits former abode
وتصعد الروح ترقى نحو معهدها
منfrom عالمthe realm of الأمرthe Command فيin روحrepose وأنفاسand breaths
من عالم الأمر في روح وأنفاس
And the spirit ascends, rising toward its former abode,
And the soul ascends, rising toward its institute
In the realm of the Command, amid repose and breaths,
From the world of command into spirit and breath
كمثلlike حالتهاits state منfrom قبلbefore مهبطهاits descent
كمثل حالتها من قبل مهبطها
بهيكلinto the frame of الجسمthe body فيin حسsensation وإخراسand silencing
بهيكل الجسم في حس وإخراس
As it was before its descent
Like its state before its descent
Into the body's frame, amid sensation and muteness.
Into the body's temple, in senses and muteness
للَهby God للَهby God مسعودfortunate بوادرهhis promptings
للَه للَه مسعود بوادره
منfrom حضرةthe presence of القدسholiness لاnot بالغافلthe heedless one الناسيthe forgetful one
من حضرة القدس لا بالغافل الناسي
By God, by God, fortunate is he whose promptings
To Allah, to Allah, fortunate are its early signs
Come from the Holy Presence—not the heedless, forgetful one.
From the Presence of Holiness, not with the heedless forgetful ones
ومستقيمand one steadfast علىin الأورادthe devotional litanies يعملهاhe performs them
ومستقيم على الأوراد يعملها
لربهfor his Lord مخلصاًsincerely يبنيhe builds علىupon ساسa foundation
لربه مخلصاً يبني على ساس
And one steadfast in the litanies, performing them
And straightforward in his ritual devotions
For his Lord in sincerity, building upon a foundation.
Sincerely working for his Lord on a foundation
ومتقand one God-fearing ورعscrupulous عنaway from كلevery مشتبهdoubtful thing
ومتق ورع عن كل مشتبه
بعدafter الحرامwhat is forbidden علىon منهاجthe path of أكياسdiscerning people
بعد الحرام على منهاج أكياس
And one God-fearing and scrupulous, shunning every doubtful thing,
And pious, refraining from all doubtful things
After shunning the forbidden, on the path of the discerning.
After the unlawful, upon the way of the wise
والزهدand renunciation فيin هذهthis الدارthe abode الغرورdelusion هوit is الthe
والزهد في هذه الدار الغرور هو ال
ملاكkey للخيرto goodness فاشربso drink منهof it بالكاسwith the cup
ملاك للخير فاشرب منه بالكاس
And renunciation in this abode of delusion is the
And asceticism in this world of delusion, it is what
key to goodness; so drink of it from the cup.
Brings happiness, so drink it in cups
ثمthen الصلاةblessings علىupon الهاديthe Guide وعترتهand his family
ثم الصلاة على الهادي وعترته
البيتthe Household المطهرpurified عنof رجسdefilement وأدناسand impurities
البيت المطهر عن رجس وأدناس
Then blessings upon the Guide and his family,
Then prayer upon the Guide and his family
The Household purified of defilement and impurities.
The pure House, free of filth and impurities