أحسنتyou have done well ياO وجيهWajih (distinguished one) دينfaith of اللَهGod
أحسنت يا وجيه دين اللَه
ياO ابنson of الكرامthe noble ones الغرthe radiant ones أهلpeople of اللَهِGod
يا ابن الكرام الغر أهل اللَهِ
Well done, O Wajih of God's faith,
You have done well, O eminent in religion,
O son of the noble, radiant ones, the people of God,
O son of the generous, the noble of God's people,
فيin نظمكyour versification الإسنادthe chain of transmission للالباسfor investiture
في نظمك الإسناد للالباس
منfrom أولياءthe saints of اللَهGod ربLord of الناسhumankind
من أولياء اللَه رب الناس
in versifying the chain of transmission for investiture,
In your rhyming the chain back to the clear proof
from the saints of God, Lord of humankind:
Of God's saints, Lord of mankind,
أهلpeople of الهدىguidance والحقand truth والتأييدand divine support
أهل الهدى والحق والتأييد
والعلمand knowledge واليقينand certainty والتسديدand right guidance
والعلم واليقين والتسديد
people of guidance, truth, and divine support,
People of guidance, truth, and support,
and knowledge, certainty, and right guidance;
And knowledge, certainty, and direction.
مشايخmasters of الطريقthe Way والحقيقهand the Reality
مشايخ الطريق والحقيقه
وخلفاءand vicegerents of اللَهGod فيamong الخليقهcreation
وخلفاء اللَه في الخليقه
masters of the Way and the Reality,
Shaykhs of the path and reality,
and God's vicegerents among creation,
And God's caliphs among creation.
منfrom among كلevery علامgreat scholar إمامleader قدوةexemplar
من كل علام إمام قدوة
صوفيSufi مصفىpurified للأنامfor humankind صفوهa chosen one
صوفي مصفى للأنام صفوه
each a great scholar, a leader, an exemplar,
From every sign, an imam and exemplar,
a purified Sufi, a chosen one for humankind.
A refined Sufi, the choice of people.
همthey غيشاًrain (apparently intended) فيamid المحلdrought والجدوبand barrenness
هم غيشاً في المحل والجدوب
وغوثناand our succor فيin الكربdistress والخطوبand calamities
وغوثنا في الكرب والخطوب
They are rain amid drought and barrenness,
They are succor in (our) places and water skins,
and our succor in distress and calamities.
And our rescue in worries and afflictions.
فاللَهso God ينتفعناbenefit us (apparently intended) بهمthrough them ويرفعand uplift
فاللَه ينتفعنا بهم ويرفع
ويكشفand remove السوءharm بهمthrough them ويدفعand ward off
ويكشف السوء بهم ويدفع
So may God benefit us through them and uplift us,
So may God benefit us through them and elevate (us),
and remove harm through them and ward it off,
And remove evil through them and repel (it).
ويجزىand reward الناظمthe versifier للإسنادof the chain of transmission
ويجزى الناظم للإسناد
خيرthe best الجزاreward فيin الحالthe present والمعادand the hereafter
خير الجزا في الحال والمعاد
and reward the versifier of the chain of transmission
And may He reward the composer of the chain
with the best reward now and in the hereafter,
The best reward, in the present and return.
ويختمand bring to a close الآجالlifespans باليقينwith certainty
ويختم الآجال باليقين
معwith اتباعfollowing المصطفىthe Chosen One الأمينthe trustworthy
مع اتباع المصطفى الأمين
and bring our lives to a close with certainty,
And may He conclude (our) lives with certainty,
while following the Chosen One, the trustworthy.
Following the Trustworthy Unlettered Prophet,
صلىmay He bless عليهupon him اللَهGod ثمthen سلماgrant peace
صلى عليه اللَه ثم سلما
وباركand bless وشرفand ennoble وكرماand honor
وبارك وشرف وكرما
May God bless him, then grant him peace,
Blessings and peace be upon him,
and bless, ennoble, and honor him,
And blessing and nobility and generosity.
وآلهand his family وصحبهand his companions الأئمةthe leaders
وآله وصحبه الأئمة
والتابعينand the followers فيamong هداةthe guides of الأمةthe community
والتابعين في هداة الأمة
and his family and his companions, the leaders,
And (upon) his family and companions,
and the followers among the guides of the community.
The imams guiding the community.