إنْif رمتَyou wish تذكرُto mention فيin زمانِكَyour time عالياًof high standing
إنْ رمتَ تذكرُ في زمانِكَ عالياً
متواضِعاًhumble فابدأthen begin بذكرby mentioning القونويal-Qunawi
متواضِعاً فابدأ بذكر القونوي
If you wish to mention a man of high standing in your time,
If you wish to remember in your time a great man,
yet humble, begin by mentioning al-Qunawi.
Start with El Gounawi, so humble was he.
وَلِيَhe assumed القضاءَthe judgeship وصارَand became شيخَthe master of شيوخِهِمْtheir masters
وَلِيَ القضاءَ وصارَ شيخَ شيوخِهِمْ
والقلبُand the heart منهُof him علىto التصوفِSufism منطوِinwardly devoted
والقلبُ منهُ على التصوفِ منطوِ
He assumed the judgeship and became the master of their masters,
He assumed authority as judge supreme,
and his heart was inwardly devoted to Sufism.
Yet his heart leaned always to Sufi ways.
زادوهُthey accorded him more تعظيماًhonor فزادَso he grew تواضعاًin humility
زادوهُ تعظيماً فزادَ تواضعاً
اللهُGod أكبرُis greatest هكذاsuch is البشرُthe human being السويupright
اللهُ أكبرُ هكذا البشرُ السوي
They honored him more, and he grew more humble.
The more he was honored, the more humble he became.
God is greatest! Such is the upright human being.
God is most great - such are people of worth.