للهto God عبدa servant مشىset out المختصthe chosen one فيin طلبهseeking him
لله عبد مشى المختص في طلبه
وقدand indeed أقامremained لهfor him البرهانُthe proof فيin طلبهhis quest
وقد أقام له البرهانُ في طلبه
God has a servant whom the chosen one journeyed to seek,
God has a servant whom the chosen one set out to seek.
and the proof was established for him in his quest.
And proof has remained with him in his quest.
لقدindeed تزكَّىhe became pure بماthrough what زكَّاهpurified him خالقهhis Creator
لقد تزكَّى بما زكَّاه خالقه
لكنbut تصحholds true لهfor him دعواهhis claim فيconcerning نسبهhis lineage
لكن تصح له دعواه في نسبه
He grew pure through that by which his Creator purified him,
He has indeed become pure through that with which his Creator purified him.
yet his claim concerning his lineage holds true.
Yet his claim concerning his lineage holds true.
وأنصفand he did justice to الخيرthe good بالإقرارthrough acknowledgment معترفاًadmitting
وأنصف الخير بالإقرار معترفاً
بماto what درىhe knew منهof him منof علمٍknowledge ومنand of نسبهhis lineage
بما درى منه من علمٍ ومن نسبه
He did justice to the good through acknowledgment, confessing
And he did justice to the good through acknowledgment, admitting
what he knew thereof—of knowledge and lineage.
what he knew of him—of knowledge and of his lineage.
أعدَّhe prepared ألفاًa thousand ولمand did not يحصلattain فأعلمso know أنthat
أعدَّ ألفاً ولم يحصل فأعلم أن
النقصَdeficiency نعتٌan attribute لهof his منهfrom himself ومنand from تعبهhis toil
النقصَ نعتٌ له منه ومن تعبه
He prepared a thousand, yet did not fully reckon it; know, then, that
He prepared a thousand but did not attain them; so know that
the shortfall is an attribute of his, stemming from himself and his toil.
deficiency is his attribute, arising from himself and his toil.
أينwhere الثلاثةُthe three منcompared with ألفٍa thousand أعدَّhe prepared لهfor him
أين الثلاثةُ من ألفٍ أعدَّ له
فلاso do not تقفstop عندماat what يدريهhe knows it منthrough سببهhis means
فلا تقف عندما يدريه من سببه
Where are the three among the thousand he prepared for him?
What are the three beside a thousand he prepared for him?
So do not stop at what he knows of its cause.
So do not stop at what he knows through his means.
فكلfor every شخصٍperson علىin possession of علمknowledge ويجهلهand is ignorant of it
فكل شخصٍ على علم ويجهله
الغيرothers منهof him وذاكand that العلمُthe knowledge فيin كتبهhis books
الغير منه وذاك العلمُ في كتبه
For every person possesses a knowledge unknown to
For every person has knowledge, though it is unknown
another besides him; that knowledge is in his books.
to others that he possesses it; and that knowledge is in his books.
ومَنand whoever تحققbecame fully grounded بالآدابin proper conduct أجمعهاall of it
ومَن تحقق بالآداب أجمعها
فكلُّthen all علمٍknowledge يرىis seen منهfrom him فمنthen from أدبهhis proper conduct
فكلُّ علمٍ يرى منه فمن أدبه
And whoever has fully realized every discipline of adab,
And whoever is fully grounded in all proper conduct—
every knowledge seen to come from him springs from his adab.
all knowledge seen in him derives from his proper conduct.
