أتسألنيdo you ask me? ولستthough I am not لذاكfor that أهلاfit
أتسألني ولست لذاك أهلا
وأنتand you لهذهfor these العللthe ailments الطبيبthe physician
وأنت لهذه العلل الطبيب
Do you ask me, though I am not fit for that,
You ask me, yet I'm not worthy
While you are the physician for these ailments?
And you are the physician for these ailments
ومنand who ليfor me أنthat أكونI should be لكمfor you (plural) مجيباone who answers
ومن لي أن أكون لكم مجيبا
وإنيand indeed I ليfor me بانيunclear; perhaps 'that I' لاnot أجيبI answer
وإني لي باني لا أجيب
And who can enable me to answer you?
Who am I to respond?
And indeed I ... for me ... that I do not answer [wording unclear as written].
I who cannot answer
ولكنbut امتثالobedience to الأمرthe command أولىpreferable
ولكن امتثال الأمر أولى
وإنand even if خالفتI go against ماwhat اختارchose الأريبthe discerning man
وإن خالفت ما اختار الأريب
But obeying the command is preferable,
Yet obeying the command is best
Even if I go against what the discerning man chose.
Though it opposes the ignorant's choice
متىwhenever لازمتyou keep to ذكرremembrance of اللهGod تصلحbecome sound
متى لازمت ذكر الله تصلح
بذكرthrough remembrance of اللهGod ياO صاحfriend القلوبthe hearts
بذكر الله يا صاح القلوب
Whenever you keep to the remembrance of God, hearts grow sound,
Whenever you persist in remembering God
Through the remembrance of God, my friend.
By God's remembrance, O healer of hearts