سلامpeace علىupon أهلpeople of الظنونopinions الجميلةbeautiful
سلام على أهل الظنون الجميلة
وأهلand people of الصفاpurity أهلpeople of القلوبhearts السليمةsound
وأهل الصفا أهل القلوب السليمة
Peace upon those who hold kindly opinions,
Peace be upon the people of beautiful thoughts,
And those of purity, those of sound hearts.
And the people of purity, people of sound hearts.
أهيلdear folk of الوفاfidelity الغافرينthose who forgive لمنwhoever هفاstumbled
أهيل الوفا الغافرين لمن هفا
يراعونthey observe آدابcourtesies الاخاbrotherhood والمحبةand love
يراعون آداب الاخا والمحبة
Dear folk of fidelity, who forgive whoever stumbles,
People of loyalty who forgive those who wronged them,
They observe the courtesies of brotherhood and love.
Who observe the ethics of brotherhood and love.
فطوبىso blessedness لعبدfor a servant سارwalked نحواa similar course لسيرهمto their way
فطوبى لعبد سار نحوا لسيرهم
وشابههمand resembled them لوeven if كانit were فيin بعضsome سيرةconduct
وشابههم لو كان في بعض سيرة
So blessed is a servant who follows a path like theirs,
So blessed is the servant who walks in their path,
And resembles them, even if only in part of his conduct.
And emulates them, even if only in some ways.
همthey القومthe people لاnot يشقىbecomes wretched جليسهمtheir companion بهمthrough them
هم القوم لا يشقى جليسهم بهم
محبهمtheir lover ينجوis saved بهمthrough them فيat القيامةthe Resurrection
محبهم ينجو بهم في القيامة
They are the people whose companion is never wretched in their company;
They are the people whose company brings no misery,
Whoever loves them is saved through them at the Resurrection.
Their love saves one on Judgment Day.
بحقهمfor their sake يارO [Lord, split] بناهب[our Lord, continued], grant لناto us الذيwhat
بحقهم يار بناهب لنا الذي
وهبتYou bestowed لهمon them منfrom محضpure فضلbounty ومنةand grace
وهبت لهم من محض فضل ومنة
For their sake, O our Lord, grant us what
For their sake, O Lord, bless us with what
You bestowed on them from pure bounty and grace.
You have granted them of sheer grace and favor.
فأناfor we إليكtoward You راغبونlonging وإنناand indeed we
فأنا إليك راغبون وإننا
لنرجوكwe surely hope in You ياO معطيGiver of العطاياgifts الجزيلةabundant
لنرجوك يا معطي العطايا الجزيلة
For we long for You, and indeed we
To You we incline, hopeful that You,
Hope in You, O Giver of abundant gifts.
O Giver of abundant gifts, will favor us.
فمنso who ذالناis there for us ياO ربناour Lord فيin أمورناour affairs
فمن ذالنا يا ربنا في أمورنا
سواكother than You ولاand not أركنI rely بحوليon my power وقوتيand my strength
سواك ولا أركن بحولي وقوتي
For who is there for us, O our Lord, in our affairs,
If we faltered, our Lord, in our affairs,
But You? I do not rely on my own power and strength.
None can aid us but You; I trust not my might nor power.
تبرأتI have renounced منfrom حوليmy power وكسبيand my efforts وقوتيand my strength
تبرأت من حولي وكسبي وقوتي
ومنand from أنthat أنلI attain خيراgood بفعليby my deeds وحيلتيand my ingenuity
ومن أن أنل خيرا بفعلي وحيلتي
I renounce reliance on my power, my own efforts, and my strength,
I disavow my own might, gains and power,
And on gaining good through my deeds and ingenuity.
That I should gain any good through my deeds or schemes.
إلهيmy God مليكيmy Sovereign خالقيmy Creator لاتحيلنيdo not consign me
إلهي مليكي خالقي لاتحيلني
إلىto نفسيmyself أوor غيرanother أصبI would be afflicted كلevery محنةordeal
إلى نفسي أو غير أصب كل محنة
My God, my Sovereign, my Creator, do not consign me
My God, my King, my Creator, do not leave me
To myself or another, lest every affliction befall me.
To myself or others, may every tribulation pass me by.
فكنso be ليfor me إلهيmy God فيin أموريmy affairs جميعهاall of them
فكن لي إلهي في أموري جميعها
وفيand in الدينreligion والدنياand worldly life وفيand in كلevery حالةstate
وفي الدين والدنيا وفي كل حالة
So be my help, my God, in all my affairs,
So be for me, my God, in all my affairs,
In religion and worldly life, and in every state.
In religion, worldly matters, and in every state.
ووفقand grant success وسددand direct rightly واصلحand set right الكلeverything واهدناهand guide us to it
ووفق وسدد واصلح الكل واهدناه
وأختمand bring to an end لناfor us بالخيرwith goodness عندat المنيةdeath
وأختم لنا بالخير عند المنية
And grant success and right direction, set everything right, and guide us to it,
Grant me success, guide and rectify all, lead us,
And give us a good ending when death comes.
And conclude for us with goodness when death comes.
وعمand encompass أصولاancestral roots والفروعand descendant branches الناصحthe sincere adviser الذيwho
وعم أصولا والفروع الناصح الذي
يسمىis called بعبداللهby the name ʿAbd Allāh بنson of سلامةSalāmah
يسمى بعبدالله بن سلامة
And encompass the roots and branches of the sincere adviser who
These verses were composed by the advisor
Is called ʿAbd Allāh ibn Salāmah.
Named Abdullah bin Salamah.
أتتcame منهfrom him أبياتverses بهاin them يطلبhe asks for الدعاsupplication
أتت منه أبيات بها يطلب الدعا
ويحكيand recounts ويشكيand laments منof ذنوبsins كثيرةmany
ويحكي ويشكي من ذنوب كثيرة
Verses came from him in which he asks for supplication,
He came with verses petitioning for prayer
And he recounts and laments his many sins.
And telling of, complaining of many sins.
فنطلبso we ask مولاناour Master لناfor us ولهand for him بانthat
فنطلب مولانا لنا وله بان
يمنbestows favor عليناupon us ذوthe Possessor of الجلالmajesty بتوبةwith repentance
يمن علينا ذو الجلال بتوبة
So we ask our Master, for ourselves and for him, that
So we ask our Master for him and us
The Possessor of Majesty favor us with repentance.
That the Owner of Majesty grant us repentance.
بهاthrough it ننمحىare erased عناfrom us الذنوبsins جميعهاall of them
بها ننمحى عنا الذنوب جميعها
ونعلوand we ascend بهاthrough it فيin كلevery حالstate عليةlofty
ونعلو بها في كل حال علية
Through it all sins are erased from us,
With it we may erase all sins,
And through it we ascend to every lofty state.
And with it rise above in every state.
ونكسيand we are clothed بهاthrough it الخيراتblessings والبرand righteousness والرضاand contentment
ونكسي بها الخيرات والبر والرضا
ونحميand we are protected بهاthrough it منfrom كلevery هولterror وفتنةand trial
ونحمي بها من كل هول وفتنة
And through it we are clothed in blessings, righteousness, and contentment,
With it we don be all good, righteousness and grace,
And through it we are protected from every terror and trial.
And with it protect ourselves from every fear and tribulation.
بهاthrough it ننمحىare erased عناfrom us الذنوبsins جميعهاall of them
بها ننمحى عنا الذنوب جميعها
ونعلوand we ascend بهاthrough it فيin كلevery حالstate عليةlofty
ونعلو بها في كل حال علية
Through it all sins are erased from us,
With it we may erase all sins,
And through it we ascend to every lofty state.
And with it rise above in every state.
ونكسىand we are clothed بهاthrough it الخيراتblessings والبرand righteousness والرضاand contentment
ونكسى بها الخيرات والبر والرضا
ونحميand we are protected بهاthrough it منfrom كلevery هولterror وفتنةand trial
ونحمي بها من كل هول وفتنة
And through it we are clothed in blessings, righteousness, and contentment,
With it we don all good, righteousness and grace,
And through it we are protected from every terror and trial.
And with it protect ourselves from every fear and tribulation.
بهاthrough it تنجليis cleared away عناfrom us الكدوراتmurkiness كلهاall of it
بها تنجلي عنا الكدورات كلها
بهاthrough it ترتفعis lifted مناfrom us جميعall القساوةhardness of heart
بها ترتفع منا جميع القساوة
Through it all murkiness is cleared from us,
With it all turbidity is lifted from us,
Through it all hardness of heart is lifted from us.
With it all hardness is lifted from us.
بهاthrough it يصلحbecomes sound القلبthe heart الذيwhich إنif صلحbecomes sound صلحbecomes sound
بها يصلح القلب الذي إن صلح صلح
بهthrough it سائرall other الأشياءthings منof كلevery خصلةtrait
به سائر الأشياء من كل خصلة
Through it the heart is made sound; if it is sound, so too are
With it the heart that, if rectified, rectifies
All other things through it, every character trait.
All other things of every trait, is rectified.
عليكyou must attend باصلاحto reforming الفؤادthe heart وحفظهand guarding it
عليك باصلاح الفؤاد وحفظه
منfrom المفسداتcorrupting things منsuch as ذنوبsins وغفلةand heedlessness
من المفسدات من ذنوب وغفلة
Take care to reform the heart and protect it
You must rectify the heart and guard it
From corrupting things: sins and heedlessness.
From corruptions, sins and heedlessness.
وكنand be عامرfilled القلبin heart بالخيرwith goodness والتقىand piety
وكن عامر القلب بالخير والتقى
وبالذكرand with remembrance والفكرand reflection الصحيحsound المثبتwell-grounded
وبالذكر والفكر الصحيح المثبت
And let your heart be filled with goodness and piety,
And make the heart full of good, piety
And with remembrance and sound, well-grounded reflection,
And remembrance, sound understanding and conviction.
وبالصمتand with silence عنfrom كلall الفضولidle talk جميعهall of it
وبالصمت عن كل الفضول جميعه
وكنand be قائلاspeaking خيراgood وإلاand if not فاصمتthen be silent
وكن قائلا خيرا وإلا فاصمت
And by keeping silent, avoiding all idle talk, every bit of it.
And be silent of all superfluities,
And speak what is good; otherwise remain silent.
Speaking only good, otherwise be silent.
ولازمand persist لذكراللهin remembering God فيin كلevery حالةstate
ولازم لذكرالله في كل حالة
وواظبand persevere عليهin it كلevery حينtime ولحظةand moment
وواظب عليه كل حين ولحظة
And persist in remembering God in every state,
And be constant in God’s remembrance at all times,
And persevere in it at every time and moment.
Persevere upon it at every instant and moment.
وكنand be شاكراthankful to اللهGod قلباin heart وقالباand in body
وكن شاكرا الله قلبا وقالبا
لتحظىso you may be favored منfrom المولىthe Master بنيلby obtaining الزيادةincrease
لتحظى من المولى بنيل الزيادة
And be thankful to God in heart and body,
And be thankful to God inwardly and outwardly,
So you may obtain increase from the Master.
So you may attain the Lord’s increase.
وكنand be طالبa seeker للعلمof knowledge واعملand act بهupon it تنلyou will gain
وكن طالب للعلم واعمل به تنل
منfrom اللهGod توفيقاenabling grace لسيلfor the stream of الهدايةguidance
من الله توفيقا لسيل الهداية
And seek knowledge and act upon it; you will gain
And seek knowledge and act by it, so you may
From God, enabling grace for the stream of guidance.
Attain God’s success in reaching guidance.
كذاlikewise كلevery خيرgood لاdo not تكنbe عنهwith regard to it عاجزاincapable
كذا كل خير لا تكن عنه عاجزا
فبالجدfor through diligence نيلتwas attained كلevery حالstate رفيعةlofty
فبالجد نيلت كل حال رفيعة
Likewise, do not falter in pursuing any good;
Thus for every good, do not fail to attain it,
For through diligence every lofty state has been attained.
For through striving every lofty state is attained.
إلهيmy God تفضلbe gracious بالمطالبwith what is sought كلهاall of it
إلهي تفضل بالمطالب كلها
عليناupon us وزدناand grant us more منكfrom You أعلىthe loftiest عطيةgift
علينا وزدنا منك أعلى عطية
My God, graciously grant all that we ask
My God, bestow upon us all that we asked,
To us, and add for us from Yourself the loftiest gift.
And increase Your highest gift upon us.
وأصلحand set right فؤاداa heart أنتYou أعلمknow best بدائهof its ailment
وأصلح فؤادا أنت أعلم بدائه
وأمراضهand its diseases ياO عالماKnower بالسريرةof the inward self
وأمراضه يا عالما بالسريرة
And set right a heart, for You know best its ailment
And rectify the heart, You know best its ills
And its diseases, O Knower of the inward self.
And diseases, O Knower of the unseen.
بجاهby the standing of النبيthe Prophet المصطفىthe chosen one الهاديthe guide الذيwho
بجاه النبي المصطفى الهادي الذي
بهthrough him نرتجيwe hope تقضىis fulfilled لناfor us كلevery حاجةneed
به نرتجي تقضى لنا كل حاجة
By the standing of the chosen Prophet, the guide,
For the sake of the chosen Prophet, the guide
Through whom we hope every need of ours will be fulfilled.
Through whom we hope You fulfill every need.
عليهupon him صلاةblessing اللهof God ثمthen سلامهHis peace
عليه صلاة الله ثم سلامه
وأنصارهand his supporters معwith آلهhis family والصحابةand the Companions
وأنصاره مع آله والصحابة
Upon him be God's blessing, then His peace,
Blessings of God upon him, then peace,
And upon his supporters, along with his family and the Companions.
And his supporters, his family and companions.
وبالحمدللهand with praise to God الكريمthe Generous ختامهاits ending
وبالحمدلله الكريم ختامها
لكto You الحمدpraise ياO ربLord علىfor كلevery نعمةblessing
لك الحمد يا رب على كل نعمة
And its close is praise to God, the Generous.
And with praise to God, the Generous, its conclusion,
To You belongs praise, O Lord, for every blessing.
To You praise, O Lord, for every blessing.