الحمدللهpraise be to God هاديناour guide سبيلthe path of الرشادright guidance
الحمدلله هادينا سبيل الرشاد
ومرشدand guide of الخلقcreation للدعوةto calling لطرقto the paths of السدادrighteousness
ومرشد الخلق للدعوة لطرق السداد
Praise be to God, who guides us along the path of right guidance,
Praise be to God, who guides us along the path of right guidance,
And directs creation to the call toward paths of rectitude,
And guides creation to call others to the paths of righteousness,
بالأمرby enjoining بالعرفwhat is right والنهيand prohibition لكلof every فسادcorruption
بالأمر بالعرف والنهي لكل فساد
فإنfor indeed ذاthis الأمرduty فيin تركهabandoning it خرابthe ruin of البلادthe lands
فإن ذا الأمر في تركه خراب البلاد
By commanding what is right and forbidding every corruption.
By enjoining what is right and forbidding all corruption.
For abandoning this duty brings ruin upon the lands,
For abandoning this duty brings ruin upon the lands,
وعندand upon إهمالهits neglect يهلكperish جميعall العبادGod's servants
وعند إهماله يهلك جميع العباد
عاجلnow وآجلand later فيin الدنياthis world ويومand on the Day of التنادmutual calling
عاجل وآجل في الدنيا ويوم التناد
And when it is neglected, all people are destroyed—
And when it is neglected, all God's servants perish,
Soon and later, in this world and on the Day of Calling.
Now and hereafter, in this world and on the Day of Calling.
فشمرواso gird yourselves فيin تلافيهremedying it بكلwith all اجتهادdiligence
فشمروا في تلافيه بكل اجتهاد
بالقولthrough speech فالوعظthen exhortation ثمthen الزجرrebuke ثمthen الجهادstruggle in God's cause
بالقول فالوعظ ثم الزجر ثم الجهاد
So gird yourselves to set it right with every diligence:
So gird yourselves to remedy it with all diligence,
By speech, then exhortation, then rebuke, then jihad.
Through speech, then exhortation, then rebuke, then struggle in God's cause.
ومنand whoever عجزis unable فبقلبهthen in his heart منfrom صميمthe very depths of الفؤادthe heart
ومن عجز فبقلبه من صميم الفؤاد
ومنand whoever فقدlacks ذاthis فإيمانهthen his faith تفانيhas faded away وبادand perished
ومن فقد ذا فإيمانه تفاني وباد
Whoever is unable, let him oppose it in his heart, from its very core;
And whoever is unable, let him do so in his heart, from its very depths.
And whoever lacks even this—his faith has wasted away and perished.
And whoever lacks this—his faith has faded away and perished.
كذاthus أتىwas stated فيin حديثthe saying of المصطفىthe Chosen One خيرthe best هادguide
كذا أتى في حديث المصطفى خير هاد
عليهupon him صلىmay send blessings إلهيmy God كلevery ماtime that غصنa branch مادsways
عليه صلى إلهي كل ما غصن ماد
Thus it came in a saying of the Chosen One, the best of guides.
Thus it is stated in the saying of the Chosen One, the best of guides.
Upon him may my God send blessings whenever a branch sways.
May my God send blessings upon him whenever a branch sways.