زينةadornment العلمknowledge العملaction
زينة العلم العمل
والتواضعand humility والخمولand obscurity
والتواضع والخمول
The adornment of knowledge is action,
Knowledge's adornment is deed
and humility and obscurity,
And humility and tranquility
والزهادهand renunciation فيof الذيthat which
والزهاده في الذي
للفناto nothingness يرجعreturns يؤلends up
للفنا يرجع يؤل
and renunciation of whatever
And asceticism in what
returns and ultimately comes to nothing;
To perish will return to null
واعتزالand withdrawal للورىfrom humankind
واعتزال للورى
معwith تركabandonment للفضولof needless things
مع ترك للفضول
and withdrawal from humankind,
And seclusion from society
with the abandonment of needless things;
With leaving curiosity
والتعلقand attachment بالكريمto the Generous One
والتعلق بالكريم
ربناour Lord البرthe Benevolent الوصولthe ever-bountiful
ربنا البر الوصول
and attachment to the Generous One,
And holding to the Generous
our Lord, the Benevolent, the ever-bountiful.
Our Lord, piety is the access
إنif أردتyou wish أنto تعيشlive
إن أردت أن تعيش
فيin نعيمbliss لاnot يزولceases
في نعيم لا يزول
If you wish to live
If you want to live
in bliss that never ceases,
In bliss that will not depart
ثمthen تبعثyou are resurrected فيin أمانsafety
ثم تبعث في أمان
ولكand for you الجنةParadise حلولdwelling
ولك الجنة حلول
then be raised in safety,
Then you will be resurrected safely
and have a dwelling in Paradise,
And for you is Paradise's arrival
فاذكرso remember اللهGod دواماalways
فاذكر الله دواما
لاdo not تكنbe عبداa servant غفولheedless
لا تكن عبدا غفول
then remember God always;
So remember God always
do not be a heedless servant.
Do not be an unaware slave
إنindeed ذكرremembrance اللهGod خيرthe best ماwhat اقتنىacquired المرءa person
إن ذكر الله خير ما اقتنى المرء
ماwhat اقتناهacquired it أهلpeople of العقولintellects
ما اقتناه أهل العقول
Indeed, remembrance of God is the best a person can acquire—
Indeed remembrance of God is the best that a person attained
what people of understanding have acquired.
What the people of intellect attained
واتقand fear اللهGod وكنand be
واتق الله وكن
تابعاa follower of طهTaha الرسولthe Messenger
تابعا طه الرسول
And fear God, and be
And fear God and be
a follower of Taha, the Messenger,
A follower of the immaculate Prophet
فيin الفعالdeeds والتروكand abstentions
في الفعال والتروك
والمقاصدand intentions والمقولand speech
والمقاصد والمقول
in deeds and abstentions,
In deeds and abstinence
and in intentions and speech.
And intents and words
ربLord وفقناgrant us success لماin what
رب وفقنا لما
ترتضيYou approve of عندat القفولthe return
ترتضي عند القفول
Lord, grant us success in what
Lord, enable us for what
pleases You at our return.
You are pleased with at the return
واعفand pardon واغفرand forgive ذنبناour sin
واعف واغفر ذنبنا
واكفناand shield us from كلevery مهولterror
واكفنا كل مهول
And pardon us and forgive our sin,
And pardon and forgive our sin
and shield us from every terror.
And suffice us from every terror
والصلاةand blessings والسلامand peace علىupon الشافعthe intercessor
والصلاة والسلام على الشافع
كلماwhenever سارjourneyed الحمولthe laden camels
كلما سار الحمول
And may blessings and peace upon the intercessor,
And blessings and peace be upon the Intercessor
whenever the laden camels journey,
Whenever the processions pass
يغشيانthey both envelop أحمداAhmad
يغشيان أحمدا
وكذاand likewise الآلthe family الفحولthe illustrious ones
وكذا الآل الفحول
envelop Ahmad,
Covering Ahmed
and likewise his illustrious family.
And his pure family