ماذا يقول الناس في طريق

ماذا يقول الناس في طريق

مبداه طهر القلب بالتحقيق

مبداه طهر القلب بالتحقيق

What do people say of a path

What do people say on the path

Whose beginning is the heart’s true purification

Its principle is to purify the heart through investigation

عما سوى الله العظيم ربنا

عما سوى الله العظيم ربنا

يارب طهر قلبنا ياحسبنا

يارب طهر قلبنا ياحسبنا

Of all but God the Almighty, our Lord?

Of anything other than Allah, our Great Lord

O Lord, purify our heart, O You who suffice us.

O Lord, purify our hearts, O our Reckoner

وعقده استغراق كل القلب

وعقده استغراق كل القلب

بذكر مولانا الكريم ربي

بذكر مولانا الكريم ربي

And its core is the whole heart’s immersion

And its bond is to occupy the whole heart

In remembrance of our generous Master, my Lord.

With the mention of our Generous Lord

وختمه الفناء بالكليه

وختمه الفناء بالكليه

في الله ربي خالق البريه

في الله ربي خالق البريه

And its end is complete annihilation

And its end is annihilation completely

In God, my Lord, Creator of all beings.

In Allah, my Lord, Creator of mankind

هذه طريق الأنبيا والرسل

هذه طريق الأنبيا والرسل

وأولياء الله أهل الفضل

وأولياء الله أهل الفضل

This is the path of the prophets and messengers,

This is the path of the prophets and messengers

And God’s friends, the people of virtue.

And the saints of Allah, the people of virtue

ثم اعلموا أن صلاح القلب

ثم اعلموا أن صلاح القلب

أن لا يحب الشخص غير الرب

أن لا يحب الشخص غير الرب

Then know that the heart’s soundness

Then know that the purification of the heart

Means that a person loves none but the Lord.

Is that a person loves none but the Lord

تصير قرة عينه العباده

تصير قرة عينه العباده

لأجلها يترك كل عاده

لأجلها يترك كل عاده

Worship becomes the delight of his eye;

Worship becomes the delight of his eye

For its sake he gives up every habit.

For it he leaves every habit

يرى معاصي الله نارلا محرقه

يرى معاصي الله نارلا محرقه

وكالسموم والمياه المغرقه

وكالسموم والمياه المغرقه

He sees acts of disobedience to God as a burning fire,

He sees the disobedience of Allah as a blazing fire

And like poisons and waters that drown.

And like poisons and drowning waters

وكل قلب فيه ميل للسوى

وكل قلب فيه ميل للسوى

فإنه يا صاح عبد للهوىء

فإنه يا صاح عبد للهوىء

And every heart with an inclination toward anything but God

And every heart inclining to other than Him

Is indeed, my friend, a slave to desire.

Then it, oh friend, is a slave to passions

وإن أردت طلب الكمال

وإن أردت طلب الكمال

والفوز في العقبى وفي المآل

والفوز في العقبى وفي المآل

And if you wish to seek perfection,

And if you want to seek perfection

And triumph in the hereafter and in the final outcome,

And success in the hereafter and in the destination

عليك بالعزلة بالرمال

عليك بالعزلة بالرمال

وبالتخلي باطن الجبال

وبالتخلي باطن الجبال

Take to seclusion among the sands,

You must have solitude in the sands

And to retreat deep within the mountains.

And detachment in the interior of mountains

وادفن وجودك داخل الخمول

وادفن وجودك داخل الخمول

واترك جميع الناس والفضول

واترك جميع الناس والفضول

And bury your existence in obscurity;

And bury your existence in heedlessness

And leave all people and idle pursuits behind.

And leave all people and their nonsense

واذكرإلهك وأنس ما سواه

واذكرإلهك وأنس ما سواه

في كل وقت وانف ما عداه

في كل وقت وانف ما عداه

And remember your God, and forget all besides Him,

And remember your God and be intimate with none but Him

At every moment, and exclude all besides Him.

At every time and breathe none but Him

وإن أتى أمر من الرحمن

وإن أتى أمر من الرحمن

فارض به تفوز بالرضوان

فارض به تفوز بالرضوان

And if a decree comes from the All-Merciful,

And if a command comes from the Merciful

Be content with it, and you will gain His approval.

Then be content with it, you will winapproval

والمرء مكلوء بعين الله

والمرء مكلوء بعين الله

وبالنعم مغمور وهو ساهي

وبالنعم مغمور وهو ساهي

And a person is guarded under God’s eye,

And man is laden with the eye of Allah upon him

And immersed in blessings, while he is heedless.

And with blessings overwhelmed though he is heedless

فواجب عليه شكر الرب

فواجب عليه شكر الرب

وصبره عند البلا والكرب

وصبره عند البلا والكرب

So he must give thanks to the Lord,

So it is obligatory upon him to thank the Lord

And show patience in affliction and distress.

And have patience during tribulation and hardship

والصبر رأس الخير والإيمان

والصبر رأس الخير والإيمان

وهو عزيز عند الإمتحان

وهو عزيز عند الإمتحان

And patience is the head of goodness and faith,

And patience is the head of goodness and faith

And it is rare at the time of trial.

And it is mighty during trials

فليحذر الشخص من التبرم

فليحذر الشخص من التبرم

وكثرة الشكوى لدى التألم

وكثرة الشكوى لدى التألم

So let a person beware of discontent,

So let the person beware of complaining

And much complaining in times of pain.

And excessive lamenting during pain

وليلتجي إلى العليم القادر

وليلتجي إلى العليم القادر

بقلبه وسره والظاهر

بقلبه وسره والظاهر

And let him seek refuge in the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful,

And let him turn to the All-Knowing, All-Powerful

With his heart, his innermost self, and his outward being.

With his heart and innermost and outwardly

وليعتمد عليه في جميع

وليعتمد عليه في جميع

أموره من هين أو رفيع

أموره من هين أو رفيع

And let him rely on Him in all

And let him depend on Him in all

His affairs, whether lowly or lofty.

His matters, insignificant or lofty

وليشهد الخيرة في القضاء

وليشهد الخيرة في القضاء

وفي جميع الضر والبلاء

وفي جميع الضر والبلاء

And let him discern what is best in the decree,

And let him perceive the wisdom in destiny

And in all harm and affliction.

And in all harm and tribulation

وليحسن الظن بذي الإحسان

وليحسن الظن بذي الإحسان

ذي الفضل والجود عظيم الشان

ذي الفضل والجود عظيم الشان

And let him think well of the Beneficent One,

And let him think good of the Benevolent One

Possessor of bounty and generosity, great in majesty.

Of abundant grace and lofty stature

ولا يسىء ظنا ولا يستبطي

ولا يسىء ظنا ولا يستبطي

إجابة من الكريم المعطي

إجابة من الكريم المعطي

And let him neither think ill nor deem slow

And let him not suspect or complain

An answer from the generous Giver.

Of the response from the Generous Giver

واعلم بأن كل شيء بسبب

واعلم بأن كل شيء بسبب

وللسبب وقت وعمر مكتتب

وللسبب وقت وعمر مكتتب

And know that everything comes through a cause,

And know that everything is for a reason

And every cause has a time and a lifespan written down.

And for that reason there is an appointed time

وكل ضيق سوف يتلوه فرج

وكل ضيق سوف يتلوه فرج

ويأتي اليسر وينزاح الحرج

ويأتي اليسر وينزاح الحرج

And every hardship will be followed by relief,

And every distress is followed by relief

And ease will come, and distress will lift.

Ease comes and hardship departs

واقنع من الدنيا بما تيسر

واقنع من الدنيا بما تيسر

ودع لمازاد وما تعسر

ودع لمازاد وما تعسر

And be content with what comes easily from this world,

And be content with what is made easy of this life

And leave what is extra and what is difficult.

And leave what is beyond and difficult

ومن تيقن أن مولاه يراه

ومن تيقن أن مولاه يراه

استحيا ان يرجو ويخشى من سواه

استحيا ان يرجو ويخشى من سواه

And whoever is certain that his Master sees him

And whoever is certain that his Master sees him

Feels ashamed to hope in or fear anyone besides Him.

Would be shy to hope or fear anyone but Him

ومن تيقن نظر الله إليه

ومن تيقن نظر الله إليه

لم يخترالا كل ما يقضي عليه

لم يخترالا كل ما يقضي عليه

And whoever is certain of God’s gaze upon him

And whoever is certain of Allah's gaze upon him

Chooses nothing but whatever He decrees for him.

Would choose only what He decrees for him

والنافع الضار المهيمن ربنا

والنافع الضار المهيمن ربنا

فاحذر تخاف غيره يامؤمنا

فاحذر تخاف غيره يامؤمنا

And our Lord is the Giver of benefit, the Bringer of harm, the Guardian.

The Harmful, the Beneficial, our Guardian Lord

So beware of fearing anyone but Him, O believer.

So beware fearing others, O believer

واترك جميع الناس لا تعبأ بهم

واترك جميع الناس لا تعبأ بهم

أيضا ولا تركن إلى إخائهم

أيضا ولا تركن إلى إخائهم

And leave all people; pay them no heed,

And leave all people, pay them no heed

Nor lean on their friendship either.

Nor rely on or incline toward them

فإنهم لا يملكون برا

فإنهم لا يملكون برا

لنفسهم أو يدفعون ضرا

لنفسهم أو يدفعون ضرا

For they cannot secure any good

For they cannot benefit themselves

For themselves, nor ward off harm.

Or ward off harm for their own souls