شرع الاله الدين للأتباع

شرع الاله الدين للأتباع

ودعا إليه الخلق بالإقناع

ودعا إليه الخلق بالإقناع

God ordained religion to be followed,

The God ordained religion for followers

God ordained the religion for His followers,

and called creation to it through persuasion.

And called people to it with persuasion

And invited creation to it through persuasion.

فإليه بادر بالرجوع ملببيا

فإليه بادر بالرجوع ملببيا

قبل القضاء عليك بالإرجاع

قبل القضاء عليك بالإرجاع

So hasten back to Him, answering His call,

So hurry to return to Him yearning

So hasten to return to Him, answering the call,

before your return is decreed for you.

Before you are returned by compulsion

Before the decree compels your return.

وله تضرع راغبا أو راهبا

وله تضرع راغبا أو راهبا

فهو الحفيظ عليك وهو الراعي

فهو الحفيظ عليك وهو الراعي

Beseech Him, in hope or in fear,

Plead and beseech Him, hopeful or devout

Implore Him in hope and in awe,

for He is your guardian, and He is your shepherd.

For He is your preserver and guardian

For He is your Preserver and He is the Shepherd.

الله ربك فادعه

الله ربك فادعه

فهو المجيب لكل عبد داعي

فهو المجيب لكل عبد داعي

God is your Lord, so call upon Him;

God is your Lord so call upon Him

Allah is your Lord, so call upon Him;

He answers every servant who calls.

For He answers every supplicant

He answers every servant who calls.

وعليه في كل الرغائب فاعتمد

وعليه في كل الرغائب فاعتمد

لا تعتمد أبدا على الأشفاع

لا تعتمد أبدا على الأشفاع

Rely on Him in all that you desire;

And rely on Him for all your wishes

Rely upon Him in all your aspirations,

never rely upon intercessors.

Never rely on intercession

And never place your trust in intercessors.

سبحانه جلى الفساد بنوره

سبحانه جلى الفساد بنوره

وأمد منه الكون بالإشعاع

وأمد منه الكون بالإشعاع

Glory be to Him! He dispelled corruption with His light,

Glory to Him, He exposed corruption with His light

Glory be to Him, Who dispelled corruption with His light,

and supplied the universe with radiance from it.

And provided the universe with radiance

And extended radiance from it across the universe.

الملك والملكوت قاما باسمه

الملك والملكوت قاما باسمه

وتساميا في النظم والأوضاع

وتساميا في النظم والأوضاع

The earthly and heavenly realms arose in His name,

The kingdom and dominion arose by His name

The earthly kingdom and the spiritual realm stand by His name,

and rose sublime in their order and arrangement.

And excelled in system and position

Sublime in their order and their state.

وحده في ذات وفي وصف وفي

وحده في ذات وفي وصف وفي

فعل وفي خلق وفي إبدل

فعل وفي خلق وفي إبدل

Affirm His oneness in essence, in attribute, and in

He is alone in self, attribute, deed

Declare His Oneness in Essence, in Attribute,

action, in creation, and in origination (reading uncertain).

Creation, and exchange

In Action, in Creation, and in Origination.

واحذر شراك الشرك فهي كثيرة

واحذر شراك الشرك فهي كثيرة

شتى المظاهر جمة الأنواع

شتى المظاهر جمة الأنواع

Beware the snares of polytheism, for they are many,

And beware the evil of polytheism for it has many

Beware the snares of polytheism, for they are many;

diverse in appearance, abundant in kinds.

Diverse forms, numerous types

Diverse in manifestation, abundant in variety.

كم واقع فيها ويحسب أنه

كم واقع فيها ويحسب أنه

في الدين حر العقد رحب الباع

في الدين حر العقد رحب الباع

How many fall into them, thinking themselves

How many have fallen into it thinking

How many fall into them while deeming themselves

free in creed and broad in religious understanding.

They have an open, free religion

Free in belief and broad in religious understanding.

الشرك داء في البرية كامن

الشرك داء في البرية كامن

مستفحل الأضرار والأوجاع

مستفحل الأضرار والأوجاع

Polytheism is a disease lurking among humankind,

Polytheism is a hidden disease in the land

Polytheism is a malady latent within humanity,

virulent in its harms and pains.

With severe harms and pains

Rampant with damage and suffering.

الشرك ستر حيك من نسج الهوى

الشرك ستر حيك من نسج الهوى

غطى على الأبصار والأسماع

غطى على الأبصار والأسماع

Polytheism is a veil woven from the fabric of desire,

Polytheism is a veil woven by desire

Polytheism is a veil woven from the fabric of caprice,

covering sight and hearing.

Covering sights and sounds

Covering both sight and hearing.

فاقبس من التوحيد أعظم جذوة

فاقبس من التوحيد أعظم جذوة

وتمش تحت ضيائها اللماع

وتمش تحت ضيائها اللماع

So take the mightiest ember from belief in God's oneness,

So light from monotheism the greatest flame

So kindle from Monotheism the greatest flame,

and walk beneath its dazzling light.

And walk in its shining glow

And walk beneath its brilliant light.

يا عبد ثق بالله يكفك وحده

يا عبد ثق بالله يكفك وحده

يا عبد سله يجبك بالإسراع

يا عبد سله يجبك بالإسراع

O servant, trust in God; He alone will suffice you.

O servant, trust in God alone to suffice you

O servant, trust in Allah; He alone suffices you.

O servant, ask Him; He will answer you swiftly.

O servant, ask Him and He will answer with haste

O servant, ask of Him; He will answer you with haste.

واصبر بباب الله نفسك ضارعا

واصبر بباب الله نفسك ضارعا

يفتحه مصراعا على مصراع

يفتحه مصراعا على مصراع

Keep yourself patiently at God's door, humbly beseeching;

And remain steadfast at the door of God imploring

Restrain your soul at God's door in humble supplication,

He will open it wide, door-leaf upon door-leaf.

He will open it wide

And He will fling it wide open for you.

واليه بالطاعات كن متوسلا

واليه بالطاعات كن متوسلا

لا بالمنى وكواذب الأطماع

لا بالمنى وكواذب الأطماع

Seek nearness to Him through acts of obedience,

And approach Him through obedience

Seek means of approach to Him through acts of obedience,

not through wishes and deceitful hopes.

Not through wishes and lies of greed

Not through wishful thinking and false ambitions.

وبآيه المثلى فكن متهجدا

وبآيه المثلى فكن متهجدا

لا بالأغاني العذبة الإيقاع

لا بالأغاني العذبة الإيقاع

And with His sublime verses, keep vigil in prayer,

And with His perfect verse remain vigilant

And keep vigil in the night with His perfect Verses,

not with songs of sweet rhythm.

Not through sweet, rhythmic songs

Not with songs of sweet rhythm.

يا أمة جهلت حقيقة دينها

يا أمة جهلت حقيقة دينها

فتفرقت فيها إلى أشياع

فتفرقت فيها إلى أشياع

O nation that knew not the truth of its religion,

O nation who misunderstood your religion

O nation that has ignored the truth of its religion,

and so split within it into factions:

And divided into factions

And thus fragmented into factions.

العاصف الزعزاع من أهوائها

العاصف الزعزاع من أهوائها

يشتد إثر العاصف الزعزاع

يشتد إثر العاصف الزعزاع

the raging tempest of its passions

The storm of its passions grows

The violent, shaking gale of its whims

grows fiercer in the wake of another raging tempest.

After the storm grew

Intensifies, gale following upon gale.

في القاع ماء كيف شئت مبارك

في القاع ماء كيف شئت مبارك

فرديه واطرحي سراب القاع

فرديه واطرحي سراب القاع

In the plain is water, blessed in every way you could wish;

In the valley there is blessed water however you wish

In the valley lies blessed water, abundant as you wish;

so go to it, and cast aside the plain's mirage.

Take and leave the mirage of the valley

So drink from it, and cast aside the mirage of the lowland.

هذا الأخ (الميلي) فيك مثوب

هذا الأخ (الميلي) فيك مثوب

لله بالذكرى فهل من واع؟

لله بالذكرى فهل من واع؟

This brother, al-Mili, calls out among you,

This brother (Al-Mili) is rewarded by God

Here is our brother Al-Mili among you, seeking God’s reward,

for God's sake, with a reminder—is there anyone who heeds?

For the reminder, is there any heed?

Reminding for the sake of Allah—is there anyone who takes heed?

يجلو وجوه الشرك وهي خفية

يجلو وجوه الشرك وهي خفية

للناس شان العالم النفاع

للناس شان العالم النفاع

He reveals the forms of polytheism, hidden as they are,

He clarifies the hidden faces of polytheism

He reveals the facets of polytheism though they be hidden,

to people, as a scholar who brings great benefit should.

Like the knowledgeable reformer

To the people, in the manner of a beneficial scholar.

اليوم من أفكاره تجنين ما

اليوم من أفكاره تجنين ما

تجنين من علم ومن إمتاع

تجنين من علم ومن إمتاع

Today you reap from his thoughts what

Today from his thoughts you reap

Today, from his thoughts, you harvest

you reap of knowledge and enjoyment.

Knowledge and pleasure

A harvest of knowledge and intellectual delight.

فأوي من التوحيد خلدا طيبا

فأوي من التوحيد خلدا طيبا

وتنشقي من عرفه الضواع

وتنشقي من عرفه الضواع

So take refuge in a pleasant paradise of God's oneness,

So take from monotheism eternal goodness

So find in Monotheism a pleasant sanctuary,

and breathe in its wafting fragrance.

And scent from its meadows waft

And inhale its diffusing, fragrant scent.

ودعى الفئام المارقين عن الهدى

ودعى الفئام المارقين عن الهدى

الخارقين حظيرة الإجماع

الخارقين حظيرة الإجماع

And leave the throngs who stray from guidance,

And he called the dissenters from guidance

And leave aside the crowds who deviate from guidance,

who breach the enclosure of consensus.

Breaking the fence of consensus

Those who breach the enclosure of consensus.

وعلى السلوك المستقيم فقومي

وعلى السلوك المستقيم فقومي

عاداتك المعوجة الأضلاع

عاداتك المعوجة الأضلاع

And, in keeping with upright conduct, straighten

To the straight path, so stand

And upon the straight path, rectify

your habits with their crooked ribs.

Your crooked bones upright

Your customs which have grown crooked and bent.

ولعل جهلك وأقتحامك للردي

ولعل جهلك وأقتحامك للردي

وهواك قد آذن بالإقلاع

وهواك قد آذن بالإقلاع

And perhaps your ignorance, your plunge into ruin,

Perhaps your ignorance, obstinance, and passion

Perhaps your ignorance and your rush toward ruin,

and your desire have signaled their departure.

Have given notice of desisting

And your caprice, have signaled a time to desist.

فترقبي حسن المثابة في الورى

فترقبي حسن المثابة في الورى

وارجي شيوع الذكر في الأصقاع

وارجي شيوع الذكر في الأصقاع

So await a good reward among humankind,

So expect good reward in life

So anticipate a good reward among mankind,

and hope for your renown to spread throughout the lands.

And hope the remembrance spreads in all regions

And hope that your renown spreads through the lands.

واحييى وحيي بالرضى مستقبلا

واحييى وحيي بالرضى مستقبلا

كالروض خصبا كامل الإمراع

كالروض خصبا كامل الإمراع

And live, and greet with contentment a future

And celebrate, celebrate with acceptance the future

Live on, and welcome with contentment a future

like a garden—fertile, luxuriant to the full.

Like a fertile garden, fully watered

Like a garden, fertile and teeming with life.