ياO مَنyou who أضلَّhave misdirected السعيَthe striving خُذtake لكَfor yourself مُرشِداًa guide
يا مَن أضلَّ السعيَ خُذ لكَ مُرشِداً
وبهِand through him إذاwhen رمُتَyou desire الرشادَright guidance استرشدِseek guidance
وبهِ إذا رمُتَ الرشادَ استرشدِ
O you who have misdirected your striving, take yourself a guide.
O you who lost the way in your endeavor, take a guide for yourself
And when you desire right guidance, seek it through him.
And when you intend guidance, be guided by him
وإذاand when أردتَyou wish السيرَto walk فيin سُبُلِthe paths of الهُدَىguidance
وإذا أردتَ السيرَ في سُبُلِ الهُدَى
فاجعَلthen make هذيذكَyour meditation فيin كِتابِthe book of المُرشِدِthe guide
فاجعَل هذيذكَ في كِتابِ المُرشِدِ
And when you wish to walk in the paths of guidance,
And when you want to tread the path of righteousness
then let your meditation be on the guide’s book.
Make your murmurings be in the book of the guide