The Bridge to Paradise

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الْهِدَايَةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى طَرِيقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَهُوَ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُوَصِّلُ إِلَيْهَا

Guidance on the Day of Resurrection is to the path of Paradise, and it is the path that leads to it.

فَمَنْ هُدِيَ فِيْ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ إِلَى صِرَاطِ اللَّهِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

So whoever is guided in this world to the Straight Path of Allah,

الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ بِهِ رُسُلَهُ وَأَنْزَلَ بِهِ كُتُبَهُ

by which He sent His messengers and revealed His books.

هُدِيَ هُنَاكَ إِلَى الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

He was guided there to the Straight Path.

الْمُوَصِّلِ إِلَى جَنَّتِهِ وَ دَارِ ثَوَابِهِ

that which leads to His Paradise and to the abode of His reward,

وَعَلَى قَدْرِ ثُبُوتِ قَدَمِ الْعَبْدِ عَلَى هَذَا الصِّرَاطِ

And in proportion to how firmly the servant's foot is set on this path.

الَّذِي نَصَبَهُ اللَّهُ لِعِبَادِهِ فِي هَذِهِ الدَّارِ

which God has set it up for His servants in this world.

يَكُونُ ثُبُوتُ قَدَمِهِ عَلَى الْصِّرَاطِ الْمَنْصُوبِ عَلَى مَتْنِ جَهَنَّمِ

His footing will be firm on the bridge erected over the body of Hell.

وَعَلَى قَدْرِ سَيْرِهِ عَلَى هَذِهِ الصِّرَاطِ

And according to how he walks on this bridge.

يَكُونُ سَيْرُهُ عَلَى ذَاكَ الْصِّرَاطِ

His walk will be on that path,

فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالْبَرْقِ

So among them are those who pass like lightning.

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالْطَرْفِ

And among them are those who pass by like the blink of an eye,

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَالرِّيحِ

And among them are those who pass like the wind.

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمُرُّ كَشَدِّ الرِّكَابِ

And among them are those who pass like the tightening of the reins.

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْعَى سَعْيًا

And among them are those who run swiftly,

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَمْشِي مَشْيًا

And among them are some who walk at a steady pace,

وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَحْبُو حَبْوًا

And among them are those who crawl.

وَمِنْهُمْ الْمَخْدُوشُ الْمُسَلَّمُ

And among them is the scratched one and the one made secure,

وَمِنْهُمُ الْمُكَرَّدَسُ فِي النَّارِ

And among them is the one cast into the Fire.

فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْعَبْدُ سَيْرَهُ عَلَىٰ ذَلِكَ الصِّرَاطِ

So let the servant examine his conduct on that path.

مِنْ سَيْرِهِ عَلَى هَذَا،

From his walking on this,

حَذْوُ الْقُذَّةِ بِالْقُذَّةِ

Like for like.

جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

A fitting recompense. Will you be recompensed except for what you used to do?

وَلْيَنْظُرْ الشُّبُهَاتَ وَالشَّهَوَاتَ

And let him look at the doubts and the desires.

الَّتِي تَعُوقُهُ عَنْ سَيْرِهِ عَلَى هَذَا الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

which prevents him from walking on this straight path,

فَإِنَّهَا الْكَلَالِيبُ

So indeed they are the hooks.

الَّتِي بِجَنَبَتَيْ ذَاكَ الصِّرَاطِ،

which are on the two sides of that path,

تَخْطَفُهُ وَتَعُوْقُهُ عَنْ الْمُرُورِ عَلَيْهِ

It snatches him and prevents him from passing over it,

فَإِنْ كَثُرَتْ هُنَا وَقَوِيَتْ

If it increases here and becomes strong.

فَكَذَلِكَ هِيَ هُنَاكَ ﴿وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ

So that is how it is there, and your Lord is not unjust to the servants.

فَسُؤَالُ الْهِدَايَةِ مُتَضَمِّنٌ لِحُصُولِ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ

So asking for guidance implies obtaining every good,

وَالْسَّلَامَةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

and safety from every evil.