Book of Loss & LongingPending translation
Arabic source
فرب رجل أحاط بالصبر كله علما، ثم أهلكته ساعة رخاء واحدة.
Working translation
Many a man has known the whole science of patience and been destroyed by a single hour of ease.
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ChatGPT“Translate this passage, keep the imperative”
Telegramthe reviewer1:23
Claude“Suggest three renderings for حسن الظن”
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NotionGlossary — Arabic terms
Google Driveshared linkdrive.google.com/drive/folders/1a7Kd0Zt2RWhatsAppHamza“did we ever fix the footnote on 2.3.7?”ChatGPT“What does ثمرات carry here?”Telegramchapter-02-v3.docxClaude“Draft a footnote explaining the term”SlackHuddle ended · 38 min · no notesGoogle Docsbook-of-assistance-ch2-FINAL-use-this-EDITED (1).docxPDFchapter-02-for-typesetting-FINAL.pdfNotionStyle guide v0.4 — draftGoogle Driveshared linkdrive.google.com/file/d/0pQ4mNr8Ls/viewWhatsAppHamza“ignore the file I just sent”ChatGPT“Compare my two translations”Telegram“which version are you reading?”Claude“Check this against the Arabic”Slackchapter-02-FINAL.pdf shared hereWhatsAppHamza0:47ChatGPT“Translate this passage, keep the imperative”Telegramthe reviewer1:23Claude“Suggest three renderings for حسن الظن”Slack#book-of-assistance14 unreadGoogle Docsch2-HAMZA-EDITS-reviewed-CLEAN.docxPDFch2-marked-up-by-the-shaykh.pdfNotionGlossary — Arabic termsGoogle Driveshared linkdrive.google.com/drive/folders/1a7Kd0Zt2RWhatsAppHamza“did we ever fix the footnote on 2.3.7?”ChatGPT“What does ثمرات carry here?”Telegramchapter-02-v3.docxClaude“Draft a footnote explaining the term”SlackHuddle ended · 38 min · no notesGoogle Docsbook-of-assistance-ch2-FINAL-use-this-EDITED (1).docxPDFchapter-02-for-typesetting-FINAL.pdfNotionStyle guide v0.4 — draftGoogle Driveshared linkdrive.google.com/file/d/0pQ4mNr8Ls/viewWhatsAppHamza“ignore the file I just sent”ChatGPT“Compare my two translations”Telegram“which version are you reading?”Claude“Check this against the Arabic”Slackchapter-02-FINAL.pdf shared hereGoogle Docsbook-of-assistance-ch2-FINAL-v2.docxPDFchapter-02-for-review.pdfNotionWording decisions (temp)Google Driveshared linkdrive.google.com/file/d/1Bx9kQm7Yv/view?usp=sharingWhatsAppYusuf“use the second wording, not the one from Tuesday”ChatGPT“Make this sound less stiff”Telegram“sent you the corrected chapter”Claude“Does this keep the imperative force?”SlackHamza pinned a messageGoogle Docschapter-02-suggestions-mode.docxPDFbook-of-assistance-proof-v2.pdfNotionChapter 2 review notesGoogle DriveAnyone with the link can commentWhatsAppYusuf4:12ChatGPT“Rewrite it in an older register”Telegram“forwarding what the shaykh replied”Claude“Is ‘unceasingly’ too strong here?”Slackthread2.3.7 wording — 9 repliesGoogle Docsbook-of-assistance-ch2.docxPDFchapter-02-for-typesetting-FINAL (1).pdfNotionWho is doing what (outdated)Google DriveTrash · 11 itemsGoogle Docsbook-of-assistance-ch2-FINAL-v2.docxPDFchapter-02-for-review.pdfNotionWording decisions (temp)Google Driveshared linkdrive.google.com/file/d/1Bx9kQm7Yv/view?usp=sharingWhatsAppYusuf“use the second wording, not the one from Tuesday”ChatGPT“Make this sound less stiff”Telegram“sent you the corrected chapter”Claude“Does this keep the imperative force?”SlackHamza pinned a messageGoogle Docschapter-02-suggestions-mode.docxPDFbook-of-assistance-proof-v2.pdfNotionChapter 2 review notesGoogle DriveAnyone with the link can commentWhatsAppYusuf4:12ChatGPT“Rewrite it in an older register”Telegram“forwarding what the shaykh replied”Claude“Is ‘unceasingly’ too strong here?”Slackthread2.3.7 wording — 9 repliesGoogle Docsbook-of-assistance-ch2.docxPDFchapter-02-for-typesetting-FINAL (1).pdfNotionWho is doing what (outdated)Google DriveTrash · 11 itemsNow everyone can work from the same page.
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Book of AssistanceHZfiguring it out
Arabic source · 3.1
(وَعَلَيْكَ) يا أخي بمراقبة الله تعالى في حركاتك وسكناتك ولحظاتك وطرفاتك وخطراتك وإراداتك وسائر حالاتك، واستشعر قربه منك.
Working translation
You must, O my brothers, be mindful of God in all your movements and times of stillness, at every moment, with every blink of the eye, with every thought, wish or any other state. Feel His nearness to you!
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Book of Assistance · chapter 2 · passage 2.3.7Translated · unapproved · revision 6
Arabic source · never varies
وعليك بحسن الظن بالله، فإنه من ثمرات اليقين
Working translation · 8 January
Keep a good opinion of God, for that is one of the fruits of certainty.
Proposal · Claude · 8 Januaryopen · never acceptedProposed change · Hamza · 2 Februaryaccepted 4 February
Approved · Hamza · 14 March
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