رفعتَYou raised مقاميmy station منّةًas a gracious favor وتفضُّلاand generosity
رفعتَ مقامي منّةً وتفضُّلا
وكلمتنيand You spoke to me بالعلمwith knowledge والحلمand forbearance والوَلاand loving friendship
وكلمتني بالعلم والحلم والوَلا
You raised my station by grace and generosity.
You raised my status as a favor and grace
And You spoke to me with knowledge, forbearance, and loving friendship.
And spoke to me with knowledge, wisdom and loyalty
ومنكand from You ملأتYou filled الكفthe palm ليfor me لاnot منfrom الملاthe multitude
ومنك ملأت الكف لي لا من الملا
لكto You belongs الحمدpraise ياO ذاpossessor of الجودbounty والمجدand glory والعلىand exaltedness
لك الحمد يا ذا الجود والمجد والعلى
From You, not from the multitude, You filled my palm for me.
And from You I filled my palm, not from wealth
Yours is praise, O possessor of bounty, glory, and exaltedness.
All praise belongs to You, Lord of generosity, glory and sublimity
تباركتblessed are You تعطيYou give منwhomever تشاءYou will وتمنعand withhold
تباركت تعطي من تشاء وتمنع
عروسthe bride of التجليdivine manifestation فيin فؤاديmy heart تنجليunveils herself
عروس التجلي في فؤادي تنجلي
Blessed are You: You give to whom You will and withhold.
You bless whom You will and withhold
The bride of divine manifestation unveils herself in my heart.
The bride of manifestation lights up my heart
وإنand indeed وعائيmy vessel بالمعارفwith spiritual insights ممتليis filled
وإن وعائي بالمعارف ممتلي
وأرجوكand I hope in You ياO مولايmy Master ياO ذاpossessor of التفضُّلgrace
وأرجوك يا مولاي يا ذا التفضُّل
And my vessel is filled with spiritual insights.
My vessel is filled with knowledge
And I hope in You, my Master, O giver of grace,
And I hope, my Master, O Lord of Grace
إلهيmy God وخلاقيand my Creator وحرزيand my refuge وموئليand my haven
إلهي وخلاقي وحرزي وموئلي
إليكto You لدىin times of الإعسارhardship واليسرand ease أفزعI turn for refuge
إليك لدى الإعسار واليسر أفزع
My God, my Creator, my refuge, and my haven.
My God, Creator, Protector and Refuge
To You I turn for refuge in hardship and ease.
In hardship and ease, to You I complain
إذاif كنتYou are بيto me فيin جملةthe entirety of الأمرthe affair معتنيattentive
إذا كنت بي في جملة الأمر معتني
وقدand indeed نلتI gained هذاthis الحظfortune منfrom فضلكYour grace السنيsplendid
وقد نلت هذا الحظ من فضلك السني
If You care for me in every affair,
If I was of concern to You in this matter
And I have gained this fortune through Your splendid grace,
And gained this fortune through Your goodness
فلستthen I do not أباليcare معdespite عيوبيmy faults قبلتنيYou accepted me
فلست أبالي مع عيوبي قبلتني
إلهيmy God لئنif indeed خيبتنيYou disappoint me أوor طردتنيYou drive me away
إلهي لئن خيبتني أو طردتني
Then I am untroubled: despite my faults, You have accepted me.
Then I care not for my faults if You accept me
My God, if You disappoint me or drive me away,
My God, if You disappoint or spurn me
فمنthen who ذاis that one الذيwhom أرجوI hope in ومنand whom أتشفعI seek intercession through
فمن ذا الذي أرجو ومن أتشفع
أناI العبدthe servant عبدa slave of الرقbondage فيin كلevery حالتيstate of mine
أنا العبد عبد الرق في كل حالتي
Then whom can I hope in, and whose intercession can I seek?
Then who can I hope for or intercede with?
I am the servant, a slave in bondage in every state.
I am a slave, in every state enslaved
ولستand I am not بعبدa servant فيin الرخاease أوor لشدتيon account of my hardship
ولست بعبد في الرخا أو لشدتي
لكto You belongs الأمرthe decision فيin الحرمانwithholding أوor فيin عطيتيgiving to me
لك الأمر في الحرمان أو في عطيتي
Not a servant merely in ease or on account of my hardship.
Not a free man in comfort or hardship
Yours is the decision, whether in withholding or in giving to me.
Yours is the command, in deprivation or giving
إلهيmy God لئنif indeed جلتgrew great وجمتand became plentiful خطيّتيmy sin
إلهي لئن جلت وجمت خطيّتي
فعفوكthen Your pardon منthan ذنبيmy sin أجلُّis greater وأوسعand more boundless
فعفوك من ذنبي أجلُّ وأوسع
My God, though my sin be great and plentiful,
My God, though my sins are grave and piled
Your pardon is greater and more boundless than my sin.
Your pardon for my sin is grander and wider
إذاwhen سلكتfollows دنيايmy worldly life بالحالas things stand سُبْلَهاits paths
إذا سلكت دنياي بالحال سُبْلَها
وأظهرتand revealed الأيامthe days فيtoward العبدthe servant جهلهاtheir ignorance
وأظهرت الأيام في العبد جهلها
When my worldly life follows its paths as things stand,
If worldly life takes its course
And the days display their ignorance toward the servant,
And days expose ignorance in the slave
فلستthen I am not يئوساًdespairing بلrather أقولI say لعلهاperhaps it
فلست يئوساً بل أقول لعلها
إلهيmy God لئنif indeed أعطيتI gave نفسيَmy soul سُؤلهاits desire
إلهي لئن أعطيت نفسيَ سُؤلها
I do not despair, but say, 'Perhaps it...'
I'm not hopeless, rather say perhaps, perhaps
My God, if I have given my soul what it desires,
My God, if You grant my soul its request
فهاthen here أناI am فيin روضthe garden of الندامةremorse أرتعI graze
فها أنا في روض الندامة أرتع
إليكto You رخائيmy ease ينتميtraces back وإضاقتيand my distress
إليك رخائي ينتمي وإضاقتي
Here I am, grazing in the garden of remorse.
My comfort belongs to You, and my distress
My ease and my distress both trace back to You.
From You I saw my intoxication and sobering
ومنكand from You أرىI see سكريmy intoxication بداarose وإفاقتيand my sobering
ومنك أرى سكري بدا وإفاقتي
وهبand suppose أننيthat I أخرتwas held back عنfrom سيرthe march of ساقتيmy rear guard
وهب أنني أخرت عن سير ساقتي
And I see my intoxication and my sobering arise from You.
Grant that though I was late in my stride
And suppose I have been held back from the march of my rear guard,
My God, You see my state, poverty and need
إلهيmy God ترىYou see حاليmy state وفقريand my poverty وفاقتيand my need
إلهي ترى حالي وفقري وفاقتي
وأنتand You مناجاتيmy communion الخفيةsecret تسمعhear
وأنت مناجاتي الخفية تسمع
My God, You see my state, my poverty, and my need,
And You hear my intimate supplications
And You hear my secret communion.
With Your love my garment is dyed in the wilderness
بحبكwith Your love ثوبيmy robe فيamong البريةcreation منصبغis dyed
بحبك ثوبي في البرية منصبغ
ولازالand still بالأشواقby longings جلديmy skin يندبغis being tanned
ولازال بالأشواق جلدي يندبغ
My robe is dyed with Your love among all creation.
My skin still bears the marks of longing
And my skin is still being tanned by longing.
And my heart is stabbed by its burning for both states
وقلبيand my heart علىin الحالينboth states منby حرِّهits heat لدغis stung
وقلبي على الحالين من حرِّه لدغ
إلهيmy God فلاso do not تقطعcut off رجائيmy hope ولاand do not تزغturn astray
إلهي فلا تقطع رجائي ولا تزغ
And in both states my heart is stung by its heat.
My God, sever not my hope, sway it not
My God, do not cut off my hope, nor turn astray
So my heart in the pasture of Your kindness may graze
فؤاديmy heart فليfor I have فيin سيبthe outpouring of جودكYour bounty مرتعa pasture
فؤادي فلي في سيب جودك مرتع
جداريmy wall علىupon تأسيسthe foundation of جدواكYour beneficence قدindeed بُنيwas built
جداري على تأسيس جدواك قد بُني
My heart, for I have a pasture in the outpouring of Your bounty.
My wall on the foundations of Your bounty is built
My wall has been built upon the foundation of Your beneficence.
My heart still tends to remembering
ولاand has not زالceased قلبيmy heart بالتذكرto remembrance يعتنيto attend
ولا زال قلبي بالتذكر يعتني
وإنيand indeed I أناديcry out كلماwhenever الوجدecstasy حثنيurges me
وإني أنادي كلما الوجد حثني
And my heart never ceases to attend to remembrance.
And I call out whenever fervor urges me
And I cry out whenever ecstasy urges me:
My God, save me from Your torment, I'm
إلهيmy God أجرنيprotect me منfrom عذابكYour punishment إننيindeed I am
إلهي أجرني من عذابك إنني
أسيرٌa captive ذليلabased خائفfearful لكto You أخضعI bow
أسيرٌ ذليل خائف لك أخضع
My God, protect me from Your punishment, for I am
A weak slave, fearful, submitting to You
A captive, abased and fearful, bowing before You.
I raised my story to Your lofty essence
رفعتI raised إلىto علياءthe loftiness of ذاتكYour Essence قصتيmy plea
رفعت إلى علياء ذاتك قصتي
عساكmay You تسيغease الآنnow بالقربthrough nearness غصتيmy choking anguish
عساك تسيغ الآن بالقرب غصتي
I have raised my plea to the loftiness of Your Essence.
May You accept my anguish in closeness now
May You now, through nearness, ease my choking anguish.
If with oneness my proof is sealed when I die
إذاif متI die بالتوحيدaffirming divine oneness طبقin accordance with محجتيmy path
إذا مت بالتوحيد طبق محجتي
إلهيmy God فآنسنيso comfort me بتلقينby prompting حجتيmy defense
إلهي فآنسني بتلقين حجتي
If I die affirming Your oneness, in keeping with my path,
My God, so make me sense my proof's reception
My God, comfort me by prompting my defense,
When the grave becomes my dwelling and bed
إذاwhen كانthere is ليfor me فيin القبرthe grave مثوىan abode ومضجعand a resting place
إذا كان لي في القبر مثوى ومضجع
أناI العبدthe servant ملقىam cast بالرجاin hope وسطamid لجةٍa deep sea
أنا العبد ملقى بالرجا وسط لجةٍ
When the grave is my abode and resting place.
I'm a slave thrown to hoping amidst deep darkness
I am the servant, cast in hope into the midst of the deep.
The earth of my soul furrowed in love
ورُجَّتْand was shaken غراماًwith passion أرضُthe earth نفسيof my soul برجةٍby a tremor
ورُجَّتْ غراماً أرضُ نفسي برجةٍ
ولستand I do not أرىsee عذراًan excuse ولاnor بعضany part of حجةٍa defense
ولست أرى عذراً ولا بعض حجةٍ
And the earth of my soul has been rocked by a tremor of passion.
I see no excuse or shred of proof
And I can see no excuse, nor even part of a defense.
My God, if You torment me a thousand proofs
إلهيmy God لئنif indeed عذبتنيYou punish me ألفa thousand حجةٍyears
إلهي لئن عذبتني ألف حجةٍ
فحبلthen the cord of رجائيmy hope منكin You لاdoes not يتقطعbreak
فحبل رجائي منك لا يتقطع
My God, even if You punish me for a thousand years,
My rope of hope in You will not be cut
The cord of my hope in You will not break.
I asked You to pardon my sins in grace
سألتكI asked You تعفوto pardon عنfor ذنوبيmy sins تفضلاout of grace
سألتك تعفو عن ذنوبي تفضلا
فإنيfor indeed I لقدcertainly أكثرتgreatly increased فيكin You التوكلاmy trust
فإني لقد أكثرت فيك التوكلا
I have asked You to pardon my sins out of grace.
For I have greatly relied on You
For I have placed great trust in You.
So by the Chosen Intercessor I pray and plead
فبالمصطفىso through the Chosen One المختارthe Elect أدعوI pray توسلاseeking intercession
فبالمصطفى المختار أدعو توسلا
إلهيmy God أذقنيlet me taste بردthe coolness of عفوكYour pardon يومon the day لاnot
إلهي أذقني برد عفوك يوم لا
So I pray, seeking intercession through the Chosen One, the Elect:
My God, let me taste the coolness of Your pardon on a day
My God, let me taste the coolness of Your pardon on the day when neither
When neither wealth nor children avail
بنونَsons ولاnor مالٌwealth هنالكthere ينفعwill benefit
بنونَ ولا مالٌ هنالك ينفع
حديثthe tale of غراميmy passion فيكfor You لازالremains شائعاwidely known
حديث غرامي فيك لازال شائعا
Sons nor wealth will be of any use there.
Talk of my passion for You still spreads
The tale of my passion for You remains widely told.
And You bought the soul when I was selling
وأنتand You اشتريتbought النفسthe soul مذwhen كنتI was بائعاa seller
وأنت اشتريت النفس مذ كنت بائعا
فجدso grant generously ليto me بأمنsafety منكfrom You لاdo not تكbe رائعاfrightening
فجد لي بأمن منك لا تك رائعا
And You bought the soul when I was selling it.
So find me safety from You, be not absent
So grant me safety from You, and do not be a source of dread.
My God, if You don't shepherd me, I'm lost
إلهيmy God إذاif لمdo not ترعنيYou care for me كنتI would be ضائعاlost
إلهي إذا لم ترعني كنت ضائعا
وإنand if كنتYou are ترعانيcaring for me فلستthen I will not أضيعbe lost
وإن كنت ترعاني فلست أضيع
My God, if You do not care for me, I am lost.
And if You do shepherd me, I'm not lost
But if You care for me, I will not be lost.
My praise is from all of me, by my tongues
عليكof You ثنائيmy praise منfrom جميعيall of me بألسنيthrough my tongues
عليك ثنائي من جميعي بألسني
علىfor كلevery فعلdeed منamong فعالكYour deeds بيtoward me سنيsplendid
على كل فعل من فعالك بي سني
My praise of You comes from all of me, through my tongues,
For each of Your deeds toward me You made good
For every splendid deed You do toward me.
I came with a sin that turned me from You
أتيتI came بذنبwith a sin قدthat indeed لوىturned عنكaway from You مرسنيmy muzzle
أتيت بذنب قد لوى عنك مرسني
إلهيmy God إذاif لمdo not تعفYou pardon عنfor غيرone who is not محسنِa doer of good
إلهي إذا لم تعف عن غير محسنِ
I committed a sin that turned my muzzle away from You.
My God, if You don't pardon the ungrateful
My God, if You do not forgive one who does no good,
Then who can the sinner in passion enjoy?
فمنthen who لمسيءis there for a sinner بالهوىin desire يتمتعwho indulges
فمن لمسيء بالهوى يتمتع
هوhe is العبدthe servant منwho مولاهhis Master بالمنةby grace ارتقىrose
هو العبد من مولاه بالمنة ارتقى
Then who is there for a sinner indulging in desire?
He is the slave whom through Your favor attained rank
He is the servant who rose by his Master's grace,
After You gave him the cup of love to drink
غداةon the morning لهto him كأسthe cup of المحبةlove قدindeed سقىHe gave to drink
غداة له كأس المحبة قد سقى
عليكon You اتكاليis my reliance قدindeed عدمتI lost لكfor Your sake البقاsubsistence
عليك اتكالي قد عدمت لك البقا
On the morning his Master gave him the cup of love to drink.
On You I relied, I did not seek to remain
I rely on You; for Your sake I have lost my own subsistence.
My God, if I fell short in seeking piety
إلهيmy God لئنif indeed قصرتI fell short فيin طلبseeking التقىpiety
إلهي لئن قصرت في طلب التقى
فلستthen I do not سوىexcept أبوابthe doors of فضلكYour grace أقرعknock upon
فلست سوى أبواب فضلك أقرع
My God, though I fall short in seeking piety,
I'm nothing but knocking on Your favor's doors
I knock at no doors but those of Your grace.
I repelled the recklessness of love from me
دفعتI drove away عذولthe reproacher of الحبlove عنيَfrom me بالتيwith that which
دفعت عذول الحب عنيَ بالتي
وفيكand in You فتىa youth أصبحتI became نحوكtoward You ماnot فتيceased
وفيك فتى أصبحت نحوك ما فتي
I drove love's reproacher away from me with that which...
And in You a youth I became, unto You unpaid
And in You I became a youth, never ceasing to turn toward You.
So if I stumble and my sin becomes grave
فإنso if عثرتstumbled رجليmy foot وجلتand grew great خطيتيmy sin
فإن عثرت رجلي وجلت خطيتي
إلهيmy God أقلنيpardon me for عثرتيmy stumble وامحand erase حوبتيmy guilt
إلهي أقلني عثرتي وامح حوبتي
So if my foot stumbles and my sin grows great,
My God, carry my stumbling and erase my shame
My God, pardon my stumble and erase my guilt,
For I'm a confessor, fearful, pleading
فإنيfor indeed I am مقرconfessing خائفfearful متضرعpleading
فإني مقر خائف متضرع
محبكYour lover لماwhen إنindeed وجدتYou are found لهfor him فَنِيis annihilated
محبك لما إن وجدت له فَنِي
For I confess, fearful and pleading.
Your lover, when he found no artifice for it
Your lover, once he finds You, is annihilated.
It's inconceivable that he'd be busy with another
فهيهاتthen far be it أنthat تلقاهYou find him بالغيرwith anything else معتنيconcerned
فهيهات أن تلقاه بالغير معتني
وهاand here أناI am راجيhoping for الفضلgrace ماnot عنكaway from You انثنيdo I turn
وها أنا راجي الفضل ما عنك انثني
Far be it that You should find him concerned with anything else.
And here I am, desiring Your favor, not turning from You
And here I am, hoping for grace, never turning away from You.
My God, if You disappoint or spurn me
إلهيmy God لئنif indeed خيبتنيYou disappoint me أوor طردتنيYou drive me away
إلهي لئن خيبتني أو طردتني
فماthen what حيلتيis my recourse ياO ربLord أمor كيفhow أصنعshall I act
فما حيلتي يا رب أم كيف أصنع
My God, if You disappoint me or drive me away,
What can I do, O Lord, or how can I make?
What recourse have I, O Lord, or what can I do?
Your beauty, stunning in its radiancy
جمالكYour beauty باهis radiant فيin الملاحةloveliness باهرُdazzling
جمالك باه في الملاحة باهرُ
ومنهand from it يواقيتrubies بدتappeared وجواهرُand jewels
ومنه يواقيت بدت وجواهرُ
Your beauty is radiant, dazzling in loveliness.
From it jewels appeared and treasures
And from it rubies and jewels have appeared.
Shall I remain while from it manifestations arose?
أأبقىcan I remain ومنهand from it قدindeed تجلتhave shone forth مظاهرُmanifestations
أأبقى ومنه قد تجلت مظاهرُ
إلهيmy God حليفُthe companion of الحبِّlove بالليلby night ساهرُis wakeful
إلهي حليفُ الحبِّ بالليل ساهرُ
Can I remain, when manifestations of it have shone forth?
My God, companion of love's night vigilant
My God, love's companion stays awake by night.
Supplicating, weeping while the neglectful sleep
يناجيhe communes ويبكيand weeps والمغفلwhile the heedless one يهجعsleeps
يناجي ويبكي والمغفل يهجع
مقاميَmy station أضحىhas become بانتسابكthrough affiliation with You عالياexalted
مقاميَ أضحى بانتسابك عاليا
He communes and weeps, while the heedless one sleeps.
My status through attachment to You became lofty
My station has risen high through belonging to You.
So I brought out from my being's shells wonders
فأخرجتso I brought forth منfrom أصدافthe shells of علميmy knowledge لآلياpearls
فأخرجت من أصداف علمي لآليا
وحزبيand my company أولواthose possessing التحقيقrealization رامواsought مرامياmy goal
وحزبي أولوا التحقيق راموا مراميا
So I brought pearls forth from the shells of my knowledge.
And my partisans of realization sought noble aims
And my company, people of realization, sought my goal.
Each hoping for Your bestowal, desiring
وكلهموand all of them يرجوhope for نوالكYour bounty راجياfull of hope
وكلهمو يرجو نوالك راجيا
وإلاand otherwise فبالذنبthen by sin المدمرdevastating أصرعI am struck down
وإلا فبالذنب المدمر أصرع
And all of them hope for Your bounty, full of hope.
Lest by destructive sin I become cast down
Otherwise I am struck down by devastating sin.
A people enamored with Your majesty
لوجهكfor Your Face قومa people أُولعواwere enthralled بجلالهby its majesty
لوجهك قوم أُولعوا بجلاله
وكلٌّand each تفانيwas self-effaced طامعاًyearning فيfor وصالهunion with it
وكلٌّ تفاني طامعاً في وصاله
For Your Face there are people enthralled by its majesty.
Each one annihilated, hoping for union
And each is self-effaced, yearning for union with it.
So replace for us the lack of guidance with its perfection
فبدلso replace لناfor us نقصthe deficiency الهدىof guidance بكمالهwith its perfection
فبدل لنا نقص الهدى بكماله
إلهيmy God بحقby the right of الهاشميthe Hashemite وآلهand his family
إلهي بحق الهاشمي وآله
So replace our deficient guidance with its perfection,
My God, by the right of the Hashimi and his family
My God, by the right of the Hashemite and his family,
And sanctity of the righteous, to You submitting
وحرمةand the sanctity of أبرارthe righteous همُwho are لكto You خُشَّعhumbly bowed
وحرمة أبرار همُ لك خُشَّع
أنِرilluminate وقتthe hour مركومone burdened السوىwith all besides You مدلهمِّهِits dark gloom
أنِر وقت مركوم السوى مدلهمِّهِ
And by the sanctity of the righteous who humbly bow to You.
Enlighten the time of the rightly guided imam
Illuminate the gloomy hour of one burdened with all besides You.
And bring him out from the worries of existence and its sorrows
وأخرجهand bring him out منfrom همthe anxiety الكيانof existence وغمِّهِand its gloom
وأخرجه من هم الكيان وغمِّهِ
ولاand do not تحرمdeprive المشتاقthe yearning one نيلof attaining مهمِّهِhis aim
ولا تحرم المشتاق نيل مهمِّهِ
And free him from existence's anxiety and gloom.
And deprive not the ardent from attaining their desire
And do not deny the yearning one attainment of his aim.
My God, by the right of the Chosen and his cousin
إلهيmy God بحقby the right of المصطفىthe Chosen One وابنand the son of عمهhis uncle
إلهي بحق المصطفى وابن عمه
لرحمتكfor Your mercy العظمىsupreme وفيand in الخلدeternity أطمعI aspire
لرحمتك العظمى وفي الخلد أطمع
My God, by the right of the Chosen One and his cousin,
For Your greatest mercy, and in eternity I hope
I aspire to Your supreme mercy and to eternity.
Your appearance to me, I see it as a sign
ظهوركYour manifestation بيthrough me عنديin my view أراهI regard it علامةًas a sign
ظهورك بي عندي أراه علامةً
علىof أنكYour being المسدىthe bestower إليupon me كرامةًof honor
على أنك المسدى إلي كرامةً
Your manifestation through me I regard as a sign
That You are the Bestower upon me of bounty
That You are the One bestowing honor upon me.
And if the strangers seek vengeance from me
وإنand if رامتsought الأغيارothers منيfrom me انتقامةًvengeance
وإن رامت الأغيار مني انتقامةً
إلهيmy God يُمَنّينيholds out to me رجائيmy hope سلامةًsafety
إلهي يُمَنّيني رجائي سلامةً
And though others seek vengeance against me,
My God, may my hope give me security
My God, my hope holds out safety to me,
And the ugliness of my sins disfigure me
وقبحand the ugliness of خطيّاتيmy sins عليagainst me يشنّعraises an outcry
وقبح خطيّاتي علي يشنّع
مقامthe station الترجيof hoping للنوالfor bounty هوit الذيis that which
مقام الترجي للنوال هو الذي
And the ugliness of my sins denounces me.
The position of hoping for union is what
The station of hoping for bounty is what
Set my heart to nourish itself by devotion
أقامsustained فؤاديmy heart بالتوددwith loving devotion يغتذيit is nourished
أقام فؤادي بالتودد يغتذي
وإنand indeed لسانيmy tongue فيin ثناextolling مدحهHis praise بذيis uncouth
وإن لساني في ثنا مدحه بذي
Has sustained my heart, nourished by loving devotion.
And my tongue in praising with it is nourished
And my tongue is crude in extolling His praise.
My God, so if You pardon, Your pardon is my savior
إلهيmy God فإنso if تعفوYou pardon فعفوكthen Your pardon منقذيis my deliverer
إلهي فإن تعفو فعفوك منقذي
وحضرةand the presence of أخيارthe virtuous همُwho are لكَto You خُضَّعbowed in submission
وحضرة أخيار همُ لكَ خُضَّع
My God, if You pardon me, Your pardon is my deliverer,
And the presence of the righteous, to You submitting
And the company of the virtuous who bow in submission to You.
Leader of guidance, I follow behind you
إمامleader الهدىof guidance إنيindeed I وراءكbehind you مقتديam a follower
إمام الهدى إني وراءك مقتدي
وليand I have فيكfor you قلبٌa heart منfrom تشوُّقِهِits longing صديparched
ولي فيك قلبٌ من تشوُّقِهِ صدي
Imam of guidance, I follow behind you.
And my heart is ringing from its fervent craving
And I have a heart parched with longing for you.
I've remained beseeching with glowing innards
وقدand indeed بتI spent the night أستجديbegging بأحشاءwith the entrails of مُكْمَدone grief-stricken
وقد بت أستجدي بأحشاء مُكْمَد
إلهيَmy God فانشرنيso resurrect me علىin دينthe faith of أحمدAhmad
إلهيَ فانشرني على دين أحمد
And I have spent the night begging, with the entrails of one grief-stricken.
My God, so expand me upon the religion of Ahmad
My God, resurrect me in the faith of Ahmad,
Humbling, reverent, obedient to You submitting
منيباًpenitent تقيّاًpious قانتاًdevout لكto You أخضعI bow
منيباً تقيّاً قانتاً لك أخضع
سماءthe heaven of العطاياgifts قدindeed رفعتI raised لهاto it يديmy hand
سماء العطايا قد رفعت لها يدي
Penitent, pious, devout, bowing before You.
I raised my hands to the sky of gifts
I have raised my hand to the heaven of gifts.
And came to hope for the blossoms of Your verdant garden
وأصبحتand I have come to أرجوhope for زهرthe blossoms of روضتكYour garden النديdew-fresh
وأصبحت أرجو زهر روضتك الندي
وأشهدتand I called to witness هذاthis البابgate فيin كلevery مشهديscene I behold
وأشهدت هذا الباب في كل مشهدي
And now I hope for the dew-fresh blossoms of Your garden.
I witnessed this door in every scene
And I have called this gate to witness in every scene I behold.
Deprive me not, my God and Master
ولاand do not تحرمنّيdeprive me ياO إلهيmy God وسيديand my Master
ولا تحرمنّي يا إلهي وسيدي
شفاعتهof his intercession العظمىsupreme فذاكfor that is المُشَفَّعthe accepted intercessor
شفاعته العظمى فذاك المُشَفَّع
Do not deprive me, my God and my Master,
Of his greatest intercession, for that is the intercessor
Of his supreme intercession, for he is the one whose intercession is accepted.
He is the Chosen, Taha Muhammad
هوhe is المصطفىthe Chosen One المختارthe Elect طهTaha محمدُMuhammad
هو المصطفى المختار طه محمدُ
نبيthe Prophet of الهدىguidance رؤياهseeing him للعينfor the eye إثمدُantimony kohl
نبي الهدى رؤياه للعين إثمدُ
He is the Chosen One, the Elect: Taha, Muhammad,
The prophet of guidance, his face the sun that blinded
The Prophet of guidance: seeing him is antimony kohl for the eye.
Your peace from the servant al-Ghani, his hand
سلامكYour peace منfrom عبدAbd (servant of) الغنيal-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient) لهto him يدُa favor
سلامك من عبد الغني له يدُ
وصلِّand bless عليهhim ماas long as دعاكcalls upon You موحِّدُone affirming Your oneness
وصلِّ عليه ما دعاك موحِّدُ
Your peace, from Abd al-Ghani, is a boon to him.
And bless him as long as one calls You Unified
And bless him for as long as one affirming Your oneness calls upon You,
And the righteous whisper to You, bowing down
وناجاكand commune with You أخيارthe virtuous ببابكat Your gate رُكَّعbowing
وناجاك أخيار ببابك رُكَّع
And the virtuous commune with You, bowing at Your gate.
Partial English translation: 124 of 125 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1