لِي فِيْك مَا قُدِّر الْرحَمْن لَي وَطَر

لِي فِيْك مَا قُدِّر الْرحَمْن لَي وَطَر

وَبِي رَجَاء لَعَفُو الْلَّه يُنْتَظَر

وَبِي رَجَاء لَعَفُو الْلَّه يُنْتَظَر

In you lies my desire for what the Most Merciful has ordained for me.

For me there is what the Most Merciful has decreed

In you, I seek the needs the Merciful has decreed for me,

And within me is hope for God's awaited pardon.

And in me is the hope that God's forgiveness is awaited

And within me dwells a waiting hope for God’s forgiveness.

يَا لَيْلَة أَلْف شَهْر أَنْت دِرَّتَهَا

يَا لَيْلَة أَلْف شَهْر أَنْت دِرَّتَهَا

وَأنْت خَيْرٌ: وَفِيْك الْعَفْو مُنْتَظِر

وَأنْت خَيْرٌ: وَفِيْك الْعَفْو مُنْتَظِر

O night of a thousand months, you are their pearl.

O night of a thousand months, you are its pearl

O Night of a thousand months, you are their crowning pearl,

And you are better; in you pardon is awaited.

And you are the best: in you forgiveness is awaited

You are supreme goodness, wherein pardon awaits the seeker.

فِيْك الْتَّجَلِّي عَلَي خَلَق رَحْمَتِه

فِيْك الْتَّجَلِّي عَلَي خَلَق رَحْمَتِه

وَفِيْك يُرْجَي الْهُدْى وَالذَّنْب يُغْتَفَر

وَفِيْك يُرْجَي الْهُدْى وَالذَّنْب يُغْتَفَر

In you His mercy manifests itself to creation.

In you the revelation of His mercy upon creation

In you is the Divine manifestation upon creation through His mercy,

And in you guidance is hoped for, and sin is forgiven.

And in you guidance and forgiveness of sin are hoped for

And in you guidance is sought, and sins are washed away.

أَلَم يَقُل فِيْك رَبِي فِي مَنْزِلَه ِ

أَلَم يَقُل فِيْك رَبِي فِي مَنْزِلَه ِ

مِن أَلْف شَهْر سَمَت مِن فَضْلِهَا ذِكْر؟

مِن أَلْف شَهْر سَمَت مِن فَضْلِهَا ذِكْر؟

Did my Lord not say of you in His revelation

Did not my Lord say about you in His verse

Did not my Lord declare concerning you in His Revelation,

That she rose above a thousand months in renown through her excellence?

That from a thousand months her mention was exalted?

That it rises in grace and renown above a thousand months?

تَنَزَّل الْمَلِك الْرُّوْح الْامِيْن بِهَا

تَنَزَّل الْمَلِك الْرُّوْح الْامِيْن بِهَا

وُحَفَّهَا الْأمْن لَم يَحْلُل بِهَا كَدَر

وُحَفَّهَا الْأمْن لَم يَحْلُل بِهَا كَدَر

The angel, the trustworthy Spirit, descended within it.

The trusted angel Gabriel descended in it

The Angels and the Faithful Spirit descend within it,

And safety enveloped it; no gloom settled within it.

And it was enveloped in safety, no discord touched it

Surrounded by peace, where no distress can dwell.

وَقَال فِيْهَا سَّلامِ مِن بِدَايَتِهَا

وَقَال فِيْهَا سَّلامِ مِن بِدَايَتِهَا

حَتَّي يُلَوِّح شُعَاع الْفَجْر يَنْهَمِر

حَتَّي يُلَوِّح شُعَاع الْفَجْر يَنْهَمِر

And He declared peace within it from its beginning,

And He said "Peace" in it from its beginning

And He proclaimed it 'Peace' from its very onset,

Until dawn's ray gleams, pouring forth.

Until the rays of dawn glisten and flow

Until the rays of dawn break forth and pour their light.

كَم سَال فِيْهَا سَلَام فِيْه مَرْحَمَة

كَم سَال فِيْهَا سَلَام فِيْه مَرْحَمَة

وَأَنْعَُمُ ُالْلَّه لَايُحْصَى لَهَا صَدَر

وَأَنْعَُمُ ُالْلَّه لَايُحْصَى لَهَا صَدَر

How much peace, filled with mercy, has flowed within it!

How much peace descended in it, in it is mercy

How much peace has flowed therein, laden with mercy,

And the outpouring of God's blessings cannot be counted.

And God’s blessings that cannot be numbered

And God's uncounted blessings issue from its source.

فِي الْبَدْء مَرْحَمَة فِي الْوَسَط مَغْفِرَة

فِي الْبَدْء مَرْحَمَة فِي الْوَسَط مَغْفِرَة

وَفِي نِهَايَتِه عَتَق وَمُغْتَفِر

وَفِي نِهَايَتِه عَتَق وَمُغْتَفِر

In the beginning is mercy; in the middle, forgiveness.

In the beginning, mercy; in the middle, forgiveness

In its beginning is mercy, in its middle forgiveness,

And at its end, release and pardon.

And at its end emancipation and pardon

And at its end is liberation and absolute pardon.

يَالَيْلَة يُفَرِّق الْأَمْر الْحَكِيْم بِهَا

يَالَيْلَة يُفَرِّق الْأَمْر الْحَكِيْم بِهَا

وَفِيْك يُرْجَى لَأَعْمَال الْوَرَى ثَمَر

وَفِيْك يُرْجَى لَأَعْمَال الْوَرَى ثَمَر

O night in which the wise decree is apportioned!

O night! The Wise Command separates in it

O Night wherein every wise decree is made distinct,

And in you, fruit is hoped for from the deeds of humankind.

And in you the fruits of people's deeds are hoped for

And wherein fruit is hoped for from the deeds of mankind.

لِي فِي سِجِلّك نُوْر اسْتَضِئ بِه

لِي فِي سِجِلّك نُوْر اسْتَضِئ بِه

مِن ظُلْمَة لَيْس فِي اّفَاقَهَا قَمَر

مِن ظُلْمَة لَيْس فِي اّفَاقَهَا قَمَر

In your record I have a light by which I seek illumination,

For me in your scroll there is light I seek

I have within your register a light by which I seek to see,

From a darkness with no moon on its horizons.

From darkness, in whose horizons there is no moon

Amidst a darkness whose horizons hold no moon.

حَمَلْتَه بِيَقِيْن لَا مِرَاء بِه

حَمَلْتَه بِيَقِيْن لَا مِرَاء بِه

وَبَيْن جَنْبِيّ مِنْه الْقَلْب مُّنْبهَر

وَبَيْن جَنْبِيّ مِنْه الْقَلْب مُّنْبهَر

I have borne it with certainty, with no dispute about it.

You carried it with certainty, no doubt in it

I bore it with certainty, untouched by doubt,

And between my sides, my heart is dazzled by it.

And in my heart from it wonders unfold

While deep within my chest, my heart stands dazzled.

قَد ضَم صَالِح أَعْمَالِي وَمَا حَمَلَت

قَد ضَم صَالِح أَعْمَالِي وَمَا حَمَلَت

يَدَاي إِذ عَنْه حُجْب الْغَيْب تَنْحَسِر

يَدَاي إِذ عَنْه حُجْب الْغَيْب تَنْحَسِر

It has gathered my good deeds and what was borne

It has contained my righteous deeds and what

It has embraced my righteous deeds and what they bore,

By my hands, as the veils of the unseen recede from it.

My hands carried when the unseen curtains parted

In my hands, as the veils of the Unseen recede.

حُرُوْفِه كَلِمَات بِالشَّذِى عَبَقَت

حُرُوْفِه كَلِمَات بِالشَّذِى عَبَقَت

بِرَوْضَة دَوْحِهَا مُخْضَوْضِر عِطْر

بِرَوْضَة دَوْحِهَا مُخْضَوْضِر عِطْر

Its letters are words suffused with fragrance,

Its letters are words scented with joy

Its letters are words that waft with fragrance,

In a garden whose great trees are lush green and fragrant.

In its meadow, a fragrant blossoming garden

In a garden whose groves are verdant and perfumed.

غَرَسْتُهَا فِي رِيَاض الْخُلْد لِي أَثَرَا

غَرَسْتُهَا فِي رِيَاض الْخُلْد لِي أَثَرَا

أَرْجُو بِه وَجْه رَبِّي وَهُو مُدَّخَر

أَرْجُو بِه وَجْه رَبِّي وَهُو مُدَّخَر

I planted them in the gardens of eternity as a mark for me.

I planted them in the gardens of eternity, for me a trace

I planted them in the Gardens of Eternity as my legacy,

I seek my Lord's face through it, and it is stored up.

I hope for through it my Lord’s face, and it is stored

Seeking thereby the Face of my Lord; a treasure stored away.

يَالَيْلَة شَرَف الْشَّهْر الْعَظِيْم بِهَا

يَالَيْلَة شَرَف الْشَّهْر الْعَظِيْم بِهَا

وَنَزَلَت فِيْه مِن آي الْهُدى سُوَر

وَنَزَلَت فِيْه مِن آي الْهُدى سُوَر

O night through which the great month was honored,

O night! The glory of the great month is through you

O Night through which this great month found its honor,

And in it descended chapters of verses of guidance,

And verses of guidance descended in you

And wherein chapters of guidance came down in verses.

تَضَمَّنَت فِي كِتَاب فِي بَلَاغَتِه

تَضَمَّنَت فِي كِتَاب فِي بَلَاغَتِه

حَار الْأَنَام وَهَيْض الْجِن وَالْبَشَر

حَار الْأَنَام وَهَيْض الْجِن وَالْبَشَر

Contained in a Book at whose eloquence

Contained in a Book, in its eloquence

Enshrined within a Book, in whose eloquence

All beings were bewildered, and jinn and humankind were humbled.

Mankind became confused, and Jinn and humans dazzled

Mankind is baffled, and both Jinn and men are humbled.

كِتَاب رَبِّيَ لَا يَأتِيّة بَاطِلِهِم

كِتَاب رَبِّيَ لَا يَأتِيّة بَاطِلِهِم

أَنِّى يَزِيْغ بِه عَن قَصْدِه بَصَر؟

أَنِّى يَزِيْغ بِه عَن قَصْدِه بَصَر؟

My Lord's Book—their falsehood cannot reach it.

The Book of my Lord, falsehood cannot approach it

The Book of my Lord—falsehood cannot approach it;

How could a gaze stray from its course through it?

How can any sight stray from its aim?

How could any vision swerve from its true intent?

لَم يَسْتَطِيْعُوْا بِه إِتْيَان عَالِمُهُم

لَم يَسْتَطِيْعُوْا بِه إِتْيَان عَالِمُهُم

بِسُوَرَة مِنْه مِن لاّلائِهَا بُهِرُوا

بِسُوَرَة مِنْه مِن لاّلائِهَا بُهِرُوا

They could not bring forth its like, not even their scholar:

They could not bring, with all their knowledge

Their most learned were powerless to match it,

A chapter of it; they were dazzled by its pearls.

A chapter like it - by its wonders they were amazed

Failing to produce a single chapter, dazzled by its brilliance.

فِي قَوْلُه الْفَصْل لَا رَيْب يُمَازِحُه

فِي قَوْلُه الْفَصْل لَا رَيْب يُمَازِحُه

وَفِيْه نُورٌ وَفِي اّيَاتِه عَبْر

وَفِيْه نُورٌ وَفِي اّيَاتِه عَبْر

In its words is decisive judgment; no doubt trifles with it.

In His word the decision, no doubt or jest

In His decisive Word, with which no doubt mingles,

And in it is light, and in its verses are lessons.

And in it there is light and lessons in its verses

There lies a light, and in its verses, profound lessons.

قَد فَاض تَنْزِيَلْه فِي لَيْلَة عَظُمَت

قَد فَاض تَنْزِيَلْه فِي لَيْلَة عَظُمَت

قَدْرا وَفِيْهَا تُوَارِى الْخَوْف وَالضَّجَر

قَدْرا وَفِيْهَا تُوَارِى الْخَوْف وَالضَّجَر

Its revelation poured forth on a night exalted

Its revelation overflowed on a night of great

Its revelation poured forth in a Night made magnificent

In worth; within it fear and vexation vanished.

Esteem, in which fear and stress are concealed

High in station, wherein fear and anguish fade away.

فِيْهَا مَلَائِكَة وَالْرُّوْح قَد نَزَلْت

فِيْهَا مَلَائِكَة وَالْرُّوْح قَد نَزَلْت

بِالْأَذَن مِن رَبِّهَا بالْخَيْر تَأْتَمِر

بِالْأَذَن مِن رَبِّهَا بالْخَيْر تَأْتَمِر

In it the angels and the Spirit descended,

In it angels and Spirit descended

Within it, the Angels and the Spirit have descended,

By permission from their Lord, obeying commands for good.

By command of their Lord, to do good they are ordered

By their Lord's leave, obeying His command for good.

لِمَطْلَع قَد سَاد الْسَّلام بِهَا

لِمَطْلَع قَد سَاد الْسَّلام بِهَا

فَلَم يُخَالِط سَنَّا إِشْرَاقِهَا كَدَر

فَلَم يُخَالِط سَنَّا إِشْرَاقِهَا كَدَر

Until daybreak, peace prevailed within it.

At dawn, peace prevailed through it

Until the break of dawn, peace has reigned supreme,

So no gloom mingled with the splendor of its radiance.

So no discord mixed with its sunrise

And no gloom has dimmed the brilliance of its rising.

فِيْهَا الْتَّجَلِّي عَلَى خَلَق بِرَحْمَتِه

فِيْهَا الْتَّجَلِّي عَلَى خَلَق بِرَحْمَتِه

وَعَتَق اسْرِى بِافَاق الْسَّمَا ذُكِّرُوْا

وَعَتَق اسْرِى بِافَاق الْسَّمَا ذُكِّرُوْا

In it is His manifestation to creation through His mercy,

In it the revelation of His mercy upon creation

In it is the Divine unveiling upon creation in His mercy,

And the release of captives, remembered across heaven's horizons.

And freeing captives - across the heavens they were reminded

And the liberation of captives, remembered in the celestial horizons.

ذُنُوْبِهِم فِي بِحَار الْعَفْو سَابِحَة

ذُنُوْبِهِم فِي بِحَار الْعَفْو سَابِحَة

فِي شَهْر بِرَبِّه الأثام تُغْتَفَر

فِي شَهْر بِرَبِّه الأثام تُغْتَفَر

Their sins swim in the seas of pardon,

Their sins in oceans of pardon swimming

Their sins are washed away, swimming in seas of pardon,

In a month in which sins are forgiven by its Lord.

In a month with its Lord sins are forgiven

In a month where, by its Lord, transgressions are absolved.

اطْلِقَت فِيْهَا رَجَائِي بَيْن سَاحَتَه

اطْلِقَت فِيْهَا رَجَائِي بَيْن سَاحَتَه

لَعَلَّنِي بَيْن مَن فِي ظِلِّه حُشِرُوا

لَعَلَّنِي بَيْن مَن فِي ظِلِّه حُشِرُوا

I set my hope free within it, amid His court,

My hopes spread in its field

I have cast my hope into its vast expanse,

Perhaps I will be among those gathered in His shade.

Perhaps I'll be among those in its shade gathered

Praying I might be gathered among those within His shade.