سبحانGlory be to ربيmy Lord لاno إلهgod سواهbut Him
سبحان ربي لا إله سواه
هتفتcried out بهاwith it بعدafter القلوبthe hearts شفاهlips
هتفت بها بعد القلوب شفاه
Glory be to my Lord; there is no god but Him.
Lips proclaimed it after hearts had done so.
سبحانهGlory be to Him متفردٌunequaled بجلالهin His majesty
سبحانه متفردٌ بجلاله
وكمالهand His perfection متفردٌunequaled بعلاهin His sublimity
وكماله متفردٌ بعلاه
Glory be to Him, unequaled in His majesty
And His perfection, unequaled in His sublimity.
فيin سورةthe surah of الإخلاصSincerity نبعthe wellspring جلالهHis majesty
في سورة الإخلاص نبع جلاله
كمhow many ظامئٍa thirsty one متعطشٍparched روّاهit quenched his thirst
كم ظامئٍ متعطشٍ روّاه
In the Surah of Sincerity lies the wellspring of His majesty;
How many a thirsty, parched soul has had its thirst quenched!
وبآيةand in the verse of الكرسيthe Throne سرّthe secret كمالهHis perfection
وبآية الكرسي سرّ كماله
فيin لفظهاits wording وحروفهاand its letters نلاقاهwe encounter it
في لفظها وحروفها نلاقاه
And in the Throne Verse lies the secret of His perfection;
In its wording and its letters we encounter it.
فيin الكونthe universe فيin ذرّاتهits atoms فيin أرضهits earth
في الكون في ذرّاته في أرضه
وسمائهand its sky فيin الكائناتcreated things نراهwe see Him
وسمائه في الكائنات نراه
In the universe, in its atoms, in its earth,
And its sky, in created things, we see Him.
ياO منthe One who يصرّفturns كيفhowever شاءHe wills قلوبناour hearts
يا من يصرّف كيف شاء قلوبنا
وإليهand to Him تعنواbow بالخشوعin humble reverence جباهforeheads
وإليه تعنوا بالخشوع جباه
O You who turn our hearts however You will,
And to Him foreheads bow in humble reverence.
اللهAllah ياO اللهAllah أنتYou حبيبُناour beloved
الله يا الله أنت حبيبُنا
بكthrough You يبلغreaches الحبlove العظيمgreat مداهits fullest extent
بك يبلغ الحب العظيم مداه
Allah, O Allah, You are our beloved;
Through You, great love reaches its fullest extent.
اللهAllah ياO اللهAllah أنتYou معينناour helper
الله يا الله أنت معيننا
ومُجيرناand our protector منfrom كلall ماthat نخشاهwe fear it
ومُجيرنا من كل ما نخشاه
Allah, O Allah, You are our helper,
And our protector from all that we fear.
اللهAllah ياO اللهAllah أنتYou ملاذناour refuge
الله يا الله أنت ملاذنا
بكto You يستغيثcries for help المرءa person فيin بلواهhis affliction
بك يستغيث المرء في بلواه
Allah, O Allah, You are our refuge;
To You one cries for help in one's affliction.
بعبارةwith the declaration of الإخلاصsincere devotion حينwhen نقولهاwe utter it
بعبارة الإخلاص حين نقولها
يصفوgrows pure لناfor us روضthe garden of الهدىguidance وشذاهand its fragrance
يصفو لنا روض الهدى وشذاه
With the declaration of sincere devotion, when we utter it,
The garden of guidance and its fragrance grow pure for us.
اللهAllah نورٌlight فيin السمواتthe heavens العُلىlofty
الله نورٌ في السموات العُلى
والأرضand the earth جلّexalted are سناءهHis glory وسناهand His radiance
والأرض جلّ سناءه وسناه
Allah is light in the lofty heavens
And on earth—exalted are His glory and His radiance.
المانحthe Bestower المعطيthe Giver الكريمthe Generous إذاwhen دعاcalls in prayer
المانح المعطي الكريم إذا دعا
داعٍa supplicant وأخلصand is sincere قلبهhis heart أعطاهHe gives to him
داعٍ وأخلص قلبه أعطاه
The Bestower, the Giver, the Generous—when called upon
By a supplicant whose heart is sincere, He gives to him.
ماwhat قيمةworth الدنياthe world ومنand whoever فيهاis in it وماand whatever
ما قيمة الدنيا ومن فيها وما
فيهاis in it وماand not احتفلواthey rejoiced بهاin it لولاهwere it not for Him
فيها وما احتفلوا بها لولاه
What worth have the world, those in it, and what
It holds? Nor would they rejoice in it were it not for Him.
اللهAllah يكفيit is enough أنناthat we فيin بؤسناour misery
الله يكفي أننا في بؤسنا
ونعيمناand our bliss ندعوهwe call upon Him ياO اللهAllah
ونعيمنا ندعوه يا الله
Allah—it is enough that in our misery
And our bliss we call upon Him: O Allah!
Sol 6.1