تَعَزَّزْتُI fortified myself بِذِيthrough the Possessor of الْعِزِّmight
تَعَزَّزْتُ بِذِي الْعِزِّ
مِنَagainst الشَّيْطَانِSatan ذِيpossessor of الأَزِّincitement
مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ذِي الأَزِّ
I fortified myself through the Possessor of might,
I seek refuge with the Almighty
I seek refuge in the Lord of Might,
against Satan, the inciter,
From the accursed Satan
From Satan, the persistent tempter,
وَمِمَّاand from whatever يَنْسُبَنْsurely links فِكْرِيmy thought
وَمِمَّا يَنْسُبَنْ فِكْرِي
إِلَىto الشَّخْزِturmoil أَوِor الأَزِّagitation
إِلَى الشَّخْزِ أَوِ الأَزِّ
and from whatever would link my thought
And from what distracts my thoughts
And from whatever my thoughts might attribute
to turmoil or agitation;
To frivolity or play
To affliction or to agitation,
وَمِنْand from شَرِّthe evil of الذِيthe one who قَدْhas indeed بَoutdid (first fragment)
وَمِنْ شَرِّ الذِي قَدْ بَ
زَّoutdid (final fragment) مَكْراًin cunning نُهْيَةُthe intellect of الْبَرْزِthe eminent one
زَّ مَكْراً نُهْيَةُ الْبَرْزِ
and from the evil of one who has
And from the evil of one whose
And from the evil of one who forcefully stripped
outdone in cunning the intellect of the eminent;
Cunning has reached its peak
Through deceit the wisdom of the pure,
وَمِنْand from قَوْلٍspeech بِلاَwithout فِعْلٍaction
وَمِنْ قَوْلٍ بِلاَ فِعْلٍ
وَفِعْلٍand an act رَبُّهُits doer يُخْزِيit disgraces
وَفِعْلٍ رَبُّهُ يُخْزِي
and from speech without action,
And from words without action
And from words devoid of deeds,
and an act that disgraces its doer;
Whose Lord will humiliate him
And deeds whose doer is disgraced,
وَمِنْand from فَقْرٍpoverty أَخِيbrother to ذُلٍّhumiliation
وَمِنْ فَقْرٍ أَخِي ذُلٍّ
وَمِنْand from بُخْلٍmiserliness وَمِنْand from عَجْزِincapacity
وَمِنْ بُخْلٍ وَمِنْ عَجْزِ
and from poverty, brother to humiliation,
And from the poverty of my humble self
And from poverty allied with humiliation,
and from miserliness and from incapacity;
And from miserliness and inability
And from miserliness and helplessness,
وَمَاand whatever بِالشَّرِّwith evil قَدْmay indeed يَقْضِيdecree
وَمَا بِالشَّرِّ قَدْ يَقْضِي
وَمَاand whatever بِالذُّلِّwith humiliation قَدْmay indeed يُجْزِيrepay
وَمَا بِالذُّلِّ قَدْ يُجْزِي
and whatever may decree evil,
And from what leads to evil
And from whatever might decree evil,
and whatever may repay with humiliation;
And what leads to disgrace
And whatever is rewarded with indignity,
وَمِمَّاand from whatever يَقْتَضِيentails طَرْدِيmy banishment
وَمِمَّا يَقْتَضِي طَرْدِي
عَنِfrom التَّوْفِيقِdivine enablement أَوْor بَهْزِيmy being thrust aside
عَنِ التَّوْفِيقِ أَوْ بَهْزِي
and from whatever entails my banishment
And from what impedes me
And from what necessitates my banishment
from divine aid, or my being thrust aside;
From success or knocks me down
From divine guidance, or my violent rejection,
وّكُلِّand everything مُغْضِبِthat angers الرَّبِّthe Lord
وّكُلِّ مُغْضِبِ الرَّبِّ
وَكُلِّand everything مُوجِبِthat incurs الرِّجْزِpunishment
وَكُلِّ مُوجِبِ الرِّجْزِ
and everything that angers the Lord,
And all that angers the Lord
And everything that invokes the Lord's anger,
and everything that incurs punishment,
And warrants His punishment
And all that warrants His wrath,
مِنَof الْمَكْرِscheming أَوِor الْغَدْرِtreachery
مِنَ الْمَكْرِ أَوِ الْغَدْرِ
أَوِor الْخُبْثِmalice أَوِor الرِّجْزِdefilement
أَوِ الْخُبْثِ أَوِ الرِّجْزِ
of scheming or treachery,
Be it deception or betrayal
Of cunning or of treachery,
or malice or defilement;
Or wickedness or curse
Or of malice or impurity,
وَمِمَّنْand from whoever يَشْتَهِيdesires ضَُرِّيmy harm
وَمِمَّنْ يَشْتَهِي ضَُرِّي
وَمِمَّنْand from whoever وُدُّهُhis wish جَأْزِيmy choking
وَمِمَّنْ وُدُّهُ جَأْزِي
and from whoever longs for my harm,
And from those who wish me harm
And from those who desire my harm,
and from whoever wishes that I choke;
And whose friendship is my demise
And those whose affection chokes me like grief,
وَذِيand one given to هَمْزٍslander وَذِيand one given to لَمْزِfault-finding
وَذِي هَمْزٍ وَذِي لَمْزِ
وَذِيand one given to غَمْزٍmalicious winking وَذِيand one given to طَنْزِmockery
وَذِي غَمْزٍ وَذِي طَنْزِ
and from the slanderer and the fault-finder,
The fault-finder, the mocker
And from the backbiter and the slanderer,
and from one who winks maliciously and one who mocks,
The sneerer, the taunter
And the detractor and the mocker,
وَذِيand one given to نَهْزٍthrusting وَذِيand one given to نَكْزِjabbing
وَذِي نَهْزٍ وَذِي نَكْزِ
وَذِيand one given to وَكْزٍpunching وَذِيand one given to وَخْزِpricking
وَذِي وَكْزٍ وَذِي وَخْزِ
and from one who thrusts and one who jabs,
The detractor, the discourter
And the violent pusher and the piercer,
and from one who punches and one who pricks,
The aggressor, the transgressor
And the striker and the pricker,
وَذِيand one given to نَبْزٍinsulting nicknames وَذِيand one given to نَحْزِstriking
وَذِي نَبْزٍ وَذِي نَحْزِ
وَذِيand one given to نَفْزٍspringing وَذِيand one given to نَقْزِhopping
وَذِي نَفْزٍ وَذِي نَقْزِ
and from one who calls names and one who strikes,
The insulter, the disdainer
And the name-caller and the batterer,
and from one who springs and one who hops,
The reviler, the defamer
And the restless leaper and the jumper,
وَذِيand one given to ضَكْزٍpounding وذِيand one given to مَرْزِpinching
وَذِي ضَكْزٍ وذِي مَرْزِ
وَرَزٍّand a thrust مُفْزِعِterrifying in الرَّزِّthe thud
وَرَزٍّ مُفْزِعِ الرَّزِّ
and from one who pounds and one who pinches,
The slanderer, the worthless
And the harsh oppressor and the abuser,
and from a thrust with a terrifying thud;
And the misfortune that destroys comfort
And a calamity that terrifies with its rumbling,
وَذِيand one possessed of لَحْزٍcovetousness عَلَىfor بَزِّيmy raiment
وَذِي لَحْزٍ عَلَى بَزِّي
مِنَof الْمَلْبُوسِwhat is worn مِنْfrom عِزِّmight
مِنَ الْمَلْبُوسِ مِنْ عِزِّ
and from one greedily coveting my raiment,
And the injury on my image
And from the miser who covets my garments,
the clothes I wear—from one possessed of might,
Worn by the honored and dignified
Of honorable and noble attire,
مِنَamong الْعُرْبِthe Arabs أَوِor الْعُجْمِthe non-Arabs
مِنَ الْعُرْبِ أَوِ الْعُجْمِ
أَوِor التُّرْكِthe Turks أَوِor الْغُزِّthe Ghuzz
أَوِ التُّرْكِ أَوِ الْغُزِّ
among Arabs or non-Arabs,
Be they Arab, foreigner
Whether they be of the Arabs or non-Arabs,
or Turks or Ghuzz;
Turk or Kurd
Or of the Turks or the Oghuz,
وَمِنْand from فَدْمٍa dullard أَخِيbrother to لُؤْمٍbaseness
وَمِنْ فَدْمٍ أَخِي لُؤْمٍ
وَمِنْand from نَزٍّa flighty man أَخِيbrother to وَفْزِrestlessness
وَمِنْ نَزٍّ أَخِي وَفْزِ
and from a dullard, brother to baseness,
And from the blood of my sinful self
And from the heavy-witted companion of baseness,
and from a flighty man, brother to restlessness;
And from the disgrace of my dishonorable soul
And the frivolous one prone to haste,
وَذِيand one causing جُرْحٍِa wound بِلاَwithout رُمْحٍa spear
وَذِي جُرْحٍِ بِلاَ رُمْحٍ
وَذِيand one causing حَزٍّcutting بِلاَwithout لَخْزِspear-thrusting
وَذِي حَزٍّ بِلاَ لَخْزِ
and from one who wounds without a spear,
The wounded without a spear
And one who inflicts wounds without a spear,
and from one who cuts without a spear-thrust;
The defeated without a fight
And one who cuts without piercing,
وَذِيand a wielder of بَزٍّweapons يَبُزُّplunders الْبَthe clothing (first fragment)
وَذِي بَزٍّ يَبُزُّ الْبَ
زَّthe clothing (final fragment) عِنْدَat الْبَزِّthe plundering بِالْبَزِّwith weapons
زَّ عِنْدَ الْبَزِّ بِالْبَزِّ
and from an armed man who plunders
The complete failure in the eyes of failure itself
And the plunderer who forcefully strips away
clothing, in plunder, by force of arms;
And the going from travel to burden
The garments during the struggle by force,
وَمِنْand from سَيْرٍtravel إِلَىtoward عَيْرٍa donkey
وَمِنْ سَيْرٍ إِلَى عَيْرٍ
وَمِنْand from جَمْزٍswift running إِلَىtoward جِبْزِa base coward
وَمِنْ جَمْزٍ إِلَى جِبْزِ
and from journeying toward a donkey,
And from gathering to separation
And from journeying in pursuit of a wild ass,
and from racing toward a base coward;
And from my prevention from benefit
And from galloping towards a miserly man,
وَمِنْand from مَنْعِيdenying me مِنَof النَّفْعِbenefit
وَمِنْ مَنْعِي مِنَ النَّفْعِ
وَمِنْand from حَجْرِيrestricting me وَمِنْand from حَجْزِيconfining me
وَمِنْ حَجْرِي وَمِنْ حَجْزِي
and from my being denied benefit,
And my imprisonment and isolation
And from being hindered from benefit,
and from my restriction and my confinement;
And from mocking my humble self
And from my restriction and my confinement,
وَمِنْand from كَزٍّconstriction أَخِيbrother to لَزٍّcompression
وَمِنْ كَزٍّ أَخِي لَزٍّ
وَمِنْand from فَزٍّfright أَخِيbrother to قَزِّrevulsion
وَمِنْ فَزٍّ أَخِي قَزِّ
and from constriction, brother to compression,
And from abandoning my lowly state
And from the rigidly dry, stubbornly clinging man,
and from fright, brother to revulsion;
And what distracts me from Allah
And from the easily startled, aloof one,
وَمَاand whatever يًلْهِيdistracts عَنِfrom اللهِGod
وَمَا يًلْهِي عَنِ اللهِ
مِنَof الْقَهْزِwoolen fabric أَوِor الْقَزِّsilk
مِنَ الْقَهْزِ أَوِ الْقَزِّ
and whatever distracts from God,
Be it nonsense or buffoonery
And from whatever distracts from Allah,
whether woolen fabric or silk;
And from softness and corruption
Of luxurious fabrics or of silk,
وَمِنْand from لَيْنٍsoftness وَمِنْand from شَرْزٍharshness
وَمِنْ لَيْنٍ وَمِنْ شَرْزٍ
وَمِنْand from رَطْبٍmoistness وَمِنْand from شَزِّroughness
وَمِنْ رَطْبٍ وَمِنْ شَزِّ
and from softness and from harshness,
And from pleasure and decadence
And from excessive softness or from harshness,
and from moistness and from roughness;
And what has worried my concerns
And from sheer ease or from rough austerity,
وَمَاand whatever قَدْhas indeed هَمَّmelted away مِنْthrough هَمِّيmy sorrow
وَمَا قَدْ هَمَّ مِنْ هَمِّي
حُلَىthe adornments of جِسْمِيmy body عَلَىat الدَّرْزِthe seam
حُلَى جِسْمِي عَلَى الدَّرْزِ
and from whatever, through my sorrow, has melted
The smoothness of my body over my ribs
And from the worry that has melted
my body's adornments at the seam;
And from the burial of my shame
The adornment of my body down to the seam,
وَمِنْand from جَرْزٍa barren year جُرَازُthe keen-edged sword of غَits sorrow (first fragment)
وَمِنْ جَرْزٍ جُرَازُ غَ
مِّهَاits sorrow (final fragment) لَمْhas not يَنْبُglanced off عَنْfrom جَرْزِcutting
مِّهَا لَمْ يَنْبُ عَنْ جَرْزِ
and from a barren year, whose sorrow's keen sword
Whose stench has not diminished from burial
And from a destruction whose sharp blade of
has never failed to cut.
My heart has hardened from sins
Grief never dulls from severing,
قَسَاhardened قَلْبِيmy heart مِنَfrom الذَّنْبِthe sin الthat (first fragment)
قَسَا قَلْبِي مِنَ الذَّنْبِ ال
ذِيthat (final fragment) يُرْبِيexceeds عَلَىbeyond الرِّزِّrice
ذِي يُرْبِي عَلَى الرِّزِّ
My heart has hardened from the sin
That flourish over the burial grounds
My heart has hardened from the sin
that outnumbers grains of rice.
Your tenderness is our asylum
That outweighs the heaviest of burdens,
حَنَانَيْكَyour mercy, again and again أَمَوْلاَنَاO our Master
حَنَانَيْكَ أَمَوْلاَنَا
أَرَبِّيO my Lord سَامِعِhearer of الرَّكْزِthe faint sound
أَرَبِّي سَامِعِ الرَّكْزِ
Your mercy, again and again, O our Master!
Oh Lord, Hearer of the hidden
Have mercy upon us, O our Master,
O my Lord, who hears the faintest sound!
My sorrows and troubles
O my Lord, Hearer of the faintest whisper,
لَأَضْنَانِيit has indeed wasted me وَأَرْدَانِيand brought me to ruin
لَأَضْنَانِي وَأَرْدَانِي
سِنَانُthe spearhead of الْغَمِّsorrow بِالرِّكْزِby being driven in
سِنَانُ الْغَمِّ بِالرِّكْزِ
Indeed, it has wasted me and brought me to ruin—
Are the teeth of sadness grinding
For it has exhausted me and ruined me,
sorrow's spearhead, driven in.
And it has worn me out as
The spearhead of sorrow, firmly planted,
وَأَنْضَانِيand worn me out كَمَاjust as أَنْضَىwore out
وَأَنْضَانِي كَمَا أَنْضَى
ذَوَاتَthe female creatures subjected to الْخَبْزِhard driving ذُوone who practices الْخَبْزِhard driving
ذَوَاتَ الْخَبْزِ ذُو الْخَبْزِ
And worn me out, as a hard driver wears out
Wheat is ground, oh You who grants sustenance
And it has worn me out, just as he wears out
the beasts he drives.
To You belongs all praise, to You all thanks
His beasts of burden, the cruel driver,
لَكَto You الْحَمْدُpraise لَكَto You الشُّكْرُthanks
لَكَ الْحَمْدُ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ
أَذَاO Possessor of الْجُودِgenerosity أَذَاO Possessor of الْمِزِّexcellence
أَذَا الْجُودِ أَذَا الْمِزِّ
To You belongs praise; to You belongs thanks,
Oh Most Generous, Most Bountiful
To You belongs all praise, to You belongs all thanks,
O Possessor of generosity, O Possessor of excellence,
Be it for the sweet or the bitter
O Lord of bounty, O Lord of excellence,
عَلَىfor الْحُلْوِthe sweet أَوِor الْمُرِّthe bitter
عَلَى الْحُلْوِ أَوِ الْمُرِّ
أَوِor الْحَمْزthe pungent أَوِor الُْمُزِّthe sweet-sour
أَوِ الْحَمْز أَوِ الُْمُزِّ
for the sweet or the bitter,
Or the slightly sour or the salty
For the sweet and for the bitter,
or the pungent or the sweet-sour.
So be for me, my Master, a helper
For the stinging and for the sour.
فَكُنْso be لِيfor me سَيِّدِيmy Master عَوْناًa helper
فَكُنْ لِي سَيِّدِي عَوْناً
عَلَىagainst الشَّيْطَانِSatan ذِيpossessor of الْهَمْزِevil urgings
عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ ذِي الْهَمْزِ
So be my help, my Master,
Against the sneaky devil
So be for me, my Master, a helper
against Satan, with his evil urgings.
And be my fortress and be my refuge
Against Satan, the prompter of evil,
وَكُنْand be حِصْنِيmy fortress وَكُنْand be حِرْزِيmy refuge
وَكُنْ حِصْنِي وَكُنْ حِرْزِي
وَكُنْand be مَالِيmy wealth وَكُنْand be كَنْزِيmy treasure
وَكُنْ مَالِي وَكُنْ كَنْزِي
And be my fortress, and be my refuge,
And be my wealth and be my treasure
And be my fortress, and be my sanctuary,
and be my wealth, and be my treasure.
And be for me whenever
And be my wealth, and be my treasure,
وَكُنْand be لِيwith me كُلَّمَاwhenever حِينٍa time
وَكُنْ لِي كُلَّمَا حِينٍ
تَدَاعَىcollapses الأَمْرُthe affair لِلشَّخْزِtoward turmoil
تَدَاعَى الأَمْرُ لِلشَّخْزِ
And be with me at every time
The matter tends towards evil
And be with me whenever
affairs tumble into turmoil.
Forgive me and enliven me
Matters threaten to bring affliction,
وَسَامِحْنِيand forgive me وَأَنْفِحْنِيand bestow gifts upon me
وَسَامِحْنِي وَأَنْفِحْنِي
بِوَبْلٍwith a downpour مِنْof جَدىًbounty عِزِّglory
بِوَبْلٍ مِنْ جَدىً عِزِّ
And forgive me, and lavish gifts upon me
With a downpour from Your generosity
And forgive me, and bestow upon me
with a downpour of glorious bounty.
And inspire me whenever I despair
A downpour of glorious generosity,
وَجِشْand surge forth لِيfor me كُلَّمَاat every حَزٍّmoment
وَجِشْ لِي كُلَّمَا حَزٍّ
بِفَضْلٍwith bounty جَلَّis too great عَنْfor حَزِّmeasurement
بِفَضْلٍ جَلَّ عَنْ حَزِّ
And surge forth for me at every moment
With tremendous favor beyond despair
And overflow for me, at every hardship,
with bounty beyond all measure.
Guide me and support me
With a grace too immense to be measured,
وَسَدِّدْنِيand set me straight وَأَيِّدْنِيand strengthen me
وَسَدِّدْنِي وَأَيِّدْنِي
فيِin نُطْقِيmy speech وَفيِand in ضَمْزِيmy silence
فيِ نُطْقِي وَفيِ ضَمْزِي
And set me straight, and strengthen me,
In my speech, my gestures
And guide me aright, and support me
in my speech and in my silence,
My loudness, my subtlety
In my speech and in my silence,
وَفيِand in جَهْرِيmy speaking aloud وَفيِand in هَجْزِيmy hushed speech
وَفيِ جَهْرِي وَفيِ هَجْزِي
وَفيِand in هَدْئِيmy stillness وَفيِand in رَهْزِيmy movement
وَفيِ هَدْئِي وَفيِ رَهْزِي
and in my speaking aloud and in my hushed speech,
My calm, my composure
In my speaking aloud and in my muttering,
and in my stillness and in my movement.
With the sun of the messengers and the full moon of virtue
In my stillness and in my movement,
بِشَمْسِby the sun of الرُّسْلِthe messengers وَبْلِthe downpour of الْفَضْthe bounty (first fragment)
بِشَمْسِ الرُّسْلِ وَبْلِ الْفَضْ
لِthe bounty (final fragment) رُكْنthe pillar of ِالْعِزِّhonor وَالْعَزِّand strength
لِ رُكْن ِالْعِزِّ وَالْعَزِّ
By the sun of the messengers, the downpour
The pillar of honor and might
By the sun of the messengers, the downpour of
of bounty, the pillar of honor and strength,
The Messenger of Allah, the Sword of God
Grace, the pillar of glory and might,
رَسُولِthe messenger of اللهِGod سَيْفِthe sword of اللَّGod (first fragment)
رَسُولِ اللهِ سَيْفِ اللَّ
هِGod (final fragment) مَنْthe one who أَفْنَىannihilated ذَوِيthose possessed of الرِّجْزِwickedness
هِ مَنْ أَفْنَى ذَوِي الرِّجْزِ
God's messenger, God's sword,
Who eliminated the people of curse
The Messenger of Allah, the sword of
he who annihilated those given to wickedness:
A prayer and then peace be upon him
Allah, who annihilated the people of impurity.
صَلاَةٌa blessing ثُمَّthen تَسْلِيمa greeting of peace ٌ
صَلاَةٌ ثُمَّ تَسْلِيم ٌ
عَلَيْهِupon him رَائِقَاboth exquisite الطَّرْزِin design
عَلَيْهِ رَائِقَا الطَّرْزِ
blessings, then greetings of peace,
Flowing with pure musk
May blessings and then peace be
upon him, both exquisite in design.
Upon him, of the most exquisite fashion.
Partial English translation: 83 of 84 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1