أَيَارَبِّ أَذَا الْعِزَّهْ

أَيَارَبِّ أَذَا الْعِزَّهْ

أَمَنْ يَسْقِي الْوَرَى عِزَّهْ

أَمَنْ يَسْقِي الْوَرَى عِزَّهْ

O my Lord, O Possessor of glory,

O Lord, whence comes strength?

O Lord, Possessor of Might!

O One who gives creation His glory to drink,

Who waters the flowers with strength?

O He who pours out might upon creation,

قَضَى عَبْدُكَ مِنْ وَجْدٍ

قَضَى عَبْدُكَ مِنْ وَجْدٍ

وَقَدْ أَوْهَى الْهَوَى عِزَّهْ

وَقَدْ أَوْهَى الْهَوَى عِزَّهْ

Your servant has perished from longing,

Your servant has spent himself in passion

Your servant has perished from passionate longing,

and passion has weakened his strength.

And passion itself is spent.

And love has entirely weakened his endurance,

وَأَضْنَاهُ الذِي بَزَّهُ

وَأَضْنَاهُ الذِي بَزَّهُ

مِنَ السُّلْوَانِ إِذْ عَزَّهْ

مِنَ السُّلْوَانِ إِذْ عَزَّهْ

And he is worn down by what stripped him

That which exalted him

And he is exhausted by that which stripped him

of consolation, when it overpowered him.

From the heights of glory when he was exalted,

Of solace, when it utterly overpowered him,

وَرُمْحُ الْغَمِّ قَدْ رَزَّهْ

وَرُمْحُ الْغَمِّ قَدْ رَزَّهْ

فَأَرْدَى قَلْبَهُ رَزَّهْ

فَأَرْدَى قَلْبَهُ رَزَّهْ

And sorrow's spear has pierced him,

And the spear of sorrow has wounded him,

And the spear of sorrow has pierced him,

and its thrust has laid his heart low.

So it cast down his heart with wounds.

And its piercing has destroyed his heart.

فَسَدِّدْهُ وَأَيِّدْهُ

فَسَدِّدْهُ وَأَيِّدْهُ

وَثَبِّتْهُ كَمَا الرَّزَّهْ

وَثَبِّتْهُ كَمَا الرَّزَّهْ

So guide him aright and strengthen him,

So guide him and aid him,

So direct him and support him,

and make him firm as a staple.

And make him firm as the prominent height.

And make him steadfast like a fixed peg,

وَأَطْعِمْ قَلْبَهُ الْعَرْثَا

وَأَطْعِمْ قَلْبَهُ الْعَرْثَا

نَ بُرَّ الْبِرِّ أَوْ رُزَّهْ

نَ بُرَّ الْبِرِّ أَوْ رُزَّهْ

And feed his hungry heart

And feed his heart with righteousness,

And feed his famished heart

the wheat of goodness, or its rice.

Whether it be of goodness or firmness.

With the wheat of righteousness, or its rice.

وَقَدْ نَادَاكَ ذُو ذُلٍّ

وَقَدْ نَادَاكَ ذُو ذُلٍّ

أَجِبْ يَا رَبَّنَا رِزَّهْ

أَجِبْ يَا رَبَّنَا رِزَّهْ

And one abased has called upon You;

He who is lowly called upon You—

And one of utter lowliness has called upon You,

answer his faint cry, O our Lord.

Respond, O our Lord, to his support.

Answer, O our Lord, his faint supplication.

وَأَنْقِذْهُ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ

وَأَنْقِذْهُ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ

إِذَا الشَّرُّ انْتَضَى لَخْزَهْ

إِذَا الشَّرُّ انْتَضَى لَخْزَهْ

And rescue him from idolatry

And save him from polytheism

And save him from polytheism,

when evil unsheathes its thrust,

When evil unveils its disgrace.

When evil unsheathes its piercing stab.

وَأَبْدَى فَقْرُهُ عَجْزَهْ

وَأَبْدَى فَقْرُهُ عَجْزَهْ

وَأَغْرَى بِالْعَنَا لَحْزَهْ

وَأَغْرَى بِالْعَنَا لَحْزَهْ

and his poverty reveals his helplessness,

And his poverty reveals his incapacity,

And his poverty has revealed his helplessness,

and its blow drives him into hardship.

And he inclines with supplication for help.

And his dire straits have lured him into hardship.

وَيَسِّرْهُ إِلَى الْيُسْرَى

وَيَسِّرْهُ إِلَى الْيُسْرَى

وَكُنْ مِنْ ضِدِّهَا حِرْزَهْ

وَكُنْ مِنْ ضِدِّهَا حِرْزَهْ

And ease his way toward ease,

And make him incline to ease,

And ease him toward the path of ultimate ease,

and be his refuge from its opposite.

And be his protection against its opposite.

And be his sanctuary from its opposite.

وَكُنْ تَعْويذَهُ مِنْ كُ

وَكُنْ تَعْويذَهُ مِنْ كُ

لِّ مَا يَخْشَاهُ أَوْ حِرْزَهْ

لِّ مَا يَخْشَاهُ أَوْ حِرْزَهْ

And be his protective charm against all

And be his charm against everything

And be his protective amulet from

that he fears, or his refuge.

He fears or needs protection from.

Everything he fears, or be his refuge.

وَعَامِلهُ بِتَوْفِيقٍِ

وَعَامِلهُ بِتَوْفِيقٍِ

إِلَى مَا يَقْتَضِي حَْرزَهْ

إِلَى مَا يَقْتَضِي حَْرزَهْ

And deal with him by granting success

And treat him with enabling guidance

And treat him with Your divine guidance

toward whatever ensures his safety.

To what fulfills his needs.

Toward that which ensures his preservation.

وَأَمِّنْهُ مِنَ اللَّذْ يَقْ

وَأَمِّنْهُ مِنَ اللَّذْ يَقْ

تَضِي عَنْ هَدْيِكُمْ بَهْزَهْ

تَضِي عَنْ هَدْيِكُمْ بَهْزَهْ

And keep him safe from whatever would

And grant him safety from desires

And grant him safety from that which

thrust him away from Your guidance,

That would lead him away from Your guidance.

Necessitates pushing him away from Your guidance,

وَمِمَّا يَقْتَضِي نَحْزَهْ

وَمِمَّا يَقْتَضِي نَحْزَهْ

وَمِمَّا يَقْتَضِي نَهْزَهْ

وَمِمَّا يَقْتَضِي نَهْزَهْ

and from whatever would strike him,

And from what entails his rejection,

And from that which brings about striking his chest,

and from whatever would goad him.

And from what entails his withdrawal.

And from that which brings about his forceful rebuff.

وَسَلِّمْنِي فِي ذِهْنِ

وَسَلِّمْنِي فِي ذِهْنِ

يَ مِمَّا يَقْتَضِي أَزَّهْ

يَ مِمَّا يَقْتَضِي أَزَّهْ

And keep me safe in my mind

And deliver me in my mind

And keep me sound and safe within

from whatever would agitate it.

From what entails my disdain.

My mind, from that which triggers its agitation,

وَمِنْ إِبْلِيسَ ذِي التَّدْلِي

وَمِنْ إِبْلِيسَ ذِي التَّدْلِي

سِ لاَ تُغْرِي بِنَا أَزَّهْ

سِ لاَ تُغْرِي بِنَا أَزَّهْ

And from Iblis, master of deceit;

And from Iblis the deluder—

And from Iblis, the master of

do not unleash his incitement upon us.

Do not let him tempt us to our ruin.

Deception—do not unleash his incitement upon us!

وَمِمَّا يَقْطِفُ الذَّنْبَ ال

وَمِمَّا يَقْطِفُ الذَّنْبَ ال

لَذِي يُصْلِي الْفَتَى رِجْزَهْ

لَذِي يُصْلِي الْفَتَى رِجْزَهْ

And from whatever plucks the sin

And from what plucks the fruit of sins

And from that which harvests the sin

that makes a young man burn in its torment,

That clothe the youth with vileness.

That makes the youth burn in its torment,

وَمِمَّا يَجْتَنِي الْعَيْبَ ال

وَمِمَّا يَجْتَنِي الْعَيْبَ ال

لَذِي يُكْسِي الْحََشَا رِجْزَهْ

لَذِي يُكْسِي الْحََشَا رِجْزَهْ

and from whatever reaps the fault

And from what gathers the defects

And from that which reaps the fault

that clothes the heart in its torment.

That cover the profligate with vileness.

That clothes the inner soul with its filth.

وَمَلِّكْنِي مَطَا الرُّشْدِ

وَمَلِّكْنِي مَطَا الرُّشْدِ

لِأُضْحِي مَاسِكاً غَرْزَهْ

لِأُضْحِي مَاسِكاً غَرْزَهْ

And grant me mastery of right guidance's mount,

And make me possess the bridle of righteousness

And grant me mastery over the mount of guidance,

so that I may come to grasp its stirrup.

That I may remain grasping its belt.

So that I may become one firmly holding its stirrup,

وَأَمِّنْنِي أَذَا التَّأْمِي

وَأَمِّنْنِي أَذَا التَّأْمِي

نِ نَخْسَ الْغَيِّ أَوْ غَرْزَهْ

نِ نَخْسَ الْغَيِّ أَوْ غَرْزَهْ

And keep me safe, O Giver of safety,

And grant me refuge from the striking of error

And grant me safety, O Grantor of

from misguidance's prodding or its piercing,

Or its stabbing or piercing.

Safety, from the spurring of deviation or its pricking,

وَضَرْبَ الْهَمِّ أَوْ وَخْزَهْ

وَضَرْبَ الْهَمِّ أَوْ وَخْزَهْ

وَطَعْنَ الْغَمِّ أَوْ رَكْزَهْ

وَطَعْنَ الْغَمِّ أَوْ رَكْزَهْ

and anxiety's blows or its pricking,

And the striking of care or its wounding,

And the striking of anxiety or its piercing sting,

and sorrow's stabbing or its thrust.

And the stabbing of grief or its thrusting.

And the stabbing of sorrow or its planted spear.

فَضُرِّي قَدْ دَعَا مِنْكُمْ

فَضُرِّي قَدْ دَعَا مِنْكُمْ

عَلِيماً سَامِعاً رِِكْزَهْ

عَلِيماً سَامِعاً رِِكْزَهْ

For my affliction has called upon You,

For my plea has called upon You,

For my distress has called upon from You

who know and hear its faint cry.

All-Knowing, All-Hearing, to my support,

One All-Knowing, hearing its faintest whisper,

بِجَاهِ الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُخْتَا

بِجَاهِ الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُخْتَا

رِ مَنْ رَوَّى الْوَرَى مِزَّهْ

رِ مَنْ رَوَّى الْوَرَى مِزَّهْ

By the rank of the Chosen, the elect—

By the status of the Chosen One, the Elect,

By the rank of the Chosen One, the

he who quenched creation with his excellence—

He who gave drink to the flowers of the meadow.

Selected, whose virtuous excellence quenched creation's thirst,

صَلاَةٌ دَائِماً تَسْقِي

صَلاَةٌ دَائِماً تَسْقِي

هِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِكُمْ مَزَّهْ

هِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِكُمْ مَزَّهْ

may a blessing, forever watering

A perpetual prayer watering him

May a continuous prayer pour upon

him with a sip of Your good pleasure,

With Your good pleasure or its flow.

Him a pure draught from Your good pleasure,

عَلَيْهِ مَا حَبَاهُ الْفَجْ

عَلَيْهِ مَا حَبَاهُ الْفَجْ

رُ حُلْوَ الذِّكْرِ أَوْ مُزَّهْ

رُ حُلْوَ الذِّكْرِ أَوْ مُزَّهْ

rest upon him as long as dawn grants him

Upon him the dawn showered

Upon him, as long as the dawn

remembrance's sweetness or its tartness.

The sweetness of mention or its flow.

Grants him the sweetness of remembrance, or its pleasant tartness.