لا تُبعِدَنّي غَداً وَصِلني

لا تُبعِدَنّي غَداً وَصِلني

بِقُربِ عَبدَيكَ يا غَنِيُّ

بِقُربِ عَبدَيكَ يا غَنِيُّ

Do not cast me far away tomorrow; draw me near

Do not banish me tomorrow; bring me

Do not distance me tomorrow, bring me close

Do not cast me far away tomorrow, but draw me near,

through nearness to Your two servants, O Self-Sufficient One.

Close to Your two servants, O Self-Sufficient One.

With the nearness of Your servants, O All-Wealthy

To the presence of Your two servants, O Self-Sufficient One.

يَرجوكَ ذا العَبدُ فَاِعفُ عَنهُ

يَرجوكَ ذا العَبدُ فَاِعفُ عَنهُ

يا رُبَّما يَسعَدُ الشَقِيُّ

يا رُبَّما يَسعَدُ الشَقِيُّ

This servant hopes in You, so pardon him;

This servant hopes in You, so pardon him.

Your servant implores You, so pardon him

This servant places his hope in You, so grant him pardon;

O—how often the wretched may find happiness!

Oh, perhaps the wretched may be blessed.

Perhaps the wretched one may become fortunate

For perhaps even the wretched soul may find felicity.

يَسِّر عَلَيهِ العَسيرَ وَاِنصُر

يَسِّر عَلَيهِ العَسيرَ وَاِنصُر

فَإِنَّكَ الناصِرُ الوَلِيُّ

فَإِنَّكَ الناصِرُ الوَلِيُّ

Make the difficult easy for him, and aid him,

Make his hardship easy, and grant aid,

Make easy for him the difficult, and support him

Ease for him what is difficult, and grant Your aid,

for You are the helping Protector.

For You are the Helper, the Protector.

For surely You are the Supporter, the Guardian

For You are the Helper, the Protector.

يَئِستُ إِن لَم تَجُد بِعَفوٍ

يَئِستُ إِن لَم تَجُد بِعَفوٍ

يَنجو بِهِ عَبدُكَ العَصِيُّ

يَنجو بِهِ عَبدُكَ العَصِيُّ

I despair if You do not bestow a pardon

I despair unless You generously grant pardon,

I despair if with pardon You do not find

I would be in despair if You did not generously bestow forgiveness,

by which Your disobedient servant may be saved.

By which Your disobedient servant is saved.

Your disobedient servant saved by it

Through which Your disobedient servant may be saved.

يَداكَ مَبسوطَتانِ رِزقاً

يَداكَ مَبسوطَتانِ رِزقاً

عاصيكَ يَرجوكَ وَالتَقِيُّ

عاصيكَ يَرجوكَ وَالتَقِيُّ

Your hands are outspread with provision;

Both Your hands are outstretched with sustenance;

Your hands outstretched with sustenance

Your hands are outstretched with provision;

Your sinner hopes in You, as does the God-fearing.

He who disobeys You hopes in You, and so does the devout.

The disobedient implores You, and the devout

The sinner hopes in You, just as the pious one does.

يانِعُ رَوضِ الشَبابِ يَبسٌ

يانِعُ رَوضِ الشَبابِ يَبسٌ

وَطائِعُ المُزدَهي أَلِيُّ

وَطائِعُ المُزدَهي أَلِيُّ

The flourishing growth of youth’s garden is dry,

The bloom of youth's garden is withered,

The meadow of youth is withered and dry

The blooming garden of youth has withered dry,

and the flourishing one’s pliant [companion] is sluggish.

And the proud one's obedient follower is feeble.

While the obedient, adorned one is supple

And the vigor of the proud one has diminished.

الدَهرُ بِالرَزايا

الدَهرُ بِالرَزايا

غَدراً عَلى أَنَّني وَفِيُّ

غَدراً عَلى أَنَّني وَفِيُّ

Time—with calamities—

Time, with calamities,

Time betrayed me

Time has assaulted with calamities,

treacherously, though I am faithful.

Treacherously, though I am faithful.

Though I remained faithful

Treacherously, though I remained faithful.

يَكفيني الشَيبُ إِنَّ فيهِ

يَكفيني الشَيبُ إِنَّ فيهِ

رُشداً لِمَن قَلبُهُ غَوِيُّ

رُشداً لِمَن قَلبُهُ غَوِيُّ

Gray hair is enough for me: truly, in it is

Gray hair suffices me; indeed, in it is

My gray hair suffices me, for within it

Grey hair suffices as a warning for me, for within it

guidance for one whose heart has strayed.

Guidance for one whose heart is astray.

Is wisdom, for one whose heart went astray

Lies guidance for him whose heart has gone astray.

يُمناكَ لَو عِشتَ لي معيني

يُمناكَ لَو عِشتَ لي معيني

وَرَوضَتي خُلقُكَ الرَضِيُّ

وَرَوضَتي خُلقُكَ الرَضِيُّ

Your right hand, had you lived, would have been my helper,

Had you lived for me, your right hand would be my wellspring,

Your manners, had you lived with me, my ally

Your right hand, had you lived, would have been my support,

and your pleasing character my garden.

And your pleasing character would be my garden.

And my meadow, were your agreeable nature

And your pleasing character would have been my garden.

يَذبُلُ لَو حَلَّ فيهِ وَجدي

يَذبُلُ لَو حَلَّ فيهِ وَجدي

لَخَرَّ دانيهِ وَالقَصِيُّ

لَخَرَّ دانيهِ وَالقَصِيُّ

It would wither if my grief settled there;

It would wither if my grief settled within it;

It would wither and collapse if my love dwelt in it

Mount Yadhbul, were my sorrow to descend upon it,

its near and its far would surely fall.

Its near and distant parts would surely fall.

However firm and distant it was

Would collapse, from its nearest slopes to its farthest peaks.

ياسينُ لَمّا قَرُبتَ مِنها

ياسينُ لَمّا قَرُبتَ مِنها

وَقُلت قَد يَحذقُ الذَكِيُّ

وَقُلت قَد يَحذقُ الذَكِيُّ

Yāsīn, when you drew near to it

Yā-Sīn—when you drew near to it,

O Yasmin, when you drew near it

O Yasin, when you drew near to it,

and said, “The intelligent may indeed gain mastery,”

And I said, "The clever one may gain mastery,"

And said, “The intelligent can be skillful”

And said, "Truly, the intelligent one perceives,"

يَومَئِذٍ عِندَنا صَنيعٌ

يَومَئِذٍ عِندَنا صَنيعٌ

يَشهَدُهُ الكَهلُ وَالصَبِيُّ

يَشهَدُهُ الكَهلُ وَالصَبِيُّ

that day we had a deed

That day, we would have a feast,

On that day we have a deed

On that day, an event came upon us,

witnessed by grown man and child.

Which the grown man and the boy would attend.

Witnessed by both elder and child

Witnessed by the elder and the young child alike.

يَمَّمكَ المَوتُ وَهوَ كَأسٌ

يَمَّمكَ المَوتُ وَهوَ كَأسٌ

لَم يَنجُ مِن شُربها كَمِيُّ

لَم يَنجُ مِن شُربها كَمِيُّ

Death made straight for you—and it is a cup

Death sought you out—and it is a cup;

Death has resolved to drink you, a cup

Death sought you out, and it is a cup

that no valiant warrior escapes drinking.

No armored warrior has escaped drinking it.

No protector has escaped drinking

From whose draught no brave warrior escapes.

يَشفَعُ عَبدُ الغَنِيِّ حَتّى

يَشفَعُ عَبدُ الغَنِيِّ حَتّى

يَأمَنَ مِن خَوفِهِ عَليُّ

يَأمَنَ مِن خَوفِهِ عَليُّ

ʿAbd al-Ghanī will intercede until

Abd al-Ghani intercedes so that

The servant of the All-Wealthy intercedes

Abd al-Ghani intercedes so that

ʿAlī is safe from his fear.

Ali may be safe from his fear.

Until the Exalted One feels safe from fear

Ali may be secure from his fear.

شافِعايَ فيهِ

شافِعايَ فيهِ

مُحَمَّدٌ وَاِبنِيَ الزَكِيُّ

مُحَمَّدٌ وَاِبنِيَ الزَكِيُّ

My two intercessors in this are

My two intercessors in this are

My intercessors in Him

My two intercessors for him

Muḥammad and my virtuous son.

Muhammad and my pure son.

Are Muhammad and his two pure sons

Are Muhammad and my son, the pure one.

يا رَبِّ قَولُ النَبيِّ حَقٌّ

يا رَبِّ قَولُ النَبيِّ حَقٌّ

فَوَفِّ ما قالَهُ النَبِيُّ

فَوَفِّ ما قالَهُ النَبِيُّ

O Lord, the Prophet’s word is true;

O my Lord, the Prophet's word is true;

O Lord, the word of the Prophet is truth

O Lord, the word of the Prophet is truth,

so fulfill what the Prophet said.

So fulfill what the Prophet said.

So fulfill what the Prophet has spoken

So fulfill what the Prophet has promised.