أَيا رَبِّ يا ذا العَرشِ أَنتَ رَحيمُ

أَيا رَبِّ يا ذا العَرشِ أَنتَ رَحيمُ

وَأَنتَ بِما تُخفي الصُدورُ عَليمُ

وَأَنتَ بِما تُخفي الصُدورُ عَليمُ

O my Lord, O Possessor of the Throne, You are merciful.

O Lord, O Owner of the Throne, You are Merciful

And You know what the breasts conceal.

And You know what hearts conceal, All-Knowing

فَيا رَبِّ هَب لي مِنكَ حِلماً فَإِنَّني

فَيا رَبِّ هَب لي مِنكَ حِلماً فَإِنَّني

أَرى الحِلمَ لَم يَندَم عَلَيهِ حَليمُ

أَرى الحِلمَ لَم يَندَم عَلَيهِ حَليمُ

So, my Lord, grant me forbearance from You, for I

So my Lord grant me wisdom, for I see

see that no forbearing man has regretted forbearance.

The wise are never regretful of being forbearing

وَيا رَبِّ هَب لي مِنكَ عَزماً عَلى التُقى

وَيا رَبِّ هَب لي مِنكَ عَزماً عَلى التُقى

أُقيمُ بِهِ ما عِشتُ حَيثُ أُقيمُ

أُقيمُ بِهِ ما عِشتُ حَيثُ أُقيمُ

And, my Lord, grant me resolve from You to be pious,

And my Lord grant me resolve for piety

by which I may stand firm as long as I live, wherever I dwell.

By which I live righteously wherever I reside

أَلا إِنَّ تَقوى اللَهِ أَكرَمُ نِسبَةٍ

أَلا إِنَّ تَقوى اللَهِ أَكرَمُ نِسبَةٍ

تَسامى بِها عِندَ الفَخارِ كَريمُ

تَسامى بِها عِندَ الفَخارِ كَريمُ

Behold, reverence for God is the noblest lineage,

Indeed, piety of God is the noblest lineage

by which a noble man rises when honor is claimed.

By which one is exalted among the generous when remembered

إِذا ما اجتَنَبتَ الناسَ إِلّا عَلى التُقى

إِذا ما اجتَنَبتَ الناسَ إِلّا عَلى التُقى

خَرَجتَ مِنَ الدُنيا وَأَنتَ سَليمُ

خَرَجتَ مِنَ الدُنيا وَأَنتَ سَليمُ

If you avoid people's company unless it is founded on piety,

When you avoid people except with piety

you will leave this world unharmed.

You will depart the world unharmed and safe

أَراكَ امرَأً تَرجو مِنَ اللَهِ عَفوَهُ

أَراكَ امرَأً تَرجو مِنَ اللَهِ عَفوَهُ

وَأَنتَ عَلى ما لا يُحِبُّ مُقيمُ

وَأَنتَ عَلى ما لا يُحِبُّ مُقيمُ

I see you as a man who hopes for God's pardon,

I see you hoping for God's pardon

yet you persist in what He does not love.

While persisting upon what He does not love

فَحَتّى مَتى تَعصي وَيَعفو إِلى مَتى

فَحَتّى مَتى تَعصي وَيَعفو إِلى مَتى

تَبارَكَ رَبّي إِنَّهُ لَرَحيمُ

تَبارَكَ رَبّي إِنَّهُ لَرَحيمُ

So how long will you disobey while He pardons—how long?

So how long will you sin and He pardon?

Blessed is my Lord; He is indeed merciful.

Blessed is my Lord, truly He is Merciful

وَلَو قَد تَوَسَّدتَ الثَرى وَافتَرَشتَهُ

وَلَو قَد تَوَسَّدتَ الثَرى وَافتَرَشتَهُ

لَقَد صِرتَ لايَلوي عَلَيكَ حَميمُ

لَقَد صِرتَ لايَلوي عَلَيكَ حَميمُ

And if you have made the earth your pillow and spread it beneath you,

Had you made the earth your pillow and settled upon it

you will have become one to whom no dear friend turns.

It would not shelter you from the scorching heat

تَدُلُّ عَلى التَقوى وَأَنتَ مُقَصِّرٌ

تَدُلُّ عَلى التَقوى وَأَنتَ مُقَصِّرٌ

أَيا مَن يُداوي الناسَ وَهوَ سَقيمُ

أَيا مَن يُداوي الناسَ وَهوَ سَقيمُ

You point the way to piety, yet you fall short,

You preach piety while falling short

O you who treat people while you yourself are ill.

O you who heal others while sick!

وَإِنَّ امرَأً لايَرتَجي الناسُ نَفعَهُ

وَإِنَّ امرَأً لايَرتَجي الناسُ نَفعَهُ

وَلَم يَأمَنوا مِنهُ الأَذي لَلَئيمُ

وَلَم يَأمَنوا مِنهُ الأَذي لَلَئيمُ

And a man from whom people hope for no benefit,

A man who is not hoped to benefit

and from whose harm they do not feel safe, is truly base.

And not safe from harm is mean

وَإِنَّ امرَأً لَم يَجعَلِ البِرَّ كَنزَهُ

وَإِنَّ امرَأً لَم يَجعَلِ البِرَّ كَنزَهُ

وَإِن كانَتِ الدُنيا لَهُ لَعَديمُ

وَإِن كانَتِ الدُنيا لَهُ لَعَديمُ

And a man who has not made righteousness his treasure,

A man who did not make righteousness his treasure

even if the world were his, is truly destitute.

Though the world is his, is deficient

وَإِنَّ امرَأً لَم يُلهِهِ اليَومَ عَن غَدٍ

وَإِنَّ امرَأً لَم يُلهِهِ اليَومَ عَن غَدٍ

تَخَوُّفُ ما يَأتي بِهِ لَحَكيمُ

تَخَوُّفُ ما يَأتي بِهِ لَحَكيمُ

And a man not distracted today from tomorrow

A man not distracted today from tomorrow

by fear of what it may bring is truly wise.

Fearing what it brings is wise

وَمَن يَأمَنِ الأَيّامَ جَهلاً وَقَد رَأى

وَمَن يَأمَنِ الأَيّامَ جَهلاً وَقَد رَأى

لَهُنَّ صُروفاً كَيدَهُنَّ عَظيمُ

لَهُنَّ صُروفاً كَيدَهُنَّ عَظيمُ

And who would trust the days in ignorance, though he has seen

And one who feels safe from days out of ignorance

their vicissitudes? Their guile is great.

Despite having seen their ups and downs is unwise

فَإِنَّ مُنى الدُنيا غُرورٌ لِأَهلِها

فَإِنَّ مُنى الدُنيا غُرورٌ لِأَهلِها

أَبى اللَهُ أَن يَبقى عَلَيهِ نَعيمُ

أَبى اللَهُ أَن يَبقى عَلَيهِ نَعيمُ

For the hopes of this world are a delusion to its people;

The pleasures of life are false for its people

God has refused to let any bliss endure there.

God refused to let any bliss remain

وَأَذلَلتُ نَفسي اليَومَ كَيما أُعِزَّها

وَأَذلَلتُ نَفسي اليَومَ كَيما أُعِزَّها

غَداً حَيثُ يَبقى العِزُّ لي وَيَدومُ

غَداً حَيثُ يَبقى العِزُّ لي وَيَدومُ

And I have humbled my soul today so that I may exalt it

I humbled myself today to honor myself tomorrow

tomorrow, where honor remains mine and endures.

Where honor remains and lasts for me

وَلِلحَقِّ بُرهانٌ وَلِلمَوتِ فِكرَةٌ

وَلِلحَقِّ بُرهانٌ وَلِلمَوتِ فِكرَةٌ

وَمُعتَبَرٌ لِلعالَمينَ قَديمُ

وَمُعتَبَرٌ لِلعالَمينَ قَديمُ

And truth has its proof, and death offers reflection

Truth has proof, death has a reminder

and an age-old lesson for all mankind.

And a lesson for both worlds timeless