إنif تختبرنيYou test me حبيبيmy Beloved
إن تختبرني حبيبي
فأنتfor You منيthan I بيabout me أعلمknow better
فأنت مني بي أعلم
If You test me, my Beloved,
If you test me, my beloved
You know me better than I know myself.
You are more knowing of me, than I
علىconcerning الغضبwrath والتجافيand estrangement
على الغضب والتجافي
أوor الرضاapproval لستI am not أهتمconcerned
أو الرضا لست أهتم
As for wrath and estrangement,
Whether in anger or aloofness
or approval, I am not concerned.
Or in pleasure, I care not
هذاthis لعلميbecause I know بأنيthat I (as written)
هذا لعلمي بأني
منيthan I بيtoward me أشفقkinder وأرحمand more merciful
مني بي أشفق وأرحم
This is because I know that [You]
For I know that from you
are kinder and more merciful to me than I am.
Comes the most compassion and mercy
نعمyes وانand if شئتYou will أمراa matter
نعم وان شئت أمرا
فأمركthen Your command أقهرmore overpowering وأحكمand wiser
فأمرك أقهر وأحكم
Yes, and if You will a matter,
Yes, if you wish a thing
then Your command is mightier and wiser.
Your wish I submit to and obey
إذاwhen قضاؤكYour decree إلهيmy God
إذا قضاؤك إلهي
أمراa matter بقدرتكthrough Your power مبرمmaking irrevocable
أمرا بقدرتك مبرم
When Your decree, my God,
If your decree, my God
makes a matter irrevocable through Your power,
Is a matter of your power, determined
فماthen what use is التأسفregret علىover شيءanything
فما التأسف على شيء
وقولand saying لمwhy لاnot ولوand if only لمhad not
وقول لم لا ولو لم
then what use is regret over anything,
Then why grieve over anything
and saying, 'Why not?' and 'If only it had not...'?
Or say, no, or if only, no
فماso nothing بقيremains غيىother than (apparently intended) تفويضentrusting
فما بقي غيى تفويض
أمريmy affairs وتسليميand my surrender أسلمsafest
أمري وتسليمي أسلم
So nothing remains but entrusting
What remains except surrender
my affairs; my surrender is safest.
And submission, I submit
انif كنتI had أحدثتcommitted ذنباًa sin
ان كنت أحدثت ذنباً
فجودكthen Your generosity أسبقearlier واقدمand more ancient
فجودك أسبق واقدم
If I have committed a sin,
If I have sinned
Your generosity precedes it and is more ancient.
Your generosity is first and before
أوor كانwas ذنبيmy sin عظيمgreat
أو كان ذنبي عظيم
فرحمتكthen Your mercy بيtoward me أعظمgreater
فرحمتك بي أعظم
Or if my sin is great,
Or if my sin was great
then Your mercy toward me is greater.
Your mercy for me is greater
لوif قسمتwere apportioned رحمتكYour mercy ربيmy Lord
لو قسمت رحمتك ربي
علىamong الذنوبsins حينwhen تقسمare apportioned
على الذنوب حين تقسم
If Your mercy were apportioned, my Lord,
If you divided your mercy, my Lord
among sins when they are apportioned,
Among sins when you divide
لكانwould indeed be رحمتكYour mercy أربىmore abundant
لكان رحمتك أربى
منهاthan them وأعظمand greater وأجسمand vaster
منها وأعظم وأجسم
then Your mercy would be more abundant
Your mercy would be more plentiful
than they are, and greater and vaster.
Greater and more abundant
منwhoever جاكcomes to You مومنa believer حقيقةtruly
من جاك مومن حقيقة
فأنتfor You بالسرّof what is hidden تعلمknow
فأنت بالسرّ تعلم
Whoever comes to You as a true believer,
Whoever comes to you a true believer
You know what is hidden.
You know in private
ومنكand from You الفضلbounty كلهall of it
ومنك الفضل كله
وأنتand You أجودmost generous وأكرمand most gracious
وأنت أجود وأكرم
And all bounty comes from You,
And from you is all bounty
and You are most generous and most gracious.
You are the most generous and noble
حاشاكfar be it from You أنto تقصينهcast him away
حاشاك أن تقصينه
وإنeven if هوhe أذنبhas sinned وأجرمand done wrong
وإن هو أذنب وأجرم
Far be it from You to cast him away,
It is unworthy of you to deprive him
even if he has sinned and done wrong.
Even if he sinned and transgressed
دأبيmy habit أبؤI confess لكto You بذنبيmy sin
دأبي أبؤ لك بذنبي
وأنتand You دأبكYour habit تكرمYou show generosity
وأنت دأبك تكرم
My habit is to confess my sin to You,
My way is to confess my sin to you
and Your habit is to show generosity.
And your way is nobility
فالخيرso goodness منكfrom You جميعهall of it
فالخير منك جميعه
والشرّand evil منيfrom me معwith الذمّthe blame
والشرّ مني مع الذمّ
So all good comes from You,
All good is from you
and evil comes from me, along with the blame.
And evil from me, with blame
ظلمتI wronged نفسيmyself بذنبيthrough my sin
ظلمت نفسي بذنبي
ومنand whoever ظلمwronged نفسهhimself أظلمmost unjust
ومن ظلم نفسه أظلم
I have wronged myself through my sin,
I have wronged myself with my sin
and whoever wrongs himself is most unjust.
And whoever wrongs himself does greatest wrong
أستغفركI seek Your forgiveness منfor أواخرthe last
أستغفرك من أواخر
ذنبيmy sin ومماand for what تقدّمcame before
ذنبي ومما تقدّم
I seek Your forgiveness for the last of
I ask your forgiveness for the end
my sins, and for what came before.
Of my sin and what came before
ربيmy Lord بكof You أحسنتI made good ظنيmy opinion
ربي بك أحسنت ظني
فانهfor it is خيرthe best مغنمgain
فانه خير مغنم
My Lord, I have thought well of You,
My Lord, in you I have good expectation
for that is the finest gain,
For it is the best gain
وانهand it is الكنزthe treasure الأكبرthe greatest
وانه الكنز الأكبر
وأنهand it is الاسمthe Name الأعظمthe greatest
وأنه الاسم الأعظم
and it is the greatest treasure,
And it is the greatest treasure
and it is the Greatest Name.
And it is the Greatest Name
فلاso do not تخيبdisappoint رجائيmy hope
فلا تخيب رجائي
منfor كلّevery فضلbounty ومغنمand gain
من كلّ فضل ومغنم
So do not disappoint my hope
So do not disappoint my hope
for every bounty and gain.
Of all virtue and gain
أخيmy brother إذاif أذنبتyou commit ذنباًa sin
أخي إذا أذنبت ذنباً
فتبthen repent إلىto اللَهGod واندمand feel remorse
فتب إلى اللَه واندم
My brother, if you commit a sin,
My brother, if you commit a sin
then repent to God and feel remorse.
Repent to God and regret
منwhoever دامkeeps on للبابat the door قارعاًknocking
من دام للباب قارعاً
لمدخلهsurely his entry ليسdoes not يعدمlack
لمدخله ليس يعدم
Whoever keeps knocking at the door
Whoever remains knocking at a door
will surely not lack admittance.
Will not be deprived of its entrance
تمتcompleted وصليand may He bless المهيمنthe Guardian
تمت وصلي المهيمن
علىupon محمدMuhammad وسلمand grant peace
على محمد وسلم
It is complete; may the Guardian send blessings
It is complete, I pray protection
upon Muhammad and grant him peace.
Upon Muhammad and send peace
هوhe آخرlast الرّسلthe messengers بعثاin being sent
هو آخر الرّسل بعثا
وفيand in الفضيلهexcellence مقدّمforemost
وفي الفضيله مقدّم
He is the last of the messengers to be sent,
He is last of the messengers in being sent
and foremost in excellence.
And in virtue, first
Sol 6.1