ياO صاحبbearer of الهمthe worry الطويلlong-lasting
يا صاحب الهم الطويل
قصرshorten همومكyour worries هذهthese الطويلهlong-lasting
قصر همومك هذه الطويله
O bearer of long-lasting worry,
O owner of endless worries,
Cut short these long-lasting worries of yours.
Shorten your long worries,
ربكyour Lord لأرزاقكfor your sustenance كفيلa guarantor
ربك لأرزاقك كفيل
ماnot اهتمworried منwhoever رازقهhis provider كفيلهhis guarantor
ما اهتم من رازقه كفيله
Your Lord is the guarantor of your sustenance.
Your Lord guarantees your livelihood,
He whose provider is his guarantor does not worry.
Whoever worries when his Guarantor guarantees,
عوائدcustomary favors اللَهGod الجميلthe Beautiful One
عوائد اللَه الجميل
فكنso be ظنونكyour expectations بالجميلof the Beautiful One جميلهbeautiful
فكن ظنونك بالجميل جميله
The customary favors of God, the Beautiful—
The beautiful promises of God,
So let your expectations of the Beautiful One be beautiful.
So let your assumptions be beautifully good,
الربّthe Lord ذيwho يعطىgives الجزيلabundant bounty
الربّ ذي يعطى الجزيل
مواهبكyour gifts منof كلevery شيءthing جزيلهabundant
مواهبك من كل شيء جزيله
The Lord who gives abundantly—
The Lord who gives abundantly,
Your gifts of every kind are abundant.
Your talents in everything are abundant,
الراحمthe Compassionate One البرّthe Beneficent One الجليلthe Majestic One
الراحم البرّ الجليل
نفحاتهHis wafts of grace رحماتهHis mercies جليلهgreat
نفحاته رحماته جليله
The Compassionate, the Beneficent, the Majestic—
The Most Merciful, the Most Kind, the Most Majestic,
His wafts of grace, His mercies, are great.
His breaths of mercy are most glorious,
لاno حولpower للعبدfor the servant الذليلlowly
لا حول للعبد الذليل
لولاwere it not for لآنunclear; possibly 'because' حولهHis power ماnot اهتدىfound his way لحيلهto a means
لولا لآن حوله ما اهتدى لحيله
The lowly servant has no power;
The powerless servant has no power,
Were it not for His power, he would find no way.
If not for his Helper he would not find a way,
هوHe حسبناsufficient for us نعمexcellent is الوكيلthe Trustee
هو حسبنا نعم الوكيل
ماnot خابwas disappointed منwhoever ربّthe Lord السماof heaven وكيلهhis trustee
ما خاب من ربّ السما وكيله
He is sufficient for us—what an excellent Trustee!
He is enough for us, Excellent Trustee,
He whose trustee is the Lord of heaven is not disappointed.
None who takes the Lord of the heavens as Trustee is lost,
أينwhere الذهابgoing أينwhere السبيلthe way
أين الذهاب أين السبيل
هاhere هوHe فمالكso you have no غيرهbesides Him وسيلهmeans
ها هو فمالك غيره وسيله
Where is there to go? Where is the way?
Where to go, where is the way?
Here He is; you have no recourse besides Him.
He accepts whoever comes willingly,
يقبلHe accepts لمنfor whoever جاcame مستقيلseeking pardon
يقبل لمن جا مستقيل
وانand even if تكنshould be سيئاتهhis misdeeds ثقيلهheavy
وان تكن سيئاته ثقيله
He accepts whoever comes seeking pardon,
Even if his sins are heavy,
Even if his misdeeds are heavy.
O owner of heavy sins,
ياO صاحبbearer of الذنبthe sin الثقيلheavy
يا صاحب الذنب الثقيل
جرائمكyour offenses فيwithin رحمتهHis mercy قليلهsmall
جرائمك في رحمته قليله
O bearer of heavy sin,
Your crimes are few in His mercy,
Your offenses are small within His mercy.
Best Helper, Best Guide,
نعمexcellent is النصيرthe Helper نعمexcellent is الدليلthe Guide
نعم النصير نعم الدليل
ماnot ضلّstrayed منwhoever توفيقهHis enabling grace دليلهhis guide
ما ضلّ من توفيقه دليله
What an excellent Helper, what an excellent Guide!
None guided by His guidance are misled,
He whose guide is His enabling grace does not stray.
O Healer of the frail soul,
ياO شافيhealer of الدنفthe enfeebled sufferer العليلailing
يا شافي الدنف العليل
جدbe generous بالشفاwith healing لقلوبناfor our hearts العليلهailing
جد بالشفا لقلوبنا العليله
O Healer of the enfeebled, ailing sufferer,
Strive to heal our frail hearts,
Bestow healing generously on our ailing hearts.
You are the Bountiful, You are the Hope,
أنتYou الكريمthe Generous One أنتYou المنيلthe Bestower
أنت الكريم أنت المنيل
استرconceal قبيحthe ugliness of أفعالناour deeds الرذيلهvile
استر قبيح أفعالنا الرذيله
You are the Generous One; You are the Bestower.
Conceal the ugliness of our despicable deeds,
Conceal the ugliness of our vile deeds.
In our long and difficult day,
فيon يومناour day العسرdifficult الطويلlong
في يومنا العسر الطويل
هوّنease عليناfor us أهوالهits horrors المهولهterrifying
هوّن علينا أهواله المهوله
On our long, difficult day,
Make its fearful horrors easy for us,
Ease its terrifying horrors for us.
On the day the beloved acknowledges
فيon يومa day يعترفacknowledges الخليلthe Intimate Friend
في يوم يعترف الخليل
للمصطفىto the Chosen One المختارthe Elect بالفضيلهwith preeminence
للمصطفى المختار بالفضيله
On the day when the Intimate Friend acknowledges
The Chosen's superiority,
The preeminence of the Chosen One, the Elect,
And the outstretched banner,
وباللواءand with the banner المستطيلoutstretched
وباللواء المستطيل
تظلهمshade them راياتهhis standards الظليلهshade-giving
تظلهم راياته الظليله
And with the outstretched banner,
His shade covers them comfortably,
His shade-giving standards shelter them.
And his pouring river,
وحوضهand his pool السلسبيلsweet-flowing
وحوضه السلسبيل
يروىquenches صداكمyour thirst مهجةa heart غليلهparched
يروى صداكم مهجة غليله
And his pool of sweet-flowing water
Quenching your thirsty agony,
Quenches your thirst, O parched heart.
Blessings upon Ahmed the Majestic,
علىupon أحمدAhmad صلىsent blessings الجليلthe Majestic One
على أحمد صلى الجليل
ماas long as لاحgleamed فجرdawn عقبafter كلّevery ليلهnight
ما لاح فجر عقب كلّ ليله
May the Majestic One send blessings upon Ahmad,
As the dawn breaks after every night,
As long as dawn gleams after every night,
And his family and companions with
والآلand the family والأصحابand the companions معtogether with
والآل والأصحاب مع
أزواجهhis wives أنصارهhis helpers خليلهhis intimate friend
أزواجه أنصاره خليله
And upon his family and companions, together with
His wives and loyal friends.
His wives, his helpers, and his intimate friend.
Partial English translation: 37 of 38 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1