ويا بر أهل البر يا محسناً على

ويا بر أهل البر يا محسناً على

خليقته منا بكل مبرة

خليقته منا بكل مبرة

And O Beneficent One, worthy of benevolence, O You who bestow goodness upon

O Kind One, most kind to His creation

Your creation, graciously granting every kindness.

With every act of kindness

تعرفت بالنعماء يا بر ظاهراً

تعرفت بالنعماء يا بر ظاهراً

وباطنة في الدين والدنيوية

وباطنة في الدين والدنيوية

You have made Yourself known through blessings, O Beneficent One, outwardly

You are known for your blessings, O Kind One

and inwardly, in faith and worldly life.

Outwardly and inwardly, in faith and worldly matters

ومن برك الأعمال يا بر والجزا

ومن برك الأعمال يا بر والجزا

ومن برك استدعاؤنا للعطية

ومن برك استدعاؤنا للعطية

And from Your kindness come deeds, O Beneficent One, and recompense;

And the blessings of deeds, O Kind One, and reward

and from Your kindness comes our asking for the gift.

And the blessings we seek when we petition

ومن برك الاحسان متصلاً بمن

ومن برك الاحسان متصلاً بمن

يبارز بالعصيان والبطرية

يبارز بالعصيان والبطرية

And from Your kindness comes unceasing goodness toward one

And the blessings of constant benevolence

who openly defies You with disobedience and insolent ingratitude.

Towards those who rebel and act foolishly

وأعظم بر بر من سبب الرضا

وأعظم بر بر من سبب الرضا

وأعطى الرضا والقرب بالسببية

وأعطى الرضا والقرب بالسببية

And the greatest kindness is that of Him who provided the means to His good pleasure

The greatest kindness is to be the cause of contentment

and granted His good pleasure and nearness through those means.

To grant contentment and nearness through causation

والطف بر من يلاطف عبده

والطف بر من يلاطف عبده

ويرحمه قبل احتساب العبودة

ويرحمه قبل احتساب العبودة

And the gentlest benefactor is He who treats His servant tenderly

Tenderness is kindness to one who shows tenderness to his servant

and has mercy on him before his service is reckoned.

And has mercy before calculating servitude

وأكرم بر من يوفق عبده

وأكرم بر من يوفق عبده

ويحبو مريديه بكشف الطريقة

ويحبو مريديه بكشف الطريقة

And the most generous benefactor is He who grants His servant success

And most generous is the kindness to one who enables his servant

and favors those who seek Him by unveiling the path.

And brings his followers near by unveiling the way

وبرك في الاعطاء والمنع كامل

وبرك في الاعطاء والمنع كامل

إذا كان منعاً فيه تقدير خيرة

إذا كان منعاً فيه تقدير خيرة

And Your kindness in giving and withholding is complete,

Blessings in giving and in withholding are complete

when withholding is ordained for the best.

If withholding contains consideration of what is best

وفي نظر البر الرحيم كفاية

وفي نظر البر الرحيم كفاية

لمخلوقه في منعه والعطية

لمخلوقه في منعه والعطية

And the care of the Beneficent, the Merciful, suffices

And in the kind and compassionate one's view

for His creature, in His withholding and giving.

Sufficiency for his creation in his withholding and giving

توجهت باسم البر يا بر بائساً

توجهت باسم البر يا بر بائساً

وأيقنت من بر الكريم بغنيتي

وأيقنت من بر الكريم بغنيتي

I have turned to You through the name of the Beneficent, O Beneficent One, destitute,

I turned to you in the name of kindness, O Kind One

and am certain the Generous One's kindness will free me from need.

And was certain of the bounty of the Generous One in my poverty

فاسبغ علي البر يا بر شاملاً

فاسبغ علي البر يا بر شاملاً

لعاجلتي والدين والأخروية

لعاجلتي والدين والأخروية

So lavish kindness upon me, O Beneficent One, encompassing

So bestow upon me complete kindness, O Kind One

my present life, my faith, and the life to come.

For my present, faith and afterlife