وياand O منwho هوHe اللّهGod الخبيرthe All-Aware لذاتهby His very essence
ويا من هو اللّه الخبير لذاته
بخبرتكby Your awareness اللهمO God كلevery حقيقةreality
بخبرتك اللهم كل حقيقة
And O You who are God, inherently All-Aware,
O God, Knower of all truths within Yourself
by Your awareness, O God, of every reality,
With Your perfect knowledge of all possibilities
علمتYou have known الهيmy God الكنهthe innermost essence منof كلevery ممكنcontingent being
علمت الهي الكنه من كل ممكن
كماas شئتهYou willed it كوناًinto being منfrom العدميةnonexistence
كما شئته كوناً من العدمية
You have known, my God, the essence of every contingent being,
You knew, my God, the essence of everything possible
just as You willed it into being from nonexistence.
As You willed creation out of nothingness
ومهماand whatever يكنthere may be منof خبرةawareness فلعلةthen through a cause
ومهما يكن من خبرة فلعلة
تجددarises anew غيرexcept for الخبرةthe awareness الأزليةbeginningless
تجدد غير الخبرة الأزلية
And whatever awareness there may be, through some cause
And whatever knowledge I may attain
arises anew—except for eternal awareness.
Is naught compared to Your eternal knowledge
فماfor there is no ساكنthing at rest فيin الخلقcreation أوor متحركmoving thing
فما ساكن في الخلق أو متحرك
ولمand not يكit was فيin الأزالeternity past منكfrom You بخيرةby choice
ولم يك في الأزال منك بخيرة
For there is nothing still or moving in creation
For nothing in creation, still or moving
that was not chosen by You from all eternity.
Was not already known to You since eternity
وماليand what have I وعرضand setting forth الحالthe state والحالwhile the state فطرةinnate nature
ومالي وعرض الحال والحال فطرة
وأنتand You خبيرfully aware ياO الهيmy God بفطرتيof my innate nature
وأنت خبير يا الهي بفطرتي
And what need have I to set forth my state, when that state is inborn,
What concern is my state to discuss? Since my nature
and You, my God, know my innate nature?
Is known to You, my God, who knows my innermost being
نعمyes عرضsetting forth حاليmy state نجعةa quest for pasture منfrom مقاعديmy resting places
نعم عرض حالي نجعة من مقاعدي
إليكto You وفرضand a duty منamong فروضthe duties العبودةservanthood
إليك وفرض من فروض العبودة
Yes, setting forth my state is a quest for pasture from my resting places
Yes, I confess my state from where I kneel
to You, and a duty among the duties of servanthood.
To You, as duty binds me in worship
دعوتYou called معamid البلوىaffliction إلىto فسحةthe spaciousness الدعاprayer
دعوت مع البلوى إلى فسحة الدعا
فالجأتنيso You compelled me فيin كربthe anguish ضيقيmy straits لفسحتيtoward my relief
فالجأتني في كرب ضيقي لفسحتي
You called me, amid affliction, to the spaciousness of prayer,
I called out in affliction to the relief of prayer
so in my straitened anguish You drove me toward my relief.
So I took refuge in You in my straitened distress
فماfor not ذرةan atom ياO ربLord تخفىis hidden عليكfrom You منof
فما ذرة يا رب تخفى عليك من
بلائيmy affliction وتضراعيand my humble pleading وحليand my staying ونجعتيand my quest for pasture
بلائي وتضراعي وحلي ونجعتي
For You, O Lord, know every atom of
Not an atom, O Lord, of my trial, pleading, state and refuge
my affliction, my humble pleading, my staying and my quest for pasture.
Escapes You, though so much escapes my knowledge
تراقبYou watch over ضريmy suffering ياO خبيرAll-Aware One برحمةwith mercy
تراقب ضري يا خبير برحمة
ولطفand gentleness ولمand not yet أخرجI had emerged منfrom العدميةnonexistence
ولطف ولم أخرج من العدمية
You watched over my suffering, O All-Aware, with mercy
You watch my harm, O Knower, with mercy
and gentleness, before I had emerged from nonexistence.
And grace, for I emerged not from nothingness by myself
وتعلمand You know ماwhat آتيI do وماand what أناI تاركleaving undone
وتعلم ما آتي وما أنا تارك
وماand what كانwas فيwithin علميmy knowledge وماand what فاتeluded خبرتيmy awareness
وما كان في علمي وما فات خبرتي
And You know what I do and what I leave undone,
And You know what I will do and leave behind
and what was within my knowledge and what eluded my awareness.
What was in my knowledge and what escaped my knowing
الهيmy God قدindeed أدركتYou have comprehended كنهthe essence عوالميmy worlds
الهي قد أدركت كنه عوالمي
فكنso be ليfor me بماin what يرضيكpleases You منof تبعيتيmy obedience
فكن لي بما يرضيك من تبعيتي
My God, You have fathomed the essence of my worlds;
My God, You grasped the essence of my being
so be my help in such obedience as pleases You.
So make me as You will me to be in my submission
Sol 6.1