وياand O هادياًone who guides منwhomever شاءهHe chooses him منamong عبادهHis servants
ويا هادياً من شاءه من عباده
لعرفانهto knowledge of Him بالذاتthrough the essence لاnot بوسيطةthrough an intermediary
لعرفانه بالذات لا بوسيطة
And O You who guide whomever You choose among Your servants
O Guide of those servants You willed
to know You through Your very essence, not through an intermediary;
To know You through essence, not intermediary
وياand O هادياًone who guides منwhomever شاءهHe chooses him منamong عبادهHis servants
ويا هادياً من شاءه من عباده
إلىto ذاتهHis essence سبحنهglory be to Him بالخليقةthrough creation
إلى ذاته سبحنه بالخليقة
And O You who guide whomever You choose among Your servants
O Guide of those servants You willed
to Your essence—glory be to You—through creation;
To Your essence, Glorified are You, through creation
وياand O هاديGuide of الأحياءliving beings لطفاًin kindness ومنةand grace
ويا هادي الأحياء لطفاً ومنة
إلىto جلبهاtheir gaining نفعاًbenefit ودفعand warding off مضرةharm
إلى جلبها نفعاً ودفع مضرة
And O Guide of living beings, in kindness and grace,
O Guide of the living, kindness and blessing
to their gaining benefit and warding off harm;
To attract benefit and avert harm
وياand O هادياًone who guides بالوحيthrough revelation للخلقfor creation حجةa proof
ويا هادياً بالوحي للخلق حجة
لئلاlest يكونthere be الأخذpunishment إلاexcept بحجةwith proof
لئلا يكون الأخذ إلا بحجة
And O You who guide creation through revelation as a proof,
O Guide through revelation an argument for people
so that punishment comes only with proof;
Lest grasping be without argument
وياand O منwho هدىguided النجدينthe two paths كلevery مكلفaccountable person
ويا من هدى النجدين كل مكلف
تمامcompleteness الهدىguidance فضلاًas a favor بنصبby setting forth الأدلةthe proofs
تمام الهدى فضلاً بنصب الأدلة
And O You who have shown every accountable person the two paths,
O You who guided obligated beings, both mankind and jinn
with complete guidance, by graciously setting forth the proofs;
Perfect guidance, grace in laying the proofs
وياand O هاديGuide of الألبابminds منfrom حيثthe standpoint أنهthat He
ويا هادي الألباب من حيث أنه
تكرمacted graciously هاديهاtheir Guide بخلقby creating الهدايةguidance
تكرم هاديها بخلق الهداية
And O Guide of minds, in that
O Guide of intellects in that You honored
their Guide acted graciously by creating guidance;
Their guide by creating guidance
وياand O منwho هدىguided للقربto nearness عارفهthe one who knows Him ومنand who
ويا من هدى للقرب عارفه ومن
هدىguided لنصوحto sincere التوبrepentance أهلthe people of الخطيئةsin
هدى لنصوح التوب أهل الخطيئة
And O You who have guided the one who knows You to nearness, and who
O You who guided the knower to nearness and who
have guided sinners to sincere repentance;
Guided the sincerely repentant to moral integrity
وياand O منwho هدىguided قلبthe heart of المريدthe seeker بصدقهthrough his sincerity
ويا من هدى قلب المريد بصدقه
معwith الحقthe Truth حتىuntil لاتthere is no أحقرthe slightest لفتةturning aside
مع الحق حتى لات أحقر لفتة
And O You who have guided the seeker's heart through his sincerity
O You who guided the heart of the devotee in his sincerity
toward the Truth, until not even the slightest turning aside remains;
To the Real, so the subtlest hint shines
وياand O هادياًone who guides منfrom حيثthe standpoint قدمHe advanced أهلهHis people
ويا هادياً من حيث قدم أهله
إلىto الرتبthe ranks العلياءthe loftiest والسابقيةand precedence
إلى الرتب العلياء والسابقية
And O You who guide by advancing Your people
O Guide in that You brought Your people
to the loftiest ranks and precedence;
To the highest stations and precedence
هداكYour guidance الهدىthe guidance ياO هاديGuide to الرشدright conduct فاهدنيso guide me
هداك الهدى يا هادي الرشد فاهدني
إلىto موجبwhat brings about الرضوانgood pleasure منamong كلevery قربةact of devotion
إلى موجب الرضوان من كل قربة
Your guidance is true guidance, O Guide to right conduct; so guide me
May Your guidance guide me, O Guide of rectitude, so guide me
to whatever wins Your good pleasure among all acts of devotion;
To what obligates good pleasure through every act of nearness
وهبand grant ليto me حظاًa share منof هدىguidance يهتدىone is guided بهby it
وهب لي حظاً من هدى يهتدى به
إليكto You ويهديand guides الخلقcreation ليto me بالمودةwith affection
إليك ويهدي الخلق لي بالمودة
And grant me a share of guidance by which one is led
Grant me a share of the guidance whereby
to You, and which leads creation to me with affection.
To You one is guided and guides people in affection
Sol 6.1