ويا من له الاكبار في كبريائه

لغير انتهاء يا كبير لمدة

And O You to whom veneration belongs in Your majesty,

For an endless duration, O Great One.

ومن تحسر الألباب عن وصف كبره

فما ثم ادراك لكنه الحقيقة

And You whose greatness intellects fail to describe,

There is thus no grasping the essence of reality.

ومن كبره كبر اقتدار الوهة

وشأن وتدبير وملك وعزة

And You whose greatness is the greatness of divine power,

And of eminence, governance, dominion, and might.

ومن كبره حيث الكمال لذاته

فما هو منعوت على سببية

And You whose greatness lies in perfection intrinsic to Your essence,

So Your attributes rest on no cause.

ومن كبره لاكبر اجرام خلقه

تكبر عن شبه بأية نسبة

And You whose greatness is not the bulk of Your creation's bodies,

You are exalted beyond likeness in any respect.

فلاحظ للمخلوق من كبريائه

ولاحظ إلا العجز للواصفية

So no creature has a share in His majesty,

And the power of description has no share but helplessness.

ولاثم أبعاد ولاثم جوهر

فيلزم ذات الحق نقص السوية

And there are no dimensions there, nor any substance,

That would afflict the essence of the Real with the defect of likeness.

تردى رداء الكبرياء وحقه

تردى فلا ند ولا جزء شركة

He donned the robe of majesty, as is His right;

He donned it: no peer, nor any share in partnership.

الهي مقامي العجز والفقر والفنا

وكبري خضوعي يا كبير وذلتي

My God, my station is helplessness, poverty, and annihilation.

And my greatness is my submission, O Great One, and my lowliness.

فما أجدر الدعوى لمن تلك حاله

برد ودحض المدعي دون حجة

So how deserving is the claim of one whose state is such,

Of rejection and the claimant's refutation, without proof!

فكبر حظوظي منك في كل مطلب

وفي كل ما يرضك عزمي وهمتي

So increase my portions from You in every pursuit,

And my resolve and aspiration in all that pleases You.