الهِيَmy God عرضيmy laying bare لافتقاريof my poverty وفاقتيand my want
الهِيَ عرضي لافتقاري وفاقتي
إلىto رحمةthe mercy of المغنيthe Enricher الكريمthe Generous ذريعتيmy means
إلى رحمة المغني الكريم ذريعتي
My God, my laying bare my poverty and need
My God, my laying bare my poverty and want
to the mercy of the generous Enricher is my means of approach.
is my means to the mercy of the Generous Enricher.
بعينكin Your sight ياO مغنيEnricher of الفقيرthe poor ضراعتيmy humble plea
بعينك يا مغني الفقير ضراعتي
وفقريand my poverty واعداميand my destitution وقلةand the paucity of حيلتيmy resourcefulness
وفقري واعدامي وقلة حيلتي
In Your sight, O Enricher of the poor, is my humble plea—
Before Your eye, O Enricher of the poor, is my humble plea,
my poverty, my destitution, and my lack of resource.
and my poverty, my destitution, and my scant resourcefulness.
بفضلكby Your grace ياO مغنيEnricher of الفقيرthe poor فتحتYou opened ليfor me
بفضلك يا مغني الفقير فتحت لي
دعاءكprayer to You فاتحopening ليfor me كنوزthe treasures of الاجابةresponse
دعاءك فاتح لي كنوز الاجابة
By Your grace, O Enricher of the poor, You opened for me
By Your grace, O Enricher of the poor, You opened to me
the calling upon You that opens for me the treasures of response.
prayer to You, opening for me the treasures of response.
الهيmy God جعلتYou made الكائناتall beings فقيرةneedy
الهي جعلت الكائنات فقيرة
إليكof You ضعافاًweak فيin عقالthe tether of المشيئةthe divine will
إليك ضعافاً في عقال المشيئة
My God, You made all created beings needy—
My God, You made all beings in need
before You, powerless in the tether of the divine will.
of You, weak, held in the tether of Your will.
فمنthen who ليfor me باغنائيto enrich me سواكother than You وكلand all ماthat which
فمن لي باغنائي سواك وكل ما
سواكother than You فقيرpoor لاdoes not يقومprovide بخلتيfor my need
سواك فقير لا يقوم بخلتي
Who, then, can enrich me but You, when everything
Who, then, will enrich me but You, while all that
other than You is poor and cannot fulfill my need?
is other than You is poor and cannot meet my need?
وشدةand the severity of ضريmy distress فيin قضائكYour judgment دعوةa prayer
وشدة ضري في قضائك دعوة
ولوeven if لمdoes not تقمtake form بالقولin words مولايmy Master دعوتيmy prayer
ولو لم تقم بالقول مولاي دعوتي
And in the extremity of my affliction under Your decree, I called—
And the severity of my distress is, in Your judgment, a prayer,
distraught; my Lord, my prayer did not take shape in words.
even if, my Master, my prayer takes no form in words.
الهيmy God قديمlong-standing البرkindness والذكرand remembrance منكfrom You ليfor me
الهي قديم البر والذكر منك لي
وتربيتيand my nurturing فيin كلevery طورstage بنعمةwith a blessing
وتربيتي في كل طور بنعمة
My God, Your goodness and remembrance of me are from of old,
My God, Your long-standing kindness and remembrance of me,
as is Your nurturing me with a blessing at every stage,
and Your nurturing me at every stage with a blessing,
وتيسيركand Your easing الأسبابthe means ليfor me منfrom وجوههاtheir avenues
وتيسيرك الأسباب لي من وجوهها
واغناؤكand Your enriching اللهمO God ليfor me فوقbeyond منيتيmy wish
واغناؤك اللهم لي فوق منيتي
Your easing the means for me through their avenues,
and Your easing the means for me through their avenues,
and Your enriching me, O God, beyond my fondest wish.
and Your enriching me, O God, beyond my wish—
وهذاand this امتنانa gracious favor منكfrom You لمdid not أحتسبreckon لهfor it
وهذا امتنان منك لم أحتسب له
بامنيةthrough a wish تعدوكgoes beyond You ربLord ونيةand an intention
بامنية تعدوك رب ونية
All this is a favor from You I had never expected
and this is favor from You that I had not reckoned on
through any wish or intention that looked beyond You, my Lord.
through a wish or intention reaching beyond You, Lord.
وأنتand You الذيthe One who تغنيenrich وتقنيand grant possessions بمنةas a favor
وأنت الذي تغني وتقني بمنة
علىon the basis of غيرno ماan emphatic particle استحقاقentitlement عبدa servant لذرةto a mote
على غير ما استحقاق عبد لذرة
You are the One who enriches and makes content by sheer favor,
And You are the One who enriches and grants possessions as a favor,
not because a servant deserves even a speck.
without any servant deserving even a mote.
جنانيكYour mercy (probably intended as حنانيك) ياO مغنيEnricher ابسطextend العزdignity والغنىand wealth
جنانيك يا مغني ابسط العز والغنى
بفضلكthrough Your grace ليto me لاdo not تبتذلنيabase me لفطرةfor a fast-breaking meal
بفضلك لي لا تبتذلني لفطرة
Your protection, O Enricher! Spread forth honor and sufficiency
[Your mercy], O Enricher! Extend dignity and wealth
for me by Your grace; do not abase me before created nature.
to me through Your grace; do not abase me for a meal.
Sol 6.1