مستغيثseeking succor قدindeed مسنيhas touched me الضرharm ياO رحMost Merciful (opening fragment)
مستغيث قد مسني الضر يا رح
منMost Merciful (closing fragment) فاكشفso dispel ضريmy harm وبؤسيand my misery وقليand my want
من فاكشف ضري وبؤسي وقلي
I cry for help: affliction has touched me, O Most Mer—
I seek succor; harm has touched me, O Most
—ciful; remove my affliction, my misery, and my want.
Merciful, dispel my harm, my misery, and my want.
مستمدseeking replenishment فيضoutpouring الرحيمthe Merciful بفقريthrough my poverty
مستمد فيض الرحيم بفقري
تحتbeneath بابthe door الرحمىmercy بقوليin my speech وفعليand my action
تحت باب الرحمى بقولي وفعلي
Seeking the Merciful One’s overflowing grace through my poverty,
I seek the Merciful’s outpouring through my poverty,
at the gate of mercy, through my words and deeds.
beneath mercy’s door, in my words and deeds.
ربLord لاdo not تقلنيleave me إلىto حولthe strength نفسيof my soul
رب لا تقلني إلى حول نفسي
إنهindeed it ليسis not حولthe strength نفسيof my soul بحولstrength at all
إنه ليس حول نفسي بحول
Lord, do not leave me to my own strength;
Lord, do not leave me to my own strength;
for my own strength has no strength at all.
for my own strength is no strength at all.
احيrevive ياO حيLiving One فطرتيmy innate nature فيكin You واجعلand make
احي يا حي فطرتي فيك واجعل
ليfor me نوراًa light يمشيwalks بهby it حالin the state of حضليmy frailty
لي نوراً يمشي به حال حضلي
Revive, O Living One, my innate nature in You, and make
Revive my innate nature in You, O Living One, and grant
for me a light by which I may walk in my hour of distress.
me a light to walk by in my frailty.
لمhas not يفتescaped ياO قيومEver-Sustaining One علمكYour knowledge فقريmy poverty
لم يفت يا قيوم علمك فقري
وانكساريand my brokenness وكيفand how سوءthe wretchedness محليof my condition
وانكساري وكيف سوء محلي
My poverty has not escaped Your knowledge, O Sustainer,
My poverty has not escaped Your knowledge, O Ever-Sustaining One,
nor my brokenness, nor how wretched my station is.
nor my brokenness, nor how wretched my condition is.
ياO وليىmy Protector تولundertake دفعthe warding off خطوبcalamities
يا وليى تول دفع خطوب
دفعتنيdrove me ماwhat lies بينbetween ضرharm وذلand humiliation
دفعتني ما بين ضر وذل
O my Guardian, undertake to repel the calamities
O my Protector, undertake to ward off calamities
that have driven me between affliction and humiliation.
that have driven me between harm and humiliation.
لستI do not أرجوhope لهاfor them سوىexcept وعدكYour promise الحtrue (opening fragment)
لست أرجو لها سوى وعدك الح
قtrue (closing fragment) الذيwhich يرتجيهhopes for it ياO حقTruth مثليone like me
ق الذي يرتجيه يا حق مثلي
Against them I hope only in Your true prom—
Against them, I hope for nothing but Your true
—ise, which one such as I hopes for, O Truth.
promise, which one like me hopes for, O Truth.
أولنيbestow on me أوليةprimacy السبقprecedence ياO أFirst One (opening fragment)
أولني أولية السبق يا أ
ولFirst One (closing fragment) والقربand nearness منكto You ليfor me والتوليand guardianship
ول والقرب منك لي والتولي
Grant me the foremost place, O Fi—
Grant me primacy in precedence, O First
—rst, and grant me nearness to You and Your protective care.
One, and nearness to You, and Your care for me.
القنيcast me ياO قدوسHoly One فيinto بحرthe sea تقديsanctification (opening fragment)
القني يا قدوس في بحر تقدي
سكYour sanctification (closing fragment) واغسلand wash بالقدسwith holiness نفسيmy soul وعقليand my mind
سك واغسل بالقدس نفسي وعقلي
Cast me, O Most Holy, into the sea of Your sancti—
Cast me, O Holy One, into the sea of Your
—ty, and wash my soul and mind in holiness.
sanctification, and wash my soul and mind with holiness.
واكسنيand clothe me ياO سلامPeace عافيةwell-being تشembraces (opening fragment)
واكسني يا سلام عافية تش
ملembraces (closing fragment) طورَيَّmy two states واكفنيand spare me كلevery هولterror
مل طورَيَّ واكفني كل هول
Clothe me, O Source of Peace, in well-being embrac—
And clothe me, O Peace, in well-being that
—ing both my modes of being, and spare me every terror.
embraces both my states, and spare me every terror.
هبgrant لنفسيto my soul الإِيمانfaith ياO مؤمنGiver of Security الروterror (opening fragment)
هب لنفسي الإِيمان يا مؤمن الرو
عةterror (closing fragment) واجعلand make خوفيmy fear لمقتكof Your loathing شغليmy preoccupation
عة واجعل خوفي لمقتك شغلي
Grant my soul faith, O Giver of safety from ter—
Grant my soul faith, O Giver of Security from
—ror, and make fear of Your wrath my sole concern.
terror, and make fear of Your loathing my preoccupation.
عظمhas grown grave الخطبthe calamity ياO مهيمنWatchful Guardian أدركrescue
عظم الخطب يا مهيمن أدرك
نيme وحياًswiftly غوثاًhelp! وغوثاهand oh, help! كنbe ليfor me
ني وحياً غوثاً وغوثاه كن لي
The calamity is grave, O Guardian over all—rescue
The calamity has grown grave, O Watchful Guardian; come to
me swiftly! Succor, succor! Be there for me.
my aid swiftly! Help—and oh, help! Stand by me.
مزقتtore apart ياO جبارCompeller شمليmy unity دواهيcalamities
مزقت يا جبار شملي دواهي
فاجبرso mend الصدعthe breach واجمعand reunite اليومtoday شمليmy unity
فاجبر الصدع واجمع اليوم شملي
Catastrophes have torn my whole apart, O Restorer;
Calamities have torn my unity apart, O Compeller;
so mend the breach and gather me whole today.
so mend the breach and restore my unity today.
لاdo not تذرنيleave me ياO خالقيmy Creator غرضa target البلaffliction (opening fragment)
لا تذرني يا خالقي غرض البل
وىaffliction (closing fragment) احطنيsurround me protectively منfrom كلevery كيدplot وختلand deceit
وى احطني من كل كيد وختل
Do not leave me, O my Creator, a target of afflic—
Do not leave me, O my Creator, a target for
—tion; encompass me against every plot and deceit.
affliction; surround me with protection from every plot and deceit.
باريءOriginator الكلof all ابرءcure النفسthe soul منfrom زادmalady (apparently intended fragment)
باريء الكل ابرء النفس من زاد
ءmalady (closing fragment) عضالintractable سرىhas spread بجزئيthrough my part وكليand my whole
ء عضال سرى بجزئي وكلي
Creator of all, cure the soul of a grievous dis—
Originator of all, cure the soul of an
—ease, incurable, that has coursed through every part and all of me.
intractable [malady] that has spread through me, part and whole.
صورfashion الخوفfear منكof You فيin قلبيmy heart القاhard (opening fragment)
صور الخوف منك في قلبي القا
سيhard (closing fragment) وحسنand beautify الرجاhope مصورFashioner شكليof my form
سي وحسن الرجا مصور شكلي
Fashion fear of You within my hard heart,
Fashion fear of You within my hard
and beautify hope, O Shaper of my form.
heart, and beautify hope, O Fashioner of my form.
Sol 6.1