فتلهجso invoke repeatedly ياO اللّهGod فيin القصدthe intent مخلصاًsincere
فتلهج يا اللّه في القصد مخلصاً
بسرthrough the mystery of اسمكYour Name الذاتيّessential قدريَmy rank جللاexalt
بسر اسمك الذاتيّ قدريَ جللا
So repeat “O God,” with sincere intent.
With sincerity, I implore You, O God
Through the mystery of Your essential Name, exalt my rank.
By the mystery of Your Essential Name, Majestic
أنلنيgrant me ياO رحمنAll-Merciful أوسعthe most expansive رحمةmercy
أنلني يا رحمن أوسع رحمة
فقدfor indeed جلhas grown grave خطبيmy plight ياO رحيمMerciful One واعضلاand become intractable
فقد جل خطبي يا رحيم واعضلا
Grant me, O All-Merciful, the most expansive mercy,
Bestow upon me, O Beneficent, abundant mercy
for my plight has grown grave, O Merciful One, and intractable.
For my affairs have become dire, O Merciful
وياand O ربLord أصلحset right ليfor me عبوديتيmy servitude أكنthat I may be
ويا رب أصلح لي عبوديتي أكن
مطيعاًobedient خضوعاًutterly submissive خاشعاًhumble متبتلاwholly devoted
مطيعاً خضوعاً خاشعاً متبتلا
And, O Lord, set right my servitude, that I may be
And O Lord, make my servitude righteous
obedient, utterly submissive, humble, wholly devoted.
Obedient, humble, reverent and tested
وياand O مالكيmy Master ملكنيgive me mastery over النفسthe self والهوىand desire
ويا مالكي ملكني النفس والهوى
فلاso let not ينزلاthe two descend بيwith me منamong معاصيكacts of disobedience to You منزلاan abode
فلا ينزلا بي من معاصيك منزلا
And, O my Master, give me mastery over the self and desire,
And O My Master, make me master my soul and passion
so they do not bring me to any abode of disobedience to You.
So no acts of disobedience descent upon me
وياand O حيLiving One ياO قيومSelf-Subsisting Sustainer أحيrevive سريرتيmy innermost self
ويا حي يا قيوم أحي سريرتي
فاشهدso I may witness قيوميةthe sustaining power of العلمknowledge والولاand devotion
فاشهد قيومية العلم والولا
And, O Living One, O Self-Subsisting Sustainer, revive my innermost self,
And O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting, enliven my conscience
that I may witness the sustaining power of knowledge and devotion.
So I may witness the eternal knowledge and intimacy
تولtake charge of أموريmy affairs ياO وليGuardian مسدداًguiding aright
تول أموري يا ولي مسدداً
لهاfor them نحوtoward ماwhat ترضاهYou approve of it ليfor me ومكملاand perfecting
لها نحو ما ترضاه لي ومكملا
Take charge of my affairs, O Guardian, guiding
Take charge of my affairs, O Guardian,
them toward what pleases You for me, and perfecting them.
Guiding them toward what You wish and perfect for me
وياand O حقTruth ثبتنيmake me steadfast علىupon الحقthe truth واهدنيand guide me
ويا حق ثبتني على الحق واهدني
ونورand illumine يقينيmy certainty واكشفand expose البطلfalsehood مجملاin its entirety
ونور يقيني واكشف البطل مجملا
And, O Truth, keep me steadfast in truth and guide me,
And O Truth, make me steadfast upon the Truth and guide me
and illumine my certainty and expose falsehood in its entirety.
And enlighten my conviction and uncover the misguided
وياand O ذاPossessor of الجلالmajesty ارفعraise مقاميmy station واكسنيand clothe me
ويا ذا الجلال ارفع مقامي واكسني
باكرامكthrough Your generosity العزينthe two honors والنورand light والعلىand loftiness
باكرامك العزين والنور والعلى
And, O Lord of Majesty, raise my station and clothe me
And O Lord of Majesty, raise my spiritual station
through Your generosity, in twofold honor, light, and loftiness.
With Your precious honor, light and sublimity
وياand O أولFirst One اجعلنيmake me إلىtoward الخيرgoodness سابقاًa forerunner
ويا أول اجعلني إلى الخير سابقاً
وكنand be ليfor me لمرقىto the ascent of السابقينthe forerunners موصلاone who conveys
وكن لي لمرقى السابقين موصلا
And, O First, make me a forerunner in goodness,
And O First cause, make me preceded to good
and be my guide to the heights of the forerunners.
And be for me the means to the preceded ones
وذاتيَand my being ياO قدوسMost Holy One قدسsanctify بواردwith a spiritual influx
وذاتيَ يا قدوس قدس بوارد
منfrom المصدرthe Source الأعلىMost High المجيدGlorious تسلسلاflowing in succession
من المصدر الأعلى المجيد تسلسلا
And sanctify my being, O Most Holy, with an influx
And My Essence, O Most Holy, sanctify my secrets
flowing in succession from the Most High, Glorious Source.
With a stream from the Most Exalted, Glorious Source
واعلand elevate إلىto أعلىthe highest المراقيascending stations بمعرجby the stairway of الthe
واعل إلى أعلى المراقي بمعرج ال
حقيقةReality قدريmy rank ياO عليَّMost High One ووصلاand grant union
حقيقة قدري يا عليَّ ووصلا
And raise—to the highest stations, by the stairway of the
And ascend me, with an unwavering ascension
Reality—my rank, O Most High, and grant union.
To the highest spiritual station, O Most High, and join me
وعظمand magnify مقاميmy station ياO عظيمMagnificent One معززاًbestowing honor
وعظم مقامي يا عظيم معززاً
فحسبيfor it is enough for me جلالاًas glory أنthat تكونYou are المجللاthe bestower of glory
فحسبي جلالاً أن تكون المجللا
And magnify my station, O Magnificent, bestowing honor;
And elevate my station, O All-Great, honored
for it is glory enough for me that You are the bestower of glory.
For my pride is that You are the Majestic
وياand O فاطرOriginator اجعلmake فطرتيmy innate nature أبداًforever علىupon
ويا فاطر اجعل فطرتي أبداً على
سبيلكYour path واعصمنيand safeguard me فلنso never will أتحولاI turn away
سبيلك واعصمني فلن أتحولا
And, O Originator, keep my innate nature forever upon
And O Originator, make my nature ever
Your path, and safeguard me, so I shall never turn away.
Upon Your path, and protect me, so I shall not waver
Sol 6.1