اللّهGod أكبرis greatest فازtriumphed المجدglory واغتبطاand rejoiced
اللّه أكبر فاز المجد واغتبطا
وأسفرand dawned البشرgladness فيthroughout الأكوانcreation وانبسطاand spread
وأسفر البشر في الأكوان وانبسطا
God is greatest! Glory has triumphed and rejoiced.
God is the Greatest, so glory has triumphed and rejoiced
And gladness has dawned throughout creation and spread wide.
And humanity has shone throughout the universe and expanded
بدولةat a reign لاnot يزالceases المجدglory يشرطهاto stipulate it
بدولة لا يزال المجد يشرطها
علىupon الزمانtime فوافاهso it came to it بماwith what شرطاit stipulated
على الزمان فوافاه بما شرطا
At a reign that glory has never ceased to demand
With a state whose glory time still covenants
of time; and time has brought it what it prescribed.
Meeting it with what they covenanted
هبsuppose الزمانtime مسيئاًdoing wrong عامداًdeliberately ألَهُis it entitled
هب الزمان مسيئاً عامداً ألَهُ
أنto يمنعdeny المجدglory منone who احسنهhas graced it غلطاmistakenly
أن يمنع المجد من احسنه غلطا
Suppose time does wrong deliberately: may it
Time passed intentionally going astray
mistakenly deny glory to one who has graced it?
Wanting to prevent glory from doing its best, mistakenly
وهبand suppose مراغمةthe defiance الأيامof the days آبيةrefusing
وهب مراغمة الأيام آبية
إلاanything but اعتقالshackling العلىthe heights ماwhat بالهails it نشطاthat it has stirred
إلا اعتقال العلى ما باله نشطا
And suppose the days' defiance refuses
And the stubbornness of days passed by refusing
anything but shackling the heights—what has stirred it?
Except to detain the Sublime - what is wrong with it being active?
لاno بلrather هوit المجدis glory أعلىmay exalt اللّهGod صولتهits might
لا بل هو المجد أعلى اللّه صولته
أنحىit assailed علىupon الدهرtime حتىuntil ابتزit wrested away ماwhat غمطاit had denied
أنحى على الدهر حتى ابتز ما غمطا
No, rather it is glory—may God exalt its might—
No, it is glory, God's highest ascent
that assailed time and wrested away what it had denied.
Lowering itself to time until extracting what it buried
سيعلمshall know الحيthe living ماذاwhat المجدglory فاعلهwill do
سيعلم الحي ماذا المجد فاعله
أوor ينثنيwill it yield لاغترارto the conceit الدهرof time قدalready كشطاit stripped away
أو ينثني لاغترار الدهر قد كشطا
The living shall know what glory will do;
The living will know what glory will do
or will it yield to time's conceit, which it has stripped away?
Or will it bend to time’s deception after scraping away
إرادةthe will الملكof the Sovereign القيومthe Self-Subsisting موردةimposing
إرادة الملك القيوم موردة
علىupon الصروفvicissitudes بماwith what لاnot تشتهيthey desire خططاcourses
على الصروف بما لا تشتهي خططا
The will of the Sovereign, the Self-Subsisting, imposes
The will of the Eternal King leads
upon vicissitudes courses they do not desire.
Upon changes with what they do not desire planned
لاdo not توزعscatter الفكرthought فيماover what لاnot تقومcan undertake بهit
لا توزع الفكر فيما لا تقوم به
إلاexcept المقاديرdestiny's decrees والزمand keep to جانباًa course وسطاmiddle
إلا المقادير والزم جانباً وسطا
Do not scatter thought over what none can accomplish
Do not confuse yourself with what you cannot carry out
except destiny; keep to a middle course.
Except by fate and avoid the middle road
أماdo you not ترىsee الدهرtime يسعىhastening حيثwherever تأخذهyou lead it
أما ترى الدهر يسعى حيث تأخذه
كأنهas though it يتلافىmakes amends منهon its part ماfor what فرطاwent amiss
كأنه يتلافى منه ما فرطا
Do you not see time hastening wherever you lead it,
Do you not see time going wherever it takes it
as though making amends for what it let slip?
As if avoiding what it wasted from it
ويحwoe to الزمانtime تغشتveiled عينهits eye سنةdrowsiness
ويح الزمان تغشت عينه سنة
فهبthen it sprang up للمجدfor glory يرضيهto please it وقدwhen it had سخطاgrown angry
فهب للمجد يرضيه وقد سخطا
Woe to time! Drowsiness veiled its eye,
Oh time, a year's blindness overwhelmed its eye
then it sprang up to please glory, which had grown angry.
So it turned to glory, appeasing it after angering
أليسis he not صعباًunyielding علىbefore ريبthe treacheries الزمانof time ولاand not
أليس صعباً على ريب الزمان ولا
يبغيdoes he seek دواهيهits calamities سعياًas a pursuit ومغتبطاand a pleasure
يبغي دواهيه سعياً ومغتبطا
Is he not hard for time's treacheries to master, nor
Is it not hard on suspicious time
seeking its calamities as a pursuit or a pleasure?
Seeking to heal it exerting itself and rejoicing?
نومthe sleep الحوادثof calamities لاnot طبعnatural disposition ولاand not مللweariness
نوم الحوادث لا طبع ولا ملل
بلrather مقتضىthe consequence درجof the passing الأزماتof crises قدalready شحطاgone far away
بل مقتضى درج الأزمات قد شحطا
Calamities sleep neither by nature nor from weariness,
The sleep of events is not of nature or boredom
but because crises have passed far away.
But a requirement generations of crises have eroded
ليعلlet rise ذاthis المجدglory ولتعظمand let grow mighty مصادرهits sources
ليعل ذا المجد ولتعظم مصادره
فقدfor indeed تصدىrose to uphold لهit مولاهits lord حينwhen سطاhe struck
فقد تصدى له مولاه حين سطا
Let this glory rise, and let its sources grow mighty:
So that the owner of glory and its sources be known
its lord rose to uphold it when he struck.
For its Master supported it when it transcended
وماand never تصدىundertook لأمرa task فاتbeyond همتهhis resolve
وما تصدى لأمر فات همته
كلall المفاخرglorious achievements كانتwere عندهto him فرطاmere preliminaries
كل المفاخر كانت عنده فرطا
He never undertook a task beyond his resolve;
And whatever matter it takes charge of will not escape its concern
all glorious achievements were mere preliminaries to him.
All prides were trivial to it
لكنهbut he فيin مقامa station لوif تقومwere to stand بهin it
لكنه في مقام لو تقوم به
منfrom دونهbelow him السبعةthe seven السيارةwandering planets انخرطاwould come undone
من دونه السبعة السيارة انخرطا
Yet his is a station such that, were it taken
But it is in a position, if it carried it out
by the seven planets beneath him, all would come undone.
The seven orbiting planets would be embroiled
فقامso he undertook بالملكkingship والأقدارwhile destinies تنصرهsupported him
فقام بالملك والأقدار تنصره
منfrom السمواتthe heavens والدنياand the world لماfor what اشترطاhe stipulated
من السموات والدنيا لما اشترطا
So he assumed kingship, with destinies supporting him
So it stood by the kingdom and the fates supporting it
from the heavens and the world, in what he prescribed.
From the heavens and earth when they covenanted
وماand what تشعشعshines forth منfrom لألاءthe radiance غرتهof his brow
وما تشعشع من لألاء غرته
يحكيmirrors بياضthe whiteness أياديهof his hands إذاwhen بسطاhe spreads them
يحكي بياض أياديه إذا بسطا
And what shines forth from his brow's radiance
And whatever brilliance dazzled it
mirrors his hands' whiteness when he stretches them forth.
It tells of the whiteness of its hands when outstretched
إذاwhen تصدرhe presides فيupon دستthe seat الجلالof majesty شهدbeheld (verb continues)
إذا تصدر في دست الجلال شهد
ناwe (preceding verb's suffix) البدرthe full moon بالفلكwith the sphere الدوارrevolving قدalready هبطاdescended
نا البدر بالفلك الدوار قد هبطا
When he presides upon the seat of majesty, we behold
If it leads with the hands of majesty, honey
the full moon descending with the revolving sphere.
We saw the moon in its revolving orbit has descended
فهزتthen shook الأرضthe earth بشراهاits glad tidings وهيبتهand his majesty
فهزت الأرض بشراها وهيبته
كأنas though بالأرضin the earth ماwhat بالسيفin the sword مخترطاdrawn bare
كأن بالأرض ما بالسيف مخترطا
Its glad tidings and his majesty shook the earth,
So the earth shook its good tidings and reverence
as though the earth trembled like a sword drawn bare.
As if the mountains in the earth shared what was engraved in the sword
ومنand whoever تكونare لهfor him الأقدارdestinies مسعدةfavorable
ومن تكون له الأقدار مسعدة
صارbecomes الزمانtime بماto what يقضيهhe decrees مرتبطاbound
صار الزمان بما يقضيه مرتبطا
And whoever has destinies favoring him,
And for whom the fates are auspicious
time becomes bound to what he decrees.
Time became bound to what it decides
أقولI say للمجدto glory ذاthis منis the one كنتyou were ترقبهawaiting him
أقول للمجد ذا من كنت ترقبه
لعروةfor the bond الدينof religion أوفىthe surest عروةbond وسطاand mighty in assault
لعروة الدين أوفى عروة وسطا
I tell glory: this is the one you awaited,
I say to this glory, this is the one you were awaiting
the surest bond for religion's bond, mighty in assault.
The most loyal of the pillars of religion, a balanced center
هذاthis الذيis he whose أشرقتshone forth نوراًwith light مناقبهhis virtues
هذا الذي أشرقت نوراً مناقبه
أظنهI deem him لنثارof the scattered fragments الشهبof shooting stars ملتقطاa gatherer
أظنه لنثار الشهب ملتقطا
This is he whose virtues shine forth with light;
This is the one whose virtues radiated light
I deem him a gatherer of scattered shooting stars.
I think it collects the falling stars
منhe who يشفعintercedes العدلjustice والاحسانand beneficence منهfrom him الto (word begins)
من يشفع العدل والاحسان منه ال
يهhim (word completion) للمفرطfor the transgressor فيin عصيانهdisobeying him فرطاexcessively
يه للمفرط في عصيانه فرطا
He whose own justice and beneficence intercede
The one mediating justice and benevolence cannot
with him for one who has gone far in defying him.
Oh for the excessive transgressor, it is a wasted chance
منhe who عندهhas at his side السيفthe sword براقاًgleaming كشيمتهlike his nature
من عنده السيف براقاً كشيمته
قدalready حالفتهhave allied with it المناياdeaths حيثماwherever اخترطاit is drawn
قد حالفته المنايا حيثما اخترطا
He whose sword gleams like his own nature,
A sword shining like his determination
allied with deaths wherever it is drawn.
Death befriended him wherever it was engraved
نصلa blade منof النورlight إلاexcept أنthat شفرتهits cutting edge
نصل من النور إلا أن شفرته
نارis fire تسابقoutrunning ريحthe wind الموتof death إنif معطاit is unsheathed
نار تسابق ريح الموت إن معطا
A blade of light, except that its edge
A blade of light except that its edge
is fire, outrunning death's wind when unsheathed.
Is a fire racing ahead of the wind of death if given
كأنas though كلevery حياةlife للعداof the foes ثبتتendured
كأن كل حياة للعدا ثبتت
باذنهby its leave أنif تمنىit wished قبضهاto seize it انبسطاit stretched forth
باذنه أن تمنى قبضها انبسطا
As though every life of the foe endured
As if every life were affirmed for the enemies
by its leave: if it wished to seize it, it reached forth.
By his permission if it wished their grasp to expand
أوor كانit was يعلمknowing أنthat الكفرunbelief لقمةa morsel حstart of 'its two edges'
أو كان يعلم أن الكفر لقمة ح
ديهcompletion of 'its two edges' إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) تمنىit wished سرطهاto swallow it سرطاin a gulp
ديه إذا ما تمنى سرطها سرطا
Or as though it knew that unbelief was a morsel for
Or it would know that unbelief is a bite of
its two edges: whenever it wished to swallow it, it gulped it down.
His hands if it wished its expanse to spread
ماnever جردتهunsheathed it المناياdeaths دونbefore صولتهاtheir onslaught
ما جردته المنايا دون صولتها
الاexcept that تمشىit walked forth إلىto ازعاجهاstartling them وخطاand strode
الا تمشى إلى ازعاجها وخطا
Deaths never unsheathed it before their onslaught
Death did not bare it without its sublimity
but it walked forth and strode to startle them.
Unless it walks to trouble it and exceed propriety
ينقضit swoops بينamong لهامthe massed hosts البهمof dauntless warriors صاعقةas a thunderbolt
ينقض بين لهام البهم صاعقة
لوif صادفتهconfronted it الجبالthe mountains الشمlofty ماnot وهطاwould it falter
لو صادفته الجبال الشم ما وهطا
It swoops like a thunderbolt among massed, dauntless warriors;
It crushes amidst the puzzle of suspicions like lightning
if lofty mountains confronted it, it would not falter.
If it met mountains, they would not withstand
تلادancient stock أسدof lions الشرىof al-Shara أيديهمtheir hands لججdeep seas
تلاد أسد الشرى أيديهم لجج
قلامسthe oceans الأرضof the earth صارتhave become عندهاbeside them نقطاmere specks
قلامس الأرض صارت عندها نقطا
Ancient stock of al-Shara's lions, whose hands are deep seas:
The hands of the Lion of lineage made the unjust taste
earth's oceans have become mere specks beside them.
Touching the ground before him became mere points
وماand whatever علىupon الدهرtime منof آثارtraces مفخرةof glory
وما على الدهر من آثار مفخرة
ومكرماتand noble deeds فآثارare thus traces لهمof theirs وخطىand footsteps
ومكرمات فآثار لهم وخطى
Whatever marks of glory lie upon time,
And whatever proud traces are upon time
and noble deeds, are their traces and footsteps.
And honors are their traces and steps
مضواthey passed وحشوand the filling اللياليof the nights خلفهمbehind them شرفis honor
مضوا وحشو الليالي خلفهم شرف
ومعجزاتand wonders وحلمand forbearance شاملall-embracing وسطاand might
ومعجزات وحلم شامل وسطا
They passed, leaving the nights behind them filled with honor,
They passed and the darkness of nights behind them glory
with wonders, all-embracing forbearance, and might.
And miracles and encompassing wisdom and balance
يقضونthey rule قسراًby force علىover ريبthe treacheries الزمانof time ولاand not
يقضون قسراً على ريب الزمان ولا
يقضيdoes it rule عليهمover them وإنand even if وفىit keeps faith وإنand even if قسطاit acts unjustly
يقضي عليهم وإن وفى وإن قسطا
They rule by force over time's treacheries, and it
They decide forcibly upon suspicious time without
cannot rule over them, whether faithful or unjust.
It deciding upon them, whether loyal or just
قومa people يحيطونencompassing بالمعروفkindness لوif طلبsought الthe (article fragment)
قوم يحيطون بالمعروف لو طلب ال
حياةlife منfrom فضلهمtheir bounty منone who ماتhas died ماnot قنطاwould despair
حياة من فضلهم من مات ما قنطا
A people encompassing kindness: if one sought
A people surrounding good, even if life
life from their bounty, even one dead would not despair.
From their grace sought who died, it would not despair
ولوand if عدلناwe equated بشيءwith anything منof مناقبهمtheir virtues
ولو عدلنا بشيء من مناقبهم
شهبthe shining ones النجومof the stars لقدsurely قلناwe would have spoken إذاthen شططاfar amiss
شهب النجوم لقد قلنا إذا شططا
Were we to match against any of their virtues
And if we judged something of their virtues
the shining stars, we would surely speak far amiss.
The stars, we would say, exceeded propriety
منof الألىthose who شمختtowered فيin المجدglory همتهمtheir aspirations
من الألى شمخت في المجد همتهم
مراتبthe stations الشهبof shooting stars عدوهاthey counted them لهمfor themselves خططاallotted domains
مراتب الشهب عدوها لهم خططا
Of those whose aspirations towered in glory,
Of glory their resolve transcended
who deemed the stars' stations their allotted domains.
The stations of stars, their running deemed misguided
قدindeed أظهرhas revealed اللّهGod نوراًa light كانthat was فيin أزلthe eternity الthe (article fragment)
قد أظهر اللّه نوراً كان في أزل ال
أزالeternities فيin علمهHis knowledge المخزونhidden منضبطاheld fixed
أزال في علمه المخزون منضبطا
God has revealed a light that, in the eternity of
God made apparent a light hidden in eternity
eternities, lay fixed within His hidden knowledge.
Preserved in His knowledge, precise
نورتوقدa blazing light (joined words) الاexcept أنهthat he بشرis human
نورتوقد الا أنه بشر
لعزbefore the might إجلالهof his majesty بدرthe full moon السماof heaven سقطاfell
لعز إجلاله بدر السما سقطا
A blazing light—save that he is human;
He illuminated but is human
before the might of his majesty, heaven's full moon fell.
For the glory of His majesty the moon of the sky fell
أتىhe brought بماwhat بهرdazzled الأيامthe days منof كرمgenerosity
أتى بما بهر الأيام من كرم
فأصبحand so became الدهرtime فيover معناهhis nature مختبطاbewildered
فأصبح الدهر في معناه مختبطا
He brought such generosity as dazzled the days,
Coming with what dazzled the days of generosity
and time grew bewildered over his nature.
So time toward its meaning was bound
لوif شاءhe wished أنto يهبgive الدنياthe world لسائلهto his petitioner
لو شاء أن يهب الدنيا لسائله
أعطاهhe would give him واعتقدand deem التقصيرa shortcoming والغلطاand a mistake
أعطاه واعتقد التقصير والغلطا
If he wished to give the world to his petitioner,
If he willed to give the world to one requesting
he would give it to him, yet feel he had fallen short and erred.
He would give him and believe the deficiency and mistake
مرزءa giver much drawn upon وسعembraced الدنياthe world بماwith what حملتit contained
مرزء وسع الدنيا بما حملت
عدلاًwith justice وعلماًand knowledge وحلماًand forbearance وافراًabundant وعطاand generosity
عدلاً وعلماً وحلماً وافراً وعطا
A giver much besought, embracing the world and all it holds
A torrent encompassing the world in what it carried
with justice, knowledge, abundant forbearance, and generosity.
Of justice, knowledge, patience and ample gift
مثلlike اليراعa firefly بضوءin the light النارof fire محترقburning
مثل اليراع بضوء النار محترق
ترىyou see الملوكkings علىupon كرسيهhis throne خبطاfloundering
ترى الملوك على كرسيه خبطا
Like a firefly burning in the fire's glow,
Like sparks the fire’s glow burning
you see kings floundering upon his throne.
You see kings at his throne humbled
منfrom المسواتthe heavens (apparent reading) ممدودupheld بعاصمةby a protecting power
من المسوات ممدود بعاصمة
تحمىthat shields وقاصمةand a crushing power تردىthat slays إذاwhen سخطاhe is angered
تحمى وقاصمة تردى إذا سخطا
From the heavens he is upheld by a guarding power
With heavens extended to the capital
that shields, and a crushing power that slays when he is angered.
It protects and destroys when angry
وافىhe came to الخلافةthe caliphate والأكوانwhile all creation شاخصةgazed fixedly
وافى الخلافة والأكوان شاخصة
والأرضand the earth بؤسwas misery وشيبand the gray hair الدهرof time قدalready خطاhad advanced
والأرض بؤس وشيب الدهر قد خطا
He came to the caliphate while all creation stared,
Assuming the caliphate and the universe rising
the earth in misery, and grayness already advancing upon time.
And the land in misery and the days of time have marked
فآنسthen beheld الكونcreation ماwhat يرجوit hoped for ولاand no عجبwonder
فآنس الكون ما يرجو ولا عجب
وأصبحand became الدهرtime طفلاًa child بعدafter ماit had شمطاturned gray
وأصبح الدهر طفلاً بعد ما شمطا
Then creation beheld what it hoped for—no wonder—
So the universe despaired what it hoped and no wonder
and time became a child after turning gray.
And time became an infant after it grew bold
ومنand whoever يكنhas حولهhis strength باللّهin God قامgrounded فماthen not
ومن يكن حوله باللّه قام فما
يؤودهburdens him أنيto (text unclear) يردrestore الكونcreation مغتبطاrejoicing
يؤوده أني يرد الكون مغتبطا
Whoever has his strength grounded in God, it does not
And who is around it, by God it stands, so
burden him to restore creation to gladness.
He would not want the universe to rejoice
رعىhe honored ذمامينtwo pledges منof حلمforbearance ومنand of كرمgenerosity
رعى ذمامين من حلم ومن كرم
فكانso was حفظهماhis keeping them both بالدينwith religion مختلطاinterwoven
فكان حفظهما بالدين مختلطا
He honored two pledges, of forbearance and generosity,
Herding two reins of patience and generosity
and his keeping them was interwoven with religion.
So preserving them with religion was mixed
وهوand he المليis amply endowed بمعروفwith kindness يسدthat fills مstart of 'place'
وهو الملي بمعروف يسد م
سدcompletion of 'place' الغيثof rain يحييreviving مواتthe dead tracts الدهرof time لوeven if قحطاit suffers drought
سد الغيث يحيي موات الدهر لو قحطا
He is rich in kindness that can take the place
And he freely gives good blocking
of rain, reviving time's dead tracts even in drought.
The rain’s blockage reviving the barrens of time if dry
كذاsuch عليlofty المزاياin virtues لوif رعىhe tended الفلكthe sphere الthe (article fragment)
كذا علي المزايا لو رعى الفلك ال
أعلىhighest رأىhe would see الشأنthe task منof حسنthe beauty العلىof eminence نمطاa pattern
أعلى رأى الشأن من حسن العلى نمطا
So lofty in virtues: were he to tend the sphere
That is the supreme if the universe herded
on high, he would see the task as a pattern of sublime beauty.
It did not see the affair’s beauty from the beauty of the Most High a model
هوhe العظيمthe mighty one الذيwho لوif شاءhe wished طوحcould fling away بالwith the (word fragment)
هو العظيم الذي لو شاء طوح بال
دنياworld ولوand if شاءhe wished ربطhe could bind المشتريJupiter ربطاfast
دنيا ولو شاء ربط المشتري ربطا
He is the mighty one who, if he wished, could fling away
He is the Magnificent, who if willed disdained the world
the world, and, if he wished, bind Jupiter fast.
And if willed tied down the planets
ياO ابنson الملوكof kings العواديcharging البسلvaliant منصبهمtheir lineage
يا ابن الملوك العوادي البسل منصبهم
صميمthe pure stock قحطانof Qahtan ياO منyou who للعلىfor the heights نشطاeagerly strove
صميم قحطان يا من للعلى نشطا
O son of charging, valiant kings, whose lineage
O son of noble kings, the courage of their office
is pure Qahtan—O you who eagerly sought the heights!
The pith of Qahtan, O you who transcended the sublime
ياO نخبةchosen one اللّهof God للاسلامfor Islam ياO حمدHamad الthe (article fragment)
يا نخبة اللّه للاسلام يا حمد ال
المعمورal-Ma'mur; the flourishing one ياO ابنson ثوينيof Thuwayni المبدعthe deviser الخططاof plans
المعمور يا ابن ثويني المبدع الخططا
O God's chosen one for Islam, O Hamad
O God’s elite for Islam, O Pride not
al-Ma'mur, O son of Thuwayni, deviser of plans!
Of the inhabited, O son of Thowayni the ingenious planner
ياO ابنson المليكof the sovereign الذيwho منfrom عزهhis might وهنتweakened
يا ابن المليك الذي من عزه وهنت
صعبthe harshest اللياليnights ولمand did not تدركreach لهfor him نبطاa hidden depth
صعب الليالي ولم تدرك له نبطا
O son of the sovereign before whose might
Son of the king whom from his might trembled
the harshest nights weakened, unable to fathom his depths.
The difficult nights and did not attain for him equal
خذaccept جوهراًa jewel آيةthe Verse الكرسيof the Throne تنظمهstrings it
خذ جوهراً آية الكرسي تنظمه
أرسلتهI sent it شافعاًas an intercessor عنيon my behalf لماfor what فرطاwent amiss
أرسلته شافعاً عني لما فرطا
Accept a jewel strung by the Verse of the Throne;
Take the essence of Ayat Al-Kursi, I compose it
I sent it to intercede for me over what went amiss.
I sent it interceding for me when I wasted the chance
عزmighty is الشفيعthe intercessor فماso not عزتis scarce مشفعةan accepted intercession
عز الشفيع فما عزت مشفعة
فيamong التائبينthose repenting إلىto ذيthe Lord العرشof the Throne بعدafter خطاerror
في التائبين إلى ذي العرش بعد خطا
Mighty is the intercessor; accepted intercession is not scarce
The intercessor’s might, so never after failing
among those who turn, after error, to the Lord of the Throne.
Did intercession for the penitent to the Lord of the Throne gain strength
أرسلتهاI sent it رائداًas a scout عنيon my behalf ومنتجعاًand seeking pasture
أرسلتها رائداً عني ومنتجعاً
غيوثthe downpours حلمكof your forbearance فاصفحso pardon وانبذand cast aside السخطاanger
غيوث حلمك فاصفح وانبذ السخطا
I sent it as my scout, seeking pasture
I sent it a guide from me and refuge
in the downpours of your forbearance: pardon, and cast anger aside.
Rescues of your patience, so pardon and abandon anger
لاmay not زالcease مجدكyour glory محفوظاًto be guarded بحيطتهاby its shelter
لا زال مجدك محفوظاً بحيطتها
وقهرهاand its conquering might حاطماًcrushing للخصمthe foe مختبطاbattering
وقهرها حاطماً للخصم مختبطا
May your glory ever be guarded by its shelter,
Your glory remains protected by its orbit
and its conquering might crush and batter the foe.
And its conquest breaking the adversary bound
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