الهِيَmy God ياO منّانُBestower of favors كمhow many لكare Yours منةa favor
الهِيَ يا منّانُ كم لك منة
تلمُّYou gather together بهاwith it شعثيmy disarray وتشعبand You mend صدعتيmy rift
تلمُّ بها شعثي وتشعب صدعتي
My God, O Bestower, how many favors are Yours,
My God, O Beneficent, how much grace You have
With which You gather my scattered self and mend my rift.
That mends my dishevelment and repairs my cracks
الهيmy God ياO منانBestower of favors كمhow many لكare Yours منةa favor
الهي يا منان كم لك منة
جبرتYou mended بهاwith it كسريmy brokenness وأغنيتand You relieved عيلتيmy poverty
جبرت بها كسري وأغنيت عيلتي
My God, O Bestower, how many favors are Yours,
My God, O Beneficent, how much grace You have
With which You mended my brokenness and relieved my poverty.
That healed my fractures and enriched my family
وكمand how many منناfavors أسبغتYou lavished كفتsatisfied مطامعيmy desires
وكم مننا أسبغت كفت مطامعي
وسدتand met my needs وأغنتand made me self-sufficient ربO Lord عنfrom كلevery منةfavor
وسدت وأغنت رب عن كل منة
And how many favors You lavished, satisfying my desires,
How much wishes You fulfilled with Your generous palm
And meeting my needs, sparing me, Lord, dependence on any other favor.
And satisfied without need for any grace
ولوand even if لمnot يكنthere were إلاexcept امتنانكYour beneficence بالهدىthrough guidance
ولو لم يكن إلا امتنانك بالهدى
وبالعلمand through knowledge والعرفانand spiritual insight والتبعيةand adherence
وبالعلم والعرفان والتبعية
Even were there only Your favor of guidance,
If only for guiding me, granting knowledge and wisdom
And knowledge, spiritual insight, and faithful adherence,
And obedience, health and God-consciousness
وعافيةand well-being المحياin life وعافيةand well-being التقىin piety
وعافية المحيا وعافية التقى
ووقفةand the stance of ايقانيmy certainty ووقفةand the stance of دعوتيmy supplication
ووقفة ايقاني ووقفة دعوتي
And well-being in life and well-being in piety,
And for affirming my faith, answering my prayers
And my stance of certainty and my stance of supplication,
And enabling me in all my pursuits to You
وتوفيقكand Your granting success اللهO God ليto me فيin مسالكيmy paths
وتوفيقك الله لي في مسالكي
إليكto You واحسانيand my good deeds وخوفيand my fear ورغبتيand my longing
إليك واحساني وخوفي ورغبتي
And Your granting me success, O God, upon my paths
For inspiring awe, hope, and gratitude in me
To You, and in my good deeds, my fear, and my longing,
And fulfilling desires that brought joy to my life
وتوسيعكand Your making abundant اللهمO God ليfor me منof رغائبdesired gifts
وتوسيعك اللهم لي من رغائب
سعدتI found happiness بهاthrough them فيin غبطةcontentment منof معيشتيmy life
سعدت بها في غبطة من معيشتي
And Your generous provision for me, O God, of cherished gifts,
For turning away harm and defeating my foes
Through which I found happiness and contentment in my life,
And empowering my rule and argument over them
وردكand Your repelling أعدائيmy enemies وقطعكand Your ending سوءهمtheir harm
وردك أعدائي وقطعك سوءهم
ونصركand Your supporting سلطانيmy authority عليهمover them وحجتيand my argument
ونصرك سلطاني عليهم وحجتي
And Your repelling my enemies and ending their harm,
Who can enumerate Your blessings, my Master?
And Your upholding my authority over them and my argument—
Beyond the capacity of my limited strength
ومنand who ليfor me باحصاءwith counting امتنانكYour beneficence سيديmy Master
ومن لي باحصاء امتنانك سيدي
وذلكand that شأنa task فوقbeyond مقدارthe measure of قوتيmy strength
وذلك شأن فوق مقدار قوتي
And who could help me count Your favors, my Master?
My state is disregard, aloofness from others
That is a task beyond the measure of my strength.
Unable to give due thanks, the stance of a slave
وشأنيand my way اعراضturning away ونأيand withdrawal بجانبيwith my side
وشأني اعراض ونأي بجانبي
عنfrom الشكرgratitude شأنthe way of العبدthe servant والبطريةand arrogant ingratitude
عن الشكر شأن العبد والبطرية
And my way is to turn away and hold myself aloof
My need is endless, my poverty inherent
From gratitude—the way of a servant and of arrogant ingratitude.
You, O Beneficent, are my wealth and enrichment
دعائيmy supplication عريضextensive وافتقاريand my need لازمconstant
دعائي عريض وافتقاري لازم
ومنكand from You ياO منانBestower of favors طوليmy abundance وغنيتيand my sufficiency
ومنك يا منان طولي وغنيتي
My supplication is extensive, and my need is constant,
And from You, O Bestower, come my abundance and sufficiency.
Partial English translation: 20 of 22 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1