الهي المجيد الحق مجدك قائم

الهي المجيد الحق مجدك قائم

لذاتك والأفعال والصفتية

لذاتك والأفعال والصفتية

My God, the Glorious, the True—Your glory inheres

My God, Glorious and True, Your glory abides

in Your Essence, Your acts, and Your attributes.

in Your essence, Your acts, and Your attributes.

الهي لم تستفتح العز لا ولا

الهي لم تستفتح العز لا ولا

بفعلك يا ذا المجد كون قبيحة

بفعلك يا ذا المجد كون قبيحة

My God, You did not first attain might—no, nor

My God, You did not inaugurate might—no, nor

through Your act, O Possessor of glory, or through the existence of anything base.

does any vile deed arise through Your act, O Possessor of glory.

الهي حقوق المجد للحق وحده

الهي حقوق المجد للحق وحده

من الواجب الذاتي مجد الألوهة

من الواجب الذاتي مجد الألوهة

My God, the prerogatives of glory belong to the Truth alone,

My God, the rights to glory belong to the True One alone;

by intrinsic necessity: the glory of divinity.

the glory of divinity is an intrinsic necessity.

الهي مجد اللّه أسنى مكارماً

الهي مجد اللّه أسنى مكارماً

وأعلى كمالاً لا يضيق بذلتي

وأعلى كمالاً لا يضيق بذلتي

My God, God’s glory is loftiest in noble qualities,

My God, God's glory is loftiest in noble virtues

and highest in perfection; it is not constrained by my lowliness.

and highest in perfection, not constrained by my lowliness.

الهي مجد اللّه في وسع عزه

الهي مجد اللّه في وسع عزه

مدافعة البأساء حيث المت

مدافعة البأساء حيث المت

My God, within the vastness of His might, God’s glory

My God, God's glory, within the scope of its might,

repels adversity wherever it descends.

can ward off adversity wherever it strikes.

الهي ما مقدار تمجيد عاجز

الهي ما مقدار تمجيد عاجز

لدى قدر مجد اللّه والعظيمة

لدى قدر مجد اللّه والعظيمة

My God, what measure has a helpless creature’s praise

My God, what is a helpless one's glorification worth

beside the measure of God’s glory and sublime greatness?

beside the stature of God's glory and greatness?

الهي لولا حتمك الذكر والدعا

الهي لولا حتمك الذكر والدعا

لقدست مجد اللّه عن ذكر لفظتي

لقدست مجد اللّه عن ذكر لفظتي

My God, had You not ordained remembrance and prayer,

My God, had You not enjoined remembrance and supplication,

I would have held God’s glory too holy for my words to mention.

I would have held God's glory beyond mention in my words.

عقود بلياتي علي تحكمت

عقود بلياتي علي تحكمت

بمجدك خلصني وحل بليتي

بمجدك خلصني وحل بليتي

The knots of my ordeals have tightened their hold on me;

The knots of my afflictions have gained mastery over me;

by Your glory, deliver me and untie my affliction.

by Your glory, deliver me and undo my affliction.

فأنت جميل البر متسع العطا

فأنت جميل البر متسع العطا

حميد مجيد لا تضيق بخلتي

حميد مجيد لا تضيق بخلتي

For You are beautiful in goodness, boundless in giving,

For You are beautiful in kindness, vast in bounty,

praiseworthy, glorious; You are not constrained by my need.

praiseworthy, glorious, not constrained by my need.

ولست وقد أنجدت مجدك خائباً

ولست وقد أنجدت مجدك خائباً

وإن شاب اخلاصي هوى بشريتي

وإن شاب اخلاصي هوى بشريتي

I am not disappointed, having sought succor through Your glory,

And I am not disappointed, having called Your glory to my aid,

even if my human passion has tainted my sincerity.

even if the passion of my human nature has tainted my sincerity.

وأشبه شيء يا مجيد بمجدك ال

وأشبه شيء يا مجيد بمجدك ال

جلي على الايقان تحقيق منيتي

جلي على الايقان تحقيق منيتي

And what most befits, O Glorious One, Your glory—the

And what most befits, O Glorious One, Your glory,

manifest—is assuredly the fulfillment of my desire.

so manifest, is surely the fulfillment of my wish.