الهيmy God شكورabundantly appreciative النزرthe scant amount منof كسبearnings طائعan obedient servant
الهي شكور النزر من كسب طائع
بخيرwith the finest جزاءreward لاnot يبيدperishes بمدةwith time
بخير جزاء لا يبيد بمدة
My God, You gratefully reward an obedient servant's meager deeds
O God, thankfulness for the smallest favor is the work of the obedient,
with the finest reward, which no passage of time destroys.
With the best reward that does not perish over time.
ومهماand whatever يكنthere may be منof صالحاتrighteous deeds شكرتهاYou gratefully acknowledge them
ومهما يكن من صالحات شكرتها
فشكركthen Your gratitude عنهاfor them ليto me مجردpure نعمةgrace
فشكرك عنها لي مجرد نعمة
Whatever righteous deeds there are that You gratefully acknowledge,
However many good deeds I am thankful for,
Your gratitude to me for them is pure grace.
My thanks to You for them is purely a blessing.
وماليand I have nothing مماof what يوجبwarrants الشكرgratitude منكfrom You ليto me
ومالي مما يوجب الشكر منك لي
ولوand even if جئتI came بالطاعاتwith acts of obedience مثقالthe weight of ذرةa mote
ولو جئت بالطاعات مثقال ذرة
And I have nothing that warrants Your gratitude to me—
What have I done that deserves thanks from You?
not a mote's weight, even if I brought acts of obedience.
Even if I came with deeds weighing as much as an atom.
وماand not الشكرgratitude إلاexcept ماthat which يقابلreciprocates منةa favor
وما الشكر إلا ما يقابل منة
فأينso where تعالىexalted be اللّهGod فضليmy bounty ومنتيand my favor
فأين تعالى اللّه فضلي ومنتي
And gratitude is only a response to a favor;
Gratitude is only what matches the favor,
where, then—exalted be God—are my bounty and my favor?
So where, O Exalted God, are my excellence and bounty?
ولوand even if عشتI lived أحقاباًfor ages وجئتand I came بمثلهاwith their like
ولو عشت أحقاباً وجئت بمثلها
منof الخيرgoodness والطاعاتand acts of obedience عدas many as الخليقةcreated beings
من الخير والطاعات عد الخليقة
Even if I lived for ages and brought their like
Even if I lived for eons and came with the equivalent
in good deeds and acts of obedience, as numerous as created beings,
Of goodness and obedience numbering all creation,
وجئتand I came بجهدwith the striving of العالمينall beings تعبداin worship
وجئت بجهد العالمين تعبدا
بتمزيقby tearing apart أوصاليmy limbs وافناءand consuming مهجتيmy lifeblood
بتمزيق أوصالي وافناء مهجتي
and offered the striving of all beings in worship,
And I came with the effort of both worlds in worship
by tearing my limbs apart and consuming my lifeblood,
Tearing my limbs apart and exhausting my brain,
وقصرand fell short دونيof me منthose whom خلقتYou created وكلand all منwhom
وقصر دوني من خلقت وكل من
ستخلقYou will create ربيmy Lord فيin مقاماتthe stations of زلفتيmy nearness to You
ستخلق ربي في مقامات زلفتي
and those You created fell short of me, along with all whom
And fell short of all You created and all those
You will create, my Lord, in my stations of nearness to You—
You will create, my Lord, in degrees of nearness,
لماit would not كانbe منwithin قدريmy worth بأنكthat You are شاكريgrateful to me
لما كان من قدري بأنك شاكري
علىfor نعمةa blessing خولتهاYou bestowed it ضعفthe weakness of قوتيmy strength
على نعمة خولتها ضعف قوتي
I would still not deserve Your gratitude
It would not be, in my power, that You thank me
for a blessing You bestowed upon my feeble strength.
For a blessing I made weak with my strength.
ولمand did not تقتصرYou confine Yourself دونwithout الثناءpraise علىto العطاgiving
ولم تقتصر دون الثناء على العطا
لكto You الحمدpraise فيfor احسانthe graciousness of شكرthanking البريةcreated beings
لك الحمد في احسان شكر البرية
Nor did You confine Yourself to giving without praise.
You did not stop at praising the gift, not the giver.
Praise be Yours for graciously thanking Your creatures.
To You belongs praise for the benevolence of thanking humanity,
لكto You الحمدpraise حقtrue الشكرthanksgiving للحقto the True One وحدهalone
لك الحمد حق الشكر للحق وحده
وليسand it is not بمسطاعattainable لناfor us فيin الحقيقةtruth
وليس بمسطاع لنا في الحقيقة
Praise be Yours; true thanksgiving belongs to the True One alone,
To You belongs the right of thanks, to God alone,
and is not, in truth, within our power.
And we have no ability for that in reality.
فهبso grant ليto me كمالthe perfection of الشكرgratitude فيfor كلevery نعمةblessing
فهب لي كمال الشكر في كل نعمة
وإنand even though كانis شكريmy gratitude لاnot يفيءmakes a return بنعمةfor a blessing
وإن كان شكري لا يفيء بنعمة
So grant me perfect gratitude for every blessing,
So grant me the perfection of thanks for every blessing,
even though my gratitude cannot repay a single blessing.
Though my thanks cannot match any blessing.
Sol 6.1