وياand O واليRuler of الأشياءthe things ملكاًin dominion وحيطةand encompassing care
ويا والي الأشياء ملكاً وحيطة
تصرفهاYou direct them حكماًby decree بحسبaccording to المشيئةthe will
تصرفها حكماً بحسب المشيئة
O Ruler of all things in dominion and encompassing care,
And O Ruler of all things, in dominion and encompassing care,
You direct them by decree according to Your will.
You direct them by decree, according to Your will.
توليتهاYou took charge of them بسطاًexpanding وقبضاًand contracting مدبراًdirecting
توليتها بسطاً وقبضاً مدبراً
لهاfor them حسبaccording to ماwhat تختارYou choose لاnot بمعونةwith assistance
لها حسب ما تختار لا بمعونة
You have charge of them, expanding and constricting, directing
You have taken charge of them, expanding and contracting, directing
them as You choose, without assistance.
them as You choose, without assistance.
لأمركfor Your command سلطانthe power of النفوذprevailing بلاwithout يدa hand
لأمرك سلطان النفوذ بلا يد
معارضةopposing أوor شركةpartnership فيin القضيةthe matter
معارضة أو شركة في القضية
Your command has sovereign power to take effect, with no hand
Your command has the power to prevail, with no hand
opposing it and no partner in the decree.
opposing it or sharing in the matter.
تفردتYou acted alone بالتدبيرin governance فيin كلevery كائنbeing
تفردت بالتدبير في كل كائن
فماso no دبرmanaged المخلوقthe creature أمراًan affair لشركةin partnership
فما دبر المخلوق أمراً لشركة
You alone direct every existent thing;
You alone govern every being;
no created being directs any affair in partnership.
so no creature has managed an affair as Your partner.
وكنتand You have been ملياًfully capable بالولايةof guardianship قدرةin power
وكنت ملياً بالولاية قدرة
وفعلاًand in action وتدبيراًand in governance بغيرwithout وسيطةan intermediary
وفعلاً وتدبيراً بغير وسيطة
You are fully able in governance—in power,
And You have been fully capable of guardianship—in power,
action, and direction—without any intermediary.
and in action and governance, without an intermediary.
وماand what ليhave I وللتدبيرand with planning والأمرand the affair كلهall of it
وما لي وللتدبير والأمر كله
إليكto You وماand not ليhave I منكfrom You مثقالthe weight of ذرةan atom
إليك وما لي منك مثقال ذرة
What have I to do with planning, when the whole affair
And what have I to do with planning, when the whole affair
is Yours? I possess not from You even an atom’s weight.
rests with You, and not an atom's weight of Your authority is mine?
وماand what قدرthe worth of تدبيريmy planning وشأنand the standing of استطاعتيmy ability
وما قدر تدبيري وشأن استطاعتي
وفيand within قيدthe constraint of حكمa decree منكfrom You تصريفthe direction of فطرتيmy innate nature
وفي قيد حكم منك تصريف فطرتي
What worth has my planning, and what standing has my ability,
And what is my planning worth, and what is the standing of my ability,
when the direction of my nature is bound by a ruling from You?
when the course of my innate nature is bound by a decree from You?
واسقاطand relinquishing تدبيريmy planning سلوكwayfaring محققauthentic
واسقاط تدبيري سلوك محقق
يحققهmakes it real أمريmy affair لواليfor the Ruler of الحقيقةReality
يحققه أمري لوالي الحقيقة
To relinquish my planning is a sure path;
And relinquishing my planning is authentic wayfaring,
my affair confirms it for the Ruler of Reality.
made real by my affairs belonging to the Ruler of Reality.
وماand what مبلغthe reach of التدبيرplanning والأمرand the affair منتهىultimately tending
وما مبلغ التدبير والأمر منتهى
إليكto You وأطواريand my states لحصرsubject to limitation وعلةand causation
إليك وأطواري لحصر وعلة
How far can planning reach? The affair ultimately
And how far can planning reach, when all affairs ultimately lead
returns to You, while my changing states are bounded and flawed.
to You, while my states are bound by limitation and causation?
الهيmy God سلطانthe power of الولايةguardianship باهرdazzling
الهي سلطان الولاية باهر
لكليلةto the feeble الامكانcontingency والجزئيةand particularity
لكليلة الامكان والجزئية
My God, the authority of governance is dazzling
My God, the power of Your guardianship is dazzling
to what is dulled by possibility and partiality.
to the frailty of contingency and particularity.
تولtake charge of أموريmy affairs كلهاall of them وادفعand ward off البلاtribulation
تول أموري كلها وادفع البلا
وأفاتand the afflictions of هذاthis الكونuniverse وابسطand extend ولايتيguardianship over me
وأفات هذا الكون وابسط ولايتي
Take charge of all my affairs and ward off affliction
Take charge of all my affairs and ward off tribulation
and the scourges of this world, and extend my governance.
and the afflictions of this universe; extend Your guardianship over me.
Sol 6.1