الحمد لله حق الحمد لله — Abu Muslim Al Bahlani

الحمد للّه حق الحمد للّه

بما يقوم بحق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with the praise truly due to God,

in a manner that fulfills the praise due to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً طيباً جللاً

مباركاً فيه وفق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with good and mighty praise,

blessed and befitting praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لا نظير له

ولا كفاء لعظم الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise that has no peer,

and no equal to the greatness of praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لا يقام به

من ذا يقوم بحق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise that none can duly render;

who can fulfill the praise due to God?

الحمد للّه حمداً لا يماثله

حمد ولا حمد مثل الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise unmatched

by any praise; no praise is like praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لا يعادله

حمد وأين عديل الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise unequaled

by any praise; where is an equal to praise to God?

الحمد للّه حمداً ظاهراً أبداً

كما يكون لحق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise manifest forever,

as befits the praise due to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً كفؤ نعمته

كما يحق لفرض الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise matching His favor,

as befits the obligation of praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً فوق واجبه

وضعف أضعاف عين الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise beyond what is owed,

and twice the manyfold measure of praise itself to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً فوق مقدرتي

وليس يقدر قدر الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise beyond my capacity;

and the measure of praise to God cannot be measured.

الحمد للّه حمداً لائقاً بكما

ل اللّه حسب كمال الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise befitting the perfection

of God, in keeping with perfect praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لائقاً بجلا

ل اللّه فوق رضاه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise befitting the majesty

of God, beyond His pleasure—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لائقاً بجما

ل اللّه منه إليه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise befitting the beauty

of God, from Him to Him—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لائقاً بصفا

ت اللّه وهو مقام الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise befitting the attributes

of God; this is the station of praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لائقاً بأسا

مي اللّه أنى تجلى الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise befitting the names

of God, wherever He manifests Himself—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه حمد الذات منه له

حمداً يعادل كنه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God—the praise of the Essence, from Him to Him,

praise matching the innermost reality of praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لا نفاذ له

يفنى الوجود ويبقى الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise that has no end;

existence perishes, but praise to God endures.

الحمد للّه حمداً ليس يحصره

حد ولا حد يحوي الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise that cannot be confined

by any limit; no limit contains praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً لا يحيط به

عد تنزه عنه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise that cannot be encompassed

by any count; praise to God transcends it.

الحمد للّه حمداً لا يقام به

كيف القيام بحق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise that none can duly render;

how can one fulfill the praise due to God?

الحمد للّه حمداً يرتضيه له

حمداً يحقق حق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with praise He approves for Himself,

praise that fulfills the praise due to God.

الحمد للّه محموداً بلا سبب

قضت الوهته بالحمد للّه

Praise be to God, praised without any cause;

His divinity has ordained praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً زاكياً وجبت

به قضاء حقوق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with pure praise, whereby it is incumbent

to discharge the claims of praise to God.

الحمد للّه لا تقضى حقيقته

إذ كل حمد قضى بالحمد للّه

Praise be to God; praise's true due can never be fulfilled,

since every praise calls for praise to God.

الحمد للّه قيوماً بفطرته

وكلها شاهد بالحمد للّه

Praise be to God, the Sustainer of His creation,

and all of it bears witness to praise to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً باقياً فله

حسب البقاء بقاء الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with enduring praise; so to Him belongs

the endurance of praise to God, commensurate with eternity.

الحمد للّه فتاح المواهب وه

اب الفتوح بسر الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, Opener of gifts, Bestower

of openings, through the mystery of praise to God.

الحمد للّه خير الرازقين مقي

ت العالمين كفاء الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, best of providers, Sustainer

of the worlds—with befitting praise to God.

الحمد للّه خير الناصرين وخي

ر الغافرين الحليم الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, best of helpers and best

of forgivers, the Forbearing—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه براً محسناً صمداً

أعطى وأغنى وأقنى الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, benevolent, beneficent, the Self-Sufficient;

He gave, enriched, and endowed—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه رزاق العباد لطي

فاً بالعباد الرحيم الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, Provider of His servants, gentle

to His servants, the Merciful—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه رب العالمين جمي

ل الصنع مولي العطايا الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, beautiful

in His handiwork, Bestower of gifts—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أهل الجود كل يد

ونعمة هي منه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, possessed of bounty; every favor

and blessing is from Him—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه محمود الفعال حمي

د الذات والوصف أسنى الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, praised for His deeds, praiseworthy

in essence and attribute; the loftiest praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أهل الحمد ما حمدت

ذات بحق سواه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, worthy of praise; never was

any being rightly praised but Him—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه لا تحصى محامده

لم يأت خلق بحق الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; His praiseworthy qualities cannot be counted;

no creature has rendered the praise due to God.

الحمد للّه اخلاصاً أحققه

لوجه ربي الأعلى الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with sincerity that I make true

for the countenance of my Lord Most High—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه مرضاة أجردها

لحقه من شؤوني الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, in a quest for His pleasure that I free

of my own concerns, for His due—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه ايماناً بوحدته

ووعده والوعيد الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, in faith in His oneness,

and His promise and warning—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه شكراً وافراً ويقي

ناً بالمزيد عليه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with abundant thanks and certainty

of increase in return—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه طوع المخلصين له

في الحمد والشكر أعلى الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, with the willing obedience of those sincere to Him

in praise and thanksgiving—the highest praise be to God.

الحمد للّه اقرار ومعرفة

بالعجز بي عن أداء الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, in acknowledgment and awareness

of my inability to render praise to God.

الحمد للّه عرفاناً بعزته

وذلتي وافتقاري الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, recognizing His might,

and my lowliness and need—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه اذعاناً برتبته

وجه ابتهالي إليه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, in submission to His rank;

my supplication is turned toward Him—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه من حق الثناء له

ادراك عجزي عنه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; among the dues of praise to Him

is recognizing my inability to render it—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه قد أبصرت حجته

بنوره وهداه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; I have indeed seen His proof

through His light and guidance—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه حمداً حيث عرفني

مراتبي ومقامي الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, in praise because He made known to me

my ranks and my station—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه في عسر وميسرة

أقامني في مقام الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, in hardship and ease;

He established me in the station of praise to God.

الحمد للّه فيما اختار من خير

رضيت خيرته والحمد للّه

Praise be to God, for the good He has chosen;

I am pleased with His choice, and praise be to God.

الحمد للّه في تدبير مصلحتي

ولو بضد اختياري الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, for ordering my welfare,

even contrary to my choice—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه في تجديد نعمته

منا وطولاً عليَّ الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, for renewing His favor

as grace and bounty upon me—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه في ضراء كشفها

وكربة قد جلاها الحمد للّه

Praise be to God, for affliction He lifted,

and distress He indeed dispelled—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه كم أهفو فيوسعني

حلماً ويصفح عني الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; how often I err, yet He lavishes on me

forbearance and pardons me—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه في خوفي أمنت به

وفي رجائي حباني الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; amid my fear I found safety in Him,

and in my hope He favored me—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أغنتني جوائزه

بالافتقار إليه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; His gifts enriched me

through my need for Him—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه كم أكدى فينعشني

وحياً برحمته والحمد للّه

Praise be to God; how often I come up empty, and He revives me

swiftly, through His mercy—and praise be to God.

الحمد للّه كم من عقدة لزبت

فحلها لطفه والحمد للّه

Praise be to God; how many a knot has tightened,

and His gentleness untied it—and praise be to God.

الحمد للّه آواني وأيدني

بنصره وكفاني الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; He sheltered and supported me

with His help, and met my needs—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أغناني وبوأني

مبوءاً حسناً والحمد للّه

Praise be to God; He enriched me and settled me

in a good abode—and praise be to God.

الحمد للّه سواني وفضلني

على كثير غنى والحمد للّه

Praise be to God; He fashioned me and favored me

above many in wealth—and praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أعطاني ونورني

من علمه وهداني الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; He gave to me and illumined me

with His knowledge, and guided me—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أولاني اليقين به

في العسر واليسر منه الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; He granted me certainty in Him,

in hardship and ease, from Him—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه كم فتح وخاتمة

من وهبه ساقه لي الحمد للّه

Praise be to God; how many an opening and conclusion

from His bounty He has brought me—praise be to God.

الحمد للّه أسعدني وصل على

محمد مَن هدى للحمد للّه

Praise be to God, who made me happy—and send blessings upon

Muhammad, who led the way to praising God.