بصرت بكل الكائنات احاطة

بغير انطباع يا بصير ومقلة

You see all beings comprehensively,

without an imprint, O All-Seeing One, or an eye.

بصرت بما لم يبصر الخلق كلهم

به مطلقاً للذات لا بوسيطة

You see through what no creature whatsoever has seen

through—absolutely intrinsic to Your Essence, not through an intermediary.

بصرت البصير الحق بالذات لا بما

يقولون من حل الصفات القديمة

You, the true All-Seeing One, see by Your Essence, not by what

they speak of: the inherence of eternal attributes.

وما الحق إلا أن ذاتك مدرك

بصير بلا استئثار باء استعانة

And the truth is only that Your Essence perceives,

all-seeing, without claiming an instrumental 'by'.

بصرت بحالي جهرها وخفيها

ومرمي شؤوني وافتقار أنيتي

You see my condition, its manifest and its hidden aspects,

and the aim of my affairs, and the neediness of my being,

وكيف عنائي في المواطن كلها

وظلمة قلبي وانطماس بصيرتي

and how I suffer in every place,

and my heart's darkness and the obliteration of my inner sight.

الهي بصرني بنفسي وقدرها

فمطلق خسراني بجهلي برتبتي

My God, give me insight into myself and my worth;

for my utter loss stems from my ignorance of my rank.

الهي بما أبصرته من نقائصي

وسوء اختياري أنت تستر خلتي

My God, by what You have seen of my shortcomings

and my poor choices, You conceal my lack.

وأين مفري واختفائي وأنت يا

بصير محيط الكل والشاهدية

And where can I flee and hide, when You, O

All-Seeing One, encompass everything and witnessing itself?

الهي محجوب الكثائف موثق

بانشوطة من جهله وأخية

My God, one veiled by dense material forms is fettered

by a noose of his ignorance and a tethering loop;

وفي بصر الرحمن بالحق نافذ

فما عزبت يا رب عنك بليتي

and he is within the All-Merciful's sight, which truly penetrates;

so my affliction, O Lord, has not been hidden from You.