تجلى اسمك المولى بعز كماله

تجلى اسمك المولى بعز كماله

فالهمني نقصي وذل عبودتي

فالهمني نقصي وذل عبودتي

Your name, “the Master,” shone forth in the might of its perfection,

Your glorious name, my Master, appeared with mighty perfection,

And inspired me to know my imperfection and the lowliness of my servitude.

So inspire me with my inadequacy and the humility of my servitude,

والهمني أن أقرع الباب عائذاً

والهمني أن أقرع الباب عائذاً

بمجد ولاء العزة المولوية

بمجد ولاء العزة المولوية

And inspired me to knock at the door, seeking refuge

And inspire me to knock on the door seeking refuge,

In the glorious patronage of lordly might.

With the glory of loyalty to Your majestic authority,

والمهني أن أنصب الوجه عانياً

والمهني أن أنصب الوجه عانياً

لوجهك ربي في رجائي وخيفتي

لوجهك ربي في رجائي وخيفتي

And inspired me to set my face, humbled,

And inspire me to offer my face humbly,

Toward Your Face, my Lord, in my hope and my fear.

To Your face, my Lord, in my hope and awe,

إليك وأنت المستعان تدافعت

إليك وأنت المستعان تدافعت

تباكرت أطماعي وفاقة خلتي

تباكرت أطماعي وفاقة خلتي

To You, whose help is sought, came surging

To You, as You are the one whose help is sought, I turned,

My hopes, arriving early, and my abject need.

My ambitions and lack of means besieged me,

ولم يعتدد مولاي وإلى بزلفة

ولم يعتدد مولاي وإلى بزلفة

إليك ولكن جود مولاي زلفتي

إليك ولكن جود مولاي زلفتي

Nor, my Master, has a devotee [uncertain reading] relied on nearness

And my Master did not neglect, and to intimacy,

To You; rather, my Master's bounty is my nearness.

To You, but my Master's generosity brought me near,

كفى بك مولى راحماً لي مدبراً

كفى بك مولى راحماً لي مدبراً

أموري مختاراً لما فيه خيرتي

أموري مختاراً لما فيه خيرتي

You suffice as a Master, merciful to me, directing

It suffices, my Master, that You are merciful to me, directing my affairs,

My affairs, choosing what is best for me.

Choosing what is best for me,

توليتني من عهد انشاء فطرتي

توليتني من عهد انشاء فطرتي

بنعمة ايجادي وابقاء نعمتي

بنعمة ايجادي وابقاء نعمتي

You have cared for me since the creation of my nature,

You have taken care of me since creating my nature,

Through the grace of bringing me into being and preserving my blessings.

With the blessing of originating and sustaining me,

وصرفتني ما شئت مولاي تابعاً

وصرفتني ما شئت مولاي تابعاً

شؤونك معطياً من اللّه قدرتي

شؤونك معطياً من اللّه قدرتي

You have directed me as You willed, my Master, as I follow

And You have led me as You willed, my Master, obediently following Your affairs,

Your workings, while You bestow my God-given power.

Giving from God my capability,

ونسبة ما يلقي التضايف صورة

ونسبة ما يلقي التضايف صورة

عرفت بها وليست بتأثير صورت

عرفت بها وليست بتأثير صورت

And the attribution of what mutual relation projects is a form

And the relationship of attachment gives an image,

By which I am known; it was not fashioned through causal efficacy.

Through which I knew, and it is not by affecting an image,

وما السلب والايجاب لي فيه محمل

وما السلب والايجاب لي فيه محمل

سوى أثر لم يعد فقر جبلتي

سوى أثر لم يعد فقر جبلتي

And negation and affirmation have no bearing for me therein,

And I have no responsibility for negation or affirmation in it,

Save an effect that goes no further than my nature's poverty.

Except the trace that did not dispel the destitution of my nature,

تنازعت الأهوال مولاي جانبي

تنازعت الأهوال مولاي جانبي

وفي يدك الله مفتاح فرجتي

وفي يدك الله مفتاح فرجتي

Terrors, my Master, have contended for my side,

Afflictions contended for my side, my Master,

And in Your hand, O God, lies the key to my relief.

And in Your hand, O God, is the key to my relief.