ياO ربLord أينwhere عطاؤكYour giving الجزلabundant
يا رب أين عطاؤك الجزل
ونوالكand Your largesse المعهودcustomary والفضلand grace
ونوالك المعهود والفضل
O Lord, where is Your abundant bounty,
O Lord, where is Your abundant bounty,
Your accustomed largesse and grace?
and Your customary largesse and grace?
أضحىhave become العبادthe servants وأنتwhile You رازقهمtheir provider
أضحى العباد وأنت رازقهم
ولكand Yours is الجلالmajesty وحكمكand Your judgment العدلjustice
ولك الجلال وحكمك العدل
Your servants have become—though You provide for them,
Your servants are now—though You are their provider,
and Yours is majesty, and Your judgment is just—
and Yours is majesty, and Your judgment is just—
هلكيperishing لفقدfor lack of القوتsustenance مالهمthey have no
هلكي لفقد القوت مالهم
وردsource of water سواكother than You دهاهمhas assailed them المحلdrought
ورد سواك دهاهم المحل
stricken for lack of sustenance; they have no
dying for want of sustenance; they have no
watering place but You: drought has befallen them.
wellspring but You; drought has assailed them.
صرعىlying stricken ببابكat Your door يسألونthey ask لهمfor themselves
صرعى ببابك يسألون لهم
فرجاrelief وانتand You لسؤلهمfor their request أهلcapable
فرجا وانت لسؤلهم أهل
Laid low at Your door, they ask You to grant them
Lying stricken at Your door, they ask for themselves
relief—and You are worthy to grant what they ask.
relief, and You are able to grant their request.
يشكوcomplains إليكto You الطفلthe child فاقتهhis poverty
يشكو إليك الطفل فاقته
وإليكand to You يشكوcomplains جوعهhis hunger الكهلthe middle-aged man
وإليك يشكو جوعه الكهل
The child complains to You of his destitution,
The child complains to You of his poverty,
and to You the mature man complains of his hunger.
and to You the middle-aged man complains of his hunger.
يرجوكhe hopes in You لاnot يرجوhe hopes سواكanyone other than You لماfor that which
يرجوك لا يرجو سواك لما
قدindeed ضلhas gone astray فيهin it الرأيjudgment والعقلand reason
قد ضل فيه الرأي والعقل
He hopes in You, and hopes in none but You, for that
He places his hope in You, in none but You, in matters
in which judgment and reason have gone astray.
where judgment and reason have lost their way.
فاكشفso lift بجودكby Your generosity صرفthe affliction فاقتناour poverty
فاكشف بجودك صرف فاقتنا
واحلمand be forbearing وإنand even if ازرىhas brought disgrace بناupon us الجهلignorance
واحلم وإن ازرى بنا الجهل
So lift, through Your bounty, the affliction of our want,
So lift, by Your generosity, the affliction of our poverty,
and be forbearing, though ignorance has brought us low.
and be forbearing, even though ignorance has brought us low.
Sol 6.1