ماnot زلتَyou have ceased تُعطيyou give بماwith what لاnot يُدرِكُencompasses الشُّكرُgratitude
ما زلتَ تُعطي بما لا يُدرِكُ الشُّكرُ
ولاand not يوفّيrenders full due بهِwith it منof حَمْدِكَpraise of you الدَّهرُtime
ولا يوفّي بهِ من حَمْدِكَ الدَّهرُ
You keep giving what gratitude cannot encompass,
You continue to give beyond what gratitude can attain,
Nor can time do it justice with praise of You.
And beyond what praise through time can recompense.
فأينَso where أذهبُI go بالإحسانِwith kindness حينَwhen أناI
فأينَ أذهبُ بالإحسانِ حينَ أنا
مُقيَّدٌbound بذنوبٍby sins ماnot لهاfor them عُذرُan excuse
مُقيَّدٌ بذنوبٍ ما لها عُذرُ
So where can I go with such kindness, when I am
So where can I take this benevolence, when I
Bound by sins for which there is no excuse?
Am shackled by sins that have no excuse?
أنتَyou الدليلُthe proof علىof ماwhat أنتَyou خالقُهُits creator
أنتَ الدليلُ على ما أنتَ خالقُهُ
وإنand even if توَهَّمَimagines ماwhat لاnot يُعقَلُcan be understood الفِكرُthe mind
وإن توَهَّمَ ما لا يُعقَلُ الفِكرُ
You are the proof of what You have created,
You are the proof of what you have created,
Even if the mind imagines what cannot be understood.
Even if reason cannot grasp the thought.
وآيةٌand a sign لكَof you أنّthat الأرضَthe earth عاجزةٌunable
وآيةٌ لكَ أنّ الأرضَ عاجزةٌ
عنof حَمْلbearing عُشْرِa tenth الذيwhat قدmay يحملُbears الصدرُthe breast!
عن حَمْل عُشْرِ الذي قد يحملُ الصدرُ!
And a sign of You is that the earth is powerless
A sign for you is that the earth is incapable
To bear a tenth of what the breast may bear!
Of bearing a tenth of what the heart can hold.
نعيشُwe live ياربُّO Lord فيin دُنياa world بلاwithout شرَفٍhonor
نعيشُ ياربُّ في دُنيا بلا شرَفٍ
فكلّfor every حلوٍsweet thing لديهاin it نَيْلُهُattaining it مُرُّbitter
فكلّ حلوٍ لديها نَيْلُهُ مُرُّ
We live, O Lord, in a world without honor,
We live, O Lord, in a world devoid of honor,
For every sweet thing in it is bitter to attain.
Where all its sweetness has a bitter end.
نسيرُwe walk فيin الخوفِfear، لاnot الأمواجُthe waves تقبلُناaccept us
نسيرُ في الخوفِ، لا الأمواجُ تقبلُنا
ولاand not الفضاءُthe open sky، ولاand not يَرضىis content بناwith us البَرُّthe land
ولا الفضاءُ، ولا يَرضى بنا البَرُّ
We walk in fear: the waves do not accept us,
We walk in fear, neither the waves accept us,
Nor does the open sky, nor does the land welcome us.
Nor the sky, nor is the land pleased with us.
لأنتَsurely you أعلمُknow better منّاthan us ياO مُعلِّمَناour teacher
لأنتَ أعلمُ منّا يا مُعلِّمَنا
بماabout what نُحسُّwe feel ومنكَand from you الخيرُgoodness والخيرُand goodness
بما نُحسُّ ومنكَ الخيرُ والخيرُ
Surely You know better than we do, O our Teacher,
For you know better than us, O our Teacher,
What we feel; and from You come goodness and goodness.
What we feel, and from you comes good and good.
لوif أنّthat للكفرِfor unbelief رأياًan opinion، مثلَlike منthose who كفرواdisbelieved
لو أنّ للكفرِ رأياً، مثلَ من كفروا
وقدand already تَجرَّدَfreed itself منهمof them، آمنَbelieved الكُفرُunbelief!
وقد تَجرَّدَ منهم، آمنَ الكُفرُ!
If unbelief had an opinion, like those who disbelieved,
If disbelief had an opinion, like those who disbelieved
And were it freed of them, unbelief would believe!
And it stripped itself of them, disbelief would believe!
ياربُّO Lord قدalready أخذَتhave taken منّيfrom me كفايَتَهاtheir fill
ياربُّ قد أخذَت منّي كفايَتَها
هذيthese الهمومُworries، وجهراًand public أصبحَhas become السِرُّthe secret
هذي الهمومُ، وجهراً أصبحَ السِرُّ
O Lord, they have taken their fill from me—
O Lord, these worries have taken their fill from me,
These worries; and the secret has become public.
And my secret is loudly exposed.
ولاand no وعزَّتِكby your might الآمالُhopes ماnot انقطعتْhave ceased
ولا وعزَّتِك الآمالُ ما انقطعتْ
لكنbut بُليتُI was afflicted بماwith what لمdid not يسطِعِmanage الصَّبرُpatience
لكن بُليتُ بما لم يسطِعِ الصَّبرُ
No—by Your might—my hopes have not ceased,
By your might, my hopes are not cut off,
But I have been afflicted with what patience could not bear.
But I am tested beyond what patience can bear.
واللهby God لولاwere it not for الذيwhat تدريyou know لقدsurely بقيتْwould have remained
والله لولا الذي تدري لقد بقيتْ
نفسيmy soul علىupon دمعةٍa tear، ياO منthe one who لهُto him الأمرُcommand
نفسي على دمعةٍ، يا من لهُ الأمرُ
By God, but for what You know, there would have remained
By God, if not for what you know, my soul would have remained
My soul upon a tear, O You to whom command belongs.
On a tear, O He who has command.
متىwhen ستُفرجُwill be relieved؟ لاdo not تسألask فقدfor already فُرِجَتْit has been relieved
متى ستُفرجُ؟ لا تسأل فقد فُرِجَتْ
عمّاin قريبٍa short while يُزيحُremoves العُسرَةَhardship اليُسرُease
عمّا قريبٍ يُزيحُ العُسرَةَ اليُسرُ
'When will relief come?' Do not ask: relief has already come.
When will you relieve? Do not ask, for it has been relieved
Before long, ease will sweep hardship away.
Soon, ease will remove hardship.
إنّindeed التوتّرَtension لاnot يُنجيsaves، ولاand not قلقٌanxiety
إنّ التوتّرَ لا يُنجي، ولا قلقٌ
مماfrom what نُعانيwe suffer، ولكنand yet تفعلُdoes الفجرُdawn
مما نُعاني، ولكن تفعلُ الفجرُ
Indeed, tension does not save us, nor does anxiety,
Tension does not save, nor anxiety
From what we suffer; but dawn does.
From what we suffer, but dawn does.
Sol 6.1