لَكَ الحَمدُ يا ذا الجودِ والمَجدِ وَالعُلا

لَكَ الحَمدُ يا ذا الجودِ والمَجدِ وَالعُلا

تَبارَكتَ تُعطي مَن تَشاءَ وَتَمنَعُ

تَبارَكتَ تُعطي مَن تَشاءَ وَتَمنَعُ

To You belongs praise, O possessor of generosity, glory, and sublimity.

Praise be to You, O Possessor of generosity, glory, and eminence; Blessed are You, giving to whom You please and withholding.

Blessed are You: You give to whom You will and withhold.

My God, my Creator, my Sanctuary, and my Refuge; to You I flee in times of hardship and of ease.

إِلَهي وَخَلّاقي وَحِرزي وَمَوئِلي

إِلَهي وَخَلّاقي وَحِرزي وَمَوئِلي

إِلَيكَ لَدى الإِعسارِ وَاليُسرِ أَفزَعُ

إِلَيكَ لَدى الإِعسارِ وَاليُسرِ أَفزَعُ

My God, my Creator, my stronghold, and my refuge,

My God, though my sins be great and accumulated, Your pardon for my transgression is greater and more vast.

to You I turn for refuge in hardship and ease.

My God, though I have granted my soul its desires, here I am, grazing in the pastures of regret.

إِلَهي لَئِن جُلتُ وَجَمَّت خَطيئَتي

إِلَهي لَئِن جُلتُ وَجَمَّت خَطيئَتي

فَعَفوُكَ عَن ذَنبي أَجَلُّ وَأَوسَعُ

فَعَفوُكَ عَن ذَنبي أَجَلُّ وَأَوسَعُ

My God, even if I have wandered and my sin has multiplied,

My God, You see my state, my poverty, and my destitution, and You hear my hidden supplications.

yet Your pardon for my sin is greater and more ample.

My God, do not sever my hope nor let my heart go astray, for I covet the abundance of Your generosity.

إِلَهي لَئِن أَعطَيتَ نَفسي سُؤلُها

إِلَهي لَئِن أَعطَيتَ نَفسي سُؤلُها

فَها أَنا في أَرضِ النَدامَةِ أَرتَعُ

فَها أَنا في أَرضِ النَدامَةِ أَرتَعُ

My God, even if You have granted my soul its wish,

My God, if You disappoint me or cast me away, then in whom shall I hope, and who will intercede for me?

then here I am, grazing in the land of remorse.

My God, grant me refuge from Your punishment, for I am a captive, abased and fearful, submitting unto You.

إِلَهي تَرى حالي وَفَقري وَفاقَتي

إِلَهي تَرى حالي وَفَقري وَفاقَتي

وَأَنتَ مُناجاتي الخَفيَّةِ تَسمَعُ

وَأَنتَ مُناجاتي الخَفيَّةِ تَسمَعُ

My God, You see my condition, my poverty, and my need,

My God, comfort me by teaching me my plea, when the grave becomes my dwelling and my resting place.

and You hear my secret prayer.

My God, were You to punish me for a thousand years, the rope of my hope in You would never sever.

إِلَهي فَلا تَقطَع رَجائي وَلا تُزِغ

إِلَهي فَلا تَقطَع رَجائي وَلا تُزِغ

فُؤادي فَلي في سَيبِ جُودِكَ مَطمَعُ

فُؤادي فَلي في سَيبِ جُودِكَ مَطمَعُ

My God, do not cut off my hope, nor lead astray

My God, let me taste the sweetness of Your pardon on the Day when neither wealth nor children shall avail.

my heart, for in the outpouring of Your generosity lies my hope.

My God, if You do not watch over me, I am lost; but if You tend to me, I shall never go astray.

إِلَهي لِئَن خَيَّبتَني أَو طَرَدتَني

إِلَهي لِئَن خَيَّبتَني أَو طَرَدتَني

فَمَن ذا الَّذي أَرجو وَمَن لي يَشفَعُ

فَمَن ذا الَّذي أَرجو وَمَن لي يَشفَعُ

My God, if You disappoint me or cast me out,

My God, if You pardon none but the virtuous, to whom shall the sinner, indulging in desire, turn?

then in whom can I hope, and who will intercede for me?

My God, though I have been negligent in seeking piety, here I am, pursuing and following the traces of Your pardon.

إِلَهي أَجِرني مِن عَذابِكَ إِنَّني

إِلَهي أَجِرني مِن عَذابِكَ إِنَّني

أَسيرٌ ذَليلٌ خائِفٌ لَكَ أَخضَعُ

أَسيرٌ ذَليلٌ خائِفٌ لَكَ أَخضَعُ

My God, protect me from Your punishment; indeed, I am

My God, if I have erred through ignorance, I have hoped in You so long that they said, "See how he frets."

a captive, humbled and afraid; to You I submit.

My God, my sins have surpassed the highest peaks, yet Your forgiveness for my sin is grander and more lofty.

إِلَهي فَآنِسني بِتَلقينِ حُجَّتي

إِلَهي فَآنِسني بِتَلقينِ حُجَّتي

إِذا كانَ لي في القَبرِ مَثوىً وَمضجَعُ

إِذا كانَ لي في القَبرِ مَثوىً وَمضجَعُ

My God, comfort me by prompting my defense,

My God, the remembrance of Your bounty soothes my anguish, while the remembrance of my sins brings tears to my eyes.

when I have an abode and a resting place in the grave.

My God, bestow upon me Your solace and mercy, for I knock at no door save that of Your grace.

إِلَهي لَئِن عَذَّبتَني أَلفَ حَجَّةٍ

إِلَهي لَئِن عَذَّبتَني أَلفَ حَجَّةٍ

فَحَبلُ رَجائي مِنكَ لا يَتَقَطَّعُ

فَحَبلُ رَجائي مِنكَ لا يَتَقَطَّعُ

My God, even if You torment me for a thousand years,

My God, if You cast me out or turn me away, what recourse have I, O Lord, and what shall I do?

yet the cord of my hope in You will not be severed.

My God, the lover keeps vigil through the night, calling out and praying, while the heedless one sleeps.

إِلَهي أَذِقني طَعمَ عَفوكَ يَومَ لا

إِلَهي أَذِقني طَعمَ عَفوكَ يَومَ لا

بَنونٌ وَلا مالٌ هُناكَ يَنفَعُ

بَنونٌ وَلا مالٌ هُناكَ يَنفَعُ

My God, let me taste Your pardon on the day when neither

Yet all hope for Your bounty, longing for Your supreme mercy and coveting eternal Paradise.

sons nor wealth will avail there.

My God, my hope promises me safety, yet the ugliness of my sins bears witness against me.

إِلَهي إِذا لَم تَرعَني كُنتُ ضائِعاً

إِلَهي إِذا لَم تَرعَني كُنتُ ضائِعاً

وَإِن كُنتَ تَرعاني فَلَستُ أَضيعُ

وَإِن كُنتَ تَرعاني فَلَستُ أَضيعُ

My God, if You do not watch over me, I will be lost;

My God, if You forgive, then Your forgiveness is my salvation; if not, I shall be destroyed by my ruinous sin.

and if You watch over me, I will not be lost.

My God, by the right of the Hashimite Prophet and his kin, and by the sanctity of Abraham, Your Friend, I implore You.

إِلَهي إِذا لَم تَعفُ عَن غَيرِ مُحسِنٍ

إِلَهي إِذا لَم تَعفُ عَن غَيرِ مُحسِنٍ

فَمنَ لَمسيءٍ بِالهَوى يَتَمَتَّعُ

فَمنَ لَمسيءٍ بِالهَوى يَتَمَتَّعُ

My God, if You do not pardon one who does no good,

My God, resurrect me upon the faith of Ahmad: pious, pure, obedient, and humble before You.

then who is there for a sinner who revels in desire?

Do not deprive me, O my God and Master, of his great intercession, for he is the accepted intercessor.

إِلَهي لَئِن فَرَّطتُ في طَلبِ التُقى

إِلَهي لَئِن فَرَّطتُ في طَلبِ التُقى

فَها أَنا أَثْرَ العَفو أَقفو وَاَتبَعُ

فَها أَنا أَثْرَ العَفو أَقفو وَاَتبَعُ

My God, even if I have been negligent in seeking piety,

And bless him as long as a monotheist calls upon You, and the righteous whisper prayers while bowing at Your door.

then here I am, tracing and following the trail of pardon.

إِلَهي لَئِن أَخطَأتُ جَهلاً فَطالَما

إِلَهي لَئِن أَخطَأتُ جَهلاً فَطالَما

رَجَوتُكَ حَتّى قيلَ ها هُوَ يَجزَعُ

رَجَوتُكَ حَتّى قيلَ ها هُوَ يَجزَعُ

My God, even if I have erred in ignorance, yet so often

have I hoped in You, until it was said, 'Look, he is distraught.'

إِلَهي ذُنوبي جازَت الطَودَ وَاَعتَلَت

إِلَهي ذُنوبي جازَت الطَودَ وَاَعتَلَت

وَصَفحُكَ عَن ذَنبي أَجَلُّ وَأَرفَعُ

وَصَفحُكَ عَن ذَنبي أَجَلُّ وَأَرفَعُ

My God, my sins have surpassed the mighty mountain and risen high,

and Your pardon for my sin is greater and higher.

إِلَهي يُنجِّي ذِكرُ طَوْلِكَ لَوعَتي

إِلَهي يُنجِّي ذِكرُ طَوْلِكَ لَوعَتي

وَذِكرُ الخَطايا العَينُ مِنّيَ تَدمَعُ

وَذِكرُ الخَطايا العَينُ مِنّيَ تَدمَعُ

My God, remembrance of Your bounty relieves my anguish,

and at the remembrance of sins, my eye sheds tears.

إِلَهي أَنِلني مِنكَ روحاً وَرَحمَةً

إِلَهي أَنِلني مِنكَ روحاً وَرَحمَةً

فَلَستُ سِوى أَبوابِ فَضلِكَ أَقرَعُ

فَلَستُ سِوى أَبوابِ فَضلِكَ أَقرَعُ

My God, grant me relief and mercy from You,

for I knock only at the doors of Your grace.

إِلَهي لِئَن أَقصَيتَني أَو طَرَدتَني

إِلَهي لِئَن أَقصَيتَني أَو طَرَدتَني

فما حِيلَتي يا رَبُّ أَم كَيفَ أَصنَعُ

فما حِيلَتي يا رَبُّ أَم كَيفَ أَصنَعُ

My God, if You banish me or drive me away,

then what recourse have I, O Lord, or what can I do?

إِلَهي حَليفُ الحُبِّ بِاللَيلِ ساهِرٌ

إِلَهي حَليفُ الحُبِّ بِاللَيلِ ساهِرٌ

يُنادي وَيَدعو وَالمغَفَّلُ يَهجَعُ

يُنادي وَيَدعو وَالمغَفَّلُ يَهجَعُ

My God, love's companion keeps vigil at night,

calling and praying, while the heedless one sleeps.

وُكُلَهُمُ يَرجو نَوالَكَ راجياً

وُكُلَهُمُ يَرجو نَوالَكَ راجياً

لِرَحمَتِكَ العُظمى وَفي الخُلدِ يَطمَعُ

لِرَحمَتِكَ العُظمى وَفي الخُلدِ يَطمَعُ

And all of them hope for Your bounty, hoping

for Your supreme mercy, and longing for everlasting life.

إِلَهي يُمنّيني رَجائي سَلامَةً

إِلَهي يُمنّيني رَجائي سَلامَةً

وَقُبحُ خَطيئاتي عَليَّ يَشيَّعُ

وَقُبحُ خَطيئاتي عَليَّ يَشيَّعُ

My God, my hope promises me safety,

while the ugliness of my sins spreads over me.

إِلَهي فَإِن تَعفو فَعَفوُكَ مُنقِذي

إِلَهي فَإِن تَعفو فَعَفوُكَ مُنقِذي

وَإِلا فَبالذَنبِ المُدَمِّرِ أُصرَعُ

وَإِلا فَبالذَنبِ المُدَمِّرِ أُصرَعُ

My God, if You pardon, Your pardon is my deliverer,

and if not, I am struck down by ruinous sin.

إِلَهي بِحَقِّ الهاشِميِّ وَآلِهِ

إِلَهي بِحَقِّ الهاشِميِّ وَآلِهِ

وَحُرمَةُ إِبراهيمَ خِلَّكَ أَضرَعُ

وَحُرمَةُ إِبراهيمَ خِلَّكَ أَضرَعُ

My God, by the right of the Hashimite and his family,

and the sanctity of Ibrahim, Your intimate friend, I humbly plead.

إِلَهي فَاِنشُرني عَلى دينِ أَحمَدٍ

إِلَهي فَاِنشُرني عَلى دينِ أَحمَدٍ

تَقيّاً نَقيّاً قانِتاً لَكَ أَخشَعُ

تَقيّاً نَقيّاً قانِتاً لَكَ أَخشَعُ

My God, resurrect me in the faith of Ahmad,

pious, pure, obedient, humbly bowing to You.

وَلا تَحرِمَنّي يا إِلَهي وَسَيِّدي

وَلا تَحرِمَنّي يا إِلَهي وَسَيِّدي

شَفاعَتَهُ الكُبرى فَذاكَ المُشفَّعُ

شَفاعَتَهُ الكُبرى فَذاكَ المُشفَّعُ

And do not deprive me, O my God and my Master,

of his supreme intercession, for he is the one whose intercession is accepted.

وَصَلِّ عَلَيهِ ما دَعاكَ مُوَحِّدٌ

وَصَلِّ عَلَيهِ ما دَعاكَ مُوَحِّدٌ

وَناجاكَ أَخيارٌ بَبابِكَ رُكَّعُ

وَناجاكَ أَخيارٌ بَبابِكَ رُكَّعُ

And bless him as long as one who affirms Your oneness calls upon You,

and the righteous commune with You, bowing at Your door.