الحَمدُ لِلّهِ لا شَريكَ لَهُ

الحَمدُ لِلّهِ لا شَريكَ لَهُ

دَأبِيَ في صُبحِهِ وَفي غِلسِه

دَأبِيَ في صُبحِهِ وَفي غِلسِه

Praise be to God, who has no partner—

Praise be to Allah, who has no partner

Praise be to God, He has no partner,

my constant practice in His morning and His predawn darkness.

My habit morning and evening

My constant habit through His dawn and His dark,

لَم يَبقَ لِيَ مُؤنِسٌ فَيُؤنِسَني

لَم يَبقَ لِيَ مُؤنِسٌ فَيُؤنِسَني

إِلّا أَنيسٌ أَخافُ مِن أُنسِه

إِلّا أَنيسٌ أَخافُ مِن أُنسِه

I have no companion left to comfort me,

None remains to comfort me, to give me comfort

No companion remains to grant me solace,

except a companion whose company I fear.

Except the one whose company I fear

Save a companion whose company I dread.

فَاِعتَزِلِ الناسَ ما اِستَطَعتُ وَلا

فَاِعتَزِلِ الناسَ ما اِستَطَعتُ وَلا

تَرَكن إِلى مَن تَخافُ مِن دَنَسِه

تَرَكن إِلى مَن تَخافُ مِن دَنَسِه

So withdraw from people as much as I was able, and do not

So avoid people as much as you are able

So withdraw from people as much as you are able,

rely on one whose taint you fear.

And do not rely on those whose impurity you fear

And do not lean toward those whose corruption you fear;

فَالعَبدُ يَرجو ما لَيسَ يَدرِكَهُ

فَالعَبدُ يَرجو ما لَيسَ يَدرِكَهُ

وَالمَوتُ أَدنى إِلَيهِ مِن نَفسِه

وَالمَوتُ أَدنى إِلَيهِ مِن نَفسِه

For the servant hopes for what he does not attain,

For the servant hopes for what he cannot attain

For the servant hopes for what he shall never grasp,

and death is nearer to him than his own self.

And death is closer to him than his own self

While death is closer to him than his own breath.