إليكto You إليكto You ياO ربيmy Lord
إليك إليك يا ربي
حملتI carried العبءthe burden منof ذنبيmy sin
حملت العبء من ذنبي
To You, to You, O my Lord,
To You, to You, O my Lord,
I bear the burden of my sin.
I have carried the burden of my sin.
أنختI alighted ببابكat Your door اللهمO God
أنخت ببابك اللهم
مrepeated ending of 'O God' مهدينيgiving to me (unclear here) لكمfor You حبيmy love
م مهديني لكم حبي
I have made my camel kneel at Your door, O God,
I alighted at Your door, O God,
[Damaged text:] ... offering You my love.
You who give me my love for You [wording unclear].
وناديتكand I called to You ياO اللَGod (continued)
وناديتك يا اللَ
هcompletion of 'God' ياO ربيmy Lord بكمwith You حسبيenough for me
ه يا ربي بكم حسبي
And I called to You: O Go—
And I called to You, O God,
—d, O my Lord; in You is all my sufficiency.
O my Lord, You are enough for me,
لتلطفthat You may be gentle بيwith me وتغفرand forgive ليme
لتلطف بي وتغفر لي
ذنوباًsins أنقضتmade groan صلبيmy backbone
ذنوباً أنقضت صلبي
Deal gently with me and forgive me
that You may be gentle with me and forgive me
the sins that have bowed my back.
sins that have made my backbone groan.
وتهدينيand guide me الصراطthe path المسthe straight (continued)
وتهديني الصراط المس
تقيمcompletion of 'straight' لوردكto Your watering place العذبthe sweet
تقيم لوردك العذب
And guide me on the straight pa—
And guide me on the straight path
—th, to Your sweet watering-place.
to Your sweet watering place.
فهاso here أناI صرتI have become فيin بحرa sea الذthe… (beginning of 'sins')
فها أنا صرت في بحر الذ
ذنوبsins عظيمةimmense الجبthe abyss
ذنوب عظيمة الجب
Here I am now, in a sea of si—
Here I am, now in a sea of
—ns, tremendous in depth.
sins, with an immense abyss.
فخذso take بيديby my hand وانعشنيand revive me
فخذ بيدي وانعشني
فقدfor indeed أوقعتI have been cast فيinto الغبdeep water
فقد أوقعت في الغب
Take my hand and revive me,
So take my hand and revive me,
for I have been cast into ruin.
for I have been cast into deep water.
ووفقنيand enable me لماto what ترضىYou approve of
ووفقني لما ترضى
ونورand illuminate بالهدىwith guidance قلبيmy heart
ونور بالهدى قلبي
Grant me success in what pleases You,
And enable me to do what pleases You,
and illumine my heart with guidance.
and light my heart with guidance.
واعصمنيand protect me منfrom الشيطاSatan (continued)
واعصمني من الشيطا
نcompletion of 'Satan' فيin سعييmy striving وفيand in كسبيmy earning
ن في سعيي وفي كسبي
Protect me from Sata—
And protect me from Satan
—n in my striving and my earning,
in my striving and my earning,
وفيand in قولvoicing نياتintentions
وفي قول نيات
وفيand in عملdeeds وعنand from كذبlying
وفي عمل وعن كذب
in my speech and my intentions,
and in voicing intentions,
in my deeds, and from lying.
and in deeds, and from lying.
وحببand make beloved ليto me أداءperforming الفرthe obligatory duty (continued)
وحبب لي أداء الفر
ضcompletion of 'obligatory duty' والمسنونand the prescribed Sunnah والندبand recommended acts
ض والمسنون والندب
Make dear to me the performance of the obligato—
And make me love performing the obligatory duty,
—ry, the Sunnah-prescribed, and the recommended,
and the prescribed Sunnah and recommended acts.
وأصحبنيand give me companionship بمنwith one whom ترضىYou approve of
وأصحبني بمن ترضى
وتقلبهand You turn him (unclear here) منamong الصحبthe companions
وتقلبه من الصحب
and make me companion to one whom You approve,
And give me a companion whom You approve of,
whom You accept among the companions.
and whom You turn among companions [wording unclear].
فمنso from among تربيmy peers وإنeven if كانواthey are
فمن تربي وإن كانوا
خلافdifferent from التربbeing age-mates عنfrom تربيmy age-mates
خلاف الترب عن تربي
For those whom You nurture, though they may be
For they are my peers, even if they are
unlike their peers, stand apart from my own kind.
of an age unlike my own.
وقنعنيand make me content برزقwith provision منfrom
وقنعني برزق من
كYou (completes 'from You') لوeven if منfrom حثوةa handful التربdust
ك لو من حثوة الترب
Make me content with sustenance fro—
And make me content with provision from
—m You, though it be only a handful of earth.
You, even if only a handful of dust.
وجنبنيand keep me away عنfrom الأهواpassions (truncated)
وجنبني عن الأهوا
وجنبand keep away عنfrom لظىblazing fire جنبيmy side
وجنب عن لظى جنبي
Keep me far from capricious desires,
And keep me away from passions,
and keep idle talk away from my side.
and keep my side away from the blaze.
أناI المشتاقthe one longing للخلاfor the Creator (continued)
أنا المشتاق للخلا
قcompletion of 'Creator' صبّاًas a passionate lover إيماwhat a صبpassionate lover
ق صبّاً إيما صب
I am the one who longs for the Crea—
I am the one who longs for the Creator,
—tor, ardently—what an ardent lover!
a passionate lover—what a lover!
لتدركنيthat You may reach me بمغفرةٍwith forgiveness
لتدركني بمغفرةٍ
وألطافand kindnesses منfrom الحبlove
وألطاف من الحب
Overtake me with forgiveness
that You may reach me with forgiveness,
and graces born of love.
and kindnesses born of love.
تعوضنيYou recompense me إلهيmy God منfrom
تعوضني إلهي من
كYou (completes 'from You') بعدafter البعدdistance بالقربwith nearness
ك بعد البعد بالقرب
Compensate me, my God, fro—
Recompense me, my God, from
—m You: after distance, with nearness.
You, with nearness after distance.
فأنتfor You العونthe help للسلمin peace
فأنت العون للسلم
وأنتand You العونthe help للحربin war
وأنت العون للحرب
For You are my aid in peace,
For You are the help in peace,
and You are my aid in war.
and You are the help in war.
وماand not ليfor me غيركother than You اللهمO God
وما لي غيرك اللهم
مrepeated ending of 'O God' أعوانhelpers منagainst الخربruin
م أعوان من الخرب
I have none but You, O God;
And apart from You, O God, I have no
[Damaged text:] ... helpers from among the ruined.
helpers against ruin.
مضتhave passed خمسونfifty ليfor me عاماًyears
مضت خمسون لي عاماً
وخمسand five بتنthey spent the nights فيin كتبbooks
وخمس بتن في كتب
Fifty years of mine have passed,
Fifty years have passed for me,
and five more lie recorded in the books.
and five more, spent among books.
ولمand did not أكسبI earn بهاthrough them إلاexcept الذthe… (beginning of 'sins')
ولم أكسب بها إلا الذ
ذنوبsins بئسhow wretched منas كسبearnings
ذنوب بئس من كسب
Yet in them I earned nothing but si—
And through them I gained nothing but
—ns—wretched is whoever earned them.
sins—what wretched earnings!
صرمتI used up شبابيmy youth الماضيthe bygone
صرمت شبابي الماضي
بأهواءwith whims منof اللعبplay
بأهواء من اللعب
I spent my bygone youth
I spent my bygone youth
on whims born of play.
in whims of play.
تجاذبنيpull me to and fro لياليهits nights
تجاذبني لياليه
ومختلفاتand differing فيin الجذبthe pull
ومختلفات في الجذب
Its nights pulled me to and fro,
Its nights pulled me to and fro,
each differing in its pull.
and differed in their pull.
أناI أصبوI yearn وهنwhile they لغيtoward other than (continued)
أنا أصبو وهن لغي
رcompletion of 'other than' ماwhat أصبوI yearn لهfor it تصبيentice
ر ما أصبو له تصبي
I yearn, while they entice me toward some—
I yearn, while they, toward something other than
—thing other than that for which I yearn.
what I yearn for, entice me.
ومنand whoever يغترis deceived بالأياby the days (continued)
ومن يغتر بالأيا
مcompletion of 'days' زودis provisioned بلغةbare subsistence الضبthe lizard
م زود بلغة الضب
Whoever is beguiled by the da—
And whoever is deceived by the days
—ys is furnished with healing enough.
is given a lizard's bare subsistence.
كفانيhas sufficed me الشيبgray hair موعظةًas an admonition
كفاني الشيب موعظةً
وكشفand revealed الغائبthe unseen المغبيthe obscured
وكشف الغائب المغبي
Gray hair has sufficed me as a warning
Gray hair has been warning enough for me,
and unveiled what lay absent and concealed.
and has revealed the hidden and veiled.
تذكرنيreminds me الذنوبthe sins كتاwriting (continued)
تذكرني الذنوب كتا
بةcompletion of 'writing' المكتوبwhat is written فيin كتبيmy books
بة المكتوب في كتبي
My sins remind me of the writ—
I am reminded of sins by the writing
—ing inscribed in my records.
of what is recorded in my books.
ومنand whoever قاسىendured شغوبtroubles الدهtime (continued)
ومن قاسى شغوب الده
رcompletion of 'time' لمdid not يرغبdesire إلىfor شغبturmoil
ر لم يرغب إلى شغب
Whoever has suffered the upheavals of ti—
And whoever has endured time's troubles
—me no longer inclines toward mischief.
has no desire for turmoil.
وجارand a neighbor يكونwould be لاnot جاراًa neighbor
وجار يكون لا جاراً
لذبيانto Dhubyan ولاnor كلبKalb
لذبيان ولا كلب
And a neighbor who proves no neighbor
And a neighbor who would be no neighbor
of Dhubyān or Kalb.
to Dhubyan or Kalb.
أنيسcompanion المرءthe person طاعتهhis obedience
أنيس المرء طاعته
مدىfor the duration ماthat عاشhe lives للربto the Lord
مدى ما عاش للرب
A person’s true companion is obedience
A person's companion is his obedience
for as long as he lives for the Lord.
to the Lord, for as long as he lives.
وشرand the worst صنائحdeeds (unclear form) المحتاthe bewildered (continued)
وشر صنائح المحتا
رcompletion of 'the bewildered' فعremoving (unclear form) الذنبsin بالذنبwith sin
ر فع الذنب بالذنب
The worst contrivance of the perplex—
And the worst deeds of the bewildered
—ed is to remove one sin with another.
are to remove one sin with another [wording unclear].
أفارجO dispeller كربتيmy anguish عنيfrom me
أفارج كربتي عني
فهاناso here I am ضقتI am overwhelmed بالكربby anguish
فهانا ضقت بالكرب
O Reliever, lift my anguish from me;
O You who dispel my anguish from me,
here I am, constricted by distress.
so here I am, overwhelmed by anguish.
تقبلaccept توبتيmy repentance منيfrom me
تقبل توبتي مني
بخلعby casting off الذنبsin كالأتبlike a sleeveless tunic
بخلع الذنب كالأتب
Accept my repentance from me,
Accept my repentance from me,
as I cast off sin like an itb garment.
by casting off sin like a sleeveless tunic.
وصلand send blessings علىupon النبيthe Prophet محمMuhammad (continued)
وصل على النبي محم
مدٍcompletion of 'Muhammad' وكلand all الآلthe family والصحبand the companions
مدٍ وكل الآل والصحب
And bless the Prophet Muham—
And send blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad,
—mad, and all his family and Companions.
and all his family and companions.
Sol 6.1