ياO جامعgatherer of الشملthe company المبددscattered
يا جامع الشمل المبدد
ومسددand guide of الرايthe judgment المسددrightly guided
ومسدد الراي المسدد
O gatherer of the scattered company,
O uniter of the scattered group
And guide of sound judgment,
And restorer of the broken opinion
ياO منعماًbenefactor إحسانهhis kindness
يا منعماً إحسانه
فيin كلevery حالcircumstance ليسis not يجحدdenied
في كل حال ليس يجحد
O benefactor whose kindness
O one whose kindness
Is never denied in any circumstance,
In every situation is not denied
ياO موضحاًone who makes clear نهجthe path of الهدىguidance
يا موضحاً نهج الهدى
بشريعةthrough the religious law of الهاديthe guide محمدMuhammad
بشريعة الهادي محمد
O You who make clear the path of guidance
O clarifier of the path of guidance
Through the law of Muhammad, the guide,
With the law of the guiding Muhammad
أسترconceal علىfor عبدa servant إذاwhen
أستر على عبد إذا
ماemphatic particle أشركascribed partners to God الكفارthe unbelievers وحدaffirmed God's oneness
ما أشرك الكفار وحد
Conceal the faults of a servant who, when
Cover the sins of your servant if
The unbelievers ascribed partners to God, affirmed His oneness.
He associates not with the infidels alone
فعلhe committed القبيحevil تعمداًdeliberately
فعل القبيح تعمداً
فاغفرso forgive لمعترفfor one who confesses تعمدhe acted deliberately
فاغفر لمعترف تعمد
He committed evil deliberately;
If he intentionally commits an ugly deed
So forgive one who confesses he acted deliberately.
Then forgive the one who intentionally confessed
وأعدand restore رضاكyour favor وعدand return علىto
وأعد رضاك وعد على
هفواتهhis lapses فالعودfor returning أحمدmore praiseworthy
هفواته فالعود أحمد
And restore Your favor, and once again pardon
And promise him your pleasure again
His lapses, for returning is more praiseworthy.
For his lapses, for returning is best
وابعثand send لهto him الفرجrelief القريnear (word continues)
وابعث له الفرج القري
بcompletes 'near' from the preceding line فصبرهfor his patience بالهمby sorrow مبعدdriven far away
ب فصبره بالهم مبعد
And send him relief that is close
And send him relief soon
At hand, for sorrow has driven his patience far away.
For his patience with worries is distant
Sol 6.1