للهto God أبعثُI send رغبتيmy longing مُتيقناًcertain
لله أبعثُ رغبتي مُتيقناً
ألاthat no يُخيّبُis disappointed راغبٌa seeker للّهof God
ألا يُخيّبُ راغبٌ للّه
To God I send my longing, certain
To Allah I send my desire, certain
that no seeker of God is disappointed.
No desirer of Allah is disappointed
للّهto God ترتفعُrise المطالبُpetitions كلُّهاall of them
للّه ترتفعُ المطالبُ كلُّها
أنجحْhow successful بمطلبِwith the petition of طالبa seeker للّهof God
أنجحْ بمطلبِ طالب للّه
To God all petitions rise;
To Allah all requests rise
how successful is the petition of one who seeks God!
Succeed the request of one requesting Allah
للهGod's جودٌgenerosity لاnot تغيضُdiminish بحارُهits seas
لله جودٌ لا تغيضُ بحارُه
لاno جودَgenerosity إلاّexcept ماthat which انتمىbelongs للّهto God
لا جودَ إلاّ ما انتمى للّه
God's is a generosity whose seas never diminish;
To Allah a generosity whose seas do not run dry
there is no generosity except what belongs to God.
No generosity but that which belongs to Allah
للهGod's فضلٌgrace فيin الوجودexistence أفاضهHe poured it forth
لله فضلٌ في الوجود أفاضه
كمhow many نعمةٍa blessing وتفَضُّلٍand gracious favor للّهbelong to God
كم نعمةٍ وتفَضُّلٍ للّه
God's is the grace He has poured forth into existence;
To Allah belongs favor in existence which He granted
how many blessings and gracious favors belong to God!
So many blessings and favors belong to Allah
للهGod's فيin أيديthe hands of الأنامhumankind مواهبgifts
لله في أيدي الأنام مواهب
فجميعُso all ماthat which ملكpossesses الورىhumankind للّهbelongs to God
فجميعُ ما ملك الورى للّه
God's are the gifts in the hands of humankind;
To Allah belong gifts in the hands of people
so all that humankind possesses belongs to God.
So all that the world possesses belongs to Allah
للّهGod's ماhow أوفىcomplete وأوفَرَand abundant منةfavor
للّه ما أوفى وأوفَرَ منة
فيin كلevery شيءٍthing منةٌa favor للّهfrom God
في كل شيءٍ منةٌ للّه
God's favor—how complete and abundant!
To Allah belongs the most fulfilling and abundant blessing
In everything there is a favor from God.
In everything a blessing to Allah
للهGod's فيناamong us رحمةٌmercy مبثوثةٌspread abroad
لله فينا رحمةٌ مبثوثةٌ
نحييwe live بهاthrough it وبرَأفَةٍand through compassion للهfrom God
نحيي بها وبرَأفَةٍ لله
God's mercy is spread among us;
To Allah in us is mercy diffused
we live through it and through God's compassion.
We live by it and the kindness of Allah
للهGod's ألطافٌsubtle kindnesses تعاظمhas grown immense شأنُهاtheir significance
لله ألطافٌ تعاظم شأنُها
تخفىremain hidden ويَظهرَand is apparent سرهاtheir secret للهto God
تخفى ويَظهرَ سرها لله
God's are subtle kindnesses whose significance is immense;
To Allah belong subtleties that magnify His grandeur
they are hidden, and their secret is apparent to God.
Hidden yet their secret appears to Allah
للهGod's فيin أحكامهِHis rulings وقضائهَand His decree
لله في أحكامهِ وقضائهَ
حكمٌwise purposes فسلِّمso entrust أمرَهاtheir affair للهto God
حكمٌ فسلِّم أمرَها لله
God has, in His rulings and His decree,
To Allah in His rulings and decree
wise purposes; so entrust their affair to God.
A wisdom so submit to His command
للهGod's عاقبةُthe outcome of الأمورِaffairs فمالناso we have no
لله عاقبةُ الأمورِ فمالنا
علمٌknowledge بأمرٍof a matter راجعٍreturning للهto God
علمٌ بأمرٍ راجعٍ لله
The outcome of affairs belongs to God; so we have no
To Allah belongs the outcome of all matters so what do we know
knowledge of a matter that returns to God.
No knowledge of a matter returning to Allah
للهGod's نحنُwe فماso whatever يشاءُHe wills فحقُّناthen our duty
لله نحنُ فما يشاءُ فحقُّنا
فيهin it انقيادٌsubmission بالرضاwith contentment للهto God
فيه انقيادٌ بالرضا لله
We belong to God; whatever He wills, our duty
To Allah we belong so whatever He wills is our right
therein is submission, with contentment, to God.
In it submission with satisfaction to Allah
للهGod's ملكُownership of رِقابناour necks
لله ملكُ رِقابنا
فجميعُناso all of us طوعاًwillingly وكرهاًand unwillingly أَعبُدٌslaves للهof God
فجميعُنا طوعاً وكرهاً أَعبُدٌ لله
To God belongs dominion over our necks;
To Allah belongs dominion over our necks
so all of us, willing or unwilling, are slaves of God.
So all of us willingly and unwillingly are servants of Allah
للهto God أسلمتْhave submitted الوجوهfaces تذلّلاًin humility
لله أسلمتْ الوجوه تذلّلاً
أسلمتُI have surrendered وجهيmy face خاضعاًsubmissive للهto God
أسلمتُ وجهي خاضعاً لله
To God faces have submitted in humility;
To Allah the faces submitted in humility
I have surrendered my face, submissive, to God.
I submitted my face humbly to Allah
للهto God ألجأُI seek refuge فيin الشدائدِhardships كلهاall of them
لله ألجأُ في الشدائدِ كلها
واللهand God يعصمُprotects لاجئاًone seeking refuge للهwith God
والله يعصمُ لاجئاً لله
To God I turn for refuge in every hardship,
To Allah I resort in all adversities
and God protects one who seeks refuge with God.
And Allah protects one taking refuge in Allah
للهwith God آويI take shelter فيamid المخاوفِfears إنّهindeed, it is so
لله آوي في المخاوفِ إنّه
ماnot ضاعwas lost عبدٌa servant قدindeed أوىtook shelter للهwith God
ما ضاع عبدٌ قد أوى لله
With God I take shelter amid fears; indeed,
To Allah I seek refuge from all fears, He is
no servant who has taken shelter with God has been lost.
No servant who sought refuge in Allah was lost
للهto God أبسُطُI spread راحتيَّmy two palms تعرضاًseeking favor
لله أبسُطُ راحتيَّ تعرضاً
لنوالهfor His bounty وتضرُّعاًand in humble supplication للهto God
لنواله وتضرُّعاً لله
To God I spread my two palms, seeking
To Allah I extend my comfort boldly
His bounty and humbly supplicating God.
For His gifts and supplicating Allah
للهto God أسألُI ask منfrom خزائنthe treasuries of فضلهHis grace
لله أسألُ من خزائن فضله
ماnot رُدَّwas turned away قبليbefore me سائلٌa petitioner للهto God
ما رُدَّ قبلي سائلٌ لله
To God I appeal for bounty from the treasuries of His grace;
To Allah I ask from the treasuries of His bounty
before me, no petitioner to God was turned away.
What asker before me was refused by Allah?
للهto God أدعوI pray باضطرارٍin desperate need إنّهindeed He
لله أدعو باضطرارٍ إنّه
ليجيبُsurely answers مضطراًone in desperate need دَعَاcalled للهupon God
ليجيبُ مضطراً دَعَا لله
To God I pray in desperate need; indeed He
To Allah I pray desperately, He
surely answers one in desperate need who calls upon God.
Answers the desperate who called Allah
للهGod's عفوٌpardon واسعٌvast وتجاوزٌand forbearance
لله عفوٌ واسعٌ وتجاوزٌ
يرجوهhopes for it مثليone like me عاصياًdisobedient للهto God
يرجوه مثلي عاصياً لله
God has vast pardon and forbearance,
To Allah belongs pardon, vast and transcending
which one like me hopes for, though disobedient to God.
Which one like me, disobeying, hopes from Allah
للهto God وسلتُI sought approach through النبيَّthe Prophet محمداًMuhammad
لله وسلتُ النبيَّ محمداً
أكرمْhow noble بتلكwith that وسيلةًa means of approach للهto God
أكرمْ بتلك وسيلةً لله
To God I have sought approach through the Prophet Muhammad;
By Allah, I beseech the Prophet Muhammad
how noble is that means of approach to God!
Honor through that intercession to Allah
للهwith God ماhow أجدىeffective تشفُّعُseeking intercession مذنبٍa sinner
لله ما أجدى تشفُّعُ مذنبٍ
مُتشفعٍseeking intercession بمحمدٍthrough Muhammad للهwith God
مُتشفعٍ بمحمدٍ لله
With God, how effective is a sinner's plea for intercession,
By Allah, intercession will not benefit a sinner
as he seeks intercession through Muhammad with God.
Interceding through Muhammad to Allah
Sol 6.1