سِترُكَYour concealment اللهمO God للذنبfor the sin الجلَلgrievous
سِترُكَ اللهم للذنب الجلَل
عفوكَYour pardon اللهمO God عنfor قبحthe ugliness of الزلَلmissteps
عفوكَ اللهم عن قبح الزلَل
Grant Your concealment, O God, for the grievous sin;
O Allah, veil my major sins
grant Your pardon, O God, for the ugliness of missteps.
And pardon the ugliness of my mistakes
عائذاًseeking refuge باللهin God أنlest يفضحنيHe expose me
عائذاً بالله أن يفضحني
جامعاًcombining لكلof every زيغdeviation وخَلَلand flaw
جامعاً لكل زيغ وخَلَل
I seek refuge in God lest He expose me,
Seeking refuge in Allah, lest He disgraces me
harboring every deviation and flaw.
Having gathered all deviance and lapses
سيديmy master الأعلىmost exalted ومولايَand my lord وَمَنand the one whose
سيدي الأعلى ومولايَ وَمَن
حُبُّهlove for him عنديfor me قَولٌword وعَمَلand deed
حُبُّه عندي قَولٌ وعَمَل
My exalted master and lord, and the one
My supreme Master, my Patron, and He whose
love for whom is, for me, word and deed,
Love to me is words and deeds
وعقيدةand a creed عليهاupon it مبعثيmy resurrection
وعقيدة عليها مبعثي
وبهاand through it الأمانsafety ليfor me يومthe day of الوجلdread
وبها الأمان لي يوم الوجل
and a creed upon which I shall be raised,
And creed upon which lies my ressurrection
and through which I shall be safe on the day of dread.
And through it is safety for me on the Day of Assembly
إنَّindeed مملوككَyour bondsman عَبدٌa servant مُسرِفٌgiven to excess
إنَّ مملوككَ عَبدٌ مُسرِفٌ
مُقبِلٌintent علىon الخطاياsins والخطلand folly
مُقبِلٌ على الخطايا والخطل
Indeed, your bondsman is a servant given to excess,
Indeed, Your slave has been excessive in sins
intent on sins and folly,
Inclined towards mistakes and serious faults
سالكtreading لكنbut سبيلَthe path of غَيِّهhis error
سالك لكن سبيلَ غَيِّه
غافلٌheedless عنof رشدهhis right course فيمنamong those who غَفَلwere heedless
غافلٌ عن رشده فيمن غَفَل
yet treading the path of his own error,
Walking but on the path of his whims
heedless of his right course among the heedless.
Oblivious of guidance among the oblivious
حجبتهhas veiled him أمّmother of دفرstench فهوso he is منthrough
حجبته أمّ دفر فهو من
حبهاlove of her ماsomewhere بينbetween سُكرٍintoxication وَوجَلand dread
حبها ما بين سُكرٍ وَوجَل
Umm Dafr—the world—has veiled him, so he is, through
Veiled by the love of Layla, he is between intoxication and anxiety
love of her, somewhere between intoxication and dread.
My Imam, you are my means
ياO إماميmy imam أنتyou ليfor me وسيلةa means of approach
يا إمامي أنت لي وسيلة
أرتجيI hope for بهاthrough it غداًtomorrow نَيلُattainment of الأملwhat is hoped for
أرتجي بها غداً نَيلُ الأمل
O my imam, you are my means of approach,
Through which I hope to attain hope tomorrow
through which I hope tomorrow to attain what I long for.
O my Healer, my illness is complicated
ياO طبيبيmy physician إنَّindeed دائيmy illness مُعضِلٌintractable
يا طبيبي إنَّ دائي مُعضِلٌ
هلis there دواءٌa remedy مِنكَfrom you شافٍhealing لِلعِلَلfor ailments
هل دواءٌ مِنكَ شافٍ لِلعِلَل
O my physician, my illness is indeed intractable;
Is there a cure from You that heals illnesses?
is there a remedy from you that heals ailments?
Do not think of me the thought that
لاdo not تظنthink بيof me الظنَّthe opinion الذيwhich
لا تظن بي الظنَّ الذي
ليسthere is no ليfor me ياO سيديmy master بِهِfor it قِبَلstrength
ليس لي يا سيدي بِهِ قِبَل
Do not hold that opinion of me
I do not accept, my Master
which I have no strength to bear, O my master.
And I hope for the Most Merciful for repentance
وأرغبand I beseech الرحمنthe Most Merciful فيfor توبةrepentance
وأرغب الرحمن في توبة
فعسىso perhaps أحظىI may be favored بهاwith it قبلbefore الأجلthe appointed end
فعسى أحظى بها قبل الأجل
And I beseech the Most Merciful for repentance;
Perhaps I will attain it before death
so perhaps I may attain it before my appointed end.
I have been touched by harm and have
إنيّindeed I قدindeed مسَّنيhas touched me الضُّرُّaffliction وقدand indeed
إنيّ قد مسَّني الضُّرُّ وقد
جئتُI have come استجدِيكَbegging of you فارحمso have mercy on منthe one who سألasked
جئتُ استجدِيكَ فارحم من سأل
Indeed, affliction has touched me, and indeed
Come begging You, so have mercy on one who asked
I have come begging of you; so have mercy on one who asks.
May the Most Merciful unite us with Al-Mustafa
جمعmay gather الرحمنthe Most Merciful شملناour company معwith المصطفىthe Chosen One
جمع الرحمن شملنا مع المصطفى
فيin دارan abode of نعمىbliss وجذلand joy
في دار نعمى وجذل
May the Most Merciful gather us together with the Chosen One
In the Abode of Bounty and beauty
in an abode of bliss and joy.
And you remained a flag that guides
وبقيتَand may you remain علماًa beacon يهديthat guides إلىtoward
وبقيتَ علماً يهدي إلى
طاعةِobedience to الرحمنِthe Most Merciful قالhe spoke أوor فَعَلhe acted
طاعةِ الرحمنِ قال أو فَعَل
And may you remain a beacon guiding toward
To obeying the Most Merciful, saying or doing
obedience to the Most Merciful, in speech or deed.
Partial English translation: 27 of 28 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1