من أنت يا مولي الورى مقصودُهُ

من أنت يا مولي الورى مقصودُهُ

طوبَى له قد ساعدته سعودُهُ

طوبَى له قد ساعدته سعودُهُ

Whoever has You as his goal, O Lord of humankind—

Who are you, my Master of the world, for whom

Blessed is he; his good fortunes have aided him.

Blessed is he, his fortune has aided his prosperity,

فليشهدنك له فؤادٌ صادقٌ

فليشهدنك له فؤادٌ صادقٌ

وشهودُهُ قَامَت عليهِ شهودُهُ

وشهودُهُ قَامَت عليهِ شهودُهُ

So his sincere heart shall surely behold You,

So let a sincere heart bear witness for him,

And his witnessing is attested by its witnesses.

And its witnesses established upon it are its witnesses.

وليفنين عن نفسه ورسومه

وليفنين عن نفسه ورسومه

طُرّاً وفي ذاك الفناءِ وجودُهُ

طُرّاً وفي ذاك الفناءِ وجودُهُ

And he shall surely vanish from his self and his traces,

And let him be annihilated from himself and his attributes

Entirely; and in that annihilation lies his existence.

Flying freely, and in that annihilation is his existence.

وليحفظنه بارقٌ يرقى بِهِ

وليحفظنه بارقٌ يرقى بِهِ

في أشرفِ المعراجِ ثم يعيدُهُ

في أشرفِ المعراجِ ثم يعيدُهُ

And a lightning flash shall surely guard him, bearing him aloft

And protect him with a lightning bolt that takes him

In the noblest ascent, then bringing him back,

To the most noble ascent, then returns him,

حتى يظلَّ وليس يدري دهشةً

حتى يظلَّ وليس يدري دهشةً

تقريبُهُ المقصودُ أَم تبعيدُهُ

تقريبُهُ المقصودُ أَم تبعيدُهُ

Until he remains bewildered, unable to tell

Until he remains not knowing in perplexity

Whether the aim is to draw him near or send him far away.

Whether your bringing him close or sending him far.

لكنّه ألقى السلاحَ مسلِّماً

لكنّه ألقى السلاحَ مسلِّماً

فمراده ما أنت منهُ تريدُهُ

فمراده ما أنت منهُ تريدُهُ

But he has laid down his arms in surrender;

But he has cast down his weapon surrendered,

So his desire is what You desire of him.

So his desire is whatever you want of him.

فلقد تساوى عنده إكرامُهُ

فلقد تساوى عنده إكرامُهُ

وهَوَانُهُ ومفيدُهُ ومُبيدُهُ

وهَوَانُهُ ومفيدُهُ ومُبيدُهُ

For, to him, there is no difference between being honored

For to him your honoring him

And being humbled, between his benefactor and his destroyer.

And abasing him, benefiting him and destroying him are equal.