إِلَيْكَto You مَدَدْتُI stretched out الكَفَّthe hand فِيin كُلِّevery لَأْوَاءِhardship
إِلَيْكَ مَدَدْتُ الكَفَّ فِي كُلِّ لَأْوَاءِ
وَمِنْكَand from You عَرَفْتُI have known الدَّهْرَthroughout life تَرْدِيدَrenewal of نَعْمَاءِblessing
وَمِنْكَ عَرَفْتُ الدَّهْرَ تَرْدِيدَ نَعْمَاءِ
To You I stretched out my hand in every hardship.
To You I stretched my palms in every tribulation,
And from You, throughout my life, I have known blessings renewed.
And from You I learned of fate's oscillations.
وَيَسَّرْتَنِيand You prepared me قَبْلَbefore ابْتِدَائِيmy beginning وَنَشْأَتِيand my coming into being
وَيَسَّرْتَنِي قَبْلَ ابْتِدَائِي وَنَشْأَتِي
لِشِقْوَةِfor the misery of بُعْدِيmy remoteness أَوْor سَعَادةِthe bliss of إدنَائيdrawing me near
لِشِقْوَةِ بُعْدِي أَوْ سَعَادةِ إدنَائي
And You prepared me before my beginning and my coming into being,
You made things easy for me before my beginning and upbringing
For the misery of my remoteness or the bliss of being drawn near.
Whether for my misery in estrangement or my joy in nearness.
تَعَاليْتَYou are exalted يَاO مَوْلايَmy Lord عَنْbeyond كُلِّevery مُشْبِهٍanything resembling You
تَعَاليْتَ يَا مَوْلايَ عَنْ كُلِّ مُشْبِهٍ
فَيَاso, oh! جُلَّthe abundance of مَاwhat طَوَّفْتَYou have spread around مِنْof غُرِّradiant آلاَءِblessings
فَيَا جُلَّ مَا طَوَّفْتَ مِنْ غُرِّ آلاَءِ
You are exalted, O my Lord, beyond anything resembling You.
Rise above, my Master, every likeness,
So how abundant the radiant blessings You have spread!
O You of the greatest signs and blessings!
إِذَاif اعْتَبَرَتْcontemplated نَفْسِيmy soul سِوَاكَanything but You بِفِكْرَتِيin my reflection
إِذَا اعْتَبَرَتْ نَفْسِي سِوَاكَ بِفِكْرَتِي
فَيَاthen, alas! خُسْرَloss of أَوْقَاتِيmy time وَضيْعَةَand waste of آنائيmy hours
فَيَا خُسْرَ أَوْقَاتِي وَضيْعَةَ آنائي
If my soul, in my reflection, contemplates anything but You,
When my soul reflects on other than You in my thoughts,
Then alas for my lost time and my wasted hours!
Oh, what a waste of my time and loss of my days!
وَإِنْand if أَبْصَرَتْsaw عَيْنَايَmy eyes غَيْرَكَanyone but You فَاعِلاًan agent
وَإِنْ أَبْصَرَتْ عَيْنَايَ غَيْرَكَ فَاعِلاً
فَقَدْthen indeed تِهْتُI have gone astray لِلأَوْهَامِinto illusions فِيin جُنْحِthe gloom of ظَلْمَاءِa dark night
فَقَدْ تِهْتُ لِلأَوْهَامِ فِي جُنْحِ ظَلْمَاءِ
And if my eyes behold anyone but You as an agent,
And if my eyes see any maker but You,
Then I have strayed into illusions in the gloom of a dark night.
Then I am deluded by fantasies in the gloom of darkness.
بِمَاby what لَكَis Yours مِنْof سِرٍّmystery بَدَأْتَYou began بِهِthrough it الوَرَىcreation
بِمَا لَكَ مِنْ سِرٍّ بَدَأْتَ بِهِ الوَرَى
وَعِلْمٍand knowledge مُحِيطٍall-encompassing بِالوُجُودِof existence وَأَسْمَاءِand names
وَعِلْمٍ مُحِيطٍ بِالوُجُودِ وَأَسْمَاءِ
By that mystery of Yours through which You brought creation into being,
With that secret of Yours with which You began creation
And Your knowledge encompassing existence, and Your names,
And knowledge encompassing existence and names,
وأَعِنِّيand help me وَطَهِّرْنِيand purify me وَخَلِّصْand deliver حَقِيقَتِيmy true essence
وأَعِنِّي وَطَهِّرْنِي وَخَلِّصْ حَقِيقَتِي
إِلَيْكَto You وَأَيِّدْand strengthen نُورَthe light of سِرِّيmy inner secret وَمَعْنَائِيand my inward meaning
إِلَيْكَ وَأَيِّدْ نُورَ سِرِّي وَمَعْنَائِي
Help me, purify me, and deliver my true essence
Help me, purify me, deliver my essence to You,
To You; and strengthen the light of my inner secret and my inward meaning.
Support the light of my innermost secret and meanings.
Sol 6.1