1. إذا جاءت الأسماء يقدمُها الله

    فعظِّمه بالذكرى وقل قل هو اللهُ

    When the Names come, God leads them;

    so magnify Him in remembrance and say, ‘Say: He is God.’

  2. ألا إنه الرحمن في عرشِه استوى

    ولو كان ألفُ اسم فذاك هو الله

    Lo, He is the All-Merciful, established upon His Throne;

    even if there were a thousand names, that One is God.

  3. وقالوا لنا باسم الرحيم خصصتمُ

    بآخرةٍ فانظر تجدْه هو الله

    They told us, ‘Through the name the Merciful you are singled out

    in the Hereafter’; so look, and you will find He is God.

  4. رَكنتُ إلى الاسم العليم لأنني

    عليمٌ بما قد قال في العالم الله

    I relied upon the name the All-Knowing, for I

    know what God has said concerning the world.

  5. يرتب أحوالي الحكيم بمنزلٍ

    يؤيدني فيه وجود هو الله

    The All-Wise orders my states in a station

    where a presence sustains me: He is God.

  6. أتتني كرامات فقلت من اسمه ال

    كريمُ أتاني في وجودي بها الله

    Miraculous favors came to me, and I said, ‘From His name, the

    Generous, God brought them to me in my existence.’

  7. إذا عظموني بالعظيم رأيتهم

    أخلاءَ ودٍّ اصطفاهم الله

    When they honor me through the Most Great, I see them

    as loving friends whom God has chosen.

  8. حليم على الجاني إذا عبده جنى

    على نفسه يبدي له عفوه الله

    He is forbearing toward the offender; when His servant wrongs

    himself, God shows him His pardon.

  9. لقد قام بالقيومِ عالٍ وسافلٌ

    إليه التجاء الخلقِ سبحانه الله

    The high and the low are upheld by the Self-Subsisting;

    to Him creation turns for refuge—glory be to Him, God.

  10. وقد نص فيه إنه الأكرم الذي

    إليه مَرَدُّ الأمرِ والكافل الله

    It is expressly stated of Him that He is the Most Generous, the One

    to whom every matter returns; the Guarantor is God.

  11. ألا إنني باسم السلام عرفته

    وقد قيل لي إنَّ السلامَ هو الله

    Lo, through the name Peace I came to know Him;

    and I was told, ‘Peace is God.’

  12. رجعتُ إليه طالباً غَفرْ زلتي

    فراجعني التوَّابُ إني أنا الله

    I returned to Him, seeking forgiveness for my slip;

    the Accepter of Repentance answered me: ‘Indeed, I am God.’

  13. وناداني الربُّ الذي قامني به

    أجبتك فيما قد سألت أنا الله

    The Lord who sustained me through Himself called to me:

    ‘I have answered what you asked; I am God.’

  14. إذا جاءني الوهابُ ينعم لا يرى

    جزاءً على النعماءِ ذلكمُ الله

    When the Bestower comes to me, granting favors, He sees no

    recompense for bounty—that One is God.

  15. فكن معه تحمد على كلِّ حالة

    ولا تخف الأقصاءَ فالأقرب الله

    So remain with Him, giving praise in every state,

    and fear no exclusion, for the Nearest is God.

  16. لقد سمع الله السميعَ مقالتي

    بأني عبدٌ والسميع هو الله

    God, the All-Hearing, has heard my declaration

    that I am a servant; the All-Hearing is God.

  17. إذا ما دعوتُ الله صِدقاً يقول لي

    مجيبٌ أنا فاسأل فإني أنا الله

    When I call upon God sincerely, He says to me:

    ‘I am Responsive; ask, for indeed I am God.

  18. أنا واسعٌ أعطى على كلِّ حالة

    كفورٌ أو شَكاراً لأني أنا الله

    I am All-Encompassing; I give in every circumstance,

    to the ungrateful or the deeply thankful, for I am God.’

  19. فقلتُ له أنت العزيزُ فقال لي

    حِمايَ منيعٌ فالعزيزُ هو الله

    I said to Him, ‘You are the Mighty’; He said to me:

    ‘My sanctuary is impregnable; the Mighty is God.’

  20. عجبتُ له من شاكرٍ وهو منعم

    ومن يشكرِ النعماءَ ذاك هو الله

    I marveled at Him as One who thanks, though He bestows;

    and whoever gives thanks for bounty—that One is God.

  21. هو القاهرُ المحمودُ في قهر عبده

    ولولا نزاعُ العبد ما قاله الله

    He is the Subduer, praised in subduing His servant;

    were it not for the servant’s contention, God would not have said it.

  22. وجاء يصلي إذ علمنا بأنه

    هو الآخرُ الممتنُّ والآخرُ الله

    He came bestowing blessings, since we knew that He

    is the Last, the Benefactor; the Last is God.

  23. هو الظاهر المشهودُ في كلِّ ظاهر

    وفي كلِّ مستورٍ فمشهودُك الله

    He is the Manifest, witnessed in all that is manifest;

    and in all that is concealed, the One you witness is God.

  24. له الكبرياءُ السار في كلِّ حادثٍ

    فلا تمترِ إنَّ الكبير هو الله

    His is the majesty that pervades every created thing;

    so do not doubt: the Great is God.

  25. ويعلم ما لا يعلم إلا بخبره

    لذا قال حيّ فالخبير هو الله

    He knows what cannot be known except through His telling;

    thus a living being said: the All-Aware is God.

  26. ومن ينشىء الأكوانَ بدءاً أو عودةً

    فذاك قديرٌ والقدير هو الله

    Whoever brings worlds into being, at first or anew,

    that One is powerful; the All-Powerful is God.

  27. ومن يرني أشهد لنفسي بأنه

    بصير يراني والبصيرُ هو الله

    Of the One who sees me, I testify for myself that He

    is seeing and sees me; the All-Seeing is God.

  28. يبالغ في الغفرانِ في كلِّ ما يرى

    من السّوءِ مني فالغفورُ هو الله

    He abounds in forgiveness for all He sees

    of evil from me; the All-Forgiving is God.

  29. إذا ستر الغفارُ ذاتك أن ترى

    مخالفةً فاشكره إذ عصم الله

    When the Ever-Forgiving conceals your self lest it be seen

    in disobedience, thank Him, for God has protected you.

  30. وما قهر القهارُ إلاَّ منازعاً

    بدعواه لا بالفعلِ والفاعل الله

    The All-Subduing subdues only a contender

    in his claim, not in action; the Doer is God.

  31. وما ذكر الجبار إلا من أجلنا

    ليجبرنا في الفعلِ والعامل الله

    The Compeller is mentioned only for our sake,

    to compel us in action; the One who acts is God.

  32. نزولٌ من أجلي كونه متكبرا

    بآلة تعريفٍ وهذا هو الله

    His being self-exalting is a descent for my sake,

    with the particle of definiteness; this One is God.

  33. بآلةِ عهدٍ قلت فيه مصوّرٌ

    لنا فيه والأرحام إذ قاله الله

    With a particle of specific reference, I said of Him: ‘A Fashioner

    of us therein, and in the wombs,’ as God said.

  34. وإنَّ شؤونَ البِرّ إصلاحُ خلقه

    لمن يطلبِ الإصلاحَ فالمحسن الله

    The affairs of goodness are the setting right of His creation

    for whoever seeks reform; the Beneficent is God.

  35. بمقتدر أقوى على كلِّ صورةٍ

    أريد بها فعلاً ليرضى بها الله

    Through the Omnipotent I have strength for every form

    through which I intend an act, that God may be pleased with it.

  36. ألم تر أنَّ الله قد خلق البرا

    وأنشأ منه الناسَ فالبارىء الله

    Have you not seen that God created the dust,

    and brought humankind forth from it? The Originator is God.

  37. وكلُّ عليٍّ في الوجودِ مقيَّد

    سوى مَن تعالى فالعليّ هو الله

    Every exalted one in existence is limited,

    save Him who transcends; the Most High is God.

  38. وكلُّ ولي ما عدا الحق نازلٌ

    فليس ولياً فالوليّ هو الله

    Every protector other than the Real is lowly;

    he is no true protector; the Protector is God.

  39. لنا قوةٌ من ربنا مستعارةٌ

    فنحن ضِعافٌ والقويُّ هو الله

    Our strength is borrowed from our Lord;

    we are weak, and the Strong is God.

  40. ولا حيّ إلاّ من تكون حياتُه

    هويته والحيُّ سبحانه الله

    None is living save One whose life

    is His very identity; the Living—glory be to Him—is God.

  41. فعيلٌ لمفعولٍ يكون وفاعلٌ

    كذا قيل لي إنَّ الحميدَ هو الله

    The faʿīl form may denote one acted upon or one who acts;

    so I was told: the Praiseworthy is God.

  42. يمجده عبد الهوى في صلاته

    على غيرِ علم والمجيدُ هو الله

    The slave of desire glorifies Him in his prayer,

    without knowledge; the Glorious is God.

  43. تحببْ لي باسم الودودِ بجودِه

    فأثبتَ عندي جوده أنه الله

    Endear Yourself to me through the name the Loving, through His generosity;

    His generosity established for me that He is God.

  44. لجأت إليه إنه الصمد الذي

    إليه التجاءُ الخلقِ والصَّمَدُ الله

    I sought refuge in Him: He is the Eternal Refuge, the One

    to whom creation turns for refuge; the Eternal Refuge is God.

  45. وما أحد تعنو له أوجه العُلى

    سواه كما قلناه والأحد الله

    No one has the faces of the exalted bow before him

    except Him, as we have said; the Unique is God.

  46. هو الواحد المعبود في كلِّ صورةٍ

    تكون له مجلى فذلكم الله

    He is the One, worshiped in every form

    that becomes a place of His manifestation; that One is God.

  47. أنا أوَّلٌ في الممكناتِ مقيدٌ

    وإطلاقها الله فالأول الله

    I am a first among possible beings, limited;

    their absoluteness is God; the First is God.

  48. أقولُ هو الأعلى ولكن لغير من

    وإنْ قلت من فافهم كما قاله الله

    I say, ‘He is the Highest,’ but without a ‘than’;

    and if you say ‘than,’ understand it as God has said it.

  49. هو المتعالي للذي جاء من ظما

    وجوعٍ وسقمٍ مثل ما قاله الله

    He is the Transcendent, beyond what comes of thirst

    and hunger and sickness, as God has said.

  50. يقدِّرُ أرزاقاً ويوجدها بنا

    كما جاء في الأخبارِ فالخالقُ الله

    He measures out sustenance and brings it into being through us,

    as has come in the reports; the Creator is God.

  51. وإن جاء بالخلاقِ فهو بكوننا

    كثيرين بالأشخاصِ والموجد الله

    If He comes as the Ever-Creator, it is because we are

    many as individuals; the Giver of Existence is God.

  52. ولا تطلب الأرزاقُ إلا من الذي

    تسميه بالرزَّاقِ ذلكم الله

    Sustenance is sought only from the One

    you call the Provider; that One is God.

  53. هو الحقُّ لا أكني ولستُ بملغزٍ

    ولا رامزٍ والحقُّ يعلمه الله

    He is the Real; I speak no allusions and pose no riddles,

    nor do I hint; the Real is known to God.

  54. لقد جاءني حكم اللطيفِ بذاته

    وإن كان من أسمائه فهو الله

    The rule of the Subtle came to me through His essence;

    though it is among His names, He is God.

  55. رؤوف بنا والنهي عن رأفة يكن

    كثيراً سواء هكذا نصَّه الله

    He is Compassionate toward us; compassion may be forbidden

    often, without distinction—thus God has expressly stated it.

  56. إذا جاءك الفتاح أبشر بنصره

    وإنك مدعوٌ كما حكم الله

    When the Opener comes to you, rejoice in His victory;

    you are called, as God has decreed.

  57. فإنَّ له حكم المتانة في الورى

    وأنت رقيقٌ فالمتينُ هو الله

    His is the rule of firmness among humankind,

    while you are delicate; the Firm is God.

  58. وأنت خفي في ضنائن غيبه

    ولستَ جلياً فالمبينُ هو الله

    You are hidden among the cherished ones of His unseen,

    not manifest; the Evident is God.

  59. تأمَّلْ إذا ما كنتَ بالله مؤمناً

    من المؤمن الصِّدِّيق فالمؤمن الله

    Reflect, if you are a believer in God:

    who is the believer, the utterly truthful? The Faithful is God.

  60. ولا تختبر حكم المهيمن إنه

    شهيد لما قد كان والشاهد الله

    Do not test the rule of the Guardian: He

    is witness to what has been; the Witness is God.

  61. جلاه لنا من باطن الأمر حكمه

    هو الباطن المجهولُ فالمدرك الله

    His rule disclosed Him to us from the inwardness of the matter:

    He is the Hidden, the Unknown; the Perceiver is God.

  62. يشاهد في القدّوس في كلِّ حالة

    أكون عليها فالشهيد هو الله

    He is witnessed in the All-Holy, in every state

    I am in; the Witness is God.

  63. شديدٌ إذا يُدعى المليكُ بحكمه

    على خلقه فانظره فالحاكم الله

    He is stern when called the Sovereign, in His rule

    over His creation; behold Him—the Ruler is God.

  64. كما هو إن نكرته وأزلته

    عن الياءِ فأقصره تجدْه هو الله

    As He is—if you make the name indefinite and strip it

    of the yāʾ, shorten it: you will find He is God.

  65. وكبِّر تكبيراً إذا ما ذكرتنا

    به حاكم الله والأكبر الله

    Magnify Him greatly whenever you remind us

    of Him: God is Ruler, and the Greatest is God.

  66. وما عزَّ من يفنيه برهانُ فكره

    وقد عزَّ عنه والأعز هو الله

    No one is mighty whom the proof of his thinking annihilates;

    He is beyond its reach, and the Mightiest is God.

  67. هو السيِّد المعلوم عند أولي النُّهى

    وجاءت به الأنباءُ والسيِّد الله

    He is the Master, known to those endowed with understanding;

    reports have come of Him; the Master is God.

  68. إذا قلت سُبُّوحٌ فذلكم اسمه

    لما كان من تنزيهكم وهو الله

    If you say ‘All-Transcendent,’ that is His name

    on account of your declaring Him transcendent; He is God.

  69. كما هو وتر للطلابِ بثاره

    لكلِّ شريكٍ يدَِّعي أنه الله

    Likewise He is the Odd One in pursuit of His vengeance

    against every partner who claims he is God.

  70. وقل فيه محسان كما جاء نصه

    بالسنة الأرسالُ فالمحسنُ الله

    Call Him Ever-Beneficent, as His wording came

    on the tongues of the messengers; the Beneficent is God.

  71. جميلٌ ولا يهوى من أعجب ما يرى

    فقال لي المجلي الجميلُ هو الله

    Beautiful, yet not loved—among the strangest things seen;

    then the Revealer said to me: ‘The Beautiful is God.’

  72. ولما علمنا بالبراهين أنه

    رفيق بنا قلنا الرفيقُ هو الله

    When we knew through proofs that He

    is Gentle with us, we said: the Gentle is God.

  73. لقد جاءني باسم المسعر عبدُه

    محمد المبعوثُ والمخبرُ الله

    His servant came to me with the name the Price-Setter—

    Muhammad, the one sent; the One who informs is God.

  74. وفي قبضة الرحمن كانت ذواتنا

    مع الحدثِ المرئيّ والقابضُ الله

    Our essences were in the grasp of the All-Merciful,

    together with visible temporal becoming; the Grasper is God.

  75. ويبسطُنا عند الكثيبِ لكي نرى

    على جهة الانعام فالباسطُ الله

    He expands us beside the dune, so that we may see,

    as an act of grace; the Expander is God.

  76. ألا إنه الشافعي لسقم طبيعتي

    كما جاء يشفيني وإنْ أسقم الله

    Lo, He is the Healer of my nature’s sickness,

    as He came to heal me, even if God caused sickness.

  77. كما أنه المعطى الوجودَ وما له

    من الحقِّ خلقاً هكذا قاله الله

    He is likewise the Giver of existence and what belongs to it

    from the Real, as creation; thus God has said.

  78. ولما أتى داعي المقدّم طالباً

    تقدم من يدعو من العالم الله

    When the caller of the Advancer came seeking,

    whoever in the world calls upon God stepped forward.

  79. ومن حكمه باسم المؤخر لم أكن

    على حكمه الهادي كما قد قضى الله

    Through His rule under the name the Delayer, I was not

    under His rule as the Guide, as God had decreed.

  80. هو الدهر يقضي ما يشاء بعلمه

    على كلِّ شيءٍ منه يعلمه الله

    He is Time, decreeing whatever He wills through His knowledge

    concerning everything from Him that God knows.

  81. فهذا الذي قد صح قد جئتكم به

    وقد قالت الحفاظُ ما ثم إلاّ هو

    This is what has been authenticated, which I have brought you;

    the preservers of tradition have said: there is nothing there but He.

  82. ونعني به في النقل إذ كان قد روتْ

    بانَّ له الأسماء من صِدقِ دعواه

    By this we mean the transmitted account, since they have related

    that His are the Names, according to His truthful claim.

  83. وقيدها في تسعةٍ لفظُه لنا

    وتسعين من أحصاها يدخل مأواه

    His wording to us fixed their number at nine

    and ninety: whoever enumerates them enters his abode.

  84. وما هو إلاّ جَنَّته فوق جّنة

    على درج الأسماء والخلد مثواه

    It is none other than his garden, above a garden,

    on the steps of the Names; eternity is his dwelling.