يامن يُغيثُ الوَرى مِنْ بعدِ ما قَنِطُوا

يامن يُغيثُ الوَرى مِنْ بعدِ ما قَنِطُوا

ارحَمْ عِباداً أكفَّ الفقْرِ قد بَسَطوا

ارحَمْ عِباداً أكفَّ الفقْرِ قد بَسَطوا

O You who bring relief to humankind after they have despaired,

O You who brings relief to mankind after they despair

have mercy on servants who have stretched forth poverty's palms.

Have mercy on Your servants, whose poverty has humbled them

عَوَّدْتَهم بَسْطَ أرزاقٍ بلا سَببٍ

عَوَّدْتَهم بَسْطَ أرزاقٍ بلا سَببٍ

سوى جميلِ رجاءٍ نحوهُ انْبَسطوا

سوى جميلِ رجاءٍ نحوهُ انْبَسطوا

You have accustomed them to abundant sustenance without a cause,

You have accustomed them to abundant provision without cause

save the beautiful hope with which they reached out toward You.

Except for the beauty of hopeful yearning towards You

وعُدْتَ بالفضلِ في وردٍ وفي صَدَرٍ

وعُدْتَ بالفضلِ في وردٍ وفي صَدَرٍ

بالجُودِ إن أَقْسَطوا والحِلْمِ إنْ قَسَطوا

بالجُودِ إن أَقْسَطوا والحِلْمِ إنْ قَسَطوا

And You have bestowed grace anew, at their coming and going,

You promised kindness in visits and in breasts

with generosity if they act justly, and forbearance if they act unjustly.

With generosity if they are equitable, and forbearance if they stray

فَضائلُ ارتَبطتْ شُمُّ الأُنوفِ لَها

فَضائلُ ارتَبطتْ شُمُّ الأُنوفِ لَها

وكُلُّ صَعْبٍ لقَيدِ الجُودِ يَرْتبطُ

وكُلُّ صَعْبٍ لقَيدِ الجُودِ يَرْتبطُ

Virtues to which the proud have bound themselves,

Virtues bound to the scent of noses because of them

and every unruly one is tethered by generosity's fetter.

And every hardship is bound by the shackle of generosity

يامن تَعرَّف بالمَعْروفِ فاعتَرفَتْ

يامن تَعرَّف بالمَعْروفِ فاعتَرفَتْ

بِجَمِّ أنعامهِ الأطرافُ والوسَطُ

بِجَمِّ أنعامهِ الأطرافُ والوسَطُ

O You who made Yourself known through kindness, and were thus acknowledged

O You who is known for good, so the horizons and center have recognized

for Your abundant favors by the outskirts and the center.

The beauty of Your blessings

وعالِماً بخفيَّاتِ الأُمورِ فَلا

وعالِماً بخفيَّاتِ الأُمورِ فَلا

وَهْمٌ يجوزُ عَليه لا ولا غَلَطُ

وَهْمٌ يجوزُ عَليه لا ولا غَلَطُ

And O Knower of the hidden aspects of affairs: no

And knowing the hidden truths of matters, no

delusion can befall You—no, nor any error.

Misconception can impugn You, no error

عَبْدٌ فقيرٌ بباب الجودِ مُنكسِرٌ

عَبْدٌ فقيرٌ بباب الجودِ مُنكسِرٌ

من شأنهِ أن يُوافي حِين يَنضَغطُ

من شأنهِ أن يُوافي حِين يَنضَغطُ

A poor servant, broken at generosity's door,

A poor servant broken at the door of generosity

whose habit is to come when hard-pressed.

It is in his nature to arrive when squeezed

مَهْما أتى لِيَمُدَّ الكفَّ أخْجَلَهُ

مَهْما أتى لِيَمُدَّ الكفَّ أخْجَلَهُ

قَبائحٌ وخَطايا أمْرُها فُرُطُ

قَبائحٌ وخَطايا أمْرُها فُرُطُ

Whenever he comes to stretch out his palm, he is shamed

Whatever sins and disgraces come to extend his palm, they shame him

by foul deeds and sins that have exceeded all bounds.

His affairs are chaotic, his ropes cut

يا واسعاً ضاقَ خَطوُ الخَلْقِ عن نِعَمٍ

يا واسعاً ضاقَ خَطوُ الخَلْقِ عن نِعَمٍ

منهُ إذا خَطبوا في وَصْفِها خَبَطُوا

منهُ إذا خَطبوا في وَصْفِها خَبَطُوا

O Boundless One, creation's stride falls short of the blessings

O Vast, yet the steps of creation are too narrow

from You; when they speak to describe them, they stumble.

To describe Your blessings when they seek them, stumbling

وناشِراً بيدِ الإجْمالِ رَحْمَتَهُ

وناشِراً بيدِ الإجْمالِ رَحْمَتَهُ

فليسَ يَلحقُ منهُ مُسْرفاً قَنَطُ

فليسَ يَلحقُ منهُ مُسْرفاً قَنَطُ

And O You who spread Your mercy with the hand of graciousness,

And You who spreads His mercy with the hand of summarized grace

so no transgressor is overtaken by despair of You.

So none who overindulge are deprived of hope

ارحَمْ عباداً بضَنْكِ العَيْش قد قَنِعُوا

ارحَمْ عباداً بضَنْكِ العَيْش قد قَنِعُوا

فأيْنَما سَقَطوا بينَ الوَرى لَقَطوا

فأيْنَما سَقَطوا بينَ الوَرى لَقَطوا

Have mercy on servants who have been content with a straitened life,

Have mercy on servants content with the hardship of life

so wherever they land among humankind, they glean.

Wherever they fall among mankind, they pick up scraps

إذا تُوُزِّعت الدُّنيا فَما لَهُمُ

إذا تُوُزِّعت الدُّنيا فَما لَهُمُ

غيرَ الدُّجُنَّةِ لُحفٌ والثَّرى بُسُطُ

غيرَ الدُّجُنَّةِ لُحفٌ والثَّرى بُسُطُ

When this world is shared out, they have nothing

When the world is distributed, they have nothing

but the darkness for blankets and the earth for mats.

Except rags, a cloak, and the dirt, a carpet

لكنَّهُم مِنْ ذَرا عَلياكَ في نَمَطٍ

لكنَّهُم مِنْ ذَرا عَلياكَ في نَمَطٍ

سامٍ رفيعِ الذُّرى ما فَوقَهُ نَمطُ

سامٍ رفيعِ الذُّرى ما فَوقَهُ نَمطُ

Yet, under the shelter of Your majesty, they hold a rank

But they are of Your lofty, sublime essence

sublime and lofty-peaked, with no rank above it.

Above them no essence, their spiritual station so high

ومَنْ يَكُنْ بالَّذي يَهواهُ مُجتْمِعاً

ومَنْ يَكُنْ بالَّذي يَهواهُ مُجتْمِعاً

فما يُبالي أقامَ الحَيُّ أم شَحَطوا

فما يُبالي أقامَ الحَيُّ أم شَحَطوا

And whoever is united with the one he loves

And whoever is gathered with whom he loves

cares not whether the tribe stays or journeys far away.

Does not care if the living depart or are scattered

نحنُ العَبيدُ وأنتَ المَلْكُ ليسَ سِوى

نحنُ العَبيدُ وأنتَ المَلْكُ ليسَ سِوى

وكلُّ شَيءٍ يُرَجَّى بَعْدَ ذا شَطَطُ

وكلُّ شَيءٍ يُرَجَّى بَعْدَ ذا شَطَطُ

We are the slaves and You are the King—there is nothing else;

We are the servants and You are the King, none but You

and anything hoped for beyond this is excess.

And everything hoped for after this has strayed