الحمدللهpraise be to Allah ذيpossessor of الآلاءbounties والنعمand blessings
الحمدلله ذي الآلاء والنعم
والفضلand grace والجودand munificence والإحسانand beneficence والكرمand generosity
والفضل والجود والإحسان والكرم
Praise be to Allah, possessor of bounties and blessings,
Praise be to Allah, Possessor of bounties and favors
and grace, munificence, beneficence, and generosity:
And grace, generosity, kindness and nobility
حمداpraise كثيراabundant كبيراimmense دائماunceasing أبداforever
حمدا كثيرا كبيرا دائما أبدا
لاnot يحتصىbe counted بمدادwith the ink of الخلقcreation والكلمand words
لا يحتصى بمداد الخلق والكلم
abundant, immense praise, unceasing forever,
Much praise, great, everlasting, eternal
which cannot be counted with creation's ink and words,
That cannot be counted by pens or words
مكرراrepeated كلevery حينmoment لانفادno end بهto it
مكررا كل حين لانفاد به
يدومendures دأباunceasingly مدىthroughout الآبادendless ages كالقدمlike beginningless eternity
يدوم دأبا مدى الآباد كالقدم
repeated at every moment, with no end to it.
Repeated at all times, never depleted
It endures ceaselessly through endless ages, like beginningless eternity.
Lasting forever, like antiquity
سبحانهglory be to Him جلexalted is He لاnot أحصيI enumerate ثناهpraise of Him ولاnor
سبحانه جل لا أحصي ثناه ولا
أرجوI hope سواهother than Him لنفسيfor myself بلindeed وللاممand for the nations
أرجو سواه لنفسي بل وللامم
Glory be to Him, exalted is He! I cannot enumerate His praises, nor
Glorified is He! I cannot count His praise nor
do I place my hope in anyone besides Him, for myself—indeed, for the nations too.
Hope for other than Him for myself or all nations
ماذاwhat أقولI say وماand what أثنىI praise عليهHim بهwith it
ماذا أقول وما أثنى عليه به
ماحدwhat is the limit of قوليmy speech وماand what حدthe limit of نطاقthe reach of فميmy mouth
ماحد قولي وما حد نطاق فمي
What can I say, and with what can I praise Him?
What can I say and what can I praise Him with?
What is the limit of my speech, and what the limit of my mouth's reach?
My words and mouth cannot contain His praise
إنيindeed I بعجزيto my incapacity وتقصيريand my shortcomings لمعترفsurely confessing
إني بعجزي وتقصيري لمعترف
وبالكبائرand by major sins موصوفmarked وباللممand by minor lapses
وبالكبائر موصوف وباللمم
Indeed, I confess my incapacity and my shortcomings,
I admit my inadequacy and shortcomings
and am marked by major sins and minor lapses.
Characterized by major sins and blemishes
أرجوI hope إلهيmy God بمحضout of sheer الفضلgrace يرحمنيwill have mercy on me
أرجو إلهي بمحض الفضل يرحمني
ويعفوand pardon عنيme ويحفظنيand protect me منfrom النقمpunishments
ويعفو عني ويحفظني من النقم
I hope my God, out of sheer grace, will have mercy on me,
I hope my God, by His grace alone, will have mercy on me
and pardon me and protect me from punishments,
Pardon and protect me from wrath
ويختمand conclude العمرlife بالحسنىwith goodness ويغفرand forgive ليme
ويختم العمر بالحسنى ويغفر لي
ويشفىand heal القلبthe heart والجسمand the body منof السقمsickness
ويشفى القلب والجسم من السقم
and bring my life to a good end and forgive me,
And take my soul with goodness and forgive my sins
and heal my heart and body of sickness.
And heal my heart and body from all illness
ياO ربLord ياO حيEver-Living ياO قيومAll-Sustaining ياO صمدSelf-Sufficient One
يا رب يا حي يا قيوم يا صمد
ياعالمO Knower of الحالthe condition فيin وجديmy prosperity وفيand in عدميmy poverty
ياعالم الحال في وجدي وفي عدمي
O Lord, O Ever-Living, O All-Sustaining, O Self-Sufficient One,
O Lord, O Ever-Living, O Eternal Refuge, O Self-Subsisting
O Knower of my condition in my prosperity and my poverty,
O Knower of my state in existence or absence
أشكوI complain إليكto You أموراmatters أنتYou تعلمهاknow them
أشكو إليك أمورا أنت تعلمها
فاقضso fulfill ليfor me حاجتيmy need ياO قاسمApportioner of القسمthe shares
فاقض لي حاجتي يا قاسم القسم
I complain to You of matters You know;
I complain to You of matters You know
so fulfill my need for me, O Apportioner of shares.
So fulfill my needs, O Apportioner of shares
والفاصلاةand two thousand blessings معwith التسليمsalutations of peace يتبعهاfollows them
والفاصلاة مع التسليم يتبعها
علىupon النبيthe Prophet الرسولthe Messenger المفردthe peerless one العلمthe eminent one
على النبي الرسول المفرد العلم
And two thousand blessings, with salutations of peace following them,
Followed by blessings and peace upon the Prophet
upon the Prophet, the Messenger, the peerless, eminent one,
The chosen, singularly wise messenger
والآلand the family والصحبand the companions ماas long as سارjourneyed الحجيجthe pilgrims إلىto البيتthe House
والآل والصحب ما سار الحجيج إلى البيت
العتيقthe ancient وماand as long as اشتاقواthey yearned إلىfor حرمa sanctuary
العتيق وما اشتاقوا إلى حرم
and upon his family and companions, as long as pilgrims journey to the House—
And his family and companions, as long as pilgrims journey to the Ancient House,
the ancient one—and as long as they yearn for a sanctuary.
And yearn for its holy precincts
Sol 6.1