أنحتI carve (likely intended: أنخت, I make kneel) ببابat the door of الكريمthe Generous One الأملhope
أنحت بباب الكريم الأمل
لعلperhaps الفرجrelief منهfrom Him عاجلswiftly يصلarrives
لعل الفرج منه عاجل يصل
I make hope kneel at the Generous One’s door;
Perhaps relief from Him will swiftly arrive.
فمنthen who ليfor me ومنand who للبلاياfor calamities ومنand who
فمن لي ومن للبلايا ومن
لضريfor my suffering وكرand anguish (word begins here) بيmy (with the remainder of split 'anguish') أذابيwhen upon me (likely إذا بي) نزلbefalls
لضري وكر بي أذابي نزل
Who, then, is there for me, who for calamities, and who
For my suffering and anguish when they befall me?
ومنand who ذاthat one الذيwhom أدعوهI call upon him وأسألهand I ask him
ومن ذا الذي أدعوه وأسأله
ومنand whom أطلبهI seek him عندwhen سدthe blocking of الحيلexpedients
ومن أطلبه عند سد الحيل
And who is it I call upon and ask,
And whom do I seek when every expedient is blocked,
سوىother than اللهGod ربيmy Lord كفىsufficient بهis He كفىsufficient
سوى الله ربي كفى به كفى
كفىsufficient بهis He كفىsufficient بهis He كفىsufficient بهis He وهلand can
كفى به كفى به كفى به وهل
But God, my Lord? Sufficient is He, sufficient!
Sufficient is He, sufficient is He, sufficient is He! Can
سواهany besides Him يرجىis hoped in فحاشاهso exalted is He عنabove
سواه يرجى فحاشاه عن
مقالةthe saying of منone who قدhas indeed تعدىtransgressed وضلand strayed
مقالة من قد تعدى وضل
Any besides Him be hoped in? Far exalted is He above
The words of one who has transgressed and gone astray.
فماfor whatever شايكونHe wills shall be (joined words) وماand whatever لمdoes not يشاHe wills
فما شايكون وما لم يشا
فليسthen is not بكائنto come into being ففيمso why الوجلthe dread
فليس بكائن ففيم الوجل
For whatever He wills shall be, and whatever He does not will
Will not come to be—so why the dread?
وماand what ليسis not لكfor you لمnot تكنyou be تدركهyou attain it
وما ليس لك لم تكن تدركه
وماand what قدalready كتبhas been decreed لكfor you فعدهso count it حصلobtained
وما قد كتب لك فعده حصل
And what is not yours you could never attain,
And what is decreed for you, count it already gained.
فياso O ربناour Lord ياO سميعHearer of الدعاprayer
فيا ربنا يا سميع الدعا
ومنand You who منهfrom Him الخيرgoodness يأتيcomes جملin abundance (reading uncertain)
ومن منه الخير يأتي جمل
So, O our Lord, O Hearer of prayer,
And You from whom goodness comes in abundance,
وياكشفand O remover (likely ويا كاشف) الضرaffliction ياO ذاPossessor of العلاsublimity
وياكشف الضر يا ذا العلا
وياand O منYou who يفرجbrings relief إذاwhen خطبa calamity حلbefalls
ويا من يفرج إذا خطب حل
And O remover of affliction, O Possessor of sublimity,
And You who bring relief when calamity descends,
باسمائكby Your names اللهO God ياO خالقيmy Creator
باسمائك الله يا خالقي
سألتكI implore You وكلand by every كتابBook نزلsent down
سألتك وكل كتاب نزل
By Your names, O God, my Creator,
I implore You, and by every Book sent down,
وبالهاديand by the Guide المصطفىthe Chosen المجتبيthe Elect
وبالهادي المصطفى المجتبي
وآلهand his family وأصحابهand his companions أهلpeople of العملdeeds
وآله وأصحابه أهل العمل
And by the Guide, the Chosen, the Elect,
And his family and companions, people of deeds,
وبالأنبياءand by the prophets وأصحابهمand their companions
وبالأنبياء وأصحابهم
وأتباعهمand their followers منfrom جميعall المللfaiths
وأتباعهم من جميع الملل
And by the prophets and their companions,
And their followers from all faiths,
باملاككby Your angels اللهO God ياO رازقيmy Provider
باملاكك الله يا رازقي
وبالأولياand by the saints إنif (likely intended: that) تقيناYou guard us from الزللerror
وبالأوليا إن تقينا الزلل
By Your angels, O God, my Provider,
And by the saints, that You guard us from error.
وكنand be ليfor me إليهto Him (likely intended: إلهي, my God) علىin كلevery حالcircumstance
وكن لي إليه على كل حال
ومنand whoever أنتYou لهare for him فوقbeyond سؤالهhis request ينلwill attain
ومن أنت له فوق سؤاله ينل
And stand by me, my God, in every circumstance;
And whoever has You on his side gains beyond his request.
وفرجand grant relief علىupon (likely intended: upon me) فرجاrelief عاجلاimmediate
وفرج على فرجا عاجلا
قريباسرsoon; beginning of split 'swiftly' يعافيكending of split 'swiftly'; in You الأملhope
قريباسر يعافيك الأمل
And grant me relief, an immediate relief,
Soon and swiftly—in You lies hope.
وفيكand in You الرجاhope وإليكand to You اللجاrecourse
وفيك الرجا وإليك اللجا
ومنكand from You النجاdeliverance إنif غشتنيengulf me الظللshadows
ومنك النجا إن غشتني الظلل
And in You is hope, and to You is recourse,
And from You comes deliverance if shadows engulf me.
واختمand bring to a close لعبدكfor Your servant بخيرwith the best of الختامendings
واختم لعبدك بخير الختام
إذاwhen حانcomes حينthe time of انقراضthe ending of الأجلthe allotted lifespan
إذا حان حين انقراض الأجل
And grant Your servant the best of endings,
When the hour comes for the allotted span to end.
وصلand send blessings وسلمand grant peace ربO Lord of العلىthe heights
وصل وسلم رب العلى
علىupon منhim who يشفعintercedes يومon the day of الوجلdread
على من يشفع يوم الوجل
And send blessings and peace, O Lord of the heights,
Upon him who intercedes on the Day of Dread,
وآلهand his family وأصحابهand his companions أهلpeople of الهدىguidance
وآله وأصحابه أهل الهدى
ومنand whoever سارwalked فيin سيرهمtheir path وامتثلand obeyed
ومن سار في سيرهم وامتثل
And his family and companions, people of guidance,
And whoever has walked their path and obeyed.
Sol 6.1