ياO طبيبphysician القلوبhearts قلبيmy heart عليلailing
يا طبيب القلوب قلبي عليل
ياO دليليmy guide ماليI have no سواكother than You دليلguide
يا دليلي مالي سواك دليل
O Physician of hearts, my heart is ailing.
O healer of hearts, my heart is sick
O my Guide, I have no guide but You.
O my guide, I have no guide but you
ياO غياثيmy succor وياملاذيand O my refuge وعونيand my aid
يا غياثي وياملاذي وعوني
أنتYou حسبيsufficient for me وأنتand You نعمexcellent الوكيلthe Trustee
أنت حسبي وأنت نعم الوكيل
O my Succor, O my Refuge and my Aid.
O my savior, my refuge, my helper
You suffice me, and what an excellent Trustee You are.
You are sufficient for me, and an excellent trustee
أنتYou أعلمknow better بحالof the condition قلبيmy heart منيthan I
أنت أعلم بحال قلبي مني
أنتYou نعمexcellent النصيرthe Helper نعمexcellent الكفيلthe Guarantor
أنت نعم النصير نعم الكفيل
You know my heart’s condition better than I do.
You know the state of my heart more than I do
You are an excellent Helper, an excellent Guarantor.
You are the best supporter, the best guarantor
أصلحset right الحالthe condition جملbeautify الحالthe condition واسترand conceal
أصلح الحال جمل الحال واستر
ياO الذيthe One who فضلهHis bounty عليناupon us جزيلabundant
يا الذي فضله علينا جزيل
Set my state right, beautify it, and veil my faults.
Reform this state, beautify this state, and conceal
O You whose bounty upon us is abundant.
O You whose favor upon us is abundant
قدindeed سترتYou concealed القبيحthe ugly فضلاout of grace وأظهرand revealed (continued by ت)
قد سترت القبيح فضلا وأظهر
تYou (verb-ending fragment) الجميلthe beautiful فماso none سواكother than You جميلbeautiful
ت الجميل فما سواك جميل
You have graciously concealed the ugly and revealed
You have concealed the ugly out of favor, and shown
The beautiful; none but You is beautiful.
The beautiful, for none is beautiful but You
شأنيmy lot النقصshortcoming والإساءةand wrongdoing وصفيmy trait
شأني النقص والإساءة وصفي
حاليmy state العجزhelplessness لستI am not عنهfrom it أميلturning away
حالي العجز لست عنه أميل
Shortcoming is my lot, and wrongdoing my trait.
My trait is shortcoming and wrongdoing, my description
Helplessness is my state; I do not turn away from it.
Is incapacity - I do not lean towards fault
ففيfor in me العيبfault كلهall of it فاسترونيso veil me
ففي العيب كله فاستروني
وارحمونيand have mercy on me منfrom قبلbefore يبدوbegins العويلthe wailing
وارحموني من قبل يبدو العويل
For every fault is in me; so veil me.
So conceal all my faults, and have mercy on me
And have mercy on me before the wailing begins.
Before the wailing of lamentation appears
ربLord توباrepentance توباrepentance نصوحاsincere نصوحاsincere
رب توبا توبا نصوحا نصوحا
خالصهpure صادقهsincere لقربكfor nearness to You تتيلunclear in the source
خالصه صادقه لقربك تتيل
Lord, repentance, repentance—sincere, sincere—
Lord, (I repent) a sincere repentance, a pure repentance
Pure and sincere, for nearness to You [verb unclear],
Yearning for Your nearness, hoping for acceptance
قبلbefore يومa day يضيقgrows narrow فيin إحتياليmy resourcefulness
قبل يوم يضيق في إحتيالي
منهfrom it كيفhow الخلاصescape كيفhow السبيلthe way
منه كيف الخلاص كيف السبيل
Before a day when my means of escape grow narrow:
Before a day comes where I am straitened in deception
How to escape it? How to find a way?
How can I attain deliverance, how can I find a way?
حالهits condition كلهall of it مهولterrifying عظيمtremendous
حاله كله مهول عظيم
كلevery خلfriend يفرflees منهfrom him الخليلthe close friend
كل خل يفر منه الخليل
Its entire condition is terrifying and tremendous.
Every state of it is fearful, tremendous
From every friend, his close friend flees.
Every friend flees from it, every companion
ياO إلهيmy God أدركنيrescue me أنيthat I am فقيرpoor
يا إلهي أدركني أني فقير
مدنفgravely ill مشرفon the brink وذنبيand my sin ثقيلheavy
مدنف مشرف وذنبي ثقيل
O my God, rescue me, for I am poor,
O my God, help me, I am poor
Wasted by illness, on the brink, and my sin is heavy.
Debased, disgraced, and my sin is heavy
مثقلburdened الظهرthe back بالذنوبwith sins وماليand I have no
مثقل الظهر بالذنوب ومالي
منany (emphatic) معينhelper إلاexcept الغفورthe All-Forgiving الجليلthe Majestic
من معين إلا الغفور الجليل
My back is burdened with sins, and I have no
My back is weighed down with sins, and I have
Helper except the All-Forgiving, the Majestic.
No helper but the All-Forgiving, the Sublime
ليسthere is not ليfor me غيرهother than Him ولستبand I am not (corrupt spelling) بباغseeking
ليس لي غيره ولستب بباغ
غيرهother than Him ماthere is no بهfor Him تعالىexalted is He بديلsubstitute
غيره ما به تعالى بديل
I have none but Him, and I do not seek
I have none but Him, and without Him I have
Another; there is no substitute for Him, exalted is He.
No substitute, exalted is He, there is no alternative
قدindeed أيستI despaired منof الخلائقcreated beings طراall
قد أيست من الخلائق طرا
وأنباand I (apparently وأنا) تحتكمbeneath You طريحcast down ذليلabject
وأنبا تحتكم طريح ذليل
I have despaired of all created beings,
I have despaired of creatures altogether
And I lie beneath You, cast down and abject.
And turned to You, fallen, humiliated
فاغفرso forgive واليto me (mis-spaced verb ending + لي) وجملونيand beautify me ومنواand bestow favor
فاغفر والي وجملوني ومنوا
وعلىand upon بعثرتيfor my stumble فأقيلواso pardon
وعلى بعثرتي فأقيلوا
So forgive me, beautify me, and bestow favor.
So forgive me, incline toward me, treat me kindly
And pardon me for my stumbling.
And overlook my scattered state
واختمand seal العمرthe lifetime ياO إلهيmy God بخيرwith goodness
واختم العمر يا إلهي بخير
حينwhen يأتيcomes قفولناour return والرحيلand departure
حين يأتي قفولنا والرحيل
And seal my life, O my God, with goodness,
And conclude my life, O my God, with good
When our return and departure come.
When our return and departure comes
واعفand pardon عنيme وعافنيand grant me well-being واقضand discharge عنيon my behalf
واعف عني وعافني واقض عني
ماwhat علىupon me (apparently عليّ) وقلand say أنابهI, for him (apparently أنا به) كفيلa guarantor
ما على وقل أنابه كفيل
And pardon me, grant me well-being, and discharge for me
Pardon me, grant me well-being, absolve me
What I owe, and say, “I am his guarantor.”
Say: "I accept his repentance, I will guarantee him"
ربLord إنيindeed I ظلمتI wronged نفسيmyself كثيراgreatly
رب إني ظلمت نفسي كثيرا
ماthere is no لظلميto my wrongdoing فيamong الأنامhumankind مثيلequal
ما لظلمي في الأنام مثيل
Lord, I have wronged myself greatly.
O Lord, I have wronged myself extensively
My wrongdoing has no equal among humankind.
My tyranny has no equal among mankind
اقترفتI committed sins وماand did not عترفتI confessed (apparently اعترفت) ولوand if أنيthat I
اقترفت وما عترفت ولو أني
اعترفتI confessed فيamong الأنامhumankind مثيلan equal
اعترفت في الأنام مثيل
I committed sins and did not confess; and if I
I have transgressed, and not confessed, and even if
Confessed—among humankind, an equal [wording unclear].
I confessed among people, it would have no equal
منof خشوعreverent humility ومنand of خضوعsubmission وخوفand fear
من خشوع ومن خضوع وخوف
وإنكسارand brokenness ومنand of دموعtears تسيلflow
وإنكسار ومن دموع تسيل
Of reverent humility, submission, and fear,
In humility, submission, awe,
And brokenness, and tears that flow,
Brokenness, and flowing tears
وقرارand repose منfrom الأنامhumankind وتركand forsaking
وقرار من الأنام وترك
للذيof that which عنكمfrom You يعوقhinders أوor يحيلdiverts
للذي عنكم يعوق أو يحيل
And repose apart from humankind, and forsaking
And abstention from people, and leaving
Whatever hinders or diverts one from You,
What distracts or preoccupies you from them
وتلافand making up for omissions لكلfor every فعلdeed فضيلvirtuous
وتلاف لكل فعل فضيل
واجتهادand striving لمالدائيfor what; for my illness يزيلremoves
واجتهاد لمالدائي يزيل
And making up for every virtuous deed left undone,
And avoidance of any virtuous deed
And striving for what removes my illness,
And striving for what dispels misdeeds
فعسىso perhaps نظرةa glance وصفحand pardon جميلgracious
فعسى نظرة وصفح جميل
لاnot بكسبيthrough my earned merit فإنfor indeed كسبيmy earned merit قليلlittle
لا بكسبي فإن كسبي قليل
So perhaps a glance and gracious pardon—
Perhaps a gracious glance and noble pardon
Not through my merit, for my merit is slight.
Not for my deeds, for my deeds are few
وصلاةand blessings علىupon النبيthe Prophet وسلامand peace
وصلاة على النبي وسلام
ماas long as هميpours rain المزنthe rainclouds واستقامand stands upright النخيلthe date palms
ما همي المزن واستقام النخيل
And blessings upon the Prophet, and peace,
And prayers and peace upon the Prophet
As long as rainclouds pour and date palms stand upright.
For as long as the clouds drizzle and trees stand tall
وعلىand upon آلهhis family الكرامthe noble وصحبهand his companions
وعلى آله الكرام وصحبه
سادةmasters مجدهمtheir glory أصيلdeep-rooted أثيلlong-established
سادة مجدهم أصيل أثيل
And upon his noble family and his companions,
And upon his noble family and companions
Masters whose glory is deep-rooted and long-established.
The masters whose glory is authentic and proven
ولكand to You الحمدpraise ياO إلهيmy God حمداpraise
ولك الحمد يا إلهي حمدا
لاnot يحدis bounded وليسand not يحصيهcounts it قيلspeech
لا يحد وليس يحصيه قيل
And Yours is praise, O my God—praise
And to You belongs all praise, O my God, praise
That is unbounded and cannot be counted by speech.
That cannot be limited or comprehended in speech
Sol 6.1