ياكريمO gracious One الوجهthe countenance ضاقتhas grown strait وأنتand You بالعالمof the world عليمall-knowing
ياكريم الوجه ضاقت وأنت بالعالم عليم
ضاقتhave grown strained أخلاقtempers الخلائقof people
ضاقت أخلاق الخلائق
O You of gracious countenance, hardship has closed in, and You know the world.
O the one with the beautiful face, while you are all-knowing of this world
People's tempers have grown strained,
The morals of people have narrowed
واليتامىand the orphans والحريمand the womenfolk ربLord فرجهاrelieve it قريباsoon
واليتامى والحريم رب فرجها قريبا
إنكindeed You الربthe Lord الكريمgenerous
إنك الرب الكريم
And the orphans and womenfolk—Lord, dispel this distress soon.
And the orphans and women, my Lord relieve them soon
Indeed, You are the generous Lord.
You are the Most Generous Lord
لاdo not تؤاخذهمhold them to account بذنبيfor my sin إنindeed ذنبيmy sin جيمthe letter jīm ميمthe letter mīm
لا تؤاخذهم بذنبي إن ذنبي جيم ميم
واعفand pardon عنيme وامحand erase ذنبيmy sin
واعف عني وامح ذنبي
Do not hold them to account for my sin; indeed, my sin is jīm–mīm—vast.
Do not blame them for my sins, for my sins are immense
And pardon me and erase my sin.
Forgive me and erase my sins
اصلحmend القلبthe heart السقيمailing تبturn in mercy عليناtoward us ياO إلهيmy God
اصلح القلب السقيم تب علينا يا إلهي
أدركcome to the rescue أدركcome to the rescue يارحيمO Merciful One
أدرك أدرك يارحيم
Mend the ailing heart; turn to us in mercy, O my God.
Reform the ailing heart, turn to us O my God
Come to our aid, come to our aid, O Merciful One,
Realize, realize O the Most Merciful
بتوبةwith repentance الصدقsincerity المنجىsaving قبلbefore ماthat نمسيwe become رميمcrumbling remains
بتوبة الصدق المنجى قبل ما نمسي رميم
ياعظيمO great One الفضلbounty يامنO You whose
ياعظيم الفضل يامن
With sincere, saving repentance, before we become crumbling remains.
With the repentance of sincere salvation before we become deteriorated
O You of immense bounty, O You whose
O the Magnificent, O You whose trait is perfect concealment
شأنهHis way السترconcealment العميمall-embracing نسألكwe ask You تسترYou conceal وتغفرand You forgive
شأنه الستر العميم نسألك تستر وتغفر
لاdo not تؤاخذhold to account ياحليمO Forbearing One
لا تؤاخذ ياحليم
way is all-embracing concealment: we ask You to conceal and forgive.
We ask you for concealment and forgiveness
Do not hold us to account, O Forbearing One.
Do not blame, O Forbearing One
واهدناand guide us ياذاO Possessor of المواهبthe gifts للصراطto the path المستقيمstraight
واهدنا ياذا المواهب للصراط المستقيم
واختمand conclude العمرlife بخيرwith goodness
واختم العمر بخير
And guide us, O Possessor of gifts, to the straight path.
And guide us, O Giver of gifts, to the straight path
And bring life to a good end,
And conclude my life with good
يامهيمنO Guardian ياعليمO All-Knowing One وصلاةand the blessing اللهof God تترىin succession
يامهيمن ياعليم وصلاة الله تترى
كلevery time ماهبthat it blows النسيمthe breeze
كل ماهب النسيم
O Guardian, O All-Knowing One; and may God's blessings come in succession,
O Guardian, O All-Knowing, and the prayers of God continue
Whenever the breeze blows,
To cover the Chosen One, Ahmad, and eternal peace
تتغشىenvelops المصطفىthe Chosen One أحمدAhmad والسلامand peace المستديمeverlasting
تتغشى المصطفى أحمد والسلام المستديم
وعلىand upon آلfamily وصحبand companions
وعلى آل وصحب
Enfolding the Chosen One, Ahmad, with everlasting peace,
And upon his family and the companions
And resting upon the family and companions
Of the Prophet, the Noble Guide, and to You belongs all praise
للنبيof the Prophet الهاديguiding الكريمnoble ولكand to You الحمدpraise الهيmy God
للنبي الهادي الكريم ولك الحمد الهي
عدas numerous as ماطشwhat it has sprinkled الرذيمthe drizzle
عد ماطش الرذيم
Of the guiding, noble Prophet; and praise is Yours, my God,
For as long as the despicable last
As numerous as the drops the drizzle scatters.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1