الحمدpraise للهto God الجوادthe Bountiful الكريمthe Generous
الحمد لله الجواد الكريم
المعطيthe Giver المفضلthe Benefactor بكلwith every النعيمdelight
المعطي المفضل بكل النعيم
Praise be to God, the Bountiful, the Generous,
Praise be to Allah, the Generous, the Benevolent
The Giver, the Benefactor, bestowing every delight.
The Giver, the One who favors with all bounty
واستغفرand I seek forgiveness الللهGod الغفورthe Forgiving الرحيمthe Merciful
واستغفر اللله الغفور الرحيم
منfor كلevery ذنبsin حادثrecent أوor قديمold
من كل ذنب حادث أو قديم
And I seek forgiveness from God, the Forgiving, the Merciful,
And I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Forgiving, the Merciful
For every sin, recent or old.
For every sin, recent or old
ياO قلبيmy heart السوأماwayward—will you not تستقيمbecome upright
يا قلبي السوأما تستقيم
كيso that تأتيyou may come to اللهGod بقلبwith a heart سليمsound
كي تأتي الله بقلب سليم
O my wayward heart, will you not become upright,
O my heart, be steadfast and upright
So that you may come to God with a sound heart?
So you may come to Allah with a pure heart
أماdo you not ترىsee الموتdeath الفظيعdreadful الشنيعappalling
أما ترى الموت الفظيع الشنيع
يغشىovertakes البعيدthe distant one والرحمand kin والحميمand the close friend
يغشى البعيد والرحم والحميم
Do you not see death, dreadful and appalling,
Do you not see death, frightening and appalling
Overtaking the distant, kin, and close friends?
It overcomes both loved ones and strangers
ولاand let not تغركdeceive you صحتكyour health كمhow many فتىa youth
ولا تغرك صحتك كم فتى
أصبحwas in the morning صحيحاhealthy ثمthen أمسىwas by evening سقيمill
أصبح صحيحا ثم أمسى سقيم
And let not your health deceive you—how many a youth
Do not be fooled by your health, how many a lad
Was healthy in the morning, then ill by evening,
Woke up healthy, but by evening fell ill
وبعدand after أيامdays قضىfulfilled نحبهhis allotted term
وبعد أيام قضى نحبه
أماeither إلىto الجنةParadise أوor للجحيمto Hell
أما إلى الجنة أو للجحيم
And, days later, met his end,
And after days, met his end
Either to Paradise or to Hell.
Either to Paradise or Hellfire
واحذرand beware منof الموتdeath وكنand be مشفقاapprehensive
واحذر من الموت وكن مشفقا
منهof it أخاa brother of حزنsorrow كئيبdejected كظيمsuppressing grief
منه أخا حزن كئيب كظيم
And beware of death, and be apprehensive
And beware of death and be anxious about it
Of it—a brother to sorrow, dejected, holding back grief.
A grieving, sorrowful, immense anxiety
عسىmay it be عسىmay it be الرحمنthe All-Merciful يغفرforgive ليfor me
عسى عسى الرحمن يغفر لي
ولاand not يؤاخذنيhold me to account بفعليfor my deeds الكريمthe Generous One
ولا يؤاخذني بفعلي الكريم
May, oh may, the All-Merciful forgive me,
I hope, I hope the Merciful forgives me
And may the Generous One not call me to account for my deeds.
And does not take me to account for my generosity
فليسfor there is no ليfor me منجيdeliverer سوىexcept فضلهHis grace
فليس لي منجي سوى فضله
كفىHe suffices كفىHe suffices يكفيsuffices الجوادthe Bountiful الكريمthe Generous
كفى كفى يكفي الجواد الكريم
For I have no deliverer save His grace.
For I have no savior but His grace
He suffices, He suffices—the Bountiful, the Generous suffices.
Enough, enough, the Generous suffices
كمhow often قدindeed بدانيHe first favored me بالنوالwith bounty بماwith what
كم قد بداني بالنوال بما
لمdid not يخطرcross البالthe mind بهof it ياO نديمcompanion
لم يخطر البال به يا نديم
How often He has bestowed on me bounty that
How much has He favored me with gifts
Had never crossed my mind, O companion!
That never crossed my mind, O intimate friend
أرجوI hope in إلهيmy God والرجاand hope فيهin Him ليfor me
أرجو إلهي والرجا فيه لي
ذخريmy reserve وكنزيand my treasure والخفرand protection واللزيمand the constant companion
ذخري وكنزي والخفر واللزيم
I hope in my God, and hope in Him is for me
I hope, my God, and my hope is in Him
My reserve, my treasure, my safeguard and constant companion.
My provision, treasure, success, and necessity
ثمthen الصلاةblessings ولاسلامand peace علىupon
ثم الصلاة ولاسلام على
منthe one whom خصهsingled him out اللهGod بالمقامwith the station العظيمexalted
من خصه الله بالمقام العظيم
Then blessings and peace be upon
Then peace and blessings be upon
The one God singled out for the exalted station,
The one God favored with the Greatest Station
والآلand the family والأصحابand the companions ماas long as غردتsang
والآل والأصحاب ما غردت
الأطيارthe birds بالآصالin the evenings أوor بالعتيمin night's darkness
الأطيار بالآصال أو بالعتيم
And upon his family and companions, as long as songs are sung
And his family and companions whenever
By birds at eventide or in the dark of night.
The birds chirped at dawn or dusk
Sol 6.1