الحمدpraise للواحدto the One الرحمنthe All-Merciful
الحمد للواحد الرحمن
المحسنthe Benefactor المفضلthe Bestower of bounty المنانthe Bestower of favors
المحسن المفضل المنان
Praise be to the One, the All-Merciful,
Praise be to the One, the Merciful
the Benefactor, the Bountiful, the Bestower of favors,
The Benefactor, the Gracious, the Bestower
ذيpossessor of الجودgenerosity والبرand goodness والإحسانand beneficence
ذي الجود والبر والإحسان
ذيwhose جودهHis generosity لمhas not يزلceased هتانpouring abundantly
ذي جوده لم يزل هتان
possessor of generosity, goodness, and beneficence,
Of generosity, righteousness and favor
whose generosity has never ceased to pour down.
Whose generosity has always been abundant
ياربO Lord ياربO Lord ياوهابO lavish Giver
يارب يارب ياوهاب
يامبدلO changer of الخلقcreation والأسبابand causes
يامبدل الخلق والأسباب
O Lord, O Lord, O lavish Giver!
O Lord, O Grantor, O Bestower
O Changer of creation and causes!
O Changer of destinies and causes
ياغافرO forgiver of الذنبsin ياO نوابdeputies (possibly intended: Ever-Relenting)
ياغافر الذنب يا نواب
أسألكI ask You for توبتكYour acceptance of repentance والغفرانand forgiveness
أسألك توبتك والغفران
O Forgiver of sin, O [Ever-Relenting One?],
O Forgiver of sins, O Helper
I ask You for Your acceptance of repentance and forgiveness.
I ask You for repentance and forgiveness
ياربO Lord ياO منYou who يرىsee قلبيmy heart
يارب يا من يرى قلبي
وماand what بباطنيwithin me منof كربdistress
وما بباطني من كرب
O Lord, O You who see my heart,
O Lord, O You who sees my heart
and whatever distress lies within me.
And what troubles lie within
علمكYour knowledge حسبيenough for me كفىspares حسبيmy sufficiency
علمك حسبي كفى حسبي
منfrom كثرthe abundance of شكوايmy complaints والهذيانand rambling
من كثر شكواي والهذيان
Your knowledge suffices me; that sufficiency spares me
Your knowledge is enough for me, enough for me
from my many complaints and ramblings.
From my many complaints and ramblings
ماليI have no سوىother حيلةrecourse إلاexcept
مالي سوى حيلة إلا
فقريmy need دواماcontinually إلىfor المولىthe Master
فقري دواما إلى المولى
I have no other recourse except
I have no tactic except
my constant need for the Master.
My poverty always toward the Master
فذابيso this, for me أحرىmore fitting وذاand this أولىmore worthy
فذابي أحرى وذا أولى
ماthat which حازهattained it العاقلthe rational الإنسانhuman being
ما حازه العاقل الإنسان
So this is more fitting for me, and this the worthiest thing
So my melting is more fitting, and this is more appropriate
that a rational human being has attained.
Than what the reasonable human has gained
فهلso do ترىyou see أيهاO العاقلrational one
فهل ترى أيها العاقل
غيرهanyone besides Him معهwith Him عاملworking أوor فاعلacting
غيره معه عامل أو فاعل
Do you then see, O rational one,
So do You see, O reasonable one
anyone besides Him, working or acting alongside Him?
Other than Him a worker or a doer
حاشاهfar be it from Him حاشاهfar be it from Him منfrom جاهلan ignorant one
حاشاه حاشاه من جاهل
يقولspeaks بالإفكwith falsehood والبهتانand slander
يقول بالإفك والبهتان
Far removed is He, far removed, from any ignorant one
Far above, far above from the ignorant
who speaks falsehood and slander.
Who speaks falsehood and slander
إنيindeed I وإنand even though كنتI am أناI المسرفthe transgressor
إني وإن كنت أنا المسرف
الظالمthe wrongdoer الجاهلthe ignorant one المجنفthe one inclined to injustice
الظالم الجاهل المجنف
Indeed, though I myself am the transgressor,
Although I am the extravagant one
the wrongdoer, the ignorant one, the one inclined to injustice,
The unjust, the ignorant, the stubborn
أرجوI hope إليهtoward Him علىupon (unclear here) يعطفHe shows kindness
أرجو إليه على يعطف
باليمنwith blessing والأمنand security والإيمانand faith
باليمن والأمن والإيمان
I look to Him in hope that He may show kindness [to me],
I hope for His kindness upon me
with blessing, security, and faith,
With prosperity, safety and faith
والفضلand bounty والجودةand generosity والإكرامand honor
والفضل والجودة والإكرام
والبرand goodness والمنand favor والأنعامand livestock (possibly intended: benefactions)
والبر والمن والأنعام
and bounty, generosity, and honor,
And bounty, generosity and honor
and goodness, favor, and [benefactions?],
And righteousness, favor and boons
فيin لطفgentleness فيin حفظprotection فيin إتمامfulfillment
في لطف في حفظ في إتمام
علىagainst خزstabbing الحاسدthe envier الشنآنthe hateful
على خز الحاسد الشنآن
in gentleness, in protection, in fulfillment,
With gentleness, protection and completion
against the stabbing of the hateful envier.
Against the rancor of the hostile enemy
ويكفيand He wards off الشرevil والأشرارand evildoers
ويكفي الشر والأشرار
ويذهبand He removes الهمworry والأكدارand sorrows
ويذهب الهم والأكدار
And may He ward off evil and evildoers,
And He suffices against evil and evildoers
and remove worry and sorrows,
And takes away worries and sorrows
ويحفظand He protects الأهلthe family ليfor me والجارand the neighbor
ويحفظ الأهل لي والجار
معwith المحبينthe loving ones والإخوانand the brethren
مع المحبين والإخوان
and protect my family and neighbor for me,
And protects my family, neighbor
along with loving friends and brethren.
And loved ones and brothers
ويأتيand comes الفتحvictory منfrom فتاحthe Opener
ويأتي الفتح من فتاح
فضلاas bounty بلrather (possibly intended: without) كسبearnings أوor مفتاحa key
فضلا بل كسب أو مفتاح
And may victory come from the Opener,
And bring victory from the Opener
as bounty, [without?] earnings or a key.
Grace, or even gain, or key
فسيلso the torrent of فضلهHis bounty عليناover us ساحflowed
فسيل فضله علينا ساح
سقىwatered جميعall العربthe Arabs فيin آنan instant
سقى جميع العرب في آن
So the torrent of His bounty flowed over us;
So pour down His grace upon us abundant
it watered all the Arabs in a single instant.
Watering all the Arabs in an instant
ياربO Lord واختمand conclude لناfor us بالخيرwith goodness
يارب واختم لنا بالخير
إنif حانarrives حينthe hour أوانthe time of السيرdeparture
إن حان حين أوان السير
O Lord, and bring us to a good end,
O Lord, and conclude for us with goodness
if the hour of departure comes,
If the time of departure has come
واكفناand spare us كلevery بؤسmisery أوor ضيرharm
واكفنا كل بؤس أو ضير
واحمناand protect us لظىthe blaze of النيرانthe fires
واحمنا لظى النيران
and spare us every misery or harm,
And spare us any misery or harm
and protect us from the blaze of the fires.
And protect us from the flames
ثمthen الصلاةblessings علىupon المختارthe Chosen One
ثم الصلاة على المختار
معwith السلامpeace عددas numerous as الأمطارthe rains
مع السلام عدد الأمطار
Then blessings upon the Chosen One,
Then blessings upon the Chosen
with peace, as numerous as the rains,
With peace as numerous as the raindrops
وآلهand his family وأصحابهand his companions الأطهارthe pure
وآله وأصحابه الأطهار
ماغردas long as singing continues الطيرthe birds فيamong الأغصانthe branches
ماغرد الطير في الأغصان
and upon his family and his pure companions,
And his family and pure companions
as long as birds sing among the branches.
As long as birds sing in the branches
Sol 6.1