1. الحمد للواحد الرحمن

    المحسن المفضل المنان

    Praise be to the One, the All-Merciful,

    the Benefactor, the Bountiful, the Bestower of favors,

  2. ذي الجود والبر والإحسان

    ذي جوده لم يزل هتان

    possessor of generosity, goodness, and beneficence,

    whose generosity has never ceased to pour down.

  3. يارب يارب ياوهاب

    يامبدل الخلق والأسباب

    O Lord, O Lord, O lavish Giver!

    O Changer of creation and causes!

  4. ياغافر الذنب يا نواب

    أسألك توبتك والغفران

    O Forgiver of sin, O [Ever-Relenting One?],

    I ask You for Your acceptance of repentance and forgiveness.

  5. يارب يا من يرى قلبي

    وما بباطني من كرب

    O Lord, O You who see my heart,

    and whatever distress lies within me.

  6. علمك حسبي كفى حسبي

    من كثر شكواي والهذيان

    Your knowledge suffices me; that sufficiency spares me

    from my many complaints and ramblings.

  7. مالي سوى حيلة إلا

    فقري دواما إلى المولى

    I have no other recourse except

    my constant need for the Master.

  8. فذابي أحرى وذا أولى

    ما حازه العاقل الإنسان

    So this is more fitting for me, and this the worthiest thing

    that a rational human being has attained.

  9. فهل ترى أيها العاقل

    غيره معه عامل أو فاعل

    Do you then see, O rational one,

    anyone besides Him, working or acting alongside Him?

  10. حاشاه حاشاه من جاهل

    يقول بالإفك والبهتان

    Far removed is He, far removed, from any ignorant one

    who speaks falsehood and slander.

  11. إني وإن كنت أنا المسرف

    الظالم الجاهل المجنف

    Indeed, though I myself am the transgressor,

    the wrongdoer, the ignorant one, the one inclined to injustice,

  12. أرجو إليه على يعطف

    باليمن والأمن والإيمان

    I look to Him in hope that He may show kindness [to me],

    with blessing, security, and faith,

  13. والفضل والجودة والإكرام

    والبر والمن والأنعام

    and bounty, generosity, and honor,

    and goodness, favor, and [benefactions?],

  14. في لطف في حفظ في إتمام

    على خز الحاسد الشنآن

    in gentleness, in protection, in fulfillment,

    against the stabbing of the hateful envier.

  15. ويكفي الشر والأشرار

    ويذهب الهم والأكدار

    And may He ward off evil and evildoers,

    and remove worry and sorrows,

  16. ويحفظ الأهل لي والجار

    مع المحبين والإخوان

    and protect my family and neighbor for me,

    along with loving friends and brethren.

  17. ويأتي الفتح من فتاح

    فضلا بل كسب أو مفتاح

    And may victory come from the Opener,

    as bounty, [without?] earnings or a key.

  18. فسيل فضله علينا ساح

    سقى جميع العرب في آن

    So the torrent of His bounty flowed over us;

    it watered all the Arabs in a single instant.

  19. يارب واختم لنا بالخير

    إن حان حين أوان السير

    O Lord, and bring us to a good end,

    if the hour of departure comes,

  20. واكفنا كل بؤس أو ضير

    واحمنا لظى النيران

    and spare us every misery or harm,

    and protect us from the blaze of the fires.

  21. ثم الصلاة على المختار

    مع السلام عدد الأمطار

    Then blessings upon the Chosen One,

    with peace, as numerous as the rains,

  22. وآله وأصحابه الأطهار

    ماغرد الطير في الأغصان

    and upon his family and his pure companions,

    as long as birds sing among the branches.