اللَهGod الأولthe First فيin الأزلbeginningless eternity
اللَه الأول في الأزل
واللَهand God الأخرُthe Last فيin الأبدِendless eternity
واللَه الأخرُ في الأبدِ
God is the First in beginningless eternity;
God is the First in pre-eternity
and God is the Last in endless eternity.
And God is the Last in post-eternity
ماthere is no قبلbefore الأولِthe First منany قبلbefore
ما قبل الأولِ من قبل
ماthere is no بعدafter الآخرِthe Last منany بعدafter
ما بعد الآخرِ من بعد
Before the First there is no before;
Before the First, there was nothing before
after the Last there is no after.
After the Last, there is nothing after
والعقلand reason كليلٌfeeble فيin جهلٍignorance
والعقل كليلٌ في جهلٍ
بأمورof the affairs of الروحthe spirit وأمرِand the affair of غدٍtomorrow
بأمور الروح وأمرِ غدٍ
And reason is feeble in its ignorance
And the mind is feeble in ignorance
of the spirit's affairs and what tomorrow holds.
Of spirit's affairs and the matter of tomorrow
لاnot أدركَit grasped كنهُthe essence of الكونِthe universe ولاnor
لا أدركَ كنهُ الكونِ ولا
مازdistinguished المحدودthe bounded منfrom الحدthe boundary
ماز المحدود من الحد
It has not grasped the universe's essence, nor
It does not grasp the essence of the universe or
distinguished the bounded from the boundary.
The boundary of the finite from the infinite
ماnot أدركَit grasped سرthe secret of النجمthe star ولاnor
ما أدركَ سر النجم ولا
سرthe secret of الآلاءِthe blessings أوor الوقدthe fire
سر الآلاءِ أو الوقد
It has not grasped the star's secret, nor
It does not know the secret of the star or
the secret of blessings or of fire.
The secret of graces or embers
ياO عبدservant اتركleave alone عقداًknots شدتwere tightened
يا عبد اترك عقداً شدت
ستموتyou will die بلاwithout حلuntying العقدِthe knots
ستموت بلا حل العقدِ
O servant, leave alone the knots drawn tight;
O servant leave off from knotty problems
you will die without untying the knots.
You will die without untying knots
إياكbeware وأنand that تعتدyou rely بماon what
إياك وأن تعتد بما
يأتيcomes منfrom عقلٍa mind معتدpresumptuous
يأتي من عقلٍ معتد
Beware of relying on what
Beware to depend on what comes
comes from a presumptuous mind.
From an arrogant mind
كمhow often غشdeceived العقلreason أخاa man of وهنٍfrailty
كم غش العقل أخا وهنٍ
فغداso he became كالركنlike the pillar المنهدcollapsed
فغدا كالركن المنهد
How often has reason deceived a man of frailty,
How the mind deceives, O brother, and weakness
so he became like a collapsed pillar,
Thus becoming like a shaking pillar
حيرانbewildered فيؤمنso he believes فيin حالٍa state
حيران فيؤمن في حالٍ
وبأحوالٍand in other states كالمرتدlike an apostate
وبأحوالٍ كالمرتد
bewildered—believing at one moment,
Perplexed, so believes at times
and at others like an apostate.
And in states like an apostate
سلمentrust للّهِto God الأمرَthe matter تفزyou will succeed
سلم للّهِ الأمرَ تفز
واعبدand worship واجهدand strive كلall الجهدthe effort
واعبد واجهد كل الجهد
Entrust the matter to God, and you will succeed.
Submit God’s command and you will win
And worship, and strive with all your might.
Worship and strive with all effort
واستعطand ask gifts of اللَهGod فنعماهfor His blessings
واستعط اللَه فنعماه
جلتare exalted عنbeyond حصرٍencompassing أوor عدcounting
جلت عن حصرٍ أو عد
And ask God for gifts, for His blessings
And seek provision from God for His bounty
are too great to encompass or count.
Is beyond enumeration or limit
واللَهand God كفيلٌa guardian بكfor you ماas long as لمnot
واللَه كفيلٌ بك ما لم
ترجyou place hope in المخلوقَthe created being وتستجدِand you beg
ترج المخلوقَ وتستجدِ
And God will care for you, so long as you do not
And God guarantees you as long as
place your hope in a created being and beg.
You do not hope for help from creation
إنif فاتكeludes you عونthe help of اللَهGod فلاthen no
إن فاتك عون اللَه فلا
أملٌhope فيin عونكَhelp for you منfrom أحدِanyone
أملٌ في عونكَ من أحدِ
If God's help eludes you, then there is no
If you miss God's help, then there is no
hope of help for you from anyone.
Hope in anyone's help for you
فاجعلso make وجهتكyour direction إلىtoward المولىthe Lord
فاجعل وجهتك إلى المولى
وفتand crush (uncertain reading) الأثقالthe burdens إلىtoward الصمدthe Eternal Refuge
وفت الأثقال إلى الصمد
So set your course toward the Lord,
So make your goal to the Master
and [crush] the burdens, turning toward the Eternal Refuge.
And unload your burdens to the Eternal Refuge
ياO ربLord أجرنيprotect me منfrom نفسيmyself
يا رب أجرني من نفسي
ولسانيand my tongue يزريbrings disgrace بيupon me ويديand my hand
ولساني يزري بي ويدي
O Lord, protect me from myself,
O Lord, protect me from my soul
and from my tongue, which disgraces me, and my hand.
And my blaming, fault-finding tongue and hand
ياO ربLord احفظنيprotect me منfrom ماليmy wealth
يا رب احفظني من مالي
ففتونfor the allure of المالِwealth منa form of الكيدdeceit
ففتون المالِ من الكيد
O Lord, protect me from my wealth,
O Lord, protect me from my money
for wealth's allure is a form of deceit.
For the trial of wealth is sly
ياO ربLord أجرنيprotect me منfrom جاريmy neighbor
يا رب أجرني من جاري
إنif جارhe is unjust ومنand from شرthe evil of اللددbitter contention
إن جار ومن شر اللدد
O Lord, protect me from my neighbor,
O Lord, protect me from my neighbor
if he is unjust, and from the evil of bitter contention.
Whether a neighbor or enemy of malice
ياO ربLord اكفلنيcare for me واحفظنيand protect me
يا رب اكفلني واحفظني
منfrom عيشٍa life ممنونٍburdened by favors نكدmiserable
من عيشٍ ممنونٍ نكد
O Lord, care for me and protect me
O Lord, sponsor me and protect me
from a miserable life burdened by favors.
From a life of ingratitude and grief
ياO ربLord اجعلmake حبlove of الدنياthis world
يا رب اجعل حب الدنيا
لاnot يخطرoccur يوماًever فيin خلديmy mind
لا يخطر يوماً في خلدي
O Lord, let the love of this world
O Lord, let not the love of this world
never cross my mind.
Ever occur in my heart
ياO ربLord حنانكYour mercy فانفعيso grant benefit
يا رب حنانك فانفعي
برسولthrough the Messenger of اللَهGod وبالمددand through aid
برسول اللَه وبالمدد
O Lord, Your mercy—so grant me benefit
O Lord, Your mercy so benefit me
through God's Messenger and through aid.
Through the Messenger of God and through aid
ياO ربLord ووفقand grant success لجوابِin answering الملكينِthe two angels
يا رب ووفق لجوابِ الملكينِ
ونورand illuminate ليfor me لحديmy burial niche
ونور لي لحدي
O Lord, also grant me success in answering the two angels,
O Lord, and grant me success in answering the two angels
and illuminate my grave for me.
And light for me in my grave
Sol 6.1