أدعوكَI call upon You ربّيmy Lord فاستجبْso respond لدعائيto my prayer
أدعوكَ ربّي فاستجبْ لدعائي
ياO بارئَCreator of الأكوانِthe worlds والأحياءِand living beings
يا بارئَ الأكوانِ والأحياءِ
I call upon You, my Lord; answer my prayer,
I call upon You, my Lord, so answer my prayer
O Creator of the worlds and living beings.
O Originator of the universe and all living things
إنّيindeed I وقفتُI have stood ببابِat the door of رحمتِكَYour mercy الّتيwhich
إنّي وقفتُ ببابِ رحمتِكَ الّتي
ماnot خابَhas failed منهاfrom it ياO عظيمُGreat One رَجائيmy hope
ما خابَ منها يا عظيمُ رَجائي
I have stood at the door of Your mercy,
I stand at the door of Your mercy, which
in which my hope has never been disappointed, O Great One.
My great hope has never been disappointed in
نوّرْilluminate فؤاديmy heart بالهدايَةِwith guidance والتُّقىand piety
نوّرْ فؤادي بالهدايَةِ والتُّقى
وقِهِand protect it منfrom النّزواتِwayward impulses والأهواءِand desires
وقِهِ من النّزواتِ والأهواءِ
Illuminate my heart with guidance and piety,
Enlighten my heart with guidance and piety
and guard it against wayward impulses and desires.
And protect it from whims and passions
أناI فيin حِماكَYour protection فكنْso be نصيريmy helper واحمِنيand protect me
أنا في حِماكَ فكنْ نصيري واحمِني
منfrom كُلِّevery عاديةٍonslaught وكُلِand every بلاءِaffliction
من كُلِّ عاديةٍ وكُلِ بلاءِ
I am under Your protection; be my helper and protect me
I am under Your protection so be my supporter and protect me
from every onslaught and every affliction.
From every enemy and every tribulation
لاno ربَّLord ليfor me إلاّكَexcept You فيin هذاthis الظّلامِthe darkness
لا ربَّ لي إلاّكَ في هذا الظّلامِ
يُضيءُilluminates بالهديِwith guidance المُبينِclear فَضائيmy sky
يُضيءُ بالهديِ المُبينِ فَضائي
I have no Lord but You in this darkness
I have no lord but You in this darkness
to light my sky with clear guidance.
That you may illuminate with clear guidance my space
حاشايَfar be it from me ربّيmy Lord أنthat ألوذَI seek refuge إلىin سِواكَanyone but You ..
حاشايَ ربّي أن ألوذَ إلى سِواكَ ..
.. فأنتَfor You وحدَكَYou alone قَبلتيmy direction of prayer وولائيand my allegiance
.. فأنتَ وحدَكَ قَبلتي وولائي
Far be it from me, my Lord, to seek refuge in anyone but You;
God forbid that I take refuge in other than You
for You alone are my direction in prayer and the object of my allegiance.
For You alone are my destination and allegiance
إنّيindeed I مددتُI have stretched out يَديmy hand إليكَto You .. لعلَّنيperhaps I may
إنّي مددتُ يَدي إليكَ .. لعلَّني
أحظىI may be favored بماwith what أنعمتَYou have bestowed منof آلاءِblessings
أحظى بما أنعمتَ من آلاءِ
I have stretched out my hand to You, in the hope that I
I have stretched out my hand to You, perhaps
may receive some of the blessings You have bestowed.
I will obtain the blessings you have bestowed
هبنيgrant me جميلَbeautiful الصَّبرِpatience .. والسَّلوىand solace إذاwhen
هبني جميلَ الصَّبرِ .. والسَّلوى إذا
ماever (emphatic) مسَّنيtouches me مسٌّa touch منof الضَّراءِadversity
ما مسَّني مسٌّ من الضَّراءِ
Grant me graceful patience and solace whenever
Grant me the good of patience and solace when
a touch of adversity befalls me.
I am touched by any harm or difficulties
وإذاand when عييتُI grow weary فنجِّنيso deliver me منfrom علَّتيmy ailment
وإذا عييتُ فنجِّني من علَّتي
واجعلْand make هُداكَYour guidance إذاwhen ضَللتُI go astray دَوائيmy remedy
واجعلْ هُداكَ إذا ضَللتُ دَوائي
And when I grow weary, deliver me from my ailment,
And when I grow weary then deliver me from my affliction
and make Your guidance my remedy when I go astray.
And make your guidance my remedy when I go astray
ياO أيُّهاyou (vocative) الغَفَّارُthe All-Forgiving إغفرْforgive ليfor me ذُنوبيmy sins ..
يا أيُّها الغَفَّارُ إغفرْ لي ذُنوبي ..
.. لاdo not تؤآخِذنيhold me accountable علىfor أخطائيmy errors
.. لا تؤآخِذني على أخطائي
O All-Forgiving One, forgive me my sins;
O Forgiver, forgive my sins
do not hold me accountable for my errors.
And do not take me to account for my mistakes
ماليI have no one سِواكَother than You إذاwhen دَعوتُI call يُجيبُنيanswers me
مالي سِواكَ إذا دَعوتُ يُجيبُني
ويزيلُand removes عنّيfrom me كربَتيmy anguish وشَقائيand my misery
ويزيلُ عنّي كربَتي وشَقائي
I have no one but You to answer me when I call
I have none but You to answer me when I call
and lift from me my anguish and misery.
And remove my anguish and misery from me
يَمّمتُI have turned وجهيmy face طائعاًobediently .. فَعساكَso may You ..
يَمّمتُ وجهي طائعاً .. فَعساكَ ..
.. تَجمعُنيYou gather me معwith الأبرارِthe righteous والشُّهداءِand the martyrs
.. تَجمعُني مع الأبرارِ والشُّهداءِ
I have turned my face obediently; so may You
I have inclined my face obediently, may You
gather me with the righteous and the martyrs.
Gather me with the righteous and martyrs
سُبحانَكَglory be to You الَّلهمَّO God أنتَYou الواحدُthe One ..
سُبحانَكَ الَّلهمَّ أنتَ الواحدُ ..
.. الأحَدُthe Unique One العَليُّthe Most High الماجِدُthe Glorious الأسماءِthe names
.. الأحَدُ العَليُّ الماجِدُ الأسماءِ
Glory be to You, O God; You are the One,
Glory be to You O God, You are the One
the Unique, the Most High, glorious in Your names.
The Unique, The Exalted, The Majestic, The names
آمنتُI believe أنَّكَthat You أنتَYou علاّمُthe All-Knower of الغُيوبِunseen things ..
آمنتُ أنَّكَ أنتَ علاّمُ الغُيوبِ ..
.. مقدّرُthe Ordainer of الأقدارِdestinies والأشياءِand things
.. مقدّرُ الأقدارِ والأشياءِ
I believe that You are the Knower of all unseen things,
I believe that You are the Knower of the unseen
the Ordainer of destinies and all things.
Ordainer of destinies and all things
Sol 6.1