عليكَon You كلُّall اعتِماديmy reliance أيُّهاO الصَّمَدُthe Eternal Refuge
عليكَ كلُّ اعتِمادي أيُّها الصَّمَدُ
قدindeed فازَhas triumphed عبدٌa servant علىon مَولاهُhis Master يَعتَمِدُrelies
قد فازَ عبدٌ على مَولاهُ يَعتَمِدُ
All my reliance is on You, O Eternal Refuge.
You are my only reliance, O Eternal One
A servant who relies on his Master has surely triumphed.
A servant has triumphed over his Master upon whom he depends
أَنتَYou اللَّطيفُthe Gentle One الخبيرُthe All-Aware المُستغاثُthe One appealed to بهِfor His help
أَنتَ اللَّطيفُ الخبيرُ المُستغاثُ بهِ
عندَin times of الخُطوبِcalamities ومنكand from You العَونُhelp والمَدَدُand succor
عندَ الخُطوبِ ومنك العَونُ والمَدَدُ
You are the Gentle, the All-Aware, whose aid is sought
You are the Subtle, the All-Aware, the One called upon for help
in calamities; from You come help and succor.
In times of adversity, and from You comes aid and support
إذاwhen التوَتbecame twisted نُوَبُmisfortunes الأيَّامِthe days وانعَقَدَتْand became knotted
إذا التوَت نُوَبُ الأيَّامِ وانعَقَدَتْ
فعِندَthen, before لُطفِكَYour kindness لاnot تَستَغلِقُresist unraveling العُقَدُthe knots
فعِندَ لُطفِكَ لا تَستَغلِقُ العُقَدُ
When the misfortunes of days twist and become knotted,
When the turns of days become entangled
then, before Your kindness, no knots resist unraveling.
Then through Your kindness, the knots come undone
إنْif لمnot تكُنْYou are عُدَّةًa resource للَمرءِfor a person يَذخَرُهاhe keeps it in reserve
إنْ لم تكُنْ عُدَّةً للَمرءِ يَذخَرُها
فليسَthen does not يَنفعُهُbenefit him ذُخرٌa reserve ولاnor عُدَدُprovisions
فليسَ يَنفعُهُ ذُخرٌ ولا عُدَدُ
If You are not the resource a person keeps in reserve,
If one does not have provisions laid up for himself
then neither reserves nor provisions will benefit him.
Then neither hoard nor store will avail him
ياO واحداًthe One لمnot يكُنْhas been كُفأًan equal لهُto Him أَحَدٌanyone
يا واحداً لم يكُنْ كُفأً لهُ أَحَدٌ
سِواكَother than You فيin كلِّevery أَمرٍmatter ليسَthere is not ليfor me أَحَدُanyone
سِواكَ في كلِّ أَمرٍ ليسَ لي أَحَدُ
O One, to whom no one has ever been equal,
O One, none has ever matched You
in every matter, I have no one but You.
Apart from You, in all matters, I have no one
إَنْif لمnot يَمُدُّextends إليكَtoward You المُستَجيرُthe seeker of refuge يَداًa hand
إَنْ لم يَمُدُّ إليكَ المُستَجيرُ يَداً
فمَنthen who تُمَدُّis extended إليهِtoward him فيin الوُجودِexistence يَدُa hand
فمَن تُمَدُّ إليهِ في الوُجودِ يَدُ
If the seeker of refuge does not extend a hand toward You,
If one seeking refuge does not extend his hand to You
then to whom in all existence is a hand extended?
Then to whom in existence can a hand be extended?
أَنتَYou القديرُthe All-Powerful الذيwho الأَفلاكُthe celestial spheres فيin يَدِهِHis hand
أَنتَ القديرُ الذي الأَفلاكُ في يَدِهِ
تُطوىare folded up ومنهُand because of Him جِبالُthe mountains الأرضthe earth تَرتَعِدُtremble
تُطوى ومنهُ جِبالُ الأرض تَرتَعِدُ
You are the All-Powerful, in whose hand the celestial spheres
You are the All Powerful, in Whose hand are the celestial spheres
are folded up, and before whom the mountains of the earth tremble.
They fold away and by Him the mountains of the earth tremble
سُبحانَكَglory be to You اللهَAllah رَبّاًas Lord لاno شَريكَpartner لهُfor Him
سُبحانَكَ اللهَ رَبّاً لا شَريكَ لهُ
فيin المُلكِdominion وَهْوَand He الإِلهُGod الواحدُthe One الصَّمَدُthe Eternal Refuge
في المُلكِ وَهْوَ الإِلهُ الواحدُ الصَّمَدُ
Glory be to You, O Allah, a Lord with no partner
Glory be to You, God, Lord without partner
in dominion; He is the One God, the Eternal Refuge.
In dominion, and He is the One, the Eternal
لكَto You السَماواتُthe heavens والدُّنياand the world مُسَبِّحَةٌُglorifying
لكَ السَماواتُ والدُّنيا مُسَبِّحَةٌُ
وكلُّand all ماthat which وَلَدَتْhas borne أُنثَىa female وماand what تَلِدُshe bears
وكلُّ ما وَلَدَتْ أُنثَى وما تَلِدُ
The heavens and the world glorify You,
The heavens and the world glorify You
and all that a female has borne and will bear.
And all females have given birth and will give birth
أَنتَYou الكريمُthe Generous One الذيwho منfrom لُطفِهِHis kindness سَنَدٌsupport
أَنتَ الكريمُ الذي من لُطفِهِ سَنَدٌ
لكلِّfor every عبدٍservant ضعيفٍweak ماnot لهُfor him سَنَدُsupport
لكلِّ عبدٍ ضعيفٍ ما لهُ سَنَدُ
You are the Generous One, from whose kindness comes support
You are the Bountiful, whose kindness is a pillar
for every weak servant who has no support.
For every weak servant who has no pillar
إَنif أَصبَحَbecomes العبدُthe servant يوماًone day عنكَfrom You مُبتَعِداًdistant
إَن أَصبَحَ العبدُ يوماً عنكَ مُبتَعِداً
فإِنَّthen surely حِلمَكَYour forbearance عنهُfrom him ليسَnot يَبتَعِدُgrows distant
فإِنَّ حِلمَكَ عنهُ ليسَ يَبتَعِدُ
If one day the servant grows distant from You,
If one day the servant becomes distanced from You
then Your forbearance does not grow distant from him.
Then surely Your forbearance does not distance from him
أنتَYou المُعينُthe Helper لناfor us فيin كلِّevery نائبةٍcalamity
أنتَ المُعينُ لنا في كلِّ نائبةٍ
لاnot يُستَطاعُcan be mustered عليهاin facing it الصَّبرُوالجَلَدُpatience and fortitude
لا يُستَطاعُ عليها الصَّبرُوالجَلَدُ
You are our Helper in every calamity
You are the Helper for us in every calamity
for which patience and fortitude cannot be mustered.
Patience and steadfastness cannot be mustered for it
إذاif أَرَدناwe seek سِوىother than مَلْجَاكَYour refuge ليسَnot نَرَىwe see
إذا أَرَدنا سِوى مَلْجَاكَ ليسَ نَرَى
وإنْand if طَلَبناwe seek سِوىother than جَدْواكَYour bounty لاnot نَجِدُwe find
وإنْ طَلَبنا سِوى جَدْواكَ لا نَجِدُ
If we seek a refuge other than Yours, we see none;
If we desire other than Your refuge, we do not see
and if we seek bounty other than Yours, we find none.
And if we seek other than Your bounty, we do not find
ياO مَنthe One who يُميتُcauses death ويُحييand gives life كلَّevery ذيpossessor of جَسَدٍa body
يا مَن يُميتُ ويُحيي كلَّ ذي جَسَدٍ
أنتَYou الحَياةُlife ومنكَand from You الروحُthe spirit والجَسَدُand the body
أنتَ الحَياةُ ومنكَ الروحُ والجَسَدُ
O You who give death and life to every embodied being,
O You Who brings death and gives life to every corporeal being
You are life, and from You come spirit and body.
You are life, and from You comes spirit and body
إذاif نَصَرتَYou grant victory فماthen what الأَعداءُthe enemies صانعةٌdoing
إذا نَصَرتَ فما الأَعداءُ صانعةٌ
وإنand if وَهَبْتَYou give فماذاthen what يصنعُdoes الحَسَدُenvy
وإن وَهَبْتَ فماذا يصنعُ الحَسَدُ
If You grant victory, what can the enemies do?
If You grant victory, what can enemies do?
And if You give, what can envy do?
And if You bestow, what can envy accomplish?
أنتَYou المُيَسِّرُthe One who grants ease فيin قولٍspeech وفيand in عَمَلٍaction
أنتَ المُيَسِّرُ في قولٍ وفي عَمَلٍ
ومنand from عِنايتِكَYour care التَّوفيقُsuccess والرَشَدُand right guidance
ومن عِنايتِكَ التَّوفيقُ والرَشَدُ
You are the One who grants ease in speech and action,
You are the One Who facilitates in word and deed
and from Your care come success and right guidance.
And from Your care comes success and right guidance
فاجعَلْso provide لَماfor what نَبتَنيهِwe build it منكَfrom You أَعمِدَةًpillars
فاجعَلْ لَما نَبتَنيهِ منكَ أَعمِدَةً
ياO مَنthe One who بَنَيتَYou built سَماءًa sky ماnot لهاfor it عَمَدُpillars
يا مَن بَنَيتَ سَماءً ما لها عَمَدُ
So furnish what we build with pillars from You,
So make that which we aspire to from You pillars
O You who built a sky with no pillars.
O You Who constructed a sky without pillars
ياO مالكَMaster of المُلكِdominion هَبْgrant ليto me منكfrom You مَغفِرةًforgiveness
يا مالكَ المُلكِ هَبْ لي منك مَغفِرةً
تمحوerases الذُنوبَthe sins التيwhich لمnot يُحصهاhas counted them عَدَدُa number
تمحو الذُنوبَ التي لم يُحصها عَدَدُ
O Master of dominion, grant me forgiveness from You
O Possessor of dominion, grant me forgiveness from You
that erases the sins no number has counted.
To erase sins that number has not counted
وَعَدَتَYou promised بالعَفْوِpardon عَمَّنfor whoever تابَrepented مُرتجِعاًturning back
وَعَدَتَ بالعَفْوِ عَمَّن تابَ مُرتجِعاً
وأَنتَand You لاnot تُخلِفُbreak الميعادَthe promise إذwhen تَعِدُYou promise
وأَنتَ لا تُخلِفُ الميعادَ إذ تَعِدُ
You promised pardon to those who repent and return,
You have promised forgiveness for those who repent
and You do not break Your promise when You promise.
And You do not break Your promise when You make it
Sol 6.1