ياO عِياذيmy refuge منfrom داهِماتِsudden onsets البَلاياcalamities
يا عِياذي من داهِماتِ البَلايا
ولِواذيand my shelter منfrom واقعاتoccurrences الرزاياmisfortunes
ولِواذي من واقعات الرزايا
O my refuge from calamities that strike suddenly,
O my Protector from afflictions that strike suddenly
and my shelter from misfortunes that befall,
And my Refuge from the occurrences of misfortunes
أَدرِكِrescue ادرِكrescue حالَplight المُسِيءِthe sinner بلُطفٍwith kindness
أَدرِكِ ادرِك حالَ المُسِيءِ بلُطفٍ
وانجُدِand help انجُدhelp أياO جميلَbeautiful in المزاياqualities
وانجُدِ انجُد أيا جميلَ المزايا
rescue, rescue the sinner in his plight with kindness,
Realize, realize the state of the wrongdoer gently
and help, help, O One of beautiful qualities.
And help, help O most perfect of traits
نَقِّنيcleanse me رَبِّmy Lord منof خفيِّthe hidden ذُنوبيmy sins
نَقِّني رَبِّ من خفيِّ ذُنوبي
وعُيوبيand my faults ياO عالماًKnower بالخفاياof hidden things
وعُيوبي يا عالماً بالخفايا
Cleanse me, my Lord, of my hidden sins
Purify me, my Lord, from my hidden sins
and my faults, O Knower of hidden things.
And my faults, O Knower of secrets
انتYou وِترٌunpaired فلنso never will يُرَىbe seen لكfor You شِفعٌa counterpart
انت وِترٌ فلن يُرَى لك شِفعٌ
ياO مليكاًKing لهُto Him العِبادُthe servants رعاياsubjects
يا مليكاً لهُ العِبادُ رعايا
You are unpaired; no counterpart to You will ever be seen,
You are One, so no intercessor can be seen for You
O King, to whom all servants are subjects.
O King, to whom servants are subjects
ومحيطٌand all-encompassing فلاso not يفوتُكَescapes You شيءٌanything
ومحيطٌ فلا يفوتُكَ شيءٌ
وعليمٌand all-knowing بماof what تُسِرُّconceals الطواياinnermost thoughts
وعليمٌ بما تُسِرُّ الطوايا
And all-encompassing, so nothing escapes You,
And All-Encompassing, so nothing escapes You
and all-knowing of what the inmost heart conceals.
And All-Knowing of what hearts conceal
أَقريباًO Near One لاdo not تُهمِلِّنيneglect me أُناديI call
أَقريباً لا تُهمِلِّني أُنادي
لسِواكَto one other than You البعيدِthe distant عندَamid البلاياcalamities
لسِواكَ البعيدِ عندَ البلايا
O Near One, do not neglect me, leaving me to call
O Near One, do not neglect me when I call
on one other than You, far away, amid calamities.
Except You, the Distant One, at times of affliction
أَزَلياًbeginningless مؤَبَّداًeverlasting سرمديّاًeternal
أَزَلياً مؤَبَّداً سرمديّاً
لمnot تَزَلcease فيin عَلاكَYour exaltedness ماas long as دُمتَYou remain حاياalive
لم تَزَل في عَلاكَ ما دُمتَ حايا
O One without beginning, everlasting and eternal,
Eternal, Everlasting, Never-ending
You have ever remained exalted, as long as You live.
As long as You remain Living
ماwhat هِباتٌgifts ومِنحةٌand a grant وعطاياand bestowals
ما هِباتٌ ومِنحةٌ وعطايا
عندَbeside جَدواكَYour bounty ياO جزيلَlavish in العطاياgifts
عندَ جَدواكَ يا جزيلَ العطايا
What are gifts, a grant, and bestowals
What gifts, favors, and bounties
beside Your bounty, O lavish Giver?
From You, O Most Generous in Giving
جُودُكَYour generosity الزاخرُoverflowing المُحيطُall-encompassing أَراناhas shown us
جُودُكَ الزاخرُ المُحيطُ أَرانا
أَبحُرَseas الناسِof humankind كلَّهاall of them كالركاياlike wells
أَبحُرَ الناسِ كلَّها كالركايا
Your overflowing, all-encompassing generosity has shown us
Your overflowing, all-encompassing generosity has shown us
all the seas of humankind to be like wells.
You encompass all people like the horizon
إِقبَلِaccept الآنَnow ذِلَّتيmy humility وانسِحاقيand my contrition
إِقبَلِ الآنَ ذِلَّتي وانسِحاقي
فانسِحاقُfor contrition القُلوبِof hearts خيرُthe best of الضحاياsacrifices
فانسِحاقُ القُلوبِ خيرُ الضحايا
Accept now my humility and my contrition,
Now accept my humility and brokenness
for contrition of hearts is the best of sacrifices.
For the brokenness of hearts is the best offering
واهدِنيand guide me الخيرَgoodness إِنَّنيindeed I لكَto You مُهدٍa giver of gifts
واهدِني الخيرَ إِنَّني لكَ مُهدٍ
خيرَthe best of ماwhat تبتغيهِYou seek it عندَamong الهداياgifts
خيرَ ما تبتغيهِ عندَ الهدايا
And guide me to goodness, for I offer You
And guide me to good, for I am devoted to You
the best of what You seek among gifts.
The best that You seek when guiding
إِنَّindeed ليI have زَفرةًa sigh ذكتblazed فيin فؤَاديmy heart
إِنَّ لي زَفرةً ذكت في فؤَادي
قَوَّمَتstraightened نارُهاits fire ضلوعيmy ribs الحناياcurved
قَوَّمَت نارُها ضلوعي الحنايا
I have a sigh that has blazed within my heart;
I have a sigh that has ignited my innermost being
its fire has straightened my curved ribs.
Its fire has straightened my bending ribs
أَوثَقَتنيbound me مآثميmy sins بقيودٍwith chains
أَوثَقَتني مآثمي بقيودٍ
أَشتكيهاI complain of them وهلand do تُفيدُavail الشكاياcomplaints
أَشتكيها وهل تُفيدُ الشكايا
My sins have bound me with chains;
My sins have bound me in shackles
I complain of them—but do complaints avail?
I complain of them, but do complaints benefit?
نَفِدَran out العُمرُlife بالملاهيin diversions وشيكاًswiftly
نَفِدَ العُمرُ بالملاهي وشيكاً
مُذsince بداappeared الشيبُgray hair مُنذِراًwarning بالمناياof death
مُذ بدا الشيبُ مُنذِراً بالمنايا
Life has swiftly run out in diversions,
Life passed by in play, and old age approached quickly
since gray hair appeared, warning of death.
Ever since gray hair warned of death
ولياليand the nights الشَبابِof youth جُزنَpassed سِراعاًswiftly
وليالي الشَبابِ جُزنَ سِراعاً
مثلَlike سهمٍan arrow راميهِits archer صعبُformidable in الرماياshots
مثلَ سهمٍ راميهِ صعبُ الرمايا
And the nights of youth have passed swiftly,
And the nights of youth flew by swiftly
like an arrow shot by a hard-hitting archer.
Like an arrow released by a skilled archer
ماwhat احتياليmy recourse يومَon the day المعادِof Return إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
ما احتيالي يومَ المعادِ إذا ما
وَقَفَstood اللابسوthose clothed in الرِياءِhypocrisy عراياnaked
وَقَفَ اللابسو الرِياءِ عرايا
What recourse have I on the Day of Return, when
What can be my trickery on the Day of Reckoning when
those clothed in hypocrisy stand naked?
The pretenders stand naked?
فيon نَهارٍa day يستطلعُsearches out اللَهُGod فيهِon it
في نَهارٍ يستطلعُ اللَهُ فيهِ
منfrom زواياcorners القُلوبِof hearts شرَّthe worst of الخباياhidden secrets
من زوايا القُلوبِ شرَّ الخبايا
On a day when God searches out
On a day when Allah examines
the worst secrets from the corners of hearts,
The evil hidden in the corners of hearts
والخفيَّاتُand hidden things والسرائرُand secrets تغدوbecome
والخفيَّاتُ والسرائرُ تغدو
بادياتٍmanifest وكنَّand they were قبلُpreviously خفاياconcealed things
بادياتٍ وكنَّ قبلُ خفايا
and hidden things and secrets become
And the secrets and hidden things become
manifest, though once they were concealed.
Apparent, though they were hidden before
لوeven if تخطَّتsurpassed خطيَّتيmy sin كلَّevery وِزرٍburden of sin
لو تخطَّت خطيَّتي كلَّ وِزرٍ
سَيءٍevil فاقَexceeded مُعظَماتthe greatest الاساياevils
سَيءٍ فاقَ مُعظَمات الاسايا
Even if my sin surpassed every burden
If my misdeeds exceeded every burden
of evil that exceeded the greatest evils,
Of evil and surpassed immense sins
وتعدَّتand exceeded كبائريmy grave sins كلَّevery كِبرٍenormity
وتعدَّت كبائري كلَّ كِبرٍ
ثمthen أَربَتrose beyond علىabove الرُبَىthe hills والثناياand mountain passes
ثم أَربَت على الرُبَى والثنايا
and my grave sins exceeded every enormity,
And my major sins multiplied beyond every arrogance
then towered above the hills and mountain passes,
And ascended above the high places
ليI have رَجاءٌa hope موطَّدٌfirmly grounded بالهٍin God
لي رَجاءٌ موطَّدٌ بالهٍ
عفوُهُHis pardon واسعٌencompasses جميعَall الخطاياsins
عفوُهُ واسعٌ جميعَ الخطايا
I have a hope firmly grounded in God,
I have firm hope in a God
whose pardon encompasses all sins.
Whose pardon encompasses all sins
قدindeed تَعالىis exalted ظُهورُهُHis manifestation وخَفاهُand His hiddenness
قد تَعالى ظُهورُهُ وخَفاهُ
منbeyond عِيانٍdirect sight وحيطةٍand comprehension فيwithin النواياinward thoughts
من عِيانٍ وحيطةٍ في النوايا
His manifestation and hiddenness are exalted
His majesty is lofty yet His veil is lowered
beyond direct sight and the grasp of inward thoughts.
From the eyes that try to perceive intentions
خَلِّlet go of خِلِّmy friend العَنَاdistress بماover what انتَyou تُعنَىare concerned with
خَلِّ خِلِّ العَنَا بما انتَ تُعنَى
منfrom زَمانٍan age هُوَit البِلَىdecay والبلاياand calamities
من زَمانٍ هُوَ البِلَى والبلايا
Let go, my friend, of distress over what concerns you
Leave off, leave off being concerned with times
in an age that is decay and calamities.
That are declining and afflictions
وارجُand hope in أُمَّthe Mother الالهof God وابغِand seek قَضَاهاher decree
وارجُ أُمَّ الاله وابغِ قَضَاها
انهاindeed she الفَوزُsalvation فيamong جميعall البراياcreated beings
انها الفَوزُ في جميع البرايا
And hope in the Mother of God, and seek her decree;
And seek the Mother of the God and her contentment
she is salvation for all created beings.
For it is success in all matters
صُفوةُthe chosen one of اللَهِGod مندُsince سالفِbygone عصرan age
صُفوةُ اللَهِ مندُ سالفِ عصر
قدindeed حَباهاendowed her أَسنَىmost splendid الهِباتِgifts السناياexalted
قد حَباها أَسنَى الهِباتِ السنايا
God's chosen one since a bygone age—
The elect of Allah since early times
He has endowed her with the most splendid, exalted gifts.
She was granted the finest, most radiant gifts
مَنwho تراقَتascended اقدامهاher feet كلevery شأوٍheight
مَن تراقَت اقدامها كل شأوٍ
وتسامتand rose high علىabove جميعall البراياcreated beings
وتسامت على جميع البرايا
She whose feet have ascended every height
She surpassed all glory
and who has risen above all creation,
And excelled over all humans
وتعالتand rose high علىabove مُتونِupper surfaces طِباقٍheavenly tiers
وتعالت على مُتونِ طِباقٍ
بالعُلَىin eminence والبَهاand splendor وحُسنِand beauty السجاياof character
بالعُلَى والبَها وحُسنِ السجايا
and risen above the vaults of the layered heavens,
She ascended above the heavens' highest levels
in eminence, splendor, and beauty of character.
With the Highest, Glory, and beauty of character
أُمُّMother ربٍّof a Lord أَتىcame بإِكمالto fulfill شرعٍa law
أُمُّ ربٍّ أَتى بإِكمال شرعٍ
ويزينُand adorns القياسَthe syllogism صِدقُtruth of القضاياthe premises
ويزينُ القياسَ صِدقُ القضايا
Mother of the Lord who came to fulfill the law;
Mother of a Lord who perfected the Law
and the truth of the premises adorns the syllogism.
And truth of principles beautifies judgments
ويُنادِيand proclaims علىfrom المنابرthe pulpits دِينٌa faith
ويُنادِي على المنابر دِينٌ
هَدَمَdemolished الكُفرَunbelief منذُsince أَسَّestablished الوصاياthe commandments
هَدَمَ الكُفرَ منذُ أَسَّ الوصايا
And a faith cries out from the pulpits,
And a religion calls from the pulpits
having demolished unbelief since laying down the commandments.
Which destroyed disbelief from its foundations
أَيُّهاO You المفتديRedeemer of الأَنامَhumankind وقدand already كاwere (first part)
أَيُّها المفتدي الأَنامَ وقد كا
نواwere (completion) بعدلِby the justice of الالهِGod أَسرَىprisoners سباياcaptives taken as spoils
نوا بعدلِ الالهِ أَسرَى سبايا
O Redeemer of humankind, while they had
O Redeemer of mankind, while they were
been captive prisoners under God's justice,
Prisoners of the justice of Allah
ببتولٍby a Virgin سَمَتrose high بأَسمَىto the highest مَقامٍstation
ببتولٍ سَمَت بأَسمَى مَقامٍ
مَنwho الىtoward قُدسهاher sanctuary تُحَثُّare urged onward المطاياthe mounts
مَن الى قُدسها تُحَثُّ المطايا
by a Virgin who rose to the highest station,
With a Virgin who reached the highest station
toward whose sanctuary the mounts are urged,
To her sacredness the mounts are moved
خُصَّنيfavor me منfrom خَصاصتيmy poverty ياO الهيmy God
خُصَّني من خَصاصتي يا الهي
نِعمةًa blessing منكَfrom You فَهيَfor it is أَبقَآthe most enduring البقاياof what remains
نِعمةً منكَ فَهيَ أَبقَآ البقايا
favor me in my need, O my God,
Favor me specially from Your favors, my God
with a blessing from You, for it is the most enduring of all that remains.
For they are the remaining remnants
واعفُand forgive عنfor زَلَّتيmy lapse بفضلِكَthrough Your bounty واسمَحand pardon
واعفُ عن زَلَّتي بفضلِكَ واسمَح
عنfor ذُنوبِsins تطولُgrow long فيهاconcerning them الحكاياthe tales
عن ذُنوبِ تطولُ فيها الحكايا
And forgive my lapse through Your bounty, and pardon
Pardon my slip due to Your bounty and forgive
sins whose stories take long to tell.
Sins whose stories are long
وَقِنيand guard me منfrom مطامحيmy ambitions وأَقِلنيand pardon me
وَقِني من مطامحي وأَقِلني
عَثرةَthe stumble الكِبرِof pride فَهيَfor it is ارزىthe direst الرزاياof calamities
عَثرةَ الكِبرِ فَهيَ ارزى الرزايا
And guard me from my ambitions, and forgive me
And protect me from my ambitions and lighten
the stumble of pride, for it is the direst of calamities.
The stumbling block of arrogance, the worst calamity
وأَعِذنيand shelter me منfrom بَلوةٍan affliction داهَمَتنيassailed me
وأَعِذني من بَلوةٍ داهَمَتني
ياO عِياذيmy refuge منfrom داهماتsudden onsets البلاياcalamities
يا عِياذي من داهمات البلايا
And shelter me from an affliction that has assailed me,
And protect me from an affliction that has struck me suddenly
O my refuge from calamities that strike suddenly.
O my Protector from afflictions that strike suddenly
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