ليسَthere is no ليfor me راحةٌrest بهاin it أَستريحُI rest
ليسَ لي راحةٌ بها أَستريحُ
فيin حياتيmy life إِلَّاexcept يَسُوعُJesus المسيحُChrist
في حياتي إِلَّا يَسُوعُ المسيحُ
I have no rest in which I may find repose
I have no rest in which I can relax
In my life except Jesus Christ.
In my life except Jesus Christ
إنindeed ذاthis one راحتيmy rest ورُوحيand my spirit وراحيand my wine
إن ذا راحتي ورُوحي وراحي
ومِراحيand my merriment ثُمَّthen ارتِياحيmy repose المُرِيحُsoothing
ومِراحي ثُمَّ ارتِياحي المُرِيحُ
He is indeed my rest, my spirit, and my wine,
He is my rest, my spirit and my relief
My merriment, and then my soothing repose.
And my consolation, then my soothing comforter
عِزَّتيmy honor فيin مَذَلَّتيmy abasement وعزائِيand my consolation
عِزَّتي في مَذَلَّتي وعزائِي
فيin بَلائِيmy affliction وليسَand there is no عنهُaway from him جُنوحُturning
في بَلائِي وليسَ عنهُ جُنوحُ
My honor in my abasement, and my consolation
My honor in my disgrace and my consolation
In my affliction; there is no turning away from him.
In my affliction, and I do not deviate from Him
لِفُؤَاديfor my heart مَسَرَّةٌjoy ولِعقليand for my mind
لِفُؤَادي مَسَرَّةٌ ولِعقلي
عِندَduring حُزنيmy sorrow وشِدَّتيand my distress تَفريحُcheering
عِندَ حُزني وشِدَّتي تَفريحُ
Joy for my heart, and for my mind
For my heart there is delight and for my mind
Cheer in my sorrow and distress.
At my sorrow and hardship, amusement
هلquestion marker يُرَىis found فيin سِواهُanyone other than him ليfor me منany سُكونٍrepose
هل يُرَى في سِواهُ لي من سُكونٍ
ياO إِلهيmy God مَنwho ذاthis one سِواكَother than you يُريحُgives rest
يا إِلهي مَن ذا سِواكَ يُريحُ
Can any repose for me be found in another?
Can any tranquility other than Him be seen
O my God, who but you gives rest?
My God who other than You gives comfort
أَنتَyou كُلّيmy all وأَنتَand you كُلٌّall لكلٍّfor all
أَنتَ كُلّي وأَنتَ كُلٌّ لكلٍّ
أَنتَyou رُوحيmy spirit بلrather أَنتَyou للرُوحِto the spirit رُوحُa spirit
أَنتَ رُوحي بل أَنتَ للرُوحِ رُوحُ
You are my all, and you are all for all;
You are all mine and You are all for all
You are my spirit—indeed, spirit to the spirit.
You are my spirit, rather You are the spirit of the spirit
أَنتَyou رُوحُthe spirit الوُجودِof existence إِنَّindeed لَكَto you الكَوopening of 'the universe'
أَنتَ رُوحُ الوُجودِ إِنَّ لَكَ الكَو
نَending of 'the universe' يُناديcalls out ممجِّداًglorifying ويصيحُand cries aloud
نَ يُنادي ممجِّداً ويصيحُ
You are the spirit of existence; indeed, to you the universe
You are the spirit of existence, indeed to You creation
Calls out, glorifying you and crying aloud.
Calls glorifying and shouting
كلُّevery شيءٍthing فيin عالمthe world الحِسِّof sense والعقلِand intellect
كلُّ شيءٍ في عالم الحِسِّ والعقلِ
لِسانٌa tongue يُثنِيpraises عليكَyou فصيحُeloquent
لِسانٌ يُثنِي عليكَ فصيحُ
Everything in the world of sense and intellect
Everything in the world of senses and mind
Is an eloquent tongue that praises you.
Is a tongue praising You loudly
ليسَthere is no ليfor me سَلوةٌsolace بِدُونِكَwithout you يوماًa single day لاno
ليسَ لي سَلوةٌ بِدُونِكَ يوماً لا
ولاnor شِدَّتيmy distress سِواكَanyone other than you يُزِيحُdispels
ولا شِدَّتي سِواكَ يُزِيحُ
Not for a single day have I solace without you—no,
I have no solace without You ever, no
Nor does anyone but you dispel my distress.
And none other than You dispels my distress
قدindeed تَدَلَّيتَyou descended منfrom سَمائكَyour heaven حتَّىuntil
قد تَدَلَّيتَ من سَمائكَ حتَّى
غَمَرَflooded الناسَhumankind فضلُكَyour grace الممنوحُbestowed
غَمَرَ الناسَ فضلُكَ الممنوحُ
You descended from your heaven until
You have draped Yourself from Your heavens until
Your bestowed grace flooded humankind.
Your abundant favor has immersed people
وصَدَعتَand you opened القُلوبَthe hearts عنbecause of مُعجِزاتٍmiracles
وصَدَعتَ القُلوبَ عن مُعجِزاتٍ
دانَsubmitted صِدقاًsincerely لَهُنَّto them عقلٌa mind رجيحُsound
دانَ صِدقاً لَهُنَّ عقلٌ رجيحُ
And you opened hearts through miracles
And You have opened hearts to miracles
To which a sound mind truly submitted.
To which sound minds have sincerely yielded
قُمتَyou arose للناسِfor humankind مُرشِداًas a guide وطبيباًand as a physician
قُمتَ للناسِ مُرشِداً وطبيباً
فشُفِيso was healed قلبُthe heart آدَمَof Adam المجروحُwounded
فشُفِي قلبُ آدَمَ المجروحُ
You arose for humankind as guide and physician,
You have stood for people as a guide and healer
And Adam's wounded heart was healed.
So the heart of Adam, wounded, was healed
سُدتَyou ruled أمراًwith command علىover العَناصِرِthe elements جَزماًdecisively
سُدتَ أمراً على العَناصِرِ جَزماً
سَكَنَgrew still البحرُthe sea هائجاًraging والريحُand the wind
سَكَنَ البحرُ هائجاً والريحُ
You ruled the elements with decisive command;
You have commanded the elements absolutely
The raging sea grew still, and so did the wind.
The raging sea and the winds calmed
صُورةُthe image الآبِof the Father والقنومand the hypostasis المُساوِيequal
صُورةُ الآبِ والقنوم المُساوِي
جوهرَthe substance الذاتِof the divine being والشُعاعُand the ray الوَضُوحُradiant
جوهرَ الذاتِ والشُعاعُ الوَضُوحُ
The Father's image, and the Person equal
The image of the Father and the co-equal hypostasis
In the substance of the divine being, and the radiant ray.
The substance of the essence and the lucid ray
فَهوَthus he بالجِسمِin bodily form كالأَناسيlike humans الدَناياlowly
فَهوَ بالجِسمِ كالأَناسي الدَنايا
وَهوَand he رَبٌLord لاnot يُمكِنُis possible التوضِيحُexplanation
وَهوَ رَبٌ لا يُمكِنُ التوضِيحُ
Thus in bodily form he is like lowly mortals,
So He is with the body like earthly humans
Yet he is Lord, beyond explanation.
And He is a Lord who cannot be defined
فعَلَىthus upon الأرضِthe earth سائِرٌwalking وَهوَwhile he فيon العرopening of 'the throne'
فعَلَى الأرضِ سائِرٌ وَهوَ في العر
شِending of 'the throne' الهٌGod يُهدَىis offered لهُto him التسبيحُpraise
شِ الهٌ يُهدَى لهُ التسبيحُ
Thus he walks on earth, while upon the throne
On earth walking, and on the Throne divine
He is God, to whom praise is offered.
A God to Whom praise is guided
شَدَهَتbewildered حالُهُhis state العقولَminds فأَعيتso they became exhausted
شَدَهَت حالُهُ العقولَ فأَعيت
يختفيhe is hidden عنfrom إِدراكِهاtheir understanding ويَلُوحُand he appears
يختفي عن إِدراكِها ويَلُوحُ
His state bewildered minds and exhausted them;
His state has perplexed minds so they faltered
He eludes their understanding and yet appears.
He disappears from their comprehension and glimpses
إذfor هوhe الجاهلthe ignorant one (possibly corrupt) الظلامdarkness خياءunclear word
إذ هو الجاهل الظلام خياء
وعظلاand [unclear fragment] لunclear fragment منfrom الوضوحُclarity
وعظلا ل من الوضوحُ
For he is the ignorant one [possibly corrupt]—darkness [unclear word],
As He is the ignorance, the darkness, the veil
And [unclear fragments] from clarity.
And the shadow to them of lucidity
أحمدُI praise اللَهGod قدindeed عَرَفتُI have known بمنin whom آopening of 'I believed'
أحمدُ اللَه قد عَرَفتُ بمن آ
مَنتُending of 'I believed' والحقُّand the truth فاضحٌrevealing وصريحُand plain
مَنتُ والحقُّ فاضحٌ وصريحُ
I praise God: I have known the one in whom I
I thank God I have known the One I believed
Have believed; the truth is revealing and plain.
And the truth is evident and explicit
غِبطتيmy bliss بلrather سَعادتيmy happiness هِيَis أَنِّيthat I
غِبطتي بل سَعادتي هِيَ أَنِّي
عبدُa slave رِقٍّof bondage لفضلهِfor his bounty أَستميحُI beg a gift
عبدُ رِقٍّ لفضلهِ أَستميحُ
My bliss—rather, my happiness—is that I am
My felicity, rather, my happiness is that I
A slave in bondage, begging his bounty.
Am a willing slave to His favor I beseech
بَدءُthe beginning كونيof my existence رآهُhe saw it منfrom قبلِbefore كونيmy existence
بَدءُ كوني رآهُ من قبلِ كوني
لاnot كَماas خالَنيimagined me بهِthrough it التشريحُdissection
لا كَما خالَني بهِ التشريحُ
He saw the beginning of my existence before I existed,
The beginning of my existence He saw before my existence
Not as dissection imagined me thereby.
Not as my constitution has wrongly taught me
إِنَّنيindeed I جئتُhave come سائلاًasking مستبيحاًseeking leave
إِنَّني جئتُ سائلاً مستبيحاً
رِفدَthe bounty مولايَof my Lord إنَّنيindeed I المستبيحُthe one seeking leave
رِفدَ مولايَ إنَّني المستبيحُ
I have come asking, seeking leave to receive
I have come asking freely
My Lord's bounty; I am the one seeking it.
Sustain me, my Master, I am the asker
فَهوَfor he أَدرَىmore aware بحاجتيof my need منthan فُؤَاديmy heart
فَهوَ أَدرَى بحاجتي من فُؤَادي
وبسِرّيand of my secret الذيwhich بهِof it لاnot أَبوحُI divulge
وبسِرّي الذي بهِ لا أَبوحُ
He knows my need better than my own heart,
For He knows my need more than my heart
And my secret, which I do not divulge.
And my secret that I do not confess
ياO رأُوفاًcompassionate علىtoward العِبادِservants يَداهُhis two hands
يا رأُوفاً على العِبادِ يَداهُ
لمnot تَزَلcease للوَرَىto humankind يَداهُhis two hands تُمِيحُbestow gifts
لم تَزَل للوَرَى يَداهُ تُمِيحُ
O you whose hands are compassionate toward servants,
O You who have mercy on servants, Your hands
Whose hands have never ceased bestowing gifts on humankind.
Have never ceased to be graceful to people
هلquestion marker اُرَىam I seen قانطاًdespairing وأَنتَand you رَجائيmy hope
هل اُرَى قانطاً وأَنتَ رَجائي
وأُرَىand am I seen مُرمِلاًdestitute وأَنتَand you السَمُوحُthe generous one
وأُرَى مُرمِلاً وأَنتَ السَمُوحُ
Shall I be seen despairing, when you are my hope?
Can I see myself despairing while You are my hope?
And seen destitute, when you are the generous one?
Can I see myself apathetic while You are the noble?
ياO طبيبَphysician النُفوسِof souls هلquestion marker تُهمِلَنِّيwill you neglect me
يا طبيبَ النُفوسِ هل تُهمِلَنِّي
وأناand I مُدنَفُgravely ill الفُؤَادِat heart جريحُwounded
وأنا مُدنَفُ الفُؤَادِ جريحُ
O physician of souls, will you neglect me,
O Healer of souls, would You neglect me
While I am gravely sick at heart and wounded?
While I am downtrodden, my heart wounded?
أَناI مُضنىًworn out لاnot أَستطيعُI can حَراكاًmovement
أَنا مُضنىً لا أَستطيعُ حَراكاً
واقعٌfallen منfrom أَذَىthe harm الخُطوبِof calamities طريحُprostrate
واقعٌ من أَذَى الخُطوبِ طريحُ
I am worn down, unable to stir,
I am suffering, unable to move
Fallen, laid low by the harm of calamities.
Fallen from the pain of misfortunes, exhausted
عَلَّsickened قلبيmy heart الكسيرَbroken ذنبيmy sin ولكِنand yet
عَلَّ قلبي الكسيرَ ذنبي ولكِن
أَمَليmy hope فيكَin you سالمٌunharmed وصحيحُand sound
أَمَلي فيكَ سالمٌ وصحيحُ
My sin has sickened my broken heart, yet
My sin has burdened my broken heart but
My hope in you is unharmed and sound.
My hope in You is secure and sound
فاظَexpired قلبيmy heart وفاضَand overflowed حُزناًwith grief فراعاthen tended (word continues)
فاظَ قلبي وفاضَ حُزناً فراعا
هُit وعَزَّand rare was النظيرُthe equal جفنٌan eyelid طَفُوحُbrimming
هُ وعَزَّ النظيرُ جفنٌ طَفُوحُ
My heart expired and overflowed with grief; it was tended
So my heart overflowed and sorrow flooded
By a brimming eyelid, whose equal is rare.
And its match, an eye pouring over, wept
وبذِكرِيand in my recalling ماwhat مَرَّpassed مِنّيَfrom me يحلوgrows sweet
وبذِكرِي ما مَرَّ مِنّيَ يحلو
لِيَto me تكريرُrepeating مَندَميmy regret فأَنوحُso I lament
لِيَ تكريرُ مَندَمي فأَنوحُ
And when I recall my past deeds, it grows sweet
And in remembering what passed me is sweet
For me to repeat my regret, and so I lament.
To me, repeating my regrets, I lament
ضاقَgrew constricted صَدريmy breast عنfor شَريحexplanation (uncertain reading) حاليmy state فلاso neither الصَدopening of 'the breast'
ضاقَ صَدري عن شَريح حالي فلا الصَد
رُending of 'the breast' ولاnor الحالُthe state مَتنُهُits substance مشروحُlaid open; explained
رُ ولا الحالُ مَتنُهُ مشروحُ
My breast is too constricted to explain my state; neither my breast
My chest is too narrow to contain my state, so neither the chest
Nor my condition has its substance laid open.
Nor the state, its breadth can encompass
فضميريso my conscience مُعذَّبٌtormented وفُؤَاديand my heart
فضميري مُعذَّبٌ وفُؤَادي
مُستَبَزٌharried ومَدمَعيand my tears مسفوحُpoured out
مُستَبَزٌ ومَدمَعي مسفوحُ
So my conscience is tormented, and my heart
My conscience tormented, my heart
Is harried, and my tears are poured out.
Debased, and my tear poured out
وحَشايَand my entrails المُصابُstruck منby أَسهمُarrows الأَوopening of 'sins'
وحَشايَ المُصابُ من أَسهمُ الأَو
زارِending of 'sins' تَدمَىbleed جِراحُهُits wounds وتَقِيحُand fester
زارِ تَدمَى جِراحُهُ وتَقِيحُ
And my entrails, struck by the arrows of
The companion of my misfortune from the arrows of sorrows
Sins, have wounds that bleed and fester.
His wounds festering and oozing pus
قدindeed خَلاhas passed العُمرُlife فيin انتِهازِseizing مَلاهٍamusements
قد خَلا العُمرُ في انتِهازِ مَلاهٍ
كُنتُI used to اغدوgo out in the morning بزَهوِهاin their vanity وأَروحُand return in the evening
كُنتُ اغدو بزَهوِها وأَروحُ
Life has passed in seizing amusements,
Life passed in seizing enjoyments
I used to go out each morning in their vanity, and return each evening.
I rose in their glory and set
ومَناهٍand forbidden acts قضيتُهاI carried them out بتلاهٍwith heedlessness
ومَناهٍ قضيتُها بتلاهٍ
مُوبِقاتٍruinous sins تطولُgrow long عنهاabout them الشُروحُthe explanations
مُوبِقاتٍ تطولُ عنها الشُروحُ
And forbidden acts I committed heedlessly—
And desires I spent in disasters
Ruinous sins, whose accounts would run long.
Ruinous, about which lectures are prolonged
وانقِيادٍand submission إلىto المآثِمِtransgressions طَوعاًwillingly
وانقِيادٍ إلى المآثِمِ طَوعاً
قدindeed تَوالَىfollowed in succession غَبُوقُهاtheir evening draught والصَبُوحُand the morning draught
قد تَوالَى غَبُوقُها والصَبُوحُ
And willing submission to transgressions,
And compliance to sins willfully
Whose evening and morning draughts followed one another.
Their immersions and dawns succeeded each other
جَمَديmy inert matter (body) الوحشُsavage كاسرٌpredatory حَيَوانٌan animal
جَمَدي الوحشُ كاسرٌ حَيَوانٌ
ذوpossessing عُتوٍّdefiance إلىtoward المَلاذِpleasures جَمُوحُbolting
ذو عُتوٍّ إلى المَلاذِ جَمُوحُ
My bodily matter is a savage beast, a predatory animal,
My nature is broken, a recalcitrant beast
Defiant, bolting toward pleasures.
Arrogantly rushing to shelters
كاسرُbreaker النِيرِof the yoke لنwill not يُقادَbe led حَرُونٌobstinate
كاسرُ النِيرِ لن يُقادَ حَرُونٌ
وشَمُوسٌand untamable إلىtoward الخَطاءِwrongdoing طَمُوحُeager
وشَمُوسٌ إلى الخَطاءِ طَمُوحُ
A yoke-breaker, refusing to be led, obstinate,
The breaker of the yoke cannot be led, a free
And untamable, eager for wrongdoing.
Horse, and ambitions to wrong, aspiring
ماnot بَليعالBelial غيرُهُother than it فأَرِحنيso relieve me
ما بَليعال غيرُهُ فأَرِحني
منهُfrom it ياO ربِّmy Lord عَلَّنيperhaps I may أَستريحُI find rest
منهُ يا ربِّ عَلَّني أَستريحُ
Belial is none other than it; grant me relief
None other than Him can redeem me
From it, O Lord, that I may find rest.
So relieve me from it, O Lord, that I may rest
Sol 6.1