رَبَّناour Lord إِنَّناindeed we لَهَجناwe have been fervent بِذِكرِكْin remembering You
رَبَّنا إِنَّنا لَهَجنا بِذِكرِكْ
وَوَقفناand we stood بِالذُلِّin humility فيat بابِthe gate of بِرِّكْYour goodness
وَوَقفنا بِالذُلِّ في بابِ بِرِّكْ
Our Lord, we have been fervent in remembering You.
Our Lord, we did mention You
And we have stood in humility at the gate of Your goodness.
And stood humble at Your door of kindness
قُلتَYou said فيin ذِكرِكَYour Word القَديمِeternal اِذكُرونيremember Me
قُلتَ في ذِكرِكَ القَديمِ اِذكُروني
فَاِمتَثَلناso we complied بِالسَمعِby listening طَوعاًwillingly لِأَمرِكwith Your command
فَاِمتَثَلنا بِالسَمعِ طَوعاً لِأَمرِك
You said in Your eternal Word, 'Remember Me.'
You said in Your ancient remembrance, remember Me
So we listened and willingly obeyed Your command.
So we obeyed hearing, willingly following Your command
وَذَكَرناكَand we remembered You فَاِذكُرso remember الكُلَّall مِنّاof us
وَذَكَرناكَ فَاِذكُر الكُلَّ مِنّا
بِتَجَلّيthrough the unveiling of الأَسرارِthe mysteries مِنfrom سِرِّthe secret of سِرِّكYour secret
بِتَجَلّي الأَسرارِ مِن سِرِّ سِرِّك
And we remembered You; so remember us all,
And we remembered You, so remember all of us
Through the unveiling of mysteries from the secret of Your secret.
With the unveiling of secrets from the secret of Your secrets
وَأَتَيناand we came مُوَحِّدينَaffirming divine oneness بِقَلبٍwith a heart
وَأَتَينا مُوَحِّدينَ بِقَلبٍ
لَيسَthere is not فيهِin it شُهودُwitnessing of تَوحيدِaffirmation of oneness غَيرِكanyone other than You
لَيسَ فيهِ شُهودُ تَوحيدِ غَيرِك
And we came affirming Your oneness, with a heart
And we came as monotheists with a heart
In which no affirmation of oneness is witnessed but Yours.
In which none are present save Your Oneness
وَعَبَدناكَand we worshipped You حَيثُماwherever أَنتَYou أَهلٌworthy
وَعَبَدناكَ حَيثُما أَنتَ أَهلٌ
وَحَمَدناكَand we praised You مَعwith تَزايُدِthe increase of شُكرِكgratitude to You
وَحَمَدناكَ مَع تَزايُدِ شُكرِك
And we worshipped You as befits You,
And we worshipped You wherever You are worthy
And praised You with ever-increasing gratitude to You.
And We praised You as Your gratitude increased
مِنكَfrom You نَرجوwe hope for التَوفيقَenabling grace سِرّاًin secret وَجَهراًand openly
مِنكَ نَرجو التَوفيقَ سِرّاً وَجَهراً
فَجَميعُfor all القُلوبِhearts فيin قَيدِthe bonds of أَسرِكcaptivity to You
فَجَميعُ القُلوبِ في قَيدِ أَسرِك
From You we hope for enabling grace, in secret and openly,
From You we hope for success, secretly and openly
For all hearts are bound in captivity to You.
For all hearts are chained by Your captivity
أَعطِناgrant us سُؤلَناour request وَحَقِّقand fulfill رَجاناour hope
أَعطِنا سُؤلَنا وَحَقِّق رَجانا
وَلَكَand Yours is الأَمرُthe command كُلُّناall of us تَحتَunder قَهرِكYour subduing power
وَلَكَ الأَمرُ كُلُّنا تَحتَ قَهرِك
Grant us what we ask, and fulfill our hope.
Grant us our request and fulfill our hopes
And Yours is the command; we are all beneath Your subduing power.
For the command is Yours, we all are under Your subjugation
قَدindeed شَهِدناwe have borne witness بِوَحدَةِto the oneness of الذاتِthe Essence لَسناwe are not
قَد شَهِدنا بِوَحدَةِ الذاتِ لَسنا
مِثلَlike مَنone who فيin شُهودِهِhis witnessing جاءَcame مُشرِكa polytheist
مِثلَ مَن في شُهودِهِ جاءَ مُشرِك
We have indeed borne witness to the oneness of the Essence; we are not
We have testified to the Oneness of Your Essence, we are not
Like one who, in his witnessing, came as a polytheist.
Like those whose witnessing has association
أَرِناshow us رَبَّناour Lord بِكَthrough You الحَقَّthe Truth حَقّاًas truth
أَرِنا رَبَّنا بِكَ الحَقَّ حَقّاً
عَنthrough تَجَلّيthe manifestation of آثارِthe traces of أَقدارِthe destinies of قَدرِكYour decree
عَن تَجَلّي آثارِ أَقدارِ قَدرِك
Show us, our Lord, through Yourself, the Truth as truth,
Show us, our Lord, the truth as truth
Through the manifestation of the traces of the destinies You decree.
Beyond manifestation of traces of Your ordained destiny
كُلُّall ماthat which فيin الوُجودِexistence حَقٌّtruth وَهَذاand this
كُلُّ ما في الوُجودِ حَقٌّ وَهَذا
بِشُهودِas witnessed by الجَميعِall مَظهَرُa manifestation of أَمرِكYour command
بِشُهودِ الجَميعِ مَظهَرُ أَمرِك
All that exists is truth, and this,
All that exists is truth, and this
As witnessed by all, is a manifestation of Your command.
Is by all witnessing, manifestation of Your affair
فَأَذِقناso let us taste خَمرَthe wine of الشُهودِwitnessing لِتُجلَىso that they may be lifted
فَأَذِقنا خَمرَ الشُهودِ لِتُجلَى
بِالتَجَلّيthrough self-disclosure لَناfor us بَراقِعُthe veils of سِترِكYour concealment
بِالتَجَلّي لَنا بَراقِعُ سِترِك
So let us taste the wine of witnessing, that there may be lifted
So let us taste the wine of witnessing to unveil
Through self-disclosure, for us, the veils of Your concealment.
By unveiling, the coverings of Your veil be removed from us
وَاِسقِناand give us to drink فيin الحِمىthe sanctuary كُؤوسَthe cups of التَدانيnearness
وَاِسقِنا في الحِمى كُؤوسَ التَداني
بِيَدِby the hand of الفَيضِoverflowing grace مِنfrom مَدامَةِthe wine of ذِكرِكremembering You
بِيَدِ الفَيضِ مِن مَدامَةِ ذِكرِك
And give us, in the sanctuary, cups of nearness to drink,
And quench our thirst in sanctuaries with cups of nearing
By the hand of overflowing grace, from the wine of remembering You.
By the hand of grace, from the wine of Your remembrance
بِالحَبيبِby the Beloved الَّذيwho هُوَhe البابُthe gate لِلفَتto the opening (word continues)
بِالحَبيبِ الَّذي هُوَ البابُ لِلفَت
حِcompletion of 'opening' وَمَنand who حازَgained مِنكَfrom You مِفتاحَthe key to نَصرِكYour victory
حِ وَمَن حازَ مِنكَ مِفتاحَ نَصرِك
By the Beloved, who is the gate to the open-
By the Beloved who is the door to opening, and whoever attained
ing, and who gained from You the key to Your victory.
From You keys of victory, upon him blessings and peace
فَعَلَيهِso upon him الصَلاةُblessings وَالآلِand his family وَالصَحand the companions (word continues)
فَعَلَيهِ الصَلاةُ وَالآلِ وَالصَح
بِcompletion of 'companions' مَدىthroughout الدَهرِall time ماas long as هَمىpoured down غَيثُthe rain of بِرِّكYour goodness
بِ مَدى الدَهرِ ما هَمى غَيثُ بِرِّك
So upon him be blessings, and upon his family and compan-
As long as the days continue, wherever Your kindness rains.
ions, throughout all time, as long as the rain of Your goodness pours.
Partial English translation: 27 of 28 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1