أناI اللهGod اعتصاميmy refuge
أنا الله اعتصامي
لاnot أرىI see فيin ذاكthat شكّاdoubt
لا أرى في ذاك شكّا
For me, God is my refuge;
God is my refuge,
I see no doubt in that,
In that I have no doubt,
موقناًcertain أنthat لاnone سواهُother than Him
موقناً أن لا سواهُ
كاشفٌdispeller of ضرّاًaffliction وضنكاand hardship
كاشفٌ ضرّاً وضنكا
Certain that none but He
Certain that none but Him
Dispels affliction and hardship,
Relieves adversity and distress.
راجياًhoping منهfrom Him نوالاًbounty
راجياً منه نوالاً
ورشاداًand right guidance ليسis not يُحكَىdescribed
ورشاداً ليس يُحكَى
Hoping for bounty from Him
Hoping for bounty from Him
And guidance beyond description.
And guidance beyond description,
لمnot أزلI cease to be للهto God عبداًa servant
لم أزل لله عبداً
وبهذاand through this أتزكّىI purify myself
وبهذا أتزكّى
I have always been a servant of God,
I have always been God's servant,
And through this I purify myself.
And in this I seek purity.
ربّLord وفّقنيgrant me success لرشدٍto the right course
ربّ وفّقني لرشدٍ
ثمّthen هبgrant ليto me منكfrom You ملكاdominion
ثمّ هب لي منك ملكا
Lord, guide me to the right course,
Lord, guide me to righteousness,
Then grant me dominion from You.
Then grant me a kingdom from You,
واحمنيand protect me منfrom كلّevery سوءٍharm
واحمني من كلّ سوءٍ
وقِنيand shield me شرّاًevil وشركاand polytheism
وقِني شرّاً وشركا
And protect me from every harm,
And protect me from all evil,
And shield me from evil and polytheism.
And save me from evil and partners.
واصرفand turn away الأعداءthe enemies عنّيfrom me
واصرف الأعداء عنّي
وامحُهمand wipe them out هتكاًrending وفتكاand slaughter
وامحُهم هتكاً وفتكا
And turn the enemies away from me,
Turn the enemies away from me,
And wipe them out with rending and slaughter.
And destroy them, fallen and ruined.
واغفرand forgive الذنبthe sin بلطفٍwith kindness
واغفر الذنب بلطفٍ
وافكُكِand unbind الأكدارthe sorrows فكّاthoroughly
وافكُكِ الأكدار فكّا
And forgive my sin with kindness,
Forgive sins with kindness,
And dispel sorrows completely.
And undo fetters and free them.
وأنلنيand grant me كلّevery فضلٍbounty
وأنلني كلّ فضلٍ
منthan ضياءradiance الشمسthe sun أذكىbrighter
من ضياء الشمس أذكى
And grant me every bounty
Grant me every grace
Brighter than the sun's radiance.
Brighter than the sun's light,
وأذقنيand let me taste ياO إلهيmy God
وأذقني يا إلهي
لذّةdelight القربnearness المزكّىpurified
لذّة القرب المزكّى
And let me taste, O my God,
And let me taste, my God,
The delight of purified nearness,
The bliss of the hallowed closeness,
فيin رياضgardens الأمنsafety ممّاfrom what
في رياض الأمن ممّا
اختشىI fear فعلاًin doing وتركاand leaving undone
اختشى فعلاً وتركا
In gardens of safety from what
In the gardens of security from
I fear, in doing and leaving undone.
What I fear in deed and avoidance.
إنّindeed ألطافgracious favors إلهيmy God
إنّ ألطاف إلهي
ليَto me قالتhave said خلّlet go عنكاaway from yourself
ليَ قالت خلّ عنكا
Indeed, my God's gracious favors
Indeed my Lord's favors
Have said to me: 'Let it go;
Have told me: leave anxiety behind,
لاdo not تدبّرplan لكfor yourself أمراًan affair
لا تدبّر لك أمراً
نحنwe أولىmore entitled بكto you منكاthan yourself
نحن أولى بك منكا
Do not plan any affair for yourself;
Do not consider any matter yours,
We have greater claim on you than you yourself.
We are more entitled to you than you.
فاتركso abandon التدبيرplanning تنجوyou will be saved
فاترك التدبير تنجو
فأولوfor those who possess التدبيرplanning هلكىdoomed
فأولو التدبير هلكى
So abandon planning, and you will be saved,
So leave consideration and be saved,
For those who plan are doomed.'
For those who consider have perished.
Sol 6.1