عَثَرتُI stumbled وَلَولاand were it not for اِنتِياشُthe rescuing of الإلهِGod
عَثَرتُ وَلَولا اِنتِياشُ الإلهِ
لكنتُI would have been صريعَa victim of ردىthe doom of عثرتيmy stumble
لكنتُ صريعَ ردى عثرتي
I stumbled; had God not rescued me,
I would have been slain by the doom my stumble brought.
وَأَخرجنِيand brought me out اللَّهُGod مِنfrom قَعرهاits bottom
وَأَخرجنِي اللَّهُ مِن قَعرها
وقدthough already كنتُI had صرتُcome إلىto اللُّجّةِthe deep waters
وقد كنتُ صرتُ إلى اللُّجّةِ
And God brought me out of its depths,
though I had already reached the deep,
علىat حينa time when ساءَتْgrew dire بنفسيfor my life الظّنونُthe forebodings
على حين ساءَتْ بنفسي الظّنونُ
وأشرفتُand I drew near منهاbecause of it علىto الخُطّةِcalamity
وأشرفتُ منها على الخُطّةِ
when I feared the worst for my life,
and through it I came to the brink of calamity.
وَكانand were العِدىthe foes يُبصرونseeing الّذيwhat
وَكان العِدى يُبصرون الّذي
تصوّرهpictures it لَهُمُfor them بِغْضَتِيhatred of me
تصوّره لَهُمُ بِغْضَتِي
And my foes were seeing what
their hatred of me pictured for them.
ولمّاand when كفانيHe shielded me from الّذيthat which خِفتُهُI feared it
ولمّا كفاني الّذي خِفتُهُ
وقدthough indeed كنتُI had been فيin وَسَطِthe midst of الخيفةِfear
وقد كنتُ في وَسَطِ الخيفةِ
And when He shielded me from what I feared,
though I had been in the midst of fear,
أتانيHe brought me بقدرتهthrough His power آيةًa sign
أتاني بقدرته آيةً
علمتُI learned بهاthrough it سَعَةَthe vastness of القدرةِpower
علمتُ بها سَعَةَ القدرةِ
He brought me, through His power, a sign
through which I learned the vastness of His power.
فياso O رافعاًone who raises up بِيme وياand O مُنعماًone who bestows favor
فيا رافعاً بِي ويا مُنعماً
عليَّupon me بماwith what لمdid not تَنَلْattain مُنْيتِيmy wish
عليَّ بما لم تَنَلْ مُنْيتِي
So, O You who raise me up, O You who bestow favor
upon me with what my wish had not attained,
وياand O منthe One رغبتُI turned eagerly إلىto نصرِهِHis aid
ويا من رغبتُ إلى نصرِهِ
فماand did not ردّنيturn me away عنهfrom it بالخيبةِin disappointment
فما ردّني عنه بالخيبةِ
and O You whose aid I sought,
who did not turn me away from it disappointed,
وياand O عاصماًa protector لِيfor me منfrom الموبقاتِruinous sins
ويا عاصماً لِي من الموبقاتِ
وماthough not كنتُI had been أطمعُhoping فيfor عصمتيmy protection
وما كنتُ أطمعُ في عصمتي
and O You who shield me from ruinous sins,
though I had not hoped for such protection,
وياand O معطياًone who gives فوقbeyond ماwhat أبتغيI seek
ويا معطياً فوق ما أبتغي
بلاwithout طَلَبٍa plea وبلاand without بُغيةِa wish
بلا طَلَبٍ وبلا بُغيةِ
and O You who give beyond what I seek,
without a plea and without a wish,
وياand O فارجاًone who dispels ظُلُماتِthe darkness of الخطوبِcalamities
ويا فارجاً ظُلُماتِ الخطوبِ
وليسand there is no سبيلٌway إلىto الفُرجةِrelief
وليس سبيلٌ إلى الفُرجةِ
and O You who dispel the darkness of calamities,
when there is no way to relief:
شكرتُكI thanked You لاnot بالغاًmatching ماwhat مننتَYou bestowed
شكرتُك لا بالغاً ما مننتَ
ولكنْbut بلغتُI have reached مدىthe utmost of بُغيتيmy desire
ولكنْ بلغتُ مدى بُغيتي
I have thanked You, without matching what You bestowed,
yet I have reached the utmost of my desire.
وماand not لِيَfor me شكرٌgratitude ولاnor أَهتديcan I find my way
وما لِيَ شكرٌ ولا أَهتدي
إليهِto it علىaccording to قَدَرِthe measure of النِّعمةِthe blessing
إليهِ على قَدَرِ النِّعمةِ
And I have no thanks, nor can I find my way
to any that match the measure of the blessing.
Sol 6.1