حروفletters أرواحspirits سقطْfallen
حروف أرواح سقطْ
لهاfor them منfrom الجسمthe body نقطْdots
لها من الجسم نقطْ
Letters are fallen spirits;
Letters are souls that fell
they have dots from the body.
From the body as drops fell
فالكلso all للذنبfor sin التَقَطْpicked up
فالكل للذنب التَقَطْ
منwho ذاthis one الذيwho ماnot ساءdid wrong قطّْever
من ذا الذي ما ساء قطّْ
Thus all have picked up sin.
All have picked up sins
Who is there who has never done wrong?
Who is it that never did wrong
ومنand who لهfor him الحسنىgoodness فقطْonly
ومن له الحسنى فقطْ
كنbe ياO إلهيmy God منقذيmy deliverer
كن يا إلهي منقذي
And who has goodness alone?
And who is it that only did good
Be, O my God, my deliverer
Be my Savior, my God
منfrom كلevery شيطانdevil بذيfoul-mouthed
من كل شيطان بذي
فشافعيso my intercessor منfrom هولterror ذيthis
فشافعي من هول ذي
from every foul-mouthed devil.
From every wicked demon
So my intercessor against this terror is
Intercede for me from this horror
محمدMuhammad الهاديthe guide الذيthe one who
محمد الهادي الذي
عليهupon him جبريلGabriel هبطdescended
عليه جبريل هبط
Muhammad, the guide, the one
Muhammad, the guiding one
upon whom Gabriel descended.
Upon whom Gabriel descended