اللَهGod أكبرthe greatest زادhas increased فيكin you يقينيmy certainty
اللَه أكبر زاد فيك يقيني
بكthrough you اسألI ask المولىthe Lord الكريمthe Generous يقينيto protect me
بك اسأل المولى الكريم يقيني
God is greatest! My certainty in you has grown.
God is Greatest, certainty in You increased in me
Through you I ask the generous Lord to protect me.
In You I ask the Bountiful Master for my certainty
رامsought العدىthe foes إطفاءextinguishing نوركyour light فيamong الورىhumankind
رام العدى إطفاء نورك في الورى
واللَهand God يأبىrefuses أنthat تصابyou be struck بعَينِby an evil eye
واللَه يأبى أن تصاب بعَينِ
The foes sought to extinguish your light among humankind,
The enemy intended extinguishing Your light in the world
but God refuses to let you be struck by an evil eye.
But God refuses that You be stricken by an eye
نصبواthey set up الحبالthe ropes وقامرواand they gambled بعصيّهمwith their staves
نصبوا الحبال وقامروا بعصيّهم
واتَواand they came بكيدٍwith a plot فيin القلوبthe hearts كمينِlurking
واتَوا بكيدٍ في القلوب كمينِ
They set up ropes and gambled with their staves,
They set up ropes and gambled with their sticks
and came with a plot lurking in their hearts.
And came up with a plot in hearts like an ambush
وعصاكَand your staff تَلقَفُswallows كلّall ماthat which أفِكواthey deceived بهwith it
وعصاكَ تَلقَفُ كلّ ما أفِكوا به
فلذاكso for that reason صارواthey became ساجدينprostrate لحينfor a time
فلذاك صاروا ساجدين لحين
And your staff swallows all they used for deception;
And Your staff picks up everything they untied with it
so they fell prostrate for a time—
So for that they became prostrating for a time
منamong كلّevery جوّاظٍarrogant brute لهhe has عرضbreadth القِفاthe nape
من كلّ جوّاظٍ له عرض القِفا
علَمٍa notable كثيرmuch النفخpuffing up غيرnot سمينfat
علَمٍ كثير النفخ غير سمين
among them every arrogant brute with a broad nape,
From every coward who has the width of the rear
a notable, much puffed up yet not fat.
A flag that is blown up a lot but not robust
ظنّthought الخذولthe faithless one بأنthat تُنالyou be harmed بحيلةby a ruse
ظنّ الخذول بأن تُنال بحيلة
كلاّnever ففيكfor, through you اللَهGod لاwill not يخزينيput me to shame
كلاّ ففيك اللَه لا يخزيني
The faithless one thought you could be harmed by a ruse.
The fainthearted thought that through a trick
Never! For God will not put me to shame through you.
No, in You is God, He will not humiliate me
أنّيhow could تُصابyou be struck بكيدهby his plotting ويداكand your two hands قدalready
أنّي تُصاب بكيده ويداك قد
فاقتsurpassed بنائلهاwith their bounty علىbeyond البحرَينthe two seas
فاقت بنائلها على البحرَين
How could you be struck by his plotting, when your two hands have
That I would be stricken by his plot and Your hands have
surpassed the two seas with their bounty?
Surpassed their reach, over both seas
ولكand yours are المكارمnoble deeds والشمائلand qualities فيamong الورىhumankind
ولك المكارم والشمائل في الورى
طابتbecame sweet شذاًin fragrance كالطيبlike perfume منfrom دارينDarin
طابت شذاً كالطيب من دارين
And yours are noble deeds and qualities among humankind,
And Yours are the noble deeds and traits in the world
sweetly fragrant, like perfume from Darin.
Pure essences, like perfume from two abodes
ومآثرand glorious deeds ومفاخرٌand honors مقصورةreserved exclusively
ومآثر ومفاخرٌ مقصورة
ياO ابنson of الكرامthe noble men عليكfor you بالتعيينspecifically
يا ابن الكرام عليك بالتعيين
And glorious deeds and honors are reserved,
And feats and prides restricted
O son of noble men, for you alone.
O son of the generous, upon You be the appointment
أصبحتyou have become كنزاًa treasure للفقيرfor the poor وملجأًand a refuge
أصبحت كنزاً للفقير وملجأً
للمستجيرfor one seeking protection وعدّةand support المسكينthe destitute
للمستجير وعدّة المسكين
You have become a treasure for the poor and a refuge
You have become a treasure for the poor and refuge
for those seeking protection, and support for the destitute.
For the seeker of refuge and provision for the deprived
ماnot رامsought شخصٌany person فيكagainst you كيداًa plot فيamong الورىhumankind
ما رام شخصٌ فيك كيداً في الورى
إلاexcept that وأصبحand he came to be فيin عذابthe torment of الهونhumiliation
إلا وأصبح في عذاب الهون
No one among humankind has ever sought to plot against you
No person in the world schemed against You
without coming to suffer the torment of humiliation.
Except that he woke up in terrible torment