إِنِّيindeed I سَأَلْتُكَI implored You بِخَيْرِby the best of مُرْسَلِa messenger
إِنِّي سَأَلْتُكَ بِخَيْرِ مُرْسَلِ
مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad نَبِيِّكَYour prophet الْمُكَمَّلِthe perfected one
مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّكَ الْمُكَمَّلِ
Indeed, I have implored You by the best of messengers,
I asked You by the virtue of the noble messenger
Indeed, I have beseeched You by the best of messengers,
Muhammad, Your perfected prophet.
Muhammad, Your perfected Prophet
Muhammad, Your perfected Prophet,
صَلِّsend blessings عَلَيْهِupon him يَاO إِلَهَنَاour God الْعَلِيthe Most High
صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ يَا إِلَهَنَا الْعَلِي
وَآلِهِand his family وَصَحْبِهِand his companions وَمَنْand whoever يَلِيfollows
وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنْ يَلِي
Bless him, O our God, the Most High,
Bless him, O our Lofty God,
Bestow blessings upon him, O our Most High God,
And his family, his companions, and those who follow.
and his family, companions, and those who follow
And upon his family, his companions, and those who follow,
وَلَمْand did not أُفَارِقْI abandon حِلْيَةَthe adornment of التَّذَلُّلِhumility
وَلَمْ أُفَارِقْ حِلْيَةَ التَّذَلُّلِ
إِلاَّexcept خَصَصْتَنِيYou singled me out بِفَضْلٍwith grace مُجْزِلِlavish
إِلاَّ خَصَصْتَنِي بِفَضْلٍ مُجْزِلِ
And I never laid aside the adornment of humility
And I did not abandon the adornment of humility
And I have never parted with the adornment of humility,
Without Your singling me out for lavish grace.
Except You singled me out with abundant grace
Without You singling me out with abundant grace,
وَحُطْتَand You guarded عِرْضِيَmy honor بِسِتْرٍwith a veil مُسْبَلِdrawn down
وَحُطْتَ عِرْضِيَ بِسِتْرٍ مُسْبَلِ
وَكُنْتَand You were لِيfor me يَاO مَوْئِلِيmy refuge نِعْمَexcellent is الْوَلِيthe protector
وَكُنْتَ لِي يَا مَوْئِلِي نِعْمَ الْوَلِي
And You guarded my honor with a veil drawn down,
And veiled my honor with a trailing cover
And You have guarded my honor with a drawn veil,
And You were to me, O my refuge, an excellent protector,
You were for me, O my refuge, the best guardian
And You have been to me, O my refuge, the finest of guardians,
فيِin مَذْهَبِيmy course وَمَخْرَجِيand my departure وَمَدْخَلِيand my entry
فيِ مَذْهَبِي وَمَخْرَجِي وَمَدْخَلِي
وَكُلِّand all مَاthat which عَلَيَّis incumbent upon me مِنْof أَمْرٍan affair وَلِيand for me
وَكُلِّ مَا عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَمْرٍ وَلِي
In my course, my departure, and my entry,
In my creed, my fate, and my destination
In my path, my exit, and my entrance,
And in every affair incumbent upon me and belonging to me.
And all matters that have been placed in my charge
And in every matter that falls upon me.