بأسمائكby Your names العظمىgreatest دعوتكI called upon You سيديmy Master
بأسمائك العظمى دعوتك سيدي
وأوصافكand Your attributes العظمىgreatest توسلتI sought a means of approach بهاthrough them
وأوصافك العظمى توسلت بها
By Your greatest names I called upon You, my Master,
By Your greatest names I called You, my Master
and through Your greatest attributes I sought access to You,
And Your greatest attributes I implored
منfrom حادثانvicissitudes قدindeed كستنيclothed me ثوبthe robe of الضناwasting sickness
من حادثان قد كستني ثوب الضنا
ومركزand the center of أسرارthe secrets of الوجودexistence محمدMuhammad
ومركز أسرار الوجود محمد
against the vicissitudes that have clothed me in the robe of wasting sickness;
From misfortunes that clothed me in the garb of distress
and by Muhammad, the center of the secrets of existence,
And the center of the secrets of existence, Muhammad
ممدsustainer of جميعthe whole الكونcosmos برزخthe intermediary of ربناour Lord
ممد جميع الكون برزخ ربنا
وبقعتهand his locus الحوراfair تبدتappeared بشكلin the form of آstart of 'human woman'
وبقعته الحورا تبدت بشكل آ
the sustainer of the whole cosmos, our Lord's intermediary;
He extended the entire universe, our Lord's isthmus
and his fair locus appeared in the form of a human
And its spot, the houri appeared in a shape
دميّةend of 'human woman' ماnot حاضتshe menstruated لتطهيرto cleanse وزرناour burden of sin
دميّة ما حاضت لتطهير وزرنا
وزوجهاand her husband زخارbrimming with المعارفknowledge بابthe gate of داstart of 'abode'
وزوجها زخار المعارف باب دا
woman who never menstruated, to purge our burden of sin;
A doll that aimed for purifying our burden
and her husband, brimming with knowledge, the gate of the abode
And her husband, blossoms of knowledge, an open door
رend of 'abode' علمknowledge لمنfor whoever رامsought الدنوnearness لحيناto our quarter
ر علم لمن رام الدنو لحينا
وصديقand al-Siddiq منof those who صارواthey came to be بموكبin the procession of قربهnearness to him
وصديق من صاروا بموكب قربه
of knowledge, for whoever sought nearness to our quarter;
To science for whoever seeks the worldly life for a time
and al-Siddiq, among those who joined the procession of nearness to him,
And a friend of those who joined his procession
يحوطونthey guard نورthe light of الوحيrevelation حتىuntil يعمناit embraces us
يحوطون نور الوحي حتى يعمنا
وفاروقand al-Faruq أصلthe root of الجدearnest striving منthe one for whom قدindeed توافقتaccorded
وفاروق أصل الجد من قد توافقت
guarding the light of revelation until it embraces us;
They encircle the light of revelation until it covers us all
and al-Faruq, the root of earnest striving, for whom
And the distinguisher, the origin of glory for whoever's sources of life agreed with his determination for us
مواردwellsprings of حيthe Living One معwith عزومتهhis resolve لناfor us
موارد حي مع عزومته لنا
وثالثهمand their third بالصفin the rank صارbecame شهيدهمtheir martyr
وثالثهم بالصف صار شهيدهم
the Living One's wellsprings accorded with his resolve for us;
And their third in rank became their martyr
and their third in rank, who became their martyr,
For what he attained of the Bountiful's grace
لماbecause of what قدindeed حازhe attained منof فضلthe bounty of ذيthe Possessor of الغناself-sufficiency
لما قد حاز من فضل ذي الغنا
وسائرand the rest of أصحابthe companions of الرسولthe Messenger بحقهمby their right
وسائر أصحاب الرسول بحقهم
for the grace he had attained from the Self-Sufficient One;
And the rest of the Messenger's companions in their right
and the rest of the Messenger's companions—by their right,
I asked You, O Most Merciful, be for all of us
سألتكI asked You ياO رحمنAll-Merciful كنbe لجميعناfor all of us
سألتك يا رحمن كن لجميعنا
أخصI single out الدعاthe supplication بالبدريينby the men of Badr وجاههمand their prestige
أخص الدعا بالبدريين وجاههم
I have asked You, O All-Merciful: be there for us all.
I specify my prayer with the two full moons and their status
I plead especially through the men of Badr and their prestige,
And empower them. Have You not seen our state?
ومكنتهمand their standing ألاhave ... not? رأيتYou have seen لحالناupon our condition
ومكنتهم ألا رأيت لحالنا
أزحremove بعلاهمby their exalted rank ماwhat بناis upon us منof نوائبthe calamities of الthe
أزح بعلاهم ما بنا من نوائب ال
and their standing—have You not seen our plight?
Remove with their sublimity what afflicts us of the misfortunes of eras and what our age has produced
By their exalted rank, remove from us the calamities of the
Through them You forgive sins in truth for what they have
دهورages وماand what أبدتbrought forth نوازلthe afflictions of دهرناour age
دهور وما أبدت نوازل دهرنا
بهمthrough them تغفرYou forgive الحوباتsins حقاtruly لماbecause of what لهمthey have
بهم تغفر الحوبات حقا لما لهم
ages, and what the afflictions of our age have brought forth.
Of mercy from God for all
Through them You truly forgive sins, because of what they have
And You make good descend as long as the dawns of eras mentioned them
منfrom اللهGod منof رحماتهمtheir mercies جميعاall together
من الله من رحماتهم جميعا
وتستمطرand are called down like rain الخيراتblessings ماwhenever لهجتkept speaking بهمof them
وتستمطر الخيرات ما لهجت بهم
from God—mercies granted to them all;
And raise those whose thoughts
and blessings are called down like rain whenever they are invoked by
Distanced them from the ideal goal in a presence we deemed exemplary
طوارقthe visitations of أزمانtimes أتاحتbrought about همومناour cares
طوارق أزمان أتاحت همومنا
وترفعand You raise منthose whom قدindeed أبعدتهمdrove them away خواطرpassing thoughts
وترفع من قد أبعدتهم خواطر
the visitations of times that brought about our cares;
and You raise those whom passing thoughts have driven away
عنfrom المقصدthe goal الأسنىloftiest بحضرةin the Presence قدindeed سناshone
عن المقصد الأسنى بحضرة قد سنا
from the loftiest goal, which has shone in the Presence.
Partial English translation: 24 of 27 Arabic lines translated.