علقbind أموركyour affairs بمنto the One who لهto Him belongs الأمرcommand
علق أمورك بمن له الأمر
واصرفand turn away عنfrom الخلقcreated beings كلّevery همهconcern
واصرف عن الخلق كلّ همه
Bind your affairs to Him who holds command.
And turn every concern away from created beings.
فلاfor no لحدّfor anyone قدرهpower ولاnor قدرstanding
فلا لحدّ قدره ولا قدر
وكلّand every مقضىordained thing قضىHe ordained بعلمهwith His knowledge
وكلّ مقضى قضى بعلمه
For no one has power or standing.
And all that is ordained, He ordained with His knowledge.
فلاso do not تكنbe عاتباًreproachful علىtoward الدهرTime
فلا تكن عاتباً على الدهر
فكلّfor every أمرmatter وردhas come to pass بحكمهby His decree
فكلّ أمر ورد بحكمه
So do not reproach Time.
For everything has come to pass by His decree.
وكلّand every فرجrelief مفتاحهits key الصبرpatience
وكلّ فرج مفتاحه الصبر
هوHe كاشفthe dispeller of الضرّharm والمهمهand distress
هو كاشف الضرّ والمهمه
And patience is the key to every relief.
He dispels harm and distress.
ونعمتهand His bounty لاnot يحدّهاlimits it حصرa reckoning
ونعمته لا يحدّها حصر
الشكرgratitude نعمهa blessing تزيدincreases نعمهHis blessings
الشكر نعمه تزيد نعمه
And His bounty is beyond all reckoning.
Gratitude is a blessing that increases His blessings.
فرّغempty لهfor Him القلبthe heart بشرحwith the opening of الصدرthe breast
فرّغ له القلب بشرح الصدر
ببردwith the coolness of أنسهintimacy with Him بلطفwith the gentleness of حكمهHis decree
ببرد أنسه بلطف حكمه
Empty your heart for Him, with your breast opened wide,
With the coolness of intimacy with Him, with the gentleness of His decree.
فالكونfor the universe طوعis obedient لمنto the One who لهto Him belongs القهرirresistible power
فالكون طوع لمن له القهر
ولاand not لحدّfor anyone عشرa tenth عشرa tenth كلمهHis word
ولا لحدّ عشر عشر كلمه
For the universe submits to Him who holds irresistible power,
And no one has a tenth of a tenth of His word,
فيin عالمthe realm of السرّthe hidden وعالمand the realm of الجهرthe manifest
في عالم السرّ وعالم الجهر
فربكfor your Lord أولىmost worthy بكلّof every حشمهreverence
فربك أولى بكلّ حشمه
In the realm of the hidden and the realm of the manifest.
For your Lord is most worthy of all reverence.
ونصرهand His aid لاnot يشابهresembles نصرaid
ونصره لا يشابه نصر
فمنهfor from Him فضلgrace ومنكand from you خدمهservice
فمنه فضل ومنك خدمه
And His aid is unlike any other aid.
For from Him comes grace, and from you service.
فيماabout what اهتمامكyour concern وقدwhen already قضىHe settled الأمرthe matter
فيما اهتمامك وقد قضى الأمر
بكلّregarding every حظّshare وكلّand every قسمهallotment
بكلّ حظّ وكلّ قسمه
Why are you anxious, when He has already settled the matter
Regarding every share and every allotment?
واختمand conclude صلاةa blessing بمنupon him who لهto him belongs الفخرglory
واختم صلاة بمن له الفخر
منwhose ذكرهmention of him أفضلthe finest التتمهconclusion
من ذكره أفضل التتمه
And close with a blessing upon him to whom glory belongs,
Whose mention is the finest conclusion.
هوhe أفضلthe best of الرسلthe messengers شافعintercessor at الحشرthe Gathering
هو أفضل الرسل شافع الحشر
وأمّتهand his community خيرthe best of كلّevery أمّهcommunity
وأمّته خير كلّ أمّه
He is the best of messengers, intercessor at the Gathering,
And his community is the best of all communities.