أسألI ask اللَهGod يغفرto forgive ذلتيmy lowliness
أسأل اللَه يغفر ذلتي
فهوfor He is أهلpossessed of التفضلgracious bounty والكرمand generosity
فهو أهل التفضل والكرم
I ask God to forgive my lowliness.
I ask Allah to forgive my sins
For He is possessed of grace and generosity.
For He is the Most Gracious, Most Generous
كمhow often تفضلHe showed grace وكمand how often أعطىHe gave كثيراabundantly
كم تفضل وكم أعطى كثيرا
حيثfor لاnot تحتصىcan be counted منهfrom Him النعمthe blessings
حيث لا تحتصى منه النعم
How often He has shown grace, and how often given abundantly!
How much He has blessed and how much He has given abundantly
For the blessings from Him cannot be counted.
Where His blessings cannot be counted
لهHis is علىupon كلّevery لمحةglance نعمةa blessing
له على كلّ لمحة نعمة
بلindeed علىwith كلّevery مجرىflow منof نسمbreath
بل على كلّ مجرى من نسم
At every glance, He bestows a blessing,
For every glimpse, He has a blessing
Indeed, with every breath that flows.
Rather, with every breath of wind, a blessing
نحمدهwe praise Him نشكرهwe thank Him فيin كلّevery حالstate
نحمده نشكره في كلّ حال
فيfor الذيthat which خصّHe bestowed particularly منof نعمةblessing وعمand bestowed universally
في الذي خصّ من نعمة وعم
We praise Him and thank Him in every state,
We praise Him, thank Him in every state
For blessings He grants to some and to all.
For the special blessings and favors He has bestowed
لاno شريكpartner لهfor Him فيin ملكهHis dominion أبداever
لا شريك له في ملكه أبدا
فيthroughout انتهاءthe farthest extent الأبدeternity ثمthen القدمbeginninglessness
في انتهاء الأبد ثم القدم
He has no partner in His dominion, ever,
He has no partner in His eternal kingdom
Throughout eternity's farthest reach, and in beginningless time.
From endless time to eternity
ياO إلهيmy God تفضلshow grace ثمthen جدgive generously
يا إلهي تفضل ثم جد
واغمرand immerse الكلّeveryone مناof us بالكرمin generosity
واغمر الكلّ منا بالكرم
O my God, show grace, then give generously,
My God, shower Your grace and bounty
And immerse every one of us in generosity.
And overwhelm us all with Your generosity
كمhow often نجاهركwe openly confront You عصياناin disobedience وكمand how often
كم نجاهرك عصيانا وكم
تسترYou conceal العيبthe fault مناياof us, O حكمJudge
تستر العيب منايا حكم
How often we openly disobey You, and how often
How much we disobey You openly and how much
You conceal our faults, O Judge!
You conceal our faults in Your wisdom
وانand if عصيناwe disobey لأمرthrough a decree قدalready قضىHe ordained
وان عصينا لأمر قد قضى
لاصرارno persistence ونتبعهand we follow it with الندمremorse
لاصرار ونتبعه الندم
And if we disobey, it is through a decree already ordained,
If we disobey Your ordained decree
Not persisting in it; we follow it with remorse.
Out of stubbornness and later regret it
ثمmoreover الاسلامIslam أكملthe most complete نعمةblessing
ثم الاسلام أكمل نعمة
واتباعand following النبيthe Prophet أفضلbest وأتمand most complete
واتباع النبي أفضل وأتم
Moreover, Islam is the most complete blessing,
Then Islam is the perfect blessing
And following the Prophet is best and most complete.
And following the Prophet the best and most complete
وصلاتيand my blessings علىupon الهاديthe Guide البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings
وصلاتي على الهادي البشير
سيدmaster of العربthe Arabs طرّاall together والعجمand the non-Arabs
سيد العرب طرّا والعجم
And my blessings be upon the Guide, the bearer of glad tidings,
And may my prayers be upon the Guided Herald
Master of all Arabs and non-Arabs.
Master of the Arabs and non-Arabs alike