بروقlightning flashes الحماthe sanctuary أبرقيflash ياO بروقlightning flashes
بروق الحما أبرقي يا بروق
عسىmay اللَهGod يسقيgive water to بكthrough you المجدبينthe drought-stricken
عسى اللَه يسقي بك المجدبين
Lightning of the sanctuary, flash, O lightning!
O clouds flashing with lightning, flash, O clouds
May God water through you those stricken by drought.
May Allah water the thirsty through you
عسىmay أغصانناour branches الذاويهwithered تنتعشrevive
عسى أغصاننا الذاويه تنتعش
وتثمرand bear fruit معwith جملةall المثمرينthose who bear fruit
وتثمر مع جملة المثمرين
May our withered branches revive,
May our withered branches revive
And bear fruit with all who bear fruit.
And bear fruit along with all the fruitful
إذاif لمnot تجدgive generously ياO وسيعboundless in العطاbounty
إذا لم تجد يا وسيع العطا
فمنthen who ذاthis one لأهلfor the people of الخطاerror المذنبينthe sinful
فمن ذا لأهل الخطا المذنبين
If You do not give generously, O You of boundless bounty,
If You, O Vast of Giving, do not find
Then who is there for the erring and sinful?
Then who is there for the sinful offenders?
فلاfor there is no مانعhindrance لكto You علىin ماwhat تشاYou will
فلا مانع لك على ما تشا
فيin الكونthe universe ياO أقدرmost powerful القادرينthe powerful
في الكون يا أقدر القادرين
For none can hinder You in what You will,
You face no obstacle in what You desire
In the universe, O most powerful of the powerful.
O Most Able of those who are able!
فليfor I have قلبa heart حائرbewildered قليلlittle الهدىguidance
فلي قلب حائر قليل الهدى
فبصرهso enlighten it ياO هاديGuide of الحائرينthe bewildered
فبصره يا هادي الحائرين
For I have a bewildered heart, with little guidance;
My heart is wandering, lacking guidance
So enlighten it, O Guide of the bewildered.
So guide it, O Guider of the wandering!
إذاwhen فازtriumphed أهلthe people of التقىpiety بالعلاwith high rank
إذا فاز أهل التقى بالعلا
وبالفوزand with triumph ياO حسرةthe regret of المبطلينthose who follow falsehood
وبالفوز يا حسرة المبطلين
When the pious win high rank,
If the people of piety attain glory
And triumph—oh, the regret of those who follow falsehood!
And, O agony for the doomed, attain success!
إذاwhen صفتstood in rows أقدامهمtheir feet فيin الدجاthe darkness
إذا صفت أقدامهم في الدجا
وطابتand grew sweet مناجاةthe intimate prayer of أهلthe people of اليقينcertainty
وطابت مناجاة أهل اليقين
When their feet stand in rows in the darkness,
If their feet align in the darkness
And sweet is the intimate prayer of those certain in faith,
And the invocation of the certain is sweet
وطابand grew sweet المنامsleep لأهلfor the people of السقامsickness
وطاب المنام لأهل السقام
فيin الليلthe night ياO حسرةthe regret of الغافلينthe heedless
في الليل يا حسرة الغافلين
And sleep is sweet to the sick,
And sleep becomes sweet for the ill
In the night—oh, the regret of the heedless!
O agony for the heedless by night!
أياO قلبيmy heart السوءevil أماwill you not ترعوىmend your ways
أيا قلبي السوء أما ترعوى
وكمand how often تعصىyou disobey اللَهGod فيamong العاصيينthe disobedient
وكم تعصى اللَه في العاصيين
O my wicked heart, will you not mend your ways?
My evil heart, do you not fear Allah
And how often you disobey God among the disobedient!
And how you disobey Him among the disobedient!
فلاso do not يغرركdeceive you قولthe words of منwhoever قالspoke فيكabout you
فلا يغررك قول من قال فيك
ولاnor ينفعكbenefit you كثرةthe multitude of المادحينthose who praise
ولا ينفعك كثرة المادحين
So let not what anyone says of you deceive you,
May neither the words of those who spoke of you
Nor will the multitude of those who praise you benefit you.
Nor the multiplicity of those who praise you avail you
وسيلتيmy means of approach ياO ربّLord بالمصطفىthrough the Chosen One
وسيلتي يا ربّ بالمصطفى
شفيعintercessor for الورىcreation سيدmaster of المرسلينthe messengers
شفيع الورى سيد المرسلين
My means of approach, O Lord, is through the Chosen One,
My means, O Lord, are through the Chosen One
The intercessor for creation, master of the messengers,
Intercessor of mankind, master of messengers
وبالأنبياءand through the prophets وأصحابهمand their companions
وبالأنبياء وأصحابهم
معwith آلهمtheir families ثمthen بالتابعينthrough the followers
مع آلهم ثم بالتابعين
And through the prophets and their companions,
And through the prophets and their companions
Together with their families, then through the followers,
And their Household and the Successors after
وبأسمائكand through Your names اللَهGod ياO خالقيmy Creator
وبأسمائك اللَه يا خالقي
وبالصحفand through the scriptures ثمthen الكتابthe Book المبينclear
وبالصحف ثم الكتاب المبين
And through Your names, O God, my Creator,
And by Your names, O my Creator
And through the scriptures, then the clear Book,
And the Scriptures and the Manifest Book
وبأملاككand through Your angels اللَهGod ياO رازقيmy Provider
وبأملاكك اللَه يا رازقي
توسلتI sought nearness ياO بغيةthe goal of الآملينthose who hope
توسلت يا بغية الآملين
And through Your angels, O God, my Provider,
And by Your angels providing me, O my Sustainer
I have sought nearness, O goal of those who hope.
I implore, O goal of the hopeful
وبالأولياءand through the saints وأسرارهمand their secrets
وبالأولياء وأسرارهم
وبأهلand through the people of الشريعةthe sacred law وأهلand the people of اليقينcertainty
وبأهل الشريعة وأهل اليقين
And through the saints and their mysteries,
And the saints and their secrets
And through the people of sacred law and those certain in faith,
And the people of Sacred Law and certainty
تفضلbe gracious بغفرانwith forgiveness of كلّall الذنوبsins
تفضل بغفران كلّ الذنوب
نكونwe may be جميعاًall together منamong الفائزينthe triumphant
نكون جميعاً من الفائزين
Graciously forgive all sins,
Bestow forgiveness for all sins
So that we may all be among the triumphant.
That we may all be among the successful
وجدand give generously بالرضاwith approval وجزلand abundant العطاbounty
وجد بالرضا وجزل العطا
واشملand include بهwith it جملةall الحاضرينthose present
واشمل به جملة الحاضرين
And generously grant Your favor and abundant bounty,
Find approval and abundant giving
And extend it to all those present.
And include among it all those present
وطوّلand prolong لناfor us عمرthe life of سلطانناour sultan
وطوّل لنا عمر سلطاننا
واحرسهand guard him منfrom أعينthe eyes of الحاسدينthe envious
واحرسه من أعين الحاسدين
And prolong for us the life of our sultan,
And lengthen the life of our Sultan
And guard him from the eyes of the envious.
And guard him from the eyes of enviers
وكنand be حافظاًa protector لهfor him وكنand be حارساًa guardian
وكن حافظاً له وكن حارساً
وكنand be ناصراًa supporter لهfor him وكنand be لهfor him معينa helper
وكن ناصراً له وكن له معين
And be his protector, and be his guardian,
And be for him a preserver and protector
And be his supporter, and be his helper.
And be for him a victorious supporter and helper
وعاملهand treat him باللطفwith kindness فيin أحوالهhis circumstances
وعامله باللطف في أحواله
معwith حسنgoodness of دنياworldly life وإكمالand completion of دينreligion
مع حسن دنيا وإكمال دين
And deal with him gently in his circumstances,
And treat him gently in all his conditions
With worldly well-being and perfection in religion.
With worldly success and perfection in religion
وأصلحهand set him right ياO ربّLord فيin أفعالهhis deeds
وأصلحه يا ربّ في أفعاله
وأصلحand set right بأفعالهthrough his deeds المسلمينthe Muslims
وأصلح بأفعاله المسلمين
And set him right, O Lord, in his deeds,
And reform him, O Lord, in all his deeds
And set the Muslims right through his deeds.
And by his deeds reform the Muslims
فأنتfor You are الرؤوفthe Compassionate الكريمthe Generous الرحيمthe Merciful
فأنت الرؤوف الكريم الرحيم
ولاnor يضجركvex You كثرةthe multitude of السائلينsupplicants
ولا يضجرك كثرة السائلين
For You are the Compassionate, the Generous, the Merciful,
For You are Gentle, Bountiful, Compassionate
Nor does the multitude of supplicants vex You.
And the abundance of beseechers does not weary You
خزائنكYour treasuries بالجودby generous giving لاnot تنتهيrun out
خزائنك بالجود لا تنتهي
لكثرةby the abundance of عطاياكYour gifts للراغبينto those who seek
لكثرة عطاياك للراغبين
Your treasuries are not exhausted by generous giving,
Your treasuries of generosity are without end
By the abundance of Your gifts to those who seek.
For the abundance of Your gifts to the hopeful
وصلواتكand Your blessings اللَهGod ياذاO possessor of العلاglory
وصلواتك اللَه ياذا العلا
علىupon المصطفىthe Chosen One كلevery وقتtime وحينand moment
على المصطفى كل وقت وحين
And may Your blessings, O God, O Possessor of glory,
And Your prayers, O Most High,
Be upon the Chosen One at every time and moment.
Upon the Chosen One, at every time.