وجهface الحبيبthe Beloved وجهتيmy direction
وجه الحبيب وجهتي
وجهتI turned وجهيmy face إليهtoward Him
وجهت وجهي إليه
The Beloved's face is where I turn.
I have turned my face toward Him.
حسبيsufficient for me بهin Him قبلتيmy direction of prayer
حسبي به قبلتي
معwith التوكلtrust عليهupon Him
مع التوكل عليه
He suffices me as my direction of prayer,
With trust placed in Him.
لاno حولpower لاno قوّتيmy strength
لا حول لا قوّتي
فقيرneedy ملقىcast down لديهbefore Him
فقير ملقى لديه
I have no power, no strength of my own;
Needy, cast down before Him.
فهوfor He سببcause نعمتيmy blessing
فهو سبب نعمتي
وخيرناand our good منfrom يديهHis hands
وخيرنا من يديه
For He is the source of my blessing,
And our good comes from His hands.
انif لمnot يكنis ليfor me فمنthen whom
ان لم يكن لي فمن
ارجوI hope for كريماa generous one سواهother than Him
ارجو كريما سواه
If He is not for me, then whom
can I look to as a generous giver besides Him?
منهfrom Him النعمblessings والمننand favors
منه النعم والمنن
وعمّand encompassed خلقهHis creation عطاهHis bounty
وعمّ خلقه عطاه
From Him come blessings and favors,
And His bounty has encompassed His creation.
لهto Him الثناءpraise الحسنbeautiful
له الثناء الحسن
والقصدand the aim كلهall of it رضاهHis pleasure
والقصد كله رضاه
To Him belongs beautiful praise,
And the entire aim is His pleasure.
ماwhat أناI وماand what زلتيmy lapse
ما أنا وما زلتي
عبدهHis servant منهfrom Him واليهand to Him
عبده منه واليه
What am I, and what is my lapse?
His servant, from Him and to Him.
فياso O سريعswift الرّضاpleasure
فيا سريع الرّضا
حلمكYour forbearance سبقpreceded نقمتكYour retribution
حلمك سبق نقمتك
So, O You who are quick to be pleased,
Your forbearance has preceded Your retribution.
اسألكI ask You حسنgoodness of القضاthe decree
اسألك حسن القضا
معwith دوامcontinuance نعمتكYour blessing
مع دوام نعمتك
I ask You for a favorable decree,
With Your blessing ever enduring,
وعفوand pardon ماwhat قدalready مضىhas passed
وعفو ما قد مضى
تسعencompasses الذنوبsins رحمتكYour mercy
تسع الذنوب رحمتك
And pardon for what has passed;
Your mercy encompasses sins.
ياO عالماknower of نيتيmy intention
يا عالما نيتي
قلبيmy heart وماand what حلّhas settled فيهwithin it
قلبي وما حلّ فيه
O You who know my intention,
My heart and what has settled within it,
واختمand conclude بذكرwith remembrance of النذيرthe Warner
واختم بذكر النذير
الهاشميthe Hashimite المصطفىthe Chosen One
الهاشمي المصطفى
And conclude with remembrance of the Warner,
The Hashimite, the Chosen One,
هاديguide of الأنامhumankind البشيرthe bearer of glad tidings
هادي الأنام البشير
امامleader أهلpeople الوفيthe faithful
امام أهل الوفي
The guide of humankind, the bearer of glad tidings,
The leader of the faithful,
بدرfull moon البدورthe full moons المنيرradiant
بدر البدور المنير
منهfrom him صفاbecame pure أهلpeople of الصفاpurity
منه صفا أهل الصفا
The radiant full moon of full moons;
Through him, the people of purity became pure.
ياO حاضرينthose present at حضرتيmy gathering
يا حاضرين حضرتي
باللَهby God صلواinvoke blessings عليهupon him
باللَه صلوا عليه
O you attending my gathering,
By God, invoke blessings upon him.