ياO منYou who علاrose on high فرأىand so saw ماwhat فيin القلوبthe hearts وماand what
يا من علا فرأى ما في القلوب وما
تحتbeneath الثرىthe soil وظلامwhile the darkness of الليلthe night مندلُhanging down (uncertain reading)
تحت الثرى وظلام الليل مندلُ
O You who rose on high and saw what is in hearts and what
O You who rose high and saw what hearts conceal
lies beneath the soil, while the darkness of night hangs down.
And what beneath the soil and night's darkness lies
أنتَYou المغيثُthe rescuer لمنfor one whose ضاقَتgrew narrow مذاهبهُhis paths
أنتَ المغيثُ لمن ضاقَت مذاهبهُ
أنتَYou الدليلُthe guide لمنfor whoever ضاقَتgrew narrow بهfor him الحيلُthe means
أنتَ الدليلُ لمن ضاقَت به الحيلُ
You are the rescuer of one whose paths have narrowed.
You are the refuge for the one whose paths grow narrow
You are the guide for one whose means have failed him.
You are the guide for the one whose means run dry
إنّاindeed we قصدناكwe have sought You والآمالُand the hopes واثقةٌconfident
إنّا قصدناك والآمالُ واثقةٌ
والكلُّand everyone يدعوكcalls upon You ملهوفdistressed ومبتهِلُand imploring
والكلُّ يدعوك ملهوف ومبتهِلُ
Indeed, we have sought You, our hopes confident.
Indeed we came to You, hopes held firm
And everyone calls upon You, distressed and imploring.
With all calling you, anxious and imploring
فإنso if غفَرتYou forgive فَذوthen possessed of فضلٍgrace وذوand possessed of كرَمٍgenerosity
فإن غفَرت فَذو فضلٍ وذو كرَمٍ
وإنand if سطَرتَYou write فأنتَthen You are الحاكمthe Judge العادِلُthe just
وإن سطَرتَ فأنتَ الحاكم العادِلُ
So if You forgive, You are full of grace and generosity.
If You forgive, it's grace and generosity
And if You write, You are the just Judge.
If You record, it's justice and equity