ونورand illumine جنانيmy heart ياO عليمAll-Knowing One بومضةwith a flash
ونور جناني يا عليم بومضة
منof العلمknowledge تحيينيYou revive me بهاthrough it متجملاadorned
من العلم تحييني بها متجملا
And illumine my heart, O All-Knowing, with a flash
O Knower of my spirit's light, with a flash
of knowledge through which You revive me in beauty.
Of knowledge revive me, beautifully adorned.
وزينand adorn فعاليmy deeds ياO حكيمAll-Wise One بحكمةwith wisdom
وزين فعالي يا حكيم بحكمة
فمنfor whoever تؤتهاYou grant it to فالخيرthen goodness قدindeed حازhas gained مجملاin its entirety
فمن تؤتها فالخير قد حاز مجملا
And adorn my deeds, O All-Wise, with wisdom;
O Wise one, with wisdom make my deeds fair,
for whoever You grant it has indeed gained goodness in full.
For he who is granted it gains perfect good entire.
بأرواحwith breaths لطفof grace ياO لطيفSubtle One رياحهاits breezes
بأرواح لطف يا لطيف رياحها
لدنيةfrom Your presence نفَّحْbreathe fragrance into جنانيmy heart وعللاand refresh it
لدنية نفَّحْ جناني وعللا
With breaths of grace, O Subtle One, whose breezes
O Gentle one, with breezes of gentle spirits
come from Your presence, breathe fragrance into my heart and refresh it.
Heavenly, perfume my garden and heal it.
ألاLo ياO خبيرAll-Aware One اكشفunveil لسريto my inmost self غوامضhidden mysteries of الthe
ألا يا خبير اكشف لسري غوامض ال
غيوبunseen realms وكنand be للسرfor the secret سريmy inmost self مؤهلاmaking ready
غيوب وكن للسر سري مؤهلا
Lo, O All-Aware, unveil to my inmost self the mysteries of the
O Expert, uncover for my secret the darknesses
unseen realms, and make my inmost self fit for the secret.
Of the unseen, and for my mystery be well qualified.
وياand O محييَReviver of الموتىthe dead فؤاديmy heart أحيهrevive it
ويا محييَ الموتى فؤادي أحيه
بأرواحwith the spirits أسرارof mysteries لأسمائكbelonging to Your names العلىexalted
بأرواح أسرار لأسمائك العلى
And O Reviver of the dead, bring my heart to life
O Lifegiver of the dead, give life to my heart
with the spirits of the mysteries of Your exalted names.
With the spirits of the secrets of Your Lofty Names.
وبينand make clear لسريto my inmost self ياO مبينClarifier معارفاspiritual insights
وبين لسري يا مبين معارفا
شوارقهاtheir rising lights منfrom مطلعthe dawning-place of اللطفgrace تجتلىare beheld
شوارقها من مطلع اللطف تجتلى
And make clear to my inmost self, O Clarifier, insights
O Exposer, show me gnostic knowledges
whose rising lights are beheld from the dawning-place of grace.
Whose dawnings shine from the horizon of Grace.
وياand O نورLight نورillumine باطنيmy inward being وظواهريand my outward aspects
ويا نور نور باطني وظواهري
ضياءa radiance منfrom النورthe light المقدسsacred مشعلاkindled
ضياء من النور المقدس مشعلا
And O Light, illumine my inward being and my outward aspects
O Light, light of my essence and appearances,
with a radiance kindled from the sacred light.
A lamp lit from the sacred Light blaze.
وياand O ظاهرManifest One اجعلنيmake me بنوركthrough Your light ظاهراًprevailing
ويا ظاهر اجعلني بنورك ظاهراً
علىover كلevery مخفيhidden in الظهورappearance وماand what انجلىhas become revealed
على كل مخفي الظهور وما انجلى
And O Manifest One, through Your light make me prevail
O Outward, make me outwardly manifest by Your light,
over all that is hidden from sight and all that is revealed.
Upon every hiddenness of manifestation and all that is unclear.
وياand O باطنHidden One الذاتin essence الحميدpraiseworthy ثناؤهHis praise
ويا باطن الذات الحميد ثناؤه
امطremove حجبthe veils of مجهولاتunknown things عقليto my mind وزيلاand dispel them
امط حجب مجهولات عقلي وزيلا
And O You whose essence is hidden, whose praise is glorious,
O Inward of the Praised Essence, His praise,
remove the veils of what my mind does not know, and dispel them.
Draw back the veils of the unknowns of my intellect and remove them.
ونفسيand my soul سلمkeep safe منfrom كدوراتthe impurities of وصفهاits nature
ونفسي سلم من كدورات وصفها
وهبنيand grant me طبعاًa nature ياO سلامPeace مكملاperfected
وهبني طبعاً يا سلام مكملا
And keep my soul safe from the impurities of its nature,
And deliver my soul from the evil suggestions of its description,
and grant me, O Peace, a perfected nature.
And grant me, O Peace, perfect completion.
وياand O باريءCreator ابرءcreate نورthe light قلبيof my heart وزكهand purify it
ويا باريء ابرء نور قلبي وزكه
يكنthat it may be لفيوضfor the outpourings السرof the secret منكfrom You مؤهلاmade ready
يكن لفيوض السر منك مؤهلا
And O Creator, bring forth the light of my heart and purify it,
O Innocent, purify and sanctify the light of my heart,
that it may be fit for the outpourings of mystery from You.
That it be qualified for the outpourings of the mystery from You.
مصورFashioner of نفسيmy soul اكشفunveil لسريto my inmost self حقائقthe truths of الthe
مصور نفسي اكشف لسري حقائق ال
معارفspiritual insights أحياI may live بالعلومin knowledge مسربلاclothed
معارف أحيا بالعلوم مسربلا
Fashioner of my soul, unveil to my inmost self the truths of the
O Fashioner of my soul, uncover for my secret the realities
spiritual insights, that I may live robed in knowledge.
Of knowledges-by them adorn me clothed in sciences.
وياand O مبديءOriginator of الابداعcreation للسرto the inmost self مظهراrevealing
ويا مبديء الابداع للسر مظهرا
افضpour forth ليfor me منfrom بحرthe ocean of العوارفbounties جدولاa stream
افض لي من بحر العوارف جدولا
And O Originator of creation, revealing it to the inmost self,
O Inaugurator of creation for the mystery a manifester,
pour forth for me a stream from the ocean of bounties.
Pour forth for me from the ocean of knowledges a stream.
أعدrestore ليto me منfrom أراحbreezes (probable reading) لطفكYour grace نفحةa breath
أعد لي من أراح لطفك نفحة
معيدRestorer of حياةthe life of الجسمthe body منfrom عالمthe realm of البلىdecay
معيد حياة الجسم من عالم البلى
Restore to me a breath from the breezes of Your grace,
Prepare for me from the comforts of Your Grace a breath,
O Restorer of the body's life from the realm of decay.
Restoring life to the body from the world of decay.
وياand O أحدOne ارزقنيgrant me اتحاداًunion ونسبةand a bond
ويا أحد ارزقني اتحاداً ونسبة
بمنwith the one who is علةthe cause of التوحيدdivine oneness كأساًa cup مسلسلاflowing smoothly
بمن علة التوحيد كأساً مسلسلا
And O One, grant me union and a bond
O One, provide me with unity and connection
with the one who is the cause of oneness—a freely flowing cup.
To the One for whom the oblation of oneness is an unending chalice.
بديعPeerless Creator of السماheaven والأرضand earth خصfavor بصيرتيmy inner sight
بديع السما والأرض خص بصيرتي
بأبدعwith the most wondrous سرsecret فيin خفاthe hidden depths of سركYour secret انجلىbecame revealed
بأبدع سر في خفا سرك انجلى
Peerless Creator of heaven and earth, favor my inner sight
Originator of heaven and earth, endow my insight
with the most wondrous secret unveiled in the hidden depths of Your mystery.
With the most wondrous secret in Your unseen mystery that shone forth.