وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بحبكthrough love for You خالصاًpurely
ويا نافع انفعني بحبك خالصاً
بحبكthrough Your love ليfor me ياO منYou who أحبhave loved محبتيmy love
بحبك لي يا من أحب محبتي
And O Benefactor, benefit me through pure love for You,
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your pure love
through Your love for me, O You who have loved my love.
With Your love for me, O You who loved my love
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بتحقيقby making true توبتيmy repentance
ويا نافع انفعني بتحقيق توبتي
وتثبيتهاand making it steadfast ياO ربLord عنagainst كلevery زلةlapse
وتثبيتها يا رب عن كل زلة
And O Benefactor, benefit me by making my repentance true,
O Benefactor, benefit me with fulfilling my repentance
and keeping it firm, O Lord, against every lapse.
And make it firm, O Lord, from every slip
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بنوركwith Your light إننيindeed I
ويا نافع انفعني بنورك إنني
إذاif لمnot تنورنيYou illumine me هلكتI perish بظلمتيin my darkness
إذا لم تنورني هلكت بظلمتي
And O Benefactor, benefit me with Your light, for I
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your light, I
shall perish in my darkness if You do not illumine me.
Without Your light, perished in my darkness
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بتقديسby sanctifying باطنيmy inner being
ويا نافع انفعني بتقديس باطني
وتزكيتيand purifying me منfrom آفةthe blight البشريةhuman nature
وتزكيتي من آفة البشرية
And O Benefactor, benefit me by sanctifying my inner being,
O Benefactor, benefit me with sanctifying my inner self
and purifying me of the blight of human nature.
And purifying me from the flaw of humanity
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بعرفانwith knowledge of خالقيmy Creator
ويا نافع انفعني بعرفان خالقي
واحياءand the revival of سريmy inner secret واتقادand the kindling of بصيرتيmy insight
واحياء سري واتقاد بصيرتي
And O Benefactor, benefit me with knowledge of my Creator,
O Benefactor, benefit me with knowing my Creator
and the revival of my inner secret and the kindling of my insight.
And reviving my secret and igniting my insight
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بأسمائكthrough Your names التيwhich
ويا نافع انفعني بأسمائك التي
بهاthrough them ظهرتbecame manifest ربيmy Lord صفاتthe attributes الألوهةof divinity
بها ظهرت ربي صفات الألوهة
And O Benefactor, benefit me through Your names,
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your names by which
through which, my Lord, the attributes of divinity became manifest.
My Lord, You revealed the attributes of divinity
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بأوصافكthrough Your attributes التيwhich
ويا نافع انفعني بأوصافك التي
تقاصرhas fallen short عنهاof them مدركthe grasp الواصفيةof description
تقاصر عنها مدرك الواصفية
And O Benefactor, benefit me through Your attributes,
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your attributes which
which lie beyond the grasp of description.
The perceptions of describers fall short of
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بوحيكthrough Your revelation إنهindeed it is
ويا نافع انفعني بوحيك إنه
شفاءhealing هدىguidance نورlight جلاءrelief لكربتيfor my anguish
شفاء هدى نور جلاء لكربتي
And O Benefactor, benefit me through Your revelation, for it is
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your revelation, it is
healing, guidance, light, relief for my anguish.
Healing, guidance, light, clarity for my suffering
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بنورwith the light of محمدMuhammad
ويا نافع انفعني بنور محمد
وباركنيand bless me اللهمO God بالتبعيةthrough following
وباركني اللهم بالتبعية
And O Benefactor, benefit me with the light of Muhammad,
O Benefactor, benefit me with the light of Muhammad
and bless me, O God, through following him.
And bless me, O God, with following him
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me باذكاركthrough remembrances of You التيwhich
ويا نافع انفعني باذكارك التي
صرفتI have devoted لهاto them حباًout of love لوجهكfor Your countenance خدمتيmy service
صرفت لها حباً لوجهك خدمتي
And O Benefactor, benefit me through remembrance of You,
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your remembrances which
to which I have devoted my service out of love for Your countenance.
I devoted my love and service to for Your sake
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بخوفكwith fear of You والرجاand hope
ويا نافع انفعني بخوفك والرجا
وبالعدلand with justice والاحسانand benevolence فيin كلevery خصلةtrait
وبالعدل والاحسان في كل خصلة
And O Benefactor, benefit me with fear of You and hope,
O Benefactor, benefit me with fearing You, and hope
and with justice and benevolence in every trait.
And with justice and kindness in every manner