ويا صمد الباقي الجليل لذاته

بقدرته تدبير أمر البرية

And O Eternal Refuge, ever-abiding, majestic in His essence,

by His power the affairs of creation are governed.

ويا صمد الكافي لأية صامد

بآماله للحيطة الصمدية

And O Eternal Refuge, sufficient for every seeker

who turns with his hopes to the all-encompassing shelter of the Eternal Refuge.

ويا صمد الأعلى ومأثم غاية

لمجدك أوحد يحيط برتبة

And O Eternal Refuge, Most High—there is no end

to Your glory, nor any bound enclosing Your rank.

ويا صمد المستوجب السؤدد الذي

تذل وتعنو تحته كل عزة

And O Eternal Refuge, deserving of sovereignty,

beneath which all might is humbled and bows low.

ويا صمد المعطي النفوس خلاصها

وتجريدها من عالم البشرية

And O Eternal Refuge, who grants souls their deliverance

and their detachment from the human realm.

ويا صمد المعطي القلوب زكاءها

وتعريجها في عالم الملكية

And O Eternal Refuge, who grants hearts their purity

and their ascent into the angelic realm.

صمدت بأن وفقتني لك مسنداً

إليك مهماتي وفاقة ذلتي

I sought refuge, for You guided me to Yourself, entrusting

to You my concerns and my abject need.

صمدت وما عندي من الخير ذرة

سوى حسن ظني فيك فهو ذريعتي

I sought refuge, though I possess not an atom of goodness,

save my hopeful trust in You—it is my means of approach.

صمدت وما صمدت بحولي وإنما

بحمدك بالاخلاص حققت نهضتي

I sought refuge, but not by my own power; rather,

through sincere praise of You, I achieved my rising.

صمدت وما تخفى عليك مطالبي

بعينك ارهاقي وعجزي ومحنتي

I sought refuge, and my requests are not hidden from You;

before Your eye lie my exhaustion, my helplessness, and my ordeal.

وما اضطر من ألقى مقاليد ضره

إلى الصمد المعطي بلا قيد علة

Nor is anyone driven to distress who has entrusted the keys of his suffering

to the Eternal Refuge, who gives without any constraining cause.