وياand O مؤمنGiver of Security امنحنيgrant me الأمانsafety وأمنكand Your protection الthe
ويا مؤمن امنحني الأمان وأمنك ال
حصينimpregnable فماfor no فيin النقصimperfection أمنsecurity لخيفتيfor my fear
حصين فما في النقص أمن لخيفتي
And, O Giver of Security, grant me safety and Your protection—
O believer, grant me safety and your impenetrable refuge
impregnable; for in imperfection my fear finds no safety.
For without it, my fear has no security
وأمنكand Your protection للمخلوقfor the creature لاno خوفfear عندهwith it
وأمنك للمخلوق لا خوف عنده
لسوءof harm بذيin this الدنياworld وبالأخرويةand in the hereafter
لسوء بذي الدنيا وبالأخروية
And Your protection leaves the creature without fear
Your safety for the creature, he has no fear
of harm in this world and in the hereafter.
Of the evils of this world or the next
وأمنكand Your protection حصنa fortress ماwhat نبعsprang forth لاnot يؤودهburdens it
وأمنك حصن ما نبع لا يؤوده
عداءhostility of الرزاياcalamities واقتحامand the onslaught of البليةaffliction
عداء الرزايا واقتحام البلية
And Your protection is a fortress—[unclear: 'what sprang forth']—unburdened by
Your safety is an unconquerable fortress
the hostility of calamities and the onslaught of affliction.
Unassailable by the enemy of sins and calamities
وأمنكand Your protection ليfor me ياO مؤمنGiver of Security الخوفfear جنةa shield
وأمنك لي يا مؤمن الخوف جنة
فماso what ليhave I وشيطانيand my devil ونفسيand my soul الغويةwayward
فما لي وشيطاني ونفسي الغوية
And Your protection is my shield, O You who grant safety from fear;
Your safety is a garden for me, O believer
so what have I to do with my devil and my wayward soul?
So what is left for me and my deceitful self and devil?
وأمنكand Your protection ليfor me منfrom حيثthe standpoint أنكthat You ذاكريremembering me
وأمنك لي من حيث أنك ذاكري
وذكرىand my remembrance لكof You اللهمO God بالتبعيةin consequence
وذكرى لك اللهم بالتبعية
And Your protection is mine because You remember me,
Your safety is there for me since you remember me
and my remembrance of You, O God, follows from that.
And my remembrance of You, O God, follows from it
وأمنكand Your protection ليfor me منfrom جانبthe side of الخوفfear كالرجاlike hope
وأمنك لي من جانب الخوف كالرجا
أمانيmy safety إذاwhen ألهمتنيهYou inspire it in me وعصمتيand my safeguard
أماني إذا ألهمتنيه وعصمتي
And Your protection of me through fear, as through hope,
Your safety is like hope that inspires me
is my safety and my safeguard when You inspire it in me.
When You inspire me with it and protect me
وأمنكand Your protection ليfor me منfrom حيثthe standpoint of خلقcreating هدايتيmy guidance
وأمنك لي من حيث خلق هدايتي
لأسبابto the causes of ماwhat فيهin it نجاتيmy salvation وهلكتيand my ruin
لأسباب ما فيه نجاتي وهلكتي
And Your protection for me lies in Your creating my guidance
Your safety lies in Your guiding my creation
to what brings about my salvation and my ruin.
To the causes of my salvation or perdition
وأمنكand Your protection ليfor me منthrough خوفfear of مكركYour stratagem معقلa stronghold
وأمنك لي من خوف مكرك معقل
يقينيprotects me ومنand through حيثthe standpoint of التوكلreliance on God منعتيmy defense
يقيني ومن حيث التوكل منعتي
And Your protection for me, through fear of Your stratagem, is a stronghold
Your safety protects me from the cunning of Your decree
that guards me; and through reliance on You, it is my defense.
My certainty, and from reliance that has abandoned me
وهبتYou bestowed إلىto me (probable reading) الايمانfaith وهوand it is ذريعتيmy means of approach
وهبت إلى الايمان وهو ذريعتي
فياso O منthe One بهthrough Him منهfrom Him إليهto Him ذريعتيmy means of approach
فيا من به منه إليه ذريعتي
You bestowed faith upon me, and it is my means of approach;
You granted me faith, which is my means
so, O You through whom, from whom, and to whom is my means of approach:
To You, through You, for You is my means
أمنتI am safe بكthrough You اللهمَO God كلevery مخوفةfearsome thing
أمنت بك اللهمَ كل مخوفة
باحسانthrough the goodness of ظنيmy opinion لاnot باحسانthrough the goodness of سيرتيmy conduct
باحسان ظني لا باحسان سيرتي
through You, O God, I am safe from every terror,
O God, I sought safety from all fears
through thinking well of You, not through the goodness of my conduct.
Not for my good conduct, but for my good opinion of You
الهيmy God منكfrom You الأمنsafety والخوفand fear كائنcoming into being
الهي منك الأمن والخوف كائن
وكلand every مجازmetaphor راجعreturning للحقيقةto reality
وكل مجاز راجع للحقيقة
My God, safety and fear come into being from You,
O God, safety and fear come from You
and every metaphor returns to reality.
And everything metaphorical refers back to the real