ويا من له الاكبار في كبريائه

ويا من له الاكبار في كبريائه

لغير انتهاء يا كبير لمدة

لغير انتهاء يا كبير لمدة

And O You to whom reverence is due in Your majesty,

O You whose greatness in His majesty

for an endless duration, O Great One;

Is endless, O Greatest One eternally

ومن تحسر الألباب عن وصف كبره

ومن تحسر الألباب عن وصف كبره

فما ثم ادراك لكنه الحقيقة

فما ثم ادراك لكنه الحقيقة

and You whose greatness minds fall short of describing,

And minds are bewildered to describe His greatness

so there is no grasp of the essence of Reality;

For there is no comprehending, yet it is reality

ومن كبره كبر اقتدار الوهة

ومن كبره كبر اقتدار الوهة

وشأن وتدبير وملك وعزة

وشأن وتدبير وملك وعزة

and You whose greatness is the greatness of divine power,

And from His greatness is the greatness of divine power

and of eminence, governance, dominion, and might;

And glory, governance, kingdom, and might

ومن كبره حيث الكمال لذاته

ومن كبره حيث الكمال لذاته

فما هو منعوت على سببية

فما هو منعوت على سببية

and You whose greatness lies in perfection intrinsic to Your essence,

And from His greatness, where perfection is His essence

so You are not described in terms of causation;

He is not attributed to causes, no need or necessity

ومن كبره لاكبر اجرام خلقه

ومن كبره لاكبر اجرام خلقه

تكبر عن شبه بأية نسبة

تكبر عن شبه بأية نسبة

and You whose greatness is not the bulk of Your creatures’ bodies,

And from His greatness, the greatest of created things

You are exalted beyond likeness in any respect.

Are too great to be compared, no similarity

فلاحظ للمخلوق من كبريائه

فلاحظ للمخلوق من كبريائه

ولاحظ إلا العجز للواصفية

ولاحظ إلا العجز للواصفية

No creature, then, has a share in Your majesty,

So consider from His greatness, no creature has a share

and those who describe You have no share but helplessness.

Except to see its incapacity and inability to describe

ولاثم أبعاد ولاثم جوهر

ولاثم أبعاد ولاثم جوهر

فيلزم ذات الحق نقص السوية

فيلزم ذات الحق نقص السوية

Nor are there dimensions, nor any substance,

There are no dimensions or essence

that would impose the imperfection of parity upon the essence of the Real.

To necessitate imperfection in the True Reality

تردى رداء الكبرياء وحقه

تردى رداء الكبرياء وحقه

تردى فلا ند ولا جزء شركة

تردى فلا ند ولا جزء شركة

You have donned the mantle of majesty, as is Your right;

The mantle of greatness falls away, and rightly so

You have donned it: no equal, no portion held in common.

Falls away, no match or partnership in any degree

الهي مقامي العجز والفقر والفنا

الهي مقامي العجز والفقر والفنا

وكبري خضوعي يا كبير وذلتي

وكبري خضوعي يا كبير وذلتي

My God, my station is helplessness, poverty, and annihilation,

My God, my state is incapacity, poverty and annihilation

and my greatness is my submission, O Great One, and my lowliness.

And my greatness is my humility, O Greatest One, and my lowliness

فما أجدر الدعوى لمن تلك حاله

فما أجدر الدعوى لمن تلك حاله

برد ودحض المدعي دون حجة

برد ودحض المدعي دون حجة

How deserving is the claim of one in such a state

So how fitting for one whose state is such as this

of rejection—and its claimant, lacking proof, of refutation!

To rebut and negate any claimant without proof

فكبر حظوظي منك في كل مطلب

فكبر حظوظي منك في كل مطلب

وفي كل ما يرضك عزمي وهمتي

وفي كل ما يرضك عزمي وهمتي

So enlarge my portions from You in every quest,

So great are my hopes in You for every request

and my resolve and aspiration in all that pleases You.

And in all that pleases You, my resolve and my zeal