وأيand what ضعيفweak one ثابتstanding firm ياO متينFirm One إنif
وأي ضعيف ثابت يا متين إن
قضيتYou decreed عليهagainst him ياO متينFirm One بنقمةwith retribution
قضيت عليه يا متين بنقمة
And what weak one can stand firm, O Firm One, if
You decree retribution against him, O Firm One?
تمسكhas clung وهنيmy frailty ياO متينFirm One مقذفاًhurled about
تمسك وهني يا متين مقذفاً
بجهدby the severity of البلاءthe affliction المستمرceaseless المشتتscattering
بجهد البلاء المستمر المشتت
My frailty has clung, O Firm One, hurled about
by the severity of ceaseless, scattering affliction,
بحبلكto Your cord ذاthis الحبلthe cord الشديدstrong وماسكand one holding fast
بحبلك ذا الحبل الشديد وماسك
بحبلto the cord of المتينthe Firm One الحقthe True One فيin حرزa refuge of عصمةprotection
بحبل المتين الحق في حرز عصمة
to Your cord, this strong cord; and whoever holds fast
to the cord of the Firm One, the True One, is in a refuge of protection.
وروديand my coming وصدريand my departure ياO متينFirm One معوقimpeded
ورودي وصدري يا متين معوق
وحظيand my lot مقرونcoupled بشئومwith ill fortune وخيبةand disappointment
وحظي مقرون بشئوم وخيبة
And my coming and my going, O Firm One, are impeded,
and my lot is coupled with ill fortune and disappointment.
وقدريand my standing ضئيلslight ياO متينFirm One وإنand if تقمYou establish
وقدري ضئيل يا متين وإن تقم
متانةthe firmness of قدريmy standing ياO متينFirm One استقلتit rose
متانة قدري يا متين استقلت
And my standing is slight, O Firm One; and if You establish
the firmness of my standing, O Firm One, it rises.
ومنand among أمتنthe firmest of الأشياءthings قدرstanding تشدهstrengthens it
ومن أمتن الأشياء قدر تشده
يمينكYour right hand تطويfolds away عنهfrom it كلevery شديدةhardship
يمينك تطوي عنه كل شديدة
And among the firmest things is a station strengthened
by Your right hand, which folds every hardship away from it.
وإنكand indeed You إنif متنتYou made firm حاليmy state تمتنتit grew firm
وإنك إن متنت حالي تمتنت
وإنand if كنتYou were فيin اتمامcompleting حاليmy state تمتit became complete
وإن كنت في اتمام حالي تمت
And indeed, if You make my state firm, it grows firm;
and if You bring my state to completion, it becomes complete.
وإنكand indeed You إنif تعقدYou bind حظوظيmy fortunes بعروةto the handhold of الthe (continued next line)
وإنك إن تعقد حظوظي بعروة ال
متينيةfirmness العظمىsupreme فامتنthen how firm! بعروتيmy handhold
متينية العظمى فامتن بعروتي
And indeed, if You bind my fortunes to the handhold of the
supreme firmness, then how firm my handhold will be!
وإنكand indeed You إنif شددتYou strengthened أزريmy back تفصمتbroke apart
وإنك إن شددت أزري تفصمت
بغيdesigns بيagainst me السوءevil أودىperished بقصمةby a crushing blow
بغي بي السوء أودى بقصمة
And indeed, if You strengthen my back, shattered are
evil designs against me, perishing under a crushing blow.
وإنand indeed سماتيmy traits ياO متينFirm One بعثننيthey have sent me
وإن سماتي يا متين بعثنني
إليكto You وقدand indeed أحصيتYou have fully reckoned مطلبthe purpose of وفدتيmy coming
إليك وقد أحصيت مطلب وفدتي
And indeed my traits, O Firm One, have sent me
to You, and You have taken full account of the purpose of my coming.