بكافby the letter kāf الكمالperfection وكونand the being of الكريمthe Generous One
بكاف الكمال وكون الكريم
كفيلguarantor of الكلاءةsafekeeping ليfor me والكفايهand sufficiency
كفيل الكلاءة لي والكفايه
By the kāf of perfection and the being of the Generous One,
who guarantees me safekeeping and sufficiency;
بهاءby the letter hāʾ الهويةdivine identity والهورand collapse (sense uncertain) مناfrom us
بهاء الهوية والهور منا
وهيبتهand His awe-inspiring majesty والهوىand passionate love والهدايهand guidance
وهيبته والهوى والهدايه
By the hāʾ of divine identity, and our collapse [sense uncertain],
and His majesty, and love, and guidance;
بياءby the letter yāʾ اليقينcertainty وأوارهand its blazing heat
بياء اليقين وأواره
ويمنand the blessing of يمينكYour right hand ياO مشتكايهYou to whom I complain
ويمن يمينك يا مشتكايه
By the yāʾ of certainty and its blazing heat,
and the blessing of Your right hand, O You to whom I complain;
بعينby the letter ʿayn العلومthe sciences وأعيانهاand their essences
بعين العلوم وأعيانها
وعينand the eye of العليمthe All-Knowing وعونand the aid of العنايهprovidence
وعين العليم وعون العنايه
By the ʿayn of the sciences and their essences,
and the eye of the All-Knowing, and the aid of providence;
بصادby the letter ṣād الصفاءpurity بصيموديةby ṣaymūdiyyah (unclear term)
بصاد الصفاء بصيمودية
بصدقكby Your truth فيin مقتضىthe purport of كلevery آيهverse
بصدقك في مقتضى كل آيه
By the ṣād of purity, by ṣaymūdiyyah [unclear term],
by Your truth in the purport of every verse;
بحاءby the letter ḥāʾ المحبةlove والحكمةand wisdom والحكand judg- (continued next line)
بحاء المحبة والحكمة والحك
م-ment (completes 'judgment') والحمدand praise مناfrom us وحجبand the veils of الحمايهprotection
م والحمد منا وحجب الحمايه
By the ḥāʾ of love, wisdom, and judg-
-ment, and praise from us, and the veils of protection;
بميمby the letter mīm معارفكYour knowledge المشرقاthe radiant (continued next line)
بميم معارفك المشرقا
تcompletes 'radiant' (feminine plural) وأسرارand the secrets of مبدئهاits beginning والنهايهand the end
ت وأسرار مبدئها والنهايه
By the mīm of Your radiant knowledge—
—and the secrets of its beginning and end;
بعينby the letter ʿayn أعنابهاits grapes ياO معينHelper
بعين أعنابها يا معين
بعطفكby Your kindness للمعتنىtoward the one cared for بالرعايهwith care
بعطفك للمعتنى بالرعايه
By the ʿayn of its grapes, O Helper,
by Your kindness toward the one tended with care;
بسينby the letter sīn السلامPeace وسبحانهand glory be to Him
بسين السلام وسبحانه
سريعswift in العطاءgiving سميعever-hearing of الشكايهcomplaint
سريع العطاء سميع الشكايه
By the sīn of Peace, and glory be to Him,
swift in giving, ever-hearing of complaints;
بقافby the letter qāf القويthe Strong بقهرby the overpowering might of القديرthe All-Powerful
بقاف القوي بقهر القدير
بقيومby the Sustainer of قلبيmy heart بقدرby the measure of الوقايهprotection
بقيوم قلبي بقدر الوقايه
By the qāf of the Strong, by the overpowering might of the All-Powerful,
by the Sustainer of my heart, by the measure of protection;
سألتكI ask You صلsend blessings علىupon المصطفىthe Chosen One
سألتك صل على المصطفى
الهيmy God وسهلand make easy ويسرand facilitate منايهmy wishes
الهي وسهل ويسر منايه
I ask You: send blessings upon the Chosen One,
my God, and make my wishes easy to attain.