أقدمI offer نفسيmy soul حشوهاits contents الخوفfear والرجاand hope
أقدم نفسي حشوها الخوف والرجا
إليكto You فقدمso advance ياO مقدمAdvancer قربتيmy nearness
إليك فقدم يا مقدم قربتي
I offer my soul, filled with fear and hope,
I offer myself, filled with fear and hope
To You; so bring me nearer, O Advancer.
To you, so lead me closer, O Guide
ومنAnd who ليfor me بتقديميto advance me ومنand who بتقدميwith my progress
ومن لي بتقديمي ومن بتقدمي
إذاif لمnot تقدمYou advance ياO مقدمAdvancer وقفتيmy standing
إذا لم تقدم يا مقدم وقفتي
And who can bring me forward, and who can grant me progress,
Who but You leads me in my offering, and in my quest?
If You do not advance my standing, O Advancer?
If You lead me not, o Guide, here halted is my quest
وماAnd not نهضتيmy rising بالذكرin remembrance عنfrom حولpower قوةstrength
وما نهضتي بالذكر عن حول قوة
ولكنBut بتقديمthrough advancement by المقدمthe Advancer نهضتيmy rising
ولكن بتقديم المقدم نهضتي
Nor does my rising in remembrance come from my own strength and power;
Not by my will rose I in chanting praise
Rather, I rise through the Advancer’s bringing me forward.
But by the grace of the Guide was I raised
ولولاAnd were it not for امتنانgracious favor للمقدمfrom the Advancer لمnot تزلcease
ولولا امتنان للمقدم لم تزل
نفوسsouls علىin التأخيرbeing held back عنfrom كلevery رتبةrank
نفوس على التأخير عن كل رتبة
And but for gracious favor from the Advancer, there would remain
And were it not for the Guide's blessing
Souls held back from every rank.
Souls would be faltering from rank on rank
وسابقةAnd the prior decree of الحسنىgoodness مقامa station لأنفسfor souls
وسابقة الحسنى مقام لأنفس
بتقديمthrough advancement by مولاهاtheir Master عليهupon it استقرتthey have settled
بتقديم مولاها عليه استقرت
And foreordained goodness is a station for souls;
And competing for virtues a station for souls
Brought forward by their Master, they have settled there.
By their Lord's grace on them settled
وماAnd not نالgained منthe one whom قدمتYou advanced شيئاًanything بحولهby his own power
وما نال من قدمت شيئاً بحوله
ولكنهاBut it is زلفىnearness منfrom الأزليةbeginningless eternity
ولكنها زلفى من الأزلية
And none whom You advanced gained anything by his own power;
None attains a thing by his strength
Rather, it is nearness bestowed from eternity.
But by divine favour drawn nearer
وفيAnd in درجاتdegrees of القربnearness أسرارmysteries of حكمةwisdom
وفي درجات القرب أسرار حكمة
تشيرpoint لفعلto the action of الاسمthe Name فيin الرتبيةthe ordering of ranks
تشير لفعل الاسم في الرتبية
And within the degrees of nearness lie mysteries of wisdom,
In grades of nearness, wisdom's secrets
Pointing to the Name’s working in the ordering of ranks.
Point to the Lord's name in degrees
فماFor no عرجتascended تلكthose المعارجstairways وقفةstation
فما عرجت تلك المعارج وقفة
إذاif لمnot تقدمهاYou advance it بحولwith might وقوةand strength
إذا لم تقدمها بحول وقوة
For no station can ascend those stairways
Up those ascents none climbed a span
Unless You advance it with might and strength.
Save led by the Guide's power and will
فثبتنيSo make me steadfast اللهمO God فيin كلevery طاعةact of obedience
فثبتني اللهم في كل طاعة
وفيAnd in كلevery احسانgood deed علىin الأقدميةthe foremost rank
وفي كل احسان على الأقدمية
So make me steadfast, O God, in every act of obedience,
O God, make me firm in obedience
And in every good deed, in the foremost rank.
And in good, upon the firstness
وقدمنيAnd advance me اللهمO God حيثwhere رضيتنيYou are pleased with me
وقدمني اللهم حيث رضيتني
وحسبيAnd sufficient for me مقاماًas a station ماwhat ارتضيتYou have chosen لخيرتيfor my good
وحسبي مقاماً ما ارتضيت لخيرتي
And bring me forward, O God, where You are pleased with me;
And bring me close, O God, where You pleased me
And the station You have chosen for my good is enough for me.
And suffice my station what You deemed best for me
فماFor what أرتضيهI choose it ياO مقدمAdvancer ماnot بهin it
فما أرتضيه يا مقدم ما به
غناءbenefit لنفسيfor my soul بلrather رضاؤكYour pleasure غنيتيwhat suffices me
غناء لنفسي بل رضاؤك غنيتي
For what I choose, O Advancer, has no
What You wish, o Guide, is not what delights my soul
Benefit for my soul; rather, Your pleasure is all I need.
But Your pleasure is mycontentment