الهيmy God بقيوميby the ever-sustaining power of الحفظpreservation اسمكYour name الthe
الهي بقيومي الحفظ اسمك ال
حفيظPreserver علىover ماwhat تحتbeneath قهرthe dominion of الربوبةlordship
حفيظ على ما تحت قهر الربوبة
My God, by Your name of ever-sustaining preservation, the—
Preserver over all beneath the dominion of lordship.
حفظتYou preserved نظامthe order of المبدعاتcreated things فلمso did not يضعbecome lost
حفظت نظام المبدعات فلم يضع
منfrom الحفظpreservation والاحصاءand reckoning مثقالthe weight of ذرةan atom
من الحفظ والاحصاء مثقال ذرة
You preserved the order of created things, so nothing escaped
Preservation and reckoning—not even an atom's weight.
ولولاand were it not for تجليthe manifestation of الحفظpreservation زالwould vanish وجودهاtheir existence
ولولا تجلي الحفظ زال وجودها
وصارتand they would return إلىto حالاتهاtheir states العدميةof nonexistence
وصارت إلى حالاتها العدمية
Without the manifestation of preservation, their existence would vanish,
And they would return to their states of nonexistence.
ولولاand were it not for دوامthe constancy of الحفظpreservation لمwould not تأتلفharmonize علىaccording to
ولولا دوام الحفظ لم تأتلف على
نظاماتهاtheir ordered systems الاضدادthe opposites فيunder حكمthe rule of الفةconcord
نظاماتها الاضداد في حكم الفة
Without constant preservation, there would be no union—within
Their ordered systems—of opposites under the rule of concord.
ولولاand were it not for كمالthe perfection of الحفظpreservation زاغتwould stray قلوبناour hearts
ولولا كمال الحفظ زاغت قلوبنا
معاذكrefuge in You منfrom بعدafter الهدىguidance للطبيعةtoward nature
معاذك من بعد الهدى للطبيعة
Without perfect preservation, our hearts would stray—
We seek Your protection—after guidance, toward nature.
ولولاand were it not for جلالthe majesty of الحفظpreservation والصونand safeguarding لمwould not نجدwe find
ولولا جلال الحفظ والصون لم نجد
وقايتناour protection منfrom هلكةruin غبin the wake of هلكةruin
وقايتنا من هلكة غب هلكة
Without the majesty of preservation and safeguarding, we would not find
Our protection from one ruin after another.
ولولاand were it not for جمالthe beauty of الحفظpreservation لمwould not ينعمenjoy ease امرؤa person
ولولا جمال الحفظ لم ينعم امرؤ
ولاصينnor would he be protected منfrom شكواهhis suffering فيin حالa state of محنةtrial
ولاصين من شكواه في حال محنة
Without the beauty of preservation, no one would enjoy ease,
Nor be shielded from his suffering in a time of trial.
هوHe اللّهGod خيرthe best حافظاًpreserver لعبادهfor His servants
هو اللّه خير حافظاً لعباده
فماso not منهمamong them منany ناشيءone coming into being بمضيعةin neglect
فما منهم من ناشيء بمضيعة
He is God, the best preserver of His servants;
So none of them comes into being neglected.
بقيناwe have remained بحفظthrough the preservation of الحقthe Truth فيin الحقthe Truth لمdid not نزغwe stray
بقينا بحفظ الحق في الحق لم نزغ
يراقبناHe watches over us بالحفظwith preservation فيamid كلevery شبهةdoubt
يراقبنا بالحفظ في كل شبهة
Through the Truth's preservation, we have remained in the Truth and have not strayed.
He watches over us, safeguarding us amid every doubt.
الهيmy God لاnot يعروكovertakes You سهوforgetfulness وغفلةand heedlessness
الهي لا يعروك سهو وغفلة
بحفظكthrough Your preservation ذراتthe atoms of الوجودexistence استقرتhave become stable
بحفظك ذرات الوجود استقرت
My God, neither forgetfulness nor heedlessness overtakes You.
Through Your preservation, the atoms of existence stand firm.
تباركتBlessed are You شأنيmy affair لاnot يؤدكburdens You حفظهpreserving it
تباركت شأني لا يؤدك حفظه
بعينكunder Your eye محذوريwhat I fear وكيفand how تشتتيmy dispersal
بعينك محذوري وكيف تشتتي
Blessed are You; preserving my affairs does not burden You.
What I fear is under Your eye; how, then, could I be scattered?