الهِيَmy God قدindeed أسلمتI have surrendered وجهيَmy face شاهداًbearing witness
الهِيَ قد أسلمت وجهيَ شاهداً
لوجهكto Your countenance إيماناًin faith بعزin the might of الألوهةdivinity
لوجهك إيماناً بعز الألوهة
My God, I have surrendered my face, bearing witness
My God, I have surrendered my face
to Your countenance, in faith in the might of divinity.
As a witness to Your face, believing in the glory of divinity
الهيmy God شهيدa witness بالذيto that which أنتYou شاهدwitness
الهي شهيد بالذي أنت شاهد
شهادةthe testimony of املاكangels وذيand one endowed with العالميةknowledge
شهادة املاك وذي العالمية
My God, I bear witness to what You witness,
My God, I bear witness to that of which You are Witness
with the testimony of angels and one endowed with knowledge.
The testimony of the angels and the Lord of the worlds
الهيmy God منfrom الآثارthe traces للعينfor the eye شاهدa witness
الهي من الآثار للعين شاهد
ومنand from لازمwhat is entailed by الموجودwhat exists للموجديةto creatorship
ومن لازم الموجود للموجدية
My God, in the traces the eye finds testimony,
My God, from the effects visible to the eye is a witness
and in what existence entails, testimony to creatorship.
And from the necessary concomitant of existence to creativity
الهيmy God سلطانthe sovereignty of الألوهةdivinity ظاهرmanifest
الهي سلطان الألوهة ظاهر
علىin ولهthe yearning of المألوهthe worshipper للراحميةfor mercifulness
على وله المألوه للراحمية
My God, the sovereignty of divinity is manifest
My God, the sultanate of divinity is evident
in the worshipper's yearning for mercy.
For the enthralled of the Merciful for mercy
الهيmy God سلطانthe sovereignty of الألوهةdivinity آخذtakes hold
الهي سلطان الألوهة آخذ
بحجزتهby his girdle المألوهthe worshipper فيin أسرthe captivity of ذلةabasement
بحجزته المألوه في أسر ذلة
My God, the sovereignty of divinity holds
My God, the sultanate of divinity takes
the worshipper by his girdle, captive in abasement.
Its enthralled captive in the shackles of humiliation
الهيmy God اعظاميmy reverence for الألوهةdivinity سابقhas precedence
الهي اعظامي الألوهة سابق
وسبقىand my precedence مسبوقis preceded بسابقby the primacy of وحدةoneness
وسبقى مسبوق بسابق وحدة
My God, my reverence for divinity has precedence,
My God, the bones of divinity precede
yet my precedence is preceded by the primacy of oneness.
And are preceded by the preceding oneness
الهيmy God ثبتنيkeep me steadfast علىin ماwhat هديتنيYou guided me to
الهي ثبتني على ما هديتني
وخولتنيهand You bestowed it upon me منof تألهthe worship of فطرتيmy innate nature
وخولتنيه من تأله فطرتي
My God, keep me steadfast in what You have guided me to
My God, make me steadfast in what You have guided me
and bestowed upon me: the worship innate to my nature.
And endowed me from the deification of my primal nature
الهيmy God منwhoever يؤلهturns in devotion إليكto You كولهتيlike my yearning
الهي من يؤله إليك كولهتي
تداركتهYou come to his aid وحياwith inspiration بشأنconcerning الألوهةdivinity
تداركته وحيا بشأن الألوهة
My God, whoever turns to You in devotion with a yearning like mine,
My God, whoever deifies You, You have granted him
You come to his aid with inspiration concerning divinity.
And brought him to life in the matter of divinity
الهيmy God منamong شأنthe attributes of الألوهةdivinity رحمةmercy
الهي من شأن الألوهة رحمة
وحلمand forbearance وشأنand a majesty فوقbeyond اطراءthe lavishness of مدحتيmy praise
وحلم وشأن فوق اطراء مدحتي
My God, among the attributes of divinity are mercy
My God, of the affair of divinity is mercy
and forbearance, and a majesty beyond my lavish praise.
And clemency, and an affair above the ornament of my praise
الهيmy God منof شأنthe nature of الألوهةdivinity أنthat ترىYou see
الهي من شأن الألوهة أن ترى
لوجهكto Your countenance اخباتيmy humble submission ووهليand my dread وخشيتيand my awe
لوجهك اخباتي ووهلي وخشيتي
My God, it is in the nature of divinity that You see
My God, of the affair of divinity is that You see
my humble submission before Your countenance, my dread, and my awe.
My reverence, my yearning, and my awe for Your face
الهيmy God عرفانيmy knowledge بأنof the fact that لاno إلهgod ليfor me
الهي عرفاني بأن لا إله لي
سواكother than You بهthrough it أرجوI hope for خلاصيmy deliverance وقربتيand my nearness
سواك به أرجو خلاصي وقربتي
My God, my knowledge that I have no god
My God, make me know that I have no god but You
but You—through it I hope for my deliverance and nearness.
In whom I hope for my salvation and nearness