الهِيَmy God ياO خلاقCreator أنتYou خلقتنيYou created me
الهِيَ يا خلاق أنت خلقتني
فسوَّيتthen You fashioned أركانيmy bodily parts فعدلتthen You proportioned خلقتيmy form
فسوَّيت أركاني فعدلت خلقتي
My God, O Creator, You created me.
Then fashioned my frame and made my form well-proportioned.
وركبتنيand You assembled me ماas شئتYou willed فيin أيwhatever صورةform
وركبتني ما شئت في أي صورة
علىaccording to وضعan arrangement مختارchosen وتقديرand a measure حكمةwisdom
على وضع مختار وتقدير حكمة
And assembled me as You willed, in whatever form,
According to a chosen arrangement and a wise measure.
وأوجدتand You brought into being أطواريmy stages وكسبيand my acquired deeds وهيئتيand my appearance
وأوجدت أطواري وكسبي وهيئتي
وإدراكand apprehension وجدانيmy consciousness وإحساسand perception نهيتيmy intellect
وإدراك وجداني وإحساس نهيتي
And brought into being my stages, my acquired deeds, and my appearance,
And the apprehension of my consciousness and the perception of my intellect.
وأشعرتنيand You made me aware نفعيmy benefit وضريand my harm مهيئاًpreparing
وأشعرتني نفعي وضري مهيئاً
مسالكpaths نفعيmy benefit وابتعادand avoidance مضرتيmy harm
مسالك نفعي وابتعاد مضرتي
And made me aware of my benefit and harm, preparing
Paths to my benefit and the avoidance of my harm.
وقدرتand You ordained منيfrom me الخيرgood والشرand evil فطرةas an innate disposition
وقدرت مني الخير والشر فطرة
وقدرتand You ordained عقبيthe outcome الكسبthe acquisition of deeds منfrom بشريتيmy human nature
وقدرت عقبي الكسب من بشريتي
And ordained good and evil from me as part of my nature,
And ordained the outcome of deeds arising from my human nature.
وماليand I have no فيin خلقcreating اكتسابيmy acquisition of deeds شركةa share
ومالي في خلق اكتسابي شركة
وحاشاكand far be it from You لمdid not تجبرYou compel علىtoward الشرevil خيرتيmy choice
وحاشاك لم تجبر على الشر خيرتي
And I have no share in creating the deeds I acquire;
And far be it from You—you did not compel my choice toward evil.
وبالحلقand in the throat (probably 'creation') والأمرand command اختصصتYou alone possess بغيرماwithout any
وبالحلق والأمر اختصصت بغيرما
اعتراضobjection مثيلan equal أوor عناءstrain مشقةhardship
اعتراض مثيل أو عناء مشقة
And You alone possess creation [probably intended; the text reads 'the throat'] and command, without
An equal's objection or the strain of hardship.
ونورتنيand You enlightened me بالعلمwith knowledge مماfrom what وهبتنيYou bestowed on me
ونورتني بالعلم مما وهبتني
وأخرجتنيand You brought me out منof بعضsome جهليmy ignorance وضلتيand my straying
وأخرجتني من بعض جهلي وضلتي
And enlightened me with knowledge from what You bestowed on me,
And brought me out of some of my ignorance and my straying.
وبوأتنيand You placed me مماfrom what خلقتYou created مسوءاًdistressed
وبوأتني مما خلقت مسوءاً
فاحسبتنيthen You provided me sufficiently منwith some of صالحاتgood things لهلكتيfor my ruin
فاحسبتني من صالحات لهلكتي
And placed me among what You created, distressed,
Then supplied me with sufficient good things for my ruin.
بخلقكby Your creation ياO خلاقCreator كلevery حقيقةreality
بخلقك يا خلاق كل حقيقة
فأيدso strengthen بروحwith a spirit منكfrom You ربO Lord حقيقتيmy true being
فأيد بروح منك رب حقيقتي
By Your creation of every reality, O Creator,
So strengthen my true being, Lord, with a spirit from You.