الهيَMy God ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty والفضلand grace هذهthis
الهيَ يا ذا الطول والفضل هذه
خصاصةneed نفسيmy soul عندat بابكYour door حلتhas settled
خصاصة نفسي عند بابك حلت
My God, O Lord of bounty and grace, here is
My God, O Possessor of bounty and grace, this
my soul’s need, come to rest at Your door.
need of my soul has settled at Your door.
الهيMy God ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty عبدكYour servant بائسwretched
الهي يا ذا الطول عبدك بائس
أناديكI call to You أرجوI hope for فتحan opening of برkindness ورحمةand mercy
أناديك أرجو فتح بر ورحمة
My God, O Lord of bounty, Your servant is wretched;
My God, O Possessor of bounty, Your servant is wretched.
I call upon You, hoping for an opening of goodness and mercy.
I call to You, hoping for an opening of kindness and mercy.
الهيMy God ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty طالتreached far فأحسبتand then gave amply
الهي يا ذا الطول طالت فأحسبت
أباديكYour favors (apparently أياديك) بالانعامthrough bestowing blessings كلall الخليقةcreation
أباديك بالانعام كل الخليقة
My God, O Lord of bounty, so far-reaching and all-sufficing are
My God, O Possessor of bounty, far-reaching and all-sufficing have been
Your favors, bestowing abundance upon all creation.
Your favors in blessing all creation.
بحمدكwith praise of You ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty لسنيI am not (apparently لست) قانطاًdespairing
بحمدك يا ذا الطول لسني قانطاً
علىdespite العسرhardship والأكداءand privation منof روحsoothing breath رحمةmercy
على العسر والأكداء من روح رحمة
Praising You, O Lord of bounty, I am not despairing,
Praise be to You, O Possessor of bounty: I do not despair,
despite hardship and obstacles, of a breath of mercy.
despite hardship and privation, of mercy's soothing breath.
وماand not غمنيgrieved me الاقتارpoverty إلاexcept that تفرجتwere dispelled
وما غمني الاقتار إلا تفرجت
عموميmy cares (apparently همومي) ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty منكfrom You بنفحةby a breath
عمومي يا ذا الطول منك بنفحة
No sooner does privation distress me than there find relief
Whenever poverty grieved me, dispelled were
my troubles, O Lord of bounty, through a breath from You.
my cares, O Possessor of bounty, by a breath from You.
وفيand in وسعthe vastness of طولbounty اللّهGod ذيPossessor of الطولbounty موضعroom
وفي وسع طول اللّه ذي الطول موضع
لتسهيلto facilitate أوطاريmy wishes ودفعand relieve ضرورتيmy pressing need
لتسهيل أوطاري ودفع ضرورتي
Within the vast bounty of God, the Lord of bounty, there is room
And in the vast bounty of God, the Possessor of bounty, there is room
to ease the fulfillment of my aims and drive away my dire need.
to ease the fulfillment of my wishes and relieve my pressing need.
متىwhen ضايقتنيhemmed me in شدةhardship لمnot تكنYou were لهاthere for it
متى ضايقتني شدة لم تكن لها
بطولكwith Your bounty ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty حتىuntil تجلتit cleared
بطولك يا ذا الطول حتى تجلت
Whenever adversity hems me in, it cannot stand
When has hardship hemmed me in without You being there for it,
against Your bounty, O Lord of bounty, but clears away.
with Your bounty, O Possessor of bounty, until it cleared?
أبشرI gladden آماليmy hopes وقدand already عظمhas grown great البلاaffliction
أبشر آمالي وقد عظم البلا
عسىperhaps منكfrom You ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty يسريease (apparently يسرى) استهلتhas dawned
عسى منك يا ذا الطول يسري استهلت
I hearten my hopes, though affliction has grown grave;
I gladden my hopes, though affliction has grown great:
perhaps my relief from You, O Lord of bounty, has begun to pour down.
perhaps ease from You, O Possessor of bounty, has dawned.
وكمand how many لكof Yours ياO ذاPossessor of الطولbounty بشرىglad tidings تنزلتhave descended
وكم لك يا ذا الطول بشرى تنزلت
عليَّupon me وتبريكاتand blessings لطفkindness ونظرةand a glance
عليَّ وتبريكات لطف ونظرة
How many glad tidings of Yours, O Lord of bounty, have descended
And how many glad tidings of Yours, O Possessor of bounty, have descended
upon me, with blessings of kindness and a gracious glance.
upon me, and blessings of kindness and a gracious glance.
خلقتI was created جزوعاًfretful عندat نازلةthe onset of البلاaffliction
خلقت جزوعاً عند نازلة البلا
وذلكand that دأبthe way of الفطرةinnate nature البشريةhuman
وذلك دأب الفطرة البشرية
I was created fretful when calamity descends—
I was created fretful when affliction strikes,
such is the habitual way of human nature.
and that is the way of human nature.
وإلاand otherwise فعندthen with اللّهGod رزقيmy sustenance مقدرapportioned
وإلا فعند اللّه رزقي مقدر
وماand not ضاقwas too narrow طولbounty اللّهGod عنfor سدmeeting خلتيmy need
وما ضاق طول اللّه عن سد خلتي
Yet my provision stands apportioned with God,
Otherwise, with God my sustenance is apportioned,
and God’s bounty is never too narrow to satisfy my need.
and God's bounty has never been too narrow to meet my need.