الهيmy God البديعthe Incomparable Originator المستحيلimpossible مثالهHis like
الهي البديع المستحيل مثاله
بذاتin essence وأوصافand attributes وفيand in المبدعيةcreative originality
بذات وأوصاف وفي المبدعية
My God, the Incomparable Originator, whose like is impossible
O my God, the Unique, the Impossible to Imitate
in essence, attributes, and creative originality.
In essence, attributes and creativity
الهيmy God البديعthe Originator المبدعthe wondrous maker الصنعhandiwork كلهall of it
الهي البديع المبدع الصنع كله
عجائبmarvels لمnot يسبقbe preceded إليهاin reaching them بصنعةby any craft
عجائب لم يسبق إليها بصنعة
My God, the Originator, the wondrous maker of all creation—
O my God, the Unique, the Creator of all creation
marvels never before achieved by any craft.
Wonders never before accomplished
الهيmy God البديعthe Originator الكائناتbeings ابتدعتهاYou originated them
الهي البديع الكائنات ابتدعتها
ولمand did not تبغYou seek فيin انشائهاcreating them منany معونةassistance
ولم تبغ في انشائها من معونة
My God, the Originator, You brought all beings into existence,
O my God, the Unique, You originated all creatures
and sought no assistance in creating them.
Without needing any assistance in their creation
الهيmy God ماwhat أبرزتهYou brought it forth منof غرائبwonders
الهي ما أبرزته من غرائب
شهودwitnesses علىto الابداعorigination فيin كلevery ذرةatom
شهود على الابداع في كل ذرة
My God, the wonders You have brought forth
O my God, the marvels You have manifested
bear witness to origination in every atom,
Testify in every atom to creativity
شهودwitnesses علىto الابداعorigination منwith غيرno شركةpartnership
شهود على الابداع من غير شركة
شهودwitnesses علىto ابداعcreative work سابقOne primordial وحدةin oneness
شهود على ابداع سابق وحدة
bear witness to creation without any partnership,
Testify without association to creativity
bear witness to the creative work of One primordial in oneness.
Testify to preceding creativity and oneness
الهيmy God ابتدعتYou originated المبدعاتcreated things عجائباًas marvels
الهي ابتدعت المبدعات عجائباً
ليظهرso that there may appear فيهin it واجبnecessary الأحديةabsolute oneness
ليظهر فيه واجب الأحدية
My God, You brought created things forth as marvels,
O my God, You created wondrous marvels
that Your necessary oneness might be manifest in it.
To demonstrate the necessity of Your oneness
بديعOriginator السماheaven والأرضand earth أبدعتYou originated عالميmy world
بديع السما والأرض أبدعت عالمي
كماas شئتYou willed منof أطوارهits stages البشريةhuman
كما شئت من أطواره البشرية
Originator of heaven and earth, You created my world
Unique in the heavens and earth, You created my worlds
as You willed, in its human stages.
However You willed, in their human state
وألهمتنيand You inspired me الوجدانinner awareness والدركand perception حكمةwisdom
وألهمتني الوجدان والدرك حكمة
اسوسI govern بهاby it فيin مركزthe station العجزof helplessness فطرتيmy innate nature
اسوس بها في مركز العجز فطرتي
And You inspired me with inner awareness and perception—a wisdom
And inspired me with wisdom and understanding
by which, in my station of helplessness, I govern my innate nature.
To dwell within the center of my incapacity
وماand not ذاكthat منfrom حوليmy power وادراكand the reach طاقتيof my capacity
وما ذاك من حولي وادراك طاقتي
ولكنهbut it is ابداعthe creative work حولpower الألوهةof divinity
ولكنه ابداع حول الألوهة
And that comes neither from my power nor from the reach of my capacity,
Not from any ability or effort on my part
but is the creative work of divine might.
But from Your divine creativity
وهاand behold قدindeed أحاطتhave closed in بيaround me وأنتwhile You محيطهاencompass them
وها قد أحاطت بي وأنت محيطها
بدائعstrange marvels مكروهof adversity علتhave risen فوقbeyond قدرتيmy power
بدائع مكروه علت فوق قدرتي
And behold, they have surrounded me, while You encompass them—
You have encompassed me while You are its encompasser
strange marvels of adversity that have risen beyond my power.
Marvels beyond my capacity have exalted above my abilities
تفسحhas drawn back عنfrom تحويلهنturning them aside تمحليmy resourcefulness
تفسح عن تحويلهن تمحلي
فابدعso fashion خلاصيmy deliverance ياO بديعOriginator العجيبةthe marvelous
فابدع خلاصي يا بديع العجيبة
My resourcefulness has drawn back from turning them aside;
To transform them through my own efforts
so fashion my deliverance, O Originator of the marvelous.
So originate my salvation, O Unique in marvels