الهيmy God الرشيدthe Wise Guide الواهبthe Bestower للنهىupon minds
الهي الرشيد الواهب للنهى
ولولاكand were it not for You لمwould not ترشدthey find right guidance ولمand would not تتثبتthey gain certainty
ولولاك لم ترشد ولم تتثبت
My God, the Wise Guide who endows minds,
O Wise God, Granter of guidance
without You, they would neither find right guidance nor gain certainty.
Without You, there is no guidance or steadfastness
الهيmy God تدبيراتthe designs of ذاتكYour essence سقتهاYou directed them
الهي تدبيرات ذاتك سقتها
بلاwithout مرشدa guide للغايةtoward the goal الأرشديةof utmost wisdom
بلا مرشد للغاية الأرشدية
My God, You have directed Your own designs
O God, Your decrees flowed
without a guide, toward the wisest end.
With no guide to the most guided path
الهيmy God ماthere is not فيin قدسthe holiness of فعلكYour action ذرةa mote
الهي ما في قدس فعلك ذرة
تعودcomes إلىto البطلانfutility والعبثيةand purposelessness
تعود إلى البطلان والعبثية
My God, in Your holy action there is not a single mote
O God, there is no speck in the holiness of Your act
that ends in futility or purposelessness.
That returns to futility and pointlessness
الهيmy God بالارشادthrough guidance اسعدتYou have made happy منwhomever تشاYou will
الهي بالارشاد اسعدت من تشا
وأشقيتand You have made wretched بالابعادthrough estrangement وفقin accordance with المشيئةthe will
وأشقيت بالابعاد وفق المشيئة
My God, through guidance You have made happy whomever You will,
O God, with guidance You made happy those You willed
and through estrangement made wretched, according to Your will.
And with misguidance made miserable those You willed
الهيmy God ماnot دبرتYou ordered أمركYour affairs ساهياًheedlessly
الهي ما دبرت أمرك ساهياً
ولاnor لهوidle play فيin تقديرthe ordaining of أيةany ذرةmote
ولا لهو في تقدير أية ذرة
My God, You have never ordered Your affairs heedlessly,
O God, You never decreed Your command heedlessly
nor is there idle play in the ordaining of any mote.
Nor is there any frivolity in determining any speck
تعاليتYou are exalted فيin ذاتessence وفيand in صفةattribute وفيand in
تعاليت في ذات وفي صفة وفي
كمالكYour perfection والأفعالand deeds عنabove ذيone bearing نقيصةa flaw
كمالك والأفعال عن ذي نقيصة
Exalted are You in essence, in attribute, and in
You are transcendent in Your essence, attribute and
Your perfection and deeds, above all that is flawed.
Perfection, and acts above any deficiency
الهيmy God أرشدنيguide me aright برشدكby Your guidance واهدنيand lead me
الهي أرشدني برشدك واهدني
لماto that which فيهin it اسعاديmy being made happy ومحوand the erasure of شقاوتيmy misery
لما فيه اسعادي ومحو شقاوتي
My God, guide me aright by Your guidance, and lead me
O God, guide me with Your guidance and lead me
to what brings me happiness and erases my misery.
To what makes me happy and erases my misery
الهيmy God أرشدنيguide me aright لحبكto love of You أنهfor it is
الهي أرشدني لحبك أنه
برشدكby Your guidance للأحبابfor the beloved نيلattainment of المحبةlove
برشدك للأحباب نيل المحبة
My God, guide me to love You, for it is
O God, guide me to love You, for with
by Your guidance that the beloved attain love.
Your guidance to loved ones comes gaining love
الهيmy God أرشدنيguide me aright لكشفto unveiling حقيقتيmy true nature
الهي أرشدني لكشف حقيقتي
فمعرفتيfor my knowledge باللّهof God كشفthe unveiling of حقيقتيmy true nature
فمعرفتي باللّه كشف حقيقتي
My God, guide me to unveiling my true nature,
O God, guide me to unveil my truth
for my knowledge of God is the unveiling of my true nature.
For knowing God unveils my truth
الهيmy God أرشدنيguide me aright المراشدthe right paths كلهاall of them
الهي أرشدني المراشد كلها
لأمرfor the affairs of معاديmy hereafter أوor لأمرfor the affairs of معيشتيmy livelihood
لأمر معادي أو لأمر معيشتي
My God, guide me along all the right paths,
O God, guide me to all guides
in matters of my hereafter or of my livelihood.
For my worldly affairs or livelihood
الهيmy God منwhoever ترشدهYou guide him aright يرشدis rightly guided ومنand whoever غوىgoes astray
الهي من ترشده يرشد ومن غوى
ففيthen in علملكYour knowledge اللهمO God سرthe secret of الغوايةgoing astray
ففي علملك اللهم سر الغواية
My God, whoever You guide is rightly guided; and as for whoever strays,
O God, those You guide are guided and those astray
in Your knowledge, O God, lies the secret of straying.
In Your knowledge, O God, lies the secret of misguidance