الهيmy God البديعthe Originator المستحيلimpossible مثالهHis equal
الهي البديع المستحيل مثاله
بذاتin essence وأوصافand attributes وفيand in المبدعيةcreative originality
بذات وأوصاف وفي المبدعية
My God, the Wondrous, whose like cannot possibly exist
My God, the Originator, whose equal cannot exist
in essence or attributes, or in creative power.
in essence, attributes, and creative originality.
الهيmy God البديعthe Originator المبدعthe creator الصنعhandiwork كلهall of it
الهي البديع المبدع الصنع كله
عجائبwonders لمnot يسبقwas preceded إليهاto them بصنعةin craftsmanship
عجائب لم يسبق إليها بصنعة
My God, the Wondrous Creator—all Your handiwork is
My God, the Originator, who brings all creation into being—
marvels no craft has ever anticipated.
wonders in whose making none has preceded You.
الهيmy God البديعthe Originator الكائناتthe beings ابتدعتهاYou originated them
الهي البديع الكائنات ابتدعتها
ولمand did not تبغseek فيin انشائهاtheir creation منany معونةhelp
ولم تبغ في انشائها من معونة
My God, the Wondrous, You originated all beings
My God, the Originator, You brought all beings into existence,
and sought no assistance in bringing them into being.
and sought no help in creating them.
الهيmy God ماthat which أبرزتهYou brought it forth منof غرائبmarvels
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
My God, the marvels You have brought forth
bear witness to creation in every atom,
are witnesses to origination in every atom;
شهودwitnesses علىto الابداعorigination منfrom غيرother than شركةpartnership
شهود على الابداع من غير شركة
شهودwitnesses علىto ابداعorigination سابقpre-existing وحدةoneness
شهود على ابداع سابق وحدة
bear witness to creation without any partner,
witnesses to origination without any partnership;
bear witness to a primordial act of creation in oneness.
witnesses to origination by the One whose oneness precedes all.
الهيmy God ابتدعتYou originated المبدعاتcreated things عجائباًas wonders
الهي ابتدعت المبدعات عجائباً
ليظهرso that He may appear فيهin it واجبnecessary الأحديةabsolute oneness
ليظهر فيه واجب الأحدية
My God, You originated created things as marvels,
My God, You originated created things as wonders,
so that the necessary truth of absolute Oneness might appear therein.
so that the One whose absolute oneness is necessary may be manifest in it.
بديعOriginator of 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 fashioned my world
Originator of heaven and earth, You brought my world into being
as You willed, through all its human phases,
as You willed, in its human stages.
وألهمتنيand You inspired me الوجدانinner awareness والدركand perception حكمةwisdom
وألهمتني الوجدان والدرك حكمة
اسوسI govern بهاwith it فيin مركزthe center of العجزhelplessness فطرتيmy innate nature
اسوس بها في مركز العجز فطرتي
and inspired in me feeling and perception—a wisdom
And You inspired me with inner awareness and perception—a wisdom
by which I govern my nature at the very center of helplessness.
with which I govern my innate nature in the midst of helplessness.
وماand not ذاكthat منfrom حوليmy power وادراكand the grasp of طاقتيmy capacity
وما ذاك من حولي وادراك طاقتي
ولكنهbut it is ابداعorigination حولthe might of الألوهةdivinity
ولكنه ابداع حول الألوهة
That comes not from my own might, nor lies within my power’s grasp;
And that comes not from my own power or what my capacity can grasp,
it is, rather, the creative wonder of divine might.
but is the creative work of divine might.
وهاand behold قدalready أحاطتhave surrounded بيaround me وأنتand You محيطهاencompassing them
وها قد أحاطت بي وأنت محيطها
بدائعmarvels مكروهmisfortune علتhave risen فوقabove قدرتيmy power
بدائع مكروه علت فوق قدرتي
Now they have encompassed me, while You encompass them:
And behold, I have been surrounded—and You encompass them—
wondrous afflictions that have risen beyond my power.
by marvels of misfortune that have risen beyond my power.
تفسحhas withdrawn عنfrom تحويلهنturning them aside تمحليmy ingenuity
تفسح عن تحويلهن تمحلي
فابدعso originate خلاصيmy deliverance ياO بديعOriginator of العجيبةthe wonder
فابدع خلاصي يا بديع العجيبة
My every stratagem falls short of turning them away;
My ingenuity has withdrawn from turning them aside;
so devise my deliverance wondrously, O wondrous Maker of marvels.
so fashion my deliverance, O Originator of wonders!