وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بحبكthrough love for You خالصاًsincerely
ويا نافع انفعني بحبك خالصاً
بحبكthrough Your love ليfor me ياO منYou who أحبhave loved محبتيmy love
بحبك لي يا من أحب محبتي
O Benefactor, benefit me through pure love of You—
And O Benefactor, benefit me through sincere love for You,
through Your love for me, O You who love my loving devotion.
Through Your love for me, O You who have loved my love.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بتحقيقby making genuine توبتيmy repentance
ويا نافع انفعني بتحقيق توبتي
وتثبيتهاand making it steadfast ياO ربLord عنagainst كلevery زلةlapse
وتثبيتها يا رب عن كل زلة
O Benefactor, benefit me by making my repentance true
And O Benefactor, benefit me by making my repentance genuine,
and keeping it firm, O Lord, against every lapse.
And making it steadfast, O Lord, against every lapse.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بنوركwith Your light إننيindeed I
ويا نافع انفعني بنورك إنني
إذاif لمdo not تنورنيYou illumine me هلكتI perish بظلمتيin my darkness
إذا لم تنورني هلكت بظلمتي
O Benefactor, benefit me with Your light; indeed,
And O Benefactor, benefit me with Your light, for I
if You do not illumine me, I shall perish in my darkness.
Will perish in my darkness if You do not illumine me.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بتقديسby sanctifying باطنيmy inner being
ويا نافع انفعني بتقديس باطني
وتزكيتيand purifying me منof آفةthe blight of البشريةhuman nature
وتزكيتي من آفة البشرية
O Benefactor, benefit me by sanctifying my inward being
And O Benefactor, benefit me by sanctifying my inner being,
and purifying me from the blight of human nature.
And purifying me of the blight of human nature.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بعرفانthrough knowledge of خالقيmy Creator
ويا نافع انفعني بعرفان خالقي
واحياءand reviving سريmy inner secret واتقادand kindling بصيرتيmy insight
واحياء سري واتقاد بصيرتي
O Benefactor, benefit me with knowledge of my Creator,
And O Benefactor, benefit me through knowledge of my Creator,
with the revival of my innermost secret and the kindling of my insight.
And reviving my inner secret and kindling my insight.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بأسمائكthrough Your names التيwhich
ويا نافع انفعني بأسمائك التي
بهاthrough them ظهرتbecame manifest ربيmy Lord صفاتthe attributes of الألوهةdivinity
بها ظهرت ربي صفات الألوهة
O Benefactor, benefit me through Your names, by which
And O Benefactor, benefit me through Your names, through which
the attributes of divinity were made manifest, my Lord.
The attributes of divinity became manifest, my Lord.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بأوصافكthrough Your attributes التيwhich
ويا نافع انفعني بأوصافك التي
تقاصرfalls short عنهاof them مدركthe grasp of الواصفيةdescription
تقاصر عنها مدرك الواصفية
O Benefactor, benefit me through Your attributes, before which
And O Benefactor, benefit me through Your attributes, which
the understanding of those who would describe them falls short.
Lie beyond the grasp of description.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بوحيكthrough Your revelation إنهfor it is
ويا نافع انفعني بوحيك إنه
شفاءhealing هدىguidance نورlight جلاءrelief لكربتيfor my distress
شفاء هدى نور جلاء لكربتي
O Benefactor, benefit me through Your revelation; truly, it is
And O Benefactor, benefit me through Your revelation, for it is
healing, guidance, light, and relief for my anguish.
Healing, guidance, light, and relief for my distress.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بنورthrough the light of محمدMuhammad
ويا نافع انفعني بنور محمد
وباركنيand bless me اللهمO God بالتبعيةthrough following
وباركني اللهم بالتبعية
O Benefactor, benefit me through the light of Muhammad,
And O Benefactor, benefit me through the light of Muhammad,
and bless me, O God, in following him.
And bless me, O God, through following him.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me باذكاركthrough invocations of You التيwhich
ويا نافع انفعني باذكارك التي
صرفتI devoted لهاto them حباًout of love لوجهكfor Your countenance خدمتيmy service
صرفت لها حباً لوجهك خدمتي
O Benefactor, benefit me through the invocations of You to which
And O Benefactor, benefit me through invocations of You, to which
I have devoted my service, lovingly, for Your sake.
I have devoted my service out of love for Your countenance.
وياand O نافعBenefactor انفعنيbenefit me بخوفكthrough fear of You والرجاand hope
ويا نافع انفعني بخوفك والرجا
وبالعدلand through justice والاحسانand benevolence فيin كلevery خصلةtrait
وبالعدل والاحسان في كل خصلة
O Benefactor, benefit me through fear of You and hope,
And O Benefactor, benefit me through fear of You and hope,
and through justice and excellence in every trait.
And through justice and benevolence in every trait.