معيدO Restorer of الذواتthe beings الفانياتthat perish كبدئهاas at their first creation
معيد الذوات الفانيات كبدئها
لتظهرso You may reveal مجدthe glory of القدرةpower المطلقيةabsolute
لتظهر مجد القدرة المطلقية
O Restorer of perishing beings, as at their first creation,
The renewer of the ephemeral selves as their originator
to manifest the glory of absolute power.
To manifest the glory of the absolute power
وماand not العودthe restoration إلاexcept البدءthe origination منfrom حيثthe standpoint of حكمthe decree كنBe!
وما العود إلا البدء من حيث حكم كن
تعاليتexalted are You كلتاboth النشأتينthe two creations بقبضةin a single grasp
تعاليت كلتا النشأتين بقبضة
And restoration is but origination under the decree 'Be!'
And return is but the beginning from where "Be" was decreed
Exalted are You! Both creations lie within a single grasp.
The eminence of both creations is grasped in one fist
وفيand in النشأةthe creation الأولىthe first دلائلsigns تقتضيthat attest to
وفي النشأة الأولى دلائل تقتضي
جلالthe majesty of اقتدارthe might of الحقthe True One لاnot بوسيطةthrough an intermediary
جلال اقتدار الحق لا بوسيطة
And in the first creation are signs that attest to
And in the first creation are signs that necessitate
the majesty of the True One's might, without an intermediary.
The majesty of the True's power without intermediary
وليسand is not معادthe resurrection of الجسمthe body أعظمgreater رتبةin rank
وليس معاد الجسم أعظم رتبة
لمبدئهfor its Originator منthan رتبةthe rank of المبدئيةorigination
لمبدئه من رتبة المبدئية
Nor is the body's resurrection greater in rank
And the body's renewal is no loftier in rank
for its Originator than the rank of origination.
Than its origin from the rank of Originator
الهيmy God سلطانthe sovereignty of اقتداركYour power قاهرoverpowering
الهي سلطان اقتدارك قاهر
لنشأةover a creation of ابداءorigination ونشأةand a creation of عودةreturn
لنشأة ابداء ونشأة عودة
My God, the sovereignty of Your power prevails
O God, the authority of Your power prevails
over first creation and creation anew.
Over the creation of inception and return
فمصدرfor the source of خلقthe creation of العودthe return كالبدأas with the beginning واحدis one
فمصدر خلق العود كالبدأ واحد
وماand not حكمناour case إلاexcept كنفسlike a soul وحيدةsingle
وما حكمنا إلا كنفس وحيدة
For re-creation, like first creation, has one source,
So the source of creation of return is like the beginning, one
and our case is but that of a single soul.
And our decree is but like a single soul
معيدO Renewer of أياديgifts of الفضلgrace منwith غيرno موجبcompelling cause
معيد أيادي الفضل من غير موجب
سوىexcept كرمgenerosity محضpure وواسعand abundant رحمةmercy
سوى كرم محض وواسع رحمة
O You who renew gifts of grace, with no compelling cause
Renewing the favors of grace without cause
but pure generosity and abundant mercy,
Other than pure, abundant mercy
أعدلset right ليfor me حظاًa lot مزقتهtore it apart خطيئتيmy sin
أعدل لي حظاً مزقته خطيئتي
وحلand interpose سيديmy Master بينيbetween me وبينand between الخطيئةsin
وحل سيدي بيني وبين الخطيئة
set right for me the lot my sin has torn apart,
Rectify for me a fortune torn by my sin
and stand, my Master, between me and sin.
And step between me and sin, my Master
أعدrestore ليto me اعتصاميmy seeking refuge فيin الشدائدhardships كلهاall of them
أعد لي اعتصامي في الشدائد كلها
بجاهكin Your majesty ياO منthe One جاههwhose majesty ركنthe pillar of عصمتيmy protection
بجاهك يا من جاهه ركن عصمتي
Restore to me, in every hardship, my refuge
Restore for me my strength in all tribulations
in Your majesty, O You whose majesty is the pillar of my protection.
By Your glory, O You whose glory is my bastion of inviolability