إلىto الملكthe King الأعلىthe Most High الذيwhom أناI مؤمنa believer
إلى الملك الأعلى الذي أنا مؤمن
بتوحيدهin His oneness فيin عالميةthe cosmic existence of ذرتيmy mote
بتوحيده في عالمية ذرتي
To the Most High King, in whom I believe,
To the Highest King in whom I believe
in His oneness, within my mote's cosmic existence.
His oneness in the universe of my atoms
إلىto الملكthe King الأعلىthe Most High الذيwhom أناI لاهجceaselessly uttering
إلى الملك الأعلى الذي أنا لاهج
بتسبيحهHis glorification منfrom قبلbefore اظهارthe manifestation of نشأتيmy coming into being
بتسبيحه من قبل اظهار نشأتي
To the Most High King, whom I ceaselessly invoke,
To the Highest King whom I glorify
glorifying Him since before my being was made manifest.
With praises before the showing of my existence
إلىto الملكthe King الأعلىthe Most High الذيwhom أناI مخلصsincerely devoted
إلى الملك الأعلى الذي أنا مخلص
لهto Him الدينdevotion حباًout of love لاnot لنارfor fire وجنةand paradise
له الدين حباً لا لنار وجنة
To the Most High King, to whom I am sincerely devoted,
To the Highest King to whom I sincerely devote
in faith, out of love, not for fire or paradise.
My religion out of love, not out of fear of hell or desire for heaven
إلىto الملكthe King الأعلىthe Most High الذيwhom سبحتglorified لهHim
إلى الملك الأعلى الذي سبحت له
بأسمائهthrough His names الأكوانthe worlds تسبيحthe glorification of فطرةinborn nature
بأسمائه الأكوان تسبيح فطرة
To the Most High King, who has been glorified
To the Highest King for whom the universes glorified
through His names by all the worlds, with their inborn praise.
With His names a natural glorification
إلىto الملكthe King الأعلىthe Most High الذيwhom سبحتglorified لهHim
إلى الملك الأعلى الذي سبحت له
نواصيthe forelocks of الملوكthe kings القاهرينthe conquering وخرتand fell prostrate
نواصي الملوك القاهرين وخرت
To the Most High King, who has been glorified
To the Highest King for whom the forelocks of the dominant kings bowed down and knelt
by the forelocks of conquering kings, which fell prostrate.
To the Irresistible King whose power
إلىto الملكthe King الغلابthe All-Conquering ذيpossessor of السطوةoverwhelming might التيwhich
إلى الملك الغلاب ذي السطوة التي
تصاعقتfell thunderstruck الأملاكthe angels منهاbecause of it وذلتand were humbled
تصاعقت الأملاك منها وذلت
To the All-Conquering King, before whose might
Made the angels thunderstruck and humiliated
the angels fell thunderstruck and were humbled.
To the Invincible King, I hold on to the weakness of my strength
إلىto الملكthe King القهارthe All-Subduing منthe One who بجلالهto His majesty
إلى الملك القهار من بجلاله
وقوتهand His might مستمسكclinging fast ضعفthe weakness of قوتيmy strength
وقوته مستمسك ضعف قوتي
To the All-Subduing King, to whose majesty
Because of His majesty and might
and might my feeble strength clings.
To the Giving King I raise my poverty
إلىto الملكthe King الوهابthe All-Bestowing أرفعI raise فاقتيmy need
إلى الملك الوهاب أرفع فاقتي
فإنfor indeed فيوضthe outpourings of الوهبbounty كنزيmy treasure وغنيتيand my sufficiency
فإن فيوض الوهب كنزي وغنيتي
To the All-Bestowing King I lift my need,
For the floods of giving are my treasure and richness
for the outpourings of His bounty are my treasure and all I need.
To the Benevolent King I ask Him
إلىto الملكthe King المنانthe Benefactor أطلبI seek منةa favor
إلى الملك المنان أطلب منة
يزكيHe purifies بهاthrough it عنfrom منةthe favors of الخلقother people عيشتيmy life
يزكي بها عن منة الخلق عيشتي
To the Bountiful King I appeal for a favor
To purify my livelihood beyond the benevolence of creation
with which He may purify my life of indebtedness to others.
To the All-Sufficient King I confide my complaints
إلىto الملكthe King الكافيthe All-Sufficing أبثI pour out شكايتيmy complaint
إلى الملك الكافي أبث شكايتي
لأكفيso I may be spared همومthe cares of الدينreligion والدنيويةand worldly ones
لأكفي هموم الدين والدنيوية
To the All-Sufficing King I pour out my complaint,
To suffice the worries of my religion and life
that I may be spared the cares of religion and worldly life.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.