احطتَYou have encompassed بخَطبيconcerning my plight ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One وماand what انطوىlay concealed
احطتَ بخَطبي يا محيط وما انطوى
عليهupon it عدائيmy enemies منof حبائلsnares هلكتيmy destruction
عليه عدائي من حبائل هلكتي
You have encompassed my plight, O All-Encompassing One, and what
You have encompassed my affairs, O Ocean, and not
my enemies harbor of snares for my destruction.
The coils of my enemies that led to my ruin.
أحاطتhave surrounded بضعفيaround my weakness ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One شدائدhardships
أحاطت بضعفي يا محيط شدائد
وهيgrew weak جلديmy endurance منهاfrom them وجلتand grew great رزيئتيmy affliction
وهي جلدي منها وجلت رزيئتي
Hardships have surrounded my weakness, O All-Encompassing One;
My troubles have encompassed me, O Ocean. They are
my endurance has weakened under them, and my affliction has grown great.
My skin, though I detest my wretched state.
وماnor عرضrecounting حاليmy state ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One يزيدadds فيto
وما عرض حالي يا محيط يزيد في
إحاطةthe encompassing scope of علمknowledge اللّهGod مثقالthe weight of ذرةan atom
إحاطة علم اللّه مثقال ذرة
Nor does recounting my state, O All-Encompassing One, add to
My condition does not, O Ocean, add
God's all-encompassing knowledge even an atom's weight.
An atom's weight to God's all-encompassing knowledge.
ولكنbut دعائيmy supplication ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One وسيطةa means of approach
ولكن دعائي يا محيط وسيطة
أمرتYou commanded بهاits use المضطرthe distressed one عندat the time of البليةaffliction
أمرت بها المضطر عند البلية
But my supplication, O All-Encompassing One, is a means
But my prayer, O Ocean, is an intercession
You commanded the distressed to use in affliction.
I was commanded to make when afflicted.
وماnor ليdo I have حولpower ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One وإننيand indeed I
وما لي حول يا محيط وإنني
تبرأتI have renounced منfrom حوليmy power لديكbefore You وقوتيand my strength
تبرأت من حولي لديك وقوتي
I have no power, O All-Encompassing One, and indeed I
I have no power, O Ocean. I have disclaimed
have renounced my power and strength before You.
My power before You, my might and my strength.
وحوليand my power عجزيmy helplessness ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One وذلتيand my abasement
وحولي عجزي يا محيط وذلتي
وفقريand my poverty وسفحيand my shedding عبرةa tear بعدafter عبرةa tear
وفقري وسفحي عبرة بعد عبرة
And my power is my helplessness, O All-Encompassing One, and my abasement,
My power is my weakness, O Ocean, my humiliation,
and my poverty and my shedding tear after tear,
My poverty, and my pouring forth tears after tears.
وبثيand my anguish وحزنيand my sorrow ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One وكبوتيand my falling
وبثي وحزني يا محيط وكبوتي
علىupon حروجهيthe front of my face وارتعادand the trembling of فريصتيmy flank muscle
على حروجهي وارتعاد فريصتي
and my anguish and sorrow, O All-Encompassing One, and my falling
My distress, O Ocean, my gloom and my dejection
flat upon my face, and the trembling of my flank.
Over my burning coals and trembling hunted beast.
أحطنيprotect me حياتيthroughout my life ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One منfrom البلاaffliction
أحطني حياتي يا محيط من البلا
ءcompletion of 'affliction' فيin الدينreligion والدنياand worldly life ومنand from شؤمthe ill fortune of زلتيmy lapse
ء في الدين والدنيا ومن شؤم زلتي
Protect me throughout my life, O All-Encompassing One, from affliction
My life, O Ocean, has encompassed me with woes
in religion and worldly life, and from the ill fortune of my lapse.
In religion and world, and the ill-omen of my stumblings.
وليand I have نفسa soul سوءevil ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One جهولةdeeply ignorant
ولي نفس سوء يا محيط جهولة
تجهمنيscowl at me الأخطارthe dangers غيرnot زكيةpure
تجهمني الأخطار غير زكية
And I have an evil soul, O All-Encompassing One, deeply ignorant;
I have an evil soul, O Ocean, ignorant,
dangers scowl at me; it is unpurified—
Bringing calamities upon me, unpure.
مطيةa mount شرof evil ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One مقودةled
مطية شر يا محيط مقودة
إلىto هلكهاits destruction منthrough جهلهاits ignorance بأزمةby reins
إلى هلكها من جهلها بأزمة
a mount of evil, O All-Encompassing One, led
Ridden by evil, O Ocean, led
by reins to its destruction through its ignorance.
To its ruin by its ignorance of the moment's gravity.
قنيprotect me شرthe evil of جهلignorance ياO محيطAll-Encompassing One وزكنيand purify me
قني شر جهل يا محيط وزكني
بأنوارwith the lights of سراسمthe secret of the name المحيطthe All-Encompassing One الجليةthe manifest
بأنوار سراسم المحيط الجلية
Protect me from the evil of ignorance, O All-Encompassing One, and purify me
Save me from the evil of ignorance, O Ocean, purify me
with the manifest lights of the secret of the name 'the All-Encompassing One.'
With the lights of the wisdoms of the clear vast Ocean.