علىat بابthe door of الكريمthe Generous One وقفتI stood أبكىI weep
على باب الكريم وقفت أبكى
علىover ذنبيmy sin وآثاميand my transgressions الجسامgrievous
على ذنبي وآثامي الجسام
At the Generous One's door I stood weeping
I stood weeping at the door of the Generous One
over my sin and my grievous transgressions.
For my enormous sins and transgressions
وقلبيand my heart واجمdowncast وغزيرand abundant دمعيmy tears
وقلبي واجم وغزير دمعي
كماءlike the water of المزنrain clouds يهمىit pours down بانسجامin a steady flow
كماء المزن يهمى بانسجام
And my heart is downcast, and my tears are abundant,
My heart is anxious and my plentiful tears flow
like water from rain clouds, pouring in a steady stream.
Like pouring rain in harmony
ولكنbut حسنthe goodness of ظنىmy opinion فيكof You أدّىhas led
ولكن حسن ظنى فيك أدّى
إلىto طمعىmy hope بإدراكof attaining المرامthe desired goal
إلى طمعى بإدراك المرام
Yet my good opinion of You has led
But my good thoughts of You led
me to hope to attain my desire.
To my hopes of fulfilling my wish
لذاكfor that reason بسطتI stretched out كفىmy palm بانكسارin brokenness
لذاك بسطت كفى بانكسار
وذلّand humility وافتقارand need واحتشامand reverence
وذلّ وافتقار واحتشام
For that reason I stretched out my palm in brokenness,
So I stretched out my palm in humility
and in humility, need, and reverence.
With humility, poverty, and modesty
عساكmay You تنيلنيgrant me منfrom فيضthe outpouring of فضلbounty
عساك تنيلني من فيض فضل
جزيلabundant العفوpardon عنfor سوءthe evil of اجتراميmy transgression
جزيل العفو عن سوء اجترامي
May You grant me, from Your overflowing bounty,
May You grant me from the abundance of Your grace
abundant pardon for my wicked transgression,
Forgiveness for my terrible wrongdoing
وتشرحand You open بالهدىthrough guidance صدرىmy breast فصدرىfor my breast
وتشرح بالهدى صدرى فصدرى
حليفa companion to الوجدanguish منfrom فرطthe excess of التعامىwillful blindness
حليف الوجد من فرط التعامى
and open my breast through guidance, for my breast
And ease my heart with guidance, so my heart
is bound to anguish through excessive willful blindness;
Is an ally of passion from intense yearning
وتصفحand You pardon عنfor ذنوبsins اثقلتنيweighed me down
وتصفح عن ذنوب اثقلتني
وأنأتنيand distanced me عنfrom القومthe people الكرامnoble
وأنأتني عن القوم الكرام
and pardon sins that have weighed me down
And overlook the sins that burdened me
and distanced me from the noble people;
And kept me from the honorable people
وتنشرand You spread فيamong البريةhumankind عطرthe fragrance of ذكرىmy renown
وتنشر في البرية عطر ذكرى
وتمنحنىand You grant me القبولacceptance علىfor الدوامperpetuity
وتمنحنى القبول على الدوام
and spread among humankind the fragrance of my renown,
And spread in the wilderness the scent of my remembrance
and grant me acceptance forever.
And grant me acceptance forever
ولاand do not تقطعcut off رجائيmy hope منكin You إنيindeed I
ولا تقطع رجائي منك إني
حفيّdevoted بالصلاةto prayer وبالصيامand to fasting
حفيّ بالصلاة وبالصيام
And do not cut off my hope in You, for I
And do not cut off my hope in You, for I am
am devoted to prayer and fasting.
Surrounded by prayers and fasting
وضاعفand double بالغنىwith wealth حظىmy portion لأمسىso I may become
وضاعف بالغنى حظى لأمسى
غنياwealthy بالحلالthrough the lawful عنwithout need of الحرامthe forbidden
غنيا بالحلال عن الحرام
And double my portion with wealth, so that I may become
And with wealth multiply my share to become
rich through the lawful, with no need of the forbidden,
Wealthy with the lawful, needing no sin
فيهلكso that he perishes حاسديmy envier بدوامthrough the continuance of عزّىmy honor
فيهلك حاسدي بدوام عزّى
ويرغمand is rubbed in dust أنفهhis nose دونbefore الأنامhumankind
ويرغم أنفه دون الأنام
so that my envier perishes as my honor endures,
So my envier perishes in my lasting glory
and his nose is rubbed in the dust before humankind.
And bites his lip before all people
إلهىmy God لاnot أضامI am wronged وأنتwhile You جاهىmy source of honor
إلهى لا أضام وأنت جاهى
ولاnor أخشىI fear أفاعيلthe misdeeds of الطغامthe rabble
ولا أخشى أفاعيل الطغام
My God, I shall not be wronged while You are my source of honor,
My God, I will not be wronged while You are my strength
nor do I fear the rabble's misdeeds.
And I do not fear the snakes of the oppressors
فقدfor indeed عوّدتنيYou have accustomed me عزّاhonor ونصراand victory
فقد عوّدتني عزّا ونصرا
كماjust as عودتنيYou have accustomed me رفعthe elevation of المقامrank
كما عودتني رفع المقام
For You have accustomed me to honor and victory,
For You have accustomed me to glory and victory
just as You have accustomed me to exalted rank.
As You have raised me in rank
فكمfor how many أسبغتYou have lavished منof نعمblessings وفضلand bounty
فكم أسبغت من نعم وفضل
كموجlike the waves of البحرthe sea أوor صوبthe downpour of الغمامclouds
كموج البحر أو صوب الغمام
How many blessings and favors You have lavished,
How much grace and favor You have bestowed
like the sea's waves or the clouds' downpour!
Like waves of the sea or gusts of cloud
فيامولايso, O my Master لاnot أحصىI enumerate ثناءpraise
فيامولاي لا أحصى ثناء
علىfor آلائكYour blessings الغرّradiant العظامmighty
على آلائك الغرّ العظام
So, my Master, I cannot render praise enough
So my Master, I cannot enumerate praise
for Your radiant, mighty blessings.
For Your magnificent, splendid favors
قضيتI spent شبيبتيmy youth فيin كثرan abundance of عزhonor
قضيت شبيبتي في كثر عز
وكلّand all الناسpeople تشهدbear witness باحتراميto the respect accorded me
وكلّ الناس تشهد باحترامي
I spent my youth in abundant honor,
I spent my youth in much glory
and all people testify to the respect accorded me.
With all people witnessing my esteem
فحاشىso, far be it أنthat أضامI be wronged وشعرwhile the hair of رأسيmy head
فحاشى أن أضام وشعر رأسي
بنورwith the radiance of الشيبgray hair أصبحhas become كالثغامlike white thughām grass
بنور الشيب أصبح كالثغام
Far be it that I should be wronged, when the hair of my head
It would be shameful if I were wronged and my hair
has become, with the radiance of gray hair, like white thughām grass.
Has become light with the radiance of old age
تعالىis exalted اللهGod إلاexcept أنto يرينيHe shows me
تعالى الله إلا أن يريني
دوامthe continuance of العزhonor معwith حسنthe goodness of الختامthe ending
دوام العز مع حسن الختام
God is too exalted to show me anything but
Exalted are You, O God, except to show me
enduring honor with a good end.
A lasting glory with a good ending
ويشفعand may intercede فيّfor me خيرthe best of الخلقcreation طهTaha
ويشفع فيّ خير الخلق طه
رسولthe Messenger of اللهGod فيon يومthe day of الزحامthe throng
رسول الله في يوم الزحام
And may the best of creation, Taha, intercede for me—
And to intercede for me the best of creation, Taha
the Messenger of God, on the day of the throng.
The Messenger of God on the Day of Assembly
عليهupon him اللهGod صلىmay bless ماas long as أضاءتshine
عليه الله صلى ما أضاءت
نجومthe stars of الليلnight معwith أزكىthe purest السلامsalutations of peace
نجوم الليل مع أزكى السلام
May God bless him for as long as there shine
Upon him the prayers of God as long as
the stars of night, with the purest salutations of peace.
The stars of night shine with the purest greetings