وَجاهَand the honor of وجهكyour countenance يَحمينيprotects me وَيمنعنيand shields me
وَجاهَ وجهك يَحميني وَيمنعني
مِنfrom بَغيaggression ذيone possessed of حسدenvy أَوor شامتone who gloats شانيa hater
مِن بَغي ذي حسد أَو شامت شاني
And the honor of your countenance protects and shields me
Your face protects me and prevents me
From the aggression of an envious person or a gloating hater.
From the malice of an envious or gloating defamer
انيindeed I دَعَوتكhave called upon you مِنfrom نيابَتيmy deputyship برعBuraʿ
اني دَعَوتك مِن نيابَتي برع
وَأَنتَand you أَسمعthe best-hearing منof those whom يَدعوهcalls upon him ذوone with شانa concern
وَأَنتَ أَسمع من يَدعوه ذو شان
Indeed, I have called upon you from my post in Buraʿ,
I have implored you in my distress, O Lord
And you hear best among those whom one in need invokes.
And You are the Most Hearing of one who implores You
وَاستَعينكand I seek your help ياO فرداpeerless one الجَلالin majesty عَلىagainst
وَاستَعينك يا فردا الجَلال عَلى
دهرtime يُحاولseeks بعدafter الربحprofit خسرانيmy loss
دهر يُحاول بعد الربح خسراني
And I seek your help, O peerless one in majesty, against
I seek help from You, O Unique in Majesty
Time, which seeks my loss after my gain.
Against a fate that seeks loss after profit
فاِعطفso turn kindly حَناناwith tenderness عَلىtoward عَبدservant of الرَحيمthe All-Merciful ومنand those who
فاِعطف حَنانا عَلى عَبد الرَحيم ومن
يَليهis close to him فيamong الناسthe people منof صحبcompanions واخوانand brothers
يَليه في الناس من صحب واخوان
So turn tenderly toward ʿAbd al-Raḥīm and those
So have mercy on the servant of the Merciful and on
Who are close to him among the people—companions and brothers.
Those who accompany people as companions and brothers
وامنعand protect حَماىmy sanctuary واكرمنيand honor me وَصلand favor نسبيmy lineage
وامنع حَماى واكرمني وَصل نسبي
برحمةwith mercy وَكَراماتand honors وَغُفرانand forgiveness
برحمة وَكَرامات وَغُفران
And guard my sanctuary, honor me, and favor my lineage
And protect my protector and honor me and connect my lineage
With mercy, honors, and forgiveness.
With mercy, gifts of grace, and forgiveness
لاdo not تعدturn away عَيناكyour eyes عَنيfrom me بالرعايةin watchful care فيfor
لا تعد عَيناك عَني بالرعاية في
نَفسيmy soul وَسرىand my inward secret ومنand whoever فيfor the sake of اللَهGod والانيhas befriended me
نَفسي وَسرى ومن في اللَه والاني
Let your eyes not turn away from me in their watchful care for
Do not avert Your eyes from me in caring
My soul, my inward secret, and whoever befriends me for God's sake.
For my soul, my secrets, and those who love God and yearn for Him
وَبعدand thereafter صلىmay send blessings عَلَيكupon you اللَهGod ماas long as اِعتَنَقتembraced
وَبعد صلى عَلَيك اللَه ما اِعتَنَقت
ريحwind الصباthe east wind عذباتbranch tips الاثلthe tamarisk والبانand moringa trees
ريح الصبا عذبات الاثل والبان
And then, may God bless you as long as an embrace joins
And may God bless you for as long as the gentle breeze
The east wind and the branch tips of tamarisk and moringa.
Embraces the sweet basil and meadows
وَعمّand may it envelop صحبكyour companions والآلand the family الكِرامthe noble سناradiance
وَعمّ صحبك والآل الكِرام سنا
تَحيَّةa greeting منهfrom Him تهديbestows كلall رضوانgood pleasure
تَحيَّة منه تهدي كل رضوان
And may your companions and noble family be enveloped in the radiance
And may it reach your companions and the honorable family
Of a greeting from Him, bestowing all His good pleasure.
A greeting from Him that guides to all contentment
وَجادand may it drench أَرضاa land حوتكhas held you الغَيثthe rain منسَجِماpouring down
وَجاد أَرضا حوتك الغَيث منسَجِما
ياO منتهىthe pinnacle of صفتيthe two qualities of حسنbeauty واحسانand beneficence
يا منتهى صفتي حسن واحسان
And may pouring rain drench the earth that holds you,
And may the land that embraced you send down copious rain
O pinnacle of the twin qualities of beauty and beneficence.
O epitome of my praise for beauty and beneficence