قِف بالخضوع وَنادربك يا هو

قِف بالخضوع وَنادربك يا هو

إِنَّ الكَريم يجيب من ناداه

إِنَّ الكَريم يجيب من ناداه

Stand in humility and call upon your Lord: "O He!"

Stand in awe and call upon Him, O you

Indeed, the Generous One answers whoever calls upon Him.

Surely the Generous answers the one who calls upon Him

واطلب بطاعته رضاه فَلَم يزل

واطلب بطاعته رضاه فَلَم يزل

بالجود يَرضى طالبين رضاه

بالجود يَرضى طالبين رضاه

And seek His pleasure through obedience to Him; He has never ceased

And seek His pleasure through obedience, for He has never ceased

to please with generosity those seeking His pleasure.

To be pleased through generosity with those seeking His pleasure

واسأله مسألة وَفضلاته

واسأله مسألة وَفضلاته

مبسوطتان لسائليه يَداه

مبسوطتان لسائليه يَداه

Put your request to Him, and ask for His bounties;

And ask Him, as His bounties

His two hands are outstretched to those who ask Him.

Are outstretched to those asking of Him, His hands

واقصد منقطعا اليه فكل من

واقصد منقطعا اليه فكل من

يَرجوه منقطعا اليه كفاه

يَرجوه منقطعا اليه كفاه

Turn to Him, detached from all else; for whoever

And devote yourself to Him alone, for everyone

hopes in Him, wholly devoted to Him, finds Him sufficient.

Who hopes in Him alone, He suffices

شملت لطائفه الخَلائق كلها

شملت لطائفه الخَلائق كلها

ما لِلخَلائق كافل الا هو

ما لِلخَلائق كافل الا هو

His gentle kindnesses have encompassed all creatures.

His kindnesses encompassed all creatures

The creatures have no guardian but Him.

None suffices for creatures but He

فعَزيزها وَذَليلها وَغنيها

فعَزيزها وَذَليلها وَغنيها

وَفَقيرها لا يَرتَجون سواه

وَفَقيرها لا يَرتَجون سواه

So their mighty, their lowly, and their wealthy,

So the mighty and humble, the rich and poor

and their poor hope for none besides Him.

Hope for none but Him

ملك تدين له المُلوك وَيلتجى

ملك تدين له المُلوك وَيلتجى

يَومَ القيامة فقرهم بِغناه

يَومَ القيامة فقرهم بِغناه

A King to whom kings submit; seeking refuge

A King to whom kings submit, and on

on Resurrection Day in His abundance is their poverty.

The Day of Judgement, their poverty seeks His riches

هُوَ أوّل هُوَ آخر هو ظاهر

هُوَ أوّل هُوَ آخر هو ظاهر

هُوَ باطِن لَيسَ العيون تَراه

هُوَ باطِن لَيسَ العيون تَراه

He is the First; He is the Last; He is the Manifest.

He is the First, He is the Last, He is the Manifest

He is the Hidden; no eyes behold Him.

He is the Hidden, eyes cannot see Him

حجبته أَسرار الجَلال فَدونه

حجبته أَسرار الجَلال فَدونه

تَقِف الظنون وَتخرس الافواه

تَقِف الظنون وَتخرس الافواه

The mysteries of majesty veil Him; short of Him

The mysteries of Majesty veiled Him, so notions

conjectures halt and mouths fall mute.

Stand still before Him, and mouths fall silent

صمد بِلا كفء وَلا كَيفية

صمد بِلا كفء وَلا كَيفية

أَبدا فَما النظراء والاشباه

أَبدا فَما النظراء والاشباه

The Self-Sufficient, without equal or any "how,"

The Eternal, without peer or likeness

forever—what peers or likenesses could He have?

Partners and comparisons exist not, forever

شهدت غَرائب صنعه بوجوده

شهدت غَرائب صنعه بوجوده

لَولاه ما شهدت به لَولاه

لَولاه ما شهدت به لَولاه

The wonders of His handiwork bear witness to His existence.

I witnessed the wonders of His creation in His existence

Were it not for Him, they would not testify to Him—were it not for Him.

Had it not been for Him, I would not have witnessed them but for Him

واليه أذعنت العُقول فآمنت

واليه أذعنت العُقول فآمنت

با لغيب تؤثر حبها اياه

با لغيب تؤثر حبها اياه

To Him minds submit, and so believe

And to Him reason submitted, thus believing

in the unseen, preferring their love for Him.

In the unseen, preferring love of Him

سُبحان من عنت الوجوه لوجهه

سُبحان من عنت الوجوه لوجهه

وَله سجود أَوجه وَحباه

وَله سجود أَوجه وَحباه

Glory to Him before whose face all faces bow.

Glory to Him before whom faces bowed

To Him belong the prostrations of faces and foreheads.

To Him prostrated faces and He created them

طوعا وَكرها خاضعين لعزه

طوعا وَكرها خاضعين لعزه

فَله عليها الطوع والاكراه

فَله عليها الطوع والاكراه

Willingly and unwillingly, submitting to His might,

Willingly and unwillingly submitting to His might

His is their willing obedience, and His the power to compel them.

So to Him belong willingness and coercion

سل عنه ذرات الوجود فانها

سل عنه ذرات الوجود فانها

تدعوه معبودا لها رباه

تدعوه معبودا لها رباه

Ask the atoms of existence about Him, for they

Ask the particles of existence, for they

invoke Him as their worshiped One: "O my Lord!"

Call upon Him as their worshipped Lord who fostered them

ما كانَ يعبد من الدغيره

ما كانَ يعبد من الدغيره

وَالكل تحت القهر وَهواله

وَالكل تحت القهر وَهواله

No deity besides Him was ever worshiped;

None was worshipped but Him

all are subject to His dominion, and He is God.

And all are under coercion while He is God

أَبدى بمعكم صنعه من نطفة

أَبدى بمعكم صنعه من نطفة

بشرا شويابجل من سواه

بشرا شويابجل من سواه

Through His perfected handiwork He brought forth, from a sperm-drop,

He manifested to you through your being, from a drop

a well-formed human—exalted is He who fashioned him!

Human, while none compares to Him

وَبَني السَموات العَلي وَالعَرش

وَبَني السَموات العَلي وَالعَرش

وَالكرسيّ ثم عَلى الجَميع علاه

وَالكرسيّ ثم عَلى الجَميع علاه

And He built the lofty heavens and the Throne,

And He built the highest heavens and the Throne

and the Seat; then above all is His exaltedness.

And the Footstool, then above all reigned supreme

وَدحا يبسط الأَرض فَرشا مثبتا

وَدحا يبسط الأَرض فَرشا مثبتا

بالراسيات وَبالنبات حلاه

بالراسيات وَبالنبات حلاه

And He spread the earth out as a bed, securing it

And rolled out the earth, spread as a carpet

with steadfast mountains; with vegetation He adorned it.

Secured with mountains, and adorned it with plants

تَجري الرياح عَلى اختلاف هبوبها

تَجري الرياح عَلى اختلاف هبوبها

عَن اذنه وَالفلك والامواه

عَن اذنه وَالفلك والامواه

The winds run their courses, however differently they blow,

The winds blow according to His command

by His leave, as do the celestial sphere and waters.

And the planets and waters flow

رب رَحيم مشفق متعطف

رب رَحيم مشفق متعطف

لا يَنتَهي بالحصر ما أَعطاه

لا يَنتَهي بالحصر ما أَعطاه

A Lord, merciful, compassionate, and tender,

A Lord merciful, compassionate, gentle

what He has given cannot be exhausted by counting.

His bounties cannot be limited, however numbered

كَم نعمة أَولى وَكَم من كربة

كَم نعمة أَولى وَكَم من كربة

أَحلى وَكَم من مُبتَلى عافاه

أَحلى وَكَم من مُبتَلى عافاه

How many a blessing He has bestowed, and how many a distress

How many blessings He first gave

He has sweetened, and how many an afflicted one He has healed!

How many sorrows He made sweet, how many afflicted He cured

فاذا بليت بغربة أَو كربة

فاذا بليت بغربة أَو كربة

فادع الاله وَقل سَريعا ياهو

فادع الاله وَقل سَريعا ياهو

So if you are tried by exile or distress,

So if you are tested with exile or anguish

call upon God and quickly say: "O He!"

Then call upon God, and quickly say: O He

لا محسن لظن الجَميل به يَرى

لا محسن لظن الجَميل به يَرى

يوأ وَلا راجيه خاب رجاه

يوأ وَلا راجيه خاب رجاه

No one who holds a good opinion of Him will see

No one hoping for His favor has seen evil

harm; nor has anyone hoping in Him had his hope fail.

Or anyone seeking Him has had his hopes dashed

وَلحلمه سبحانه يَعصى فَلَم

وَلحلمه سبحانه يَعصى فَلَم

يمحل عَلى عبد عصى مَولاه

يمحل عَلى عبد عصى مَولاه

Because of His forbearance—glory be to Him—He is disobeyed, yet He has not

And for His forbearance - Glory to Him - when disobeyed

dealt harshly with a servant who disobeyed his Master.

He does not hasten punishment on a disobedient servant

يأتيه معتذرا فيقبل عذره

يأتيه معتذرا فيقبل عذره

كَرَما وَيَغفر عمده وَخطاه

كَرَما وَيَغفر عمده وَخطاه

He comes to Him apologizing, and He accepts his excuse

Who comes to Him repenting, so He accepts his excuse

out of generosity, and forgives his deliberate wrongdoing and his errors.

With generosity, forgiving his sins intended and unintended

ياذا الجَلال وَذا الجَمال وَذا الكَرم

ياذا الجَلال وَذا الجَمال وَذا الكَرم

يا منعما عم الانام نداه

يا منعما عم الانام نداه

O Possessor of Majesty, Beauty, and Generosity,

O You of Majesty, Grace and Generosity

O Benefactor, whose bounty embraces all creatures,

O He whose favors are universal, whose help is sought

يا من هوالمعروف بالمَعروف يا

يا من هوالمعروف بالمَعروف يا

غوثاه يا رباه يا مولاه

غوثاه يا رباه يا مولاه

O You who are known for kindness, O

O You known for good, O Succorer, O Lord, O Master

my Rescuer! O my Lord! O my Master!

I have a companion who complains of debts - relieve them

لي صاحب يَشكو الديون فقضها

لي صاحب يَشكو الديون فقضها

عنه وِبلغه الَّذي يَهواه

عنه وِبلغه الَّذي يَهواه

I have a companion who complains of debts; discharge them

And grant him that which he desires

on his behalf, and let him attain what he longs for.

And accept our pleading through Muhammad's merit

واقبل توسلنا بفضل محمد

واقبل توسلنا بفضل محمد

وَبِمَن له وجه لديك وجاه

وَبِمَن له وجه لديك وجاه

Accept our appeal through the merit of Muhammad,

And through him in your sight of status and rank

and through whoever has favor and rank with You.

And strengthen Your servant Abdur-Rahim with mercy

واشدد عرا عبَدالرَحيم برحمة

واشدد عرا عبَدالرَحيم برحمة

ان الحَوادِث قَد قصمن عراه

ان الحَوادِث قَد قصمن عراه

Strengthen the bonds of Abd al-Rahim with mercy,

For tribulations have broken his backbone

for calamities have indeed shattered his bonds.

And grant him from his life every honor

وأنله من دنياه كل كرامة

وأنله من دنياه كل كرامة

وَقمه الَّذي يَخشاه في أخراه

وَقمه الَّذي يَخشاه في أخراه

Grant him every honor in his worldly life,

And save him from that which he fears for his end

and protect him from what he fears in his hereafter.

And let him taste the coolness of Your pleasure with him

وأذقه برد رضاك عنه فَلَم يخب

وأذقه برد رضاك عنه فَلَم يخب

من كان عينك بالرضا تَرعاه

من كان عينك بالرضا تَرعاه

Let him taste the coolness of Your pleasure with him; never has failed

For one who has Your favor cannot lose

one whom Your eye watches over with favor.

And with Your power, foil his enemies, and be for him

واقمع بحولك حاسديه وكن له

واقمع بحولك حاسديه وكن له

حرما من المَكروه واحم حماه

حرما من المَكروه واحم حماه

By Your power, subdue those who envy him, and be for him

A sanctuary from harm, and guard his sanctuary

a sanctuary from harm, and guard his refuge.

And forgive the sins of his ancestors and descendants

واغفر ذنوب اصوله وَفروعه

واغفر ذنوب اصوله وَفروعه

وَصحابه وَجَميع من آخاه

وَصحابه وَجَميع من آخاه

Forgive the sins of his roots and branches,

And companions, and all who were dear to him

his companions, and everyone who has taken him as a brother.

When the paths of my goals narrow

مالي إِذا ضاقَت وجوه مذاهبي

مالي إِذا ضاقَت وجوه مذاهبي

أَحد الوذبر كنه الاهو

أَحد الوذبر كنه الاهو

When my paths grow narrow, I have no

There is none but Him to call

one in whose shelter I can take refuge except Him.

Then prayers upon the Prophet especially from him

ثم الصَلاة عَلى النَبي تخصه

ثم الصَلاة عَلى النَبي تخصه

وَتعم بالخَيرات من والاه

وَتعم بالخَيرات من والاه

Then blessings upon the Prophet, bestowed especially on him,

And good spreads to those who followed him

and embracing with goodness all who are loyal to him,

He who sang beautifully in refined odes

ما صاح في عذب العَذيب مغرد

ما صاح في عذب العَذيب مغرد

أَولاح برق الابرقين سناه

أَولاح برق الابرقين سناه

as long as a songbird calls at al-Udhayb's sweet water,

Or drew the two flashing swords

or the lightning of al-Abraqayn gleams with its radiance.