ياO خالقCreator of الخلقcreation ياO منthe One whose جودهHis generosity الجودgenerosity itself
يا خالق الخلق يا من جوده الجود
ياO باسطDispenser of الرزقsustenance للحاجاتfor needs مصمودsought out
يا باسط الرزق للحاجات مصمود
O Creator of creation, O You whose generosity is generosity itself.
O Creator of creation, O You whose generosity is boundless
O Dispenser of sustenance, sought out in times of need.
O Provider of sustenance to needy souls
ياO منthe One who هوHe اللَهGod شيءa being لاnot يشابهresembles
يا من هو اللَه شيء لا يشابه
شيءa being بكthrough You الشيءa thing معدومnonexistent وموجودand existent
شيء بك الشيء معدوم وموجود
O You who are God, a being unlike any
O You who is Allah, nothing resembles Him
other being; through You are things nonexistent and existent.
By You a thing exists and ceases to exist
فردunique تعاليتYou are exalted لاno ندequal ولاand no وزرsupport
فرد تعاليت لا ند ولا وزر
كلاNo indeed ولاand not والدa father تدعىYou are called ومولودand one begotten
كلا ولا والد تدعى ومولود
Unique and exalted, with neither equal nor support;
Your supremacy has no equal or match
No indeed: You are called neither a father nor one begotten.
No, nor a father called or a child begotten
عنabove أين'where' أوor كيف'how' أوor حتى'until' تجلYou are exalted وعنand above
عن أين أو كيف أو حتى تجل وعن
تبعضdivision into parts أوor متى'when' ماno فيكin You تحديدlimitation
تبعض أو متى ما فيك تحديد
You are exalted above 'where,' 'how,' or 'until,' and above
About where, how, or when You revealed Yourself
division or 'when'; no limits apply to You.
Or multiplied Yourself, You cannot be limited
لاnot يخلis empty منكof You مكانa place والمكانand place فلاso not
لا يخل منك مكان والمكان فلا
يحويكcontains You كلevery مكانplace منكby You مشهودwitnessed
يحويك كل مكان منك مشهود
No place is empty of You, yet no place
No place is devoid of You, yet no place
contains You; every place is witnessed by You.
Contains You, You are present everywhere
ترىYou see ولستand You are not ترىYou are seen دنياthis world وآخرةand the hereafter
ترى ولست ترى دنيا وآخرة
علامAll-knowing of ماwhat سترتهhave concealed it البيضthe white ones والسودand the black ones
علام ما سترته البيض والسود
You see, but are not seen, in this world and the next.
You see yet cannot be seen, this world and the next
All-knowing of what the white and the black have concealed.
The known and the hidden are veiled in You
أنتYou القديمthe Eternal وماand not فيin ذاكthat منany غيرother
أنت القديم وما في ذاك من غير
والمحدثand the Originator of الشيءthe thing والمحدوثand what is originated منفودfinite
والمحدث الشيء والمحدوث منفود
You are the Eternal, and no other shares that,
You are Eternal, none share that trait
And the Originator of things; what is originated is finite.
You create things and creations fade
ياO أيهاyou الملكthe King المعبودthe worshipped One لاno أحدone
يا أيها الملك المعبود لا أحد
سواكother than You ياO أيهاyou المعبودthe worshipped One معبودworshipped
سواك يا أيها المعبود معبود
O worshipped King, no one
O King, worshipped God, none but You
but You, O worshipped One, is worshipped.
Is worshipped, O You worshipped One
أدعوكI call upon You دعوةa prayer ذيone with خوفfear وذيand one with طمعhope
أدعوك دعوة ذي خوف وذي طمع
حسنgood الرجاhope فيكin You أنthat الخوفfear مطرودdriven away
حسن الرجا فيك أن الخوف مطرود
I call upon You with the prayer of one who fears and hopes,
I call on You in hope and fear combined
With good hope in You that fear will be driven away.
Hope in Your grace, as fear is cast out
ياO ربLord عفواًpardon وإحساناًand kindness ونيلand attainment of منيwishes
يا رب عفواً وإحساناً ونيل مني
وبعدهand after it فيin جنانthe gardens of الخلدeternity تخليدeternal dwelling
وبعده في جنان الخلد تخليد
O Lord, grant pardon, kindness, and fulfillment of wishes,
O Lord, pardon me, bless me, gift me
And afterward, eternal dwelling in the gardens of eternity;
Then, grant me eternal life in Paradise
وحسنand good عافيةhealth فيamid نعمةblessing ورضىand favor
وحسن عافية في نعمة ورضى
طولthe length of الحياةlife وجدand fortune منكfrom You مسعودfortunate
طول الحياة وجد منك مسعود
And sound health amid blessing and favor,
Grant me wellbeing, grace and contentment
Throughout life, and a happy fortune from You.
All my life, may I be joyous in Your gifts
ووفقand enabled اللَهGod ليfor me سعياًa journey علىin عجلhaste
ووفق اللَه لي سعياً على عجل
تطويfold up بهthrough it المهمهthe trackless waste المهويةthe plunging القودlong-necked camels
تطوي به المهمه المهوية القود
And God granted me swift travel,
Guide me, O God, to hasten doing good
On that journey, plunging, long-necked camels fold up the trackless waste.
That flies me o’er this mortal chasm
أقيلI rest at noon فيin كورهاher saddle كالصقرlike a falcon مرتقياًrising aloft
أقيل في كورها كالصقر مرتقياً
بهin it أبيتI spend the night وجنحand the wing of الليلnight ممدودoutstretched
به أبيت وجنح الليل ممدود
I rest at noon in her saddle, perched high like a falcon;
Let me soar in its lands like an eagle
In it I spend the night, with night's wing outstretched.
Spend the night, as the wings of night spread
فكلماand whenever جبتI traversed بيداًdeserts بعدهاbeyond them عرضتappeared
فكلما جبت بيداً بعدها عرضت
أمثالهاtheir like وعلىand at أضعافهاmultiples of them بيدdeserts
أمثالها وعلى أضعافها بيد
And whenever I crossed deserts, beyond them appeared
Whenever I grasp some with my hand
Others like them, and deserts many times their number.
I display the like and multiples more
مجاهلاًtrackless wastes ماnot بهاin them منfrom وحشهاtheir wild beasts أنسcompanionship
مجاهلاً ما بها من وحشها أنس
وماand no بهاin them منهلwatering-place للركبfor the caravan مورودfrequented
وما بها منهل للركب مورود
Trackless wastes, with no solace from their wild beasts,
Ignoring the terrors and wilds within
Nor a watering-place there frequented by the caravan.
With no stopping place for travelers
لوif حلتsettled الأسدthe lions فيهاin them نوحتwould wail زهقاًfrom exhaustion
لو حلت الأسد فيها نوحت زهقاً
والخوفand fear منof ظلمهاtheir darkness ماتتwould die بهfrom it السيدthe wolves
والخوف من ظلمها ماتت به السيد
If lions settled there, they would wail from exhaustion,
If lions prowled, they would shriek and die
And fear of their darkness would kill the wolves.
Fearing its injustice, even the masters
واليعملاتand the hardy she-camels بهاin them يعلينthey rise up منfrom مرجrestlessness
واليعملات بها يعلين من مرج
لهاthey have رفافbrisk strides وإيغالand pressing onward وتوخيدand a swift trot
لها رفاف وإيغال وتوخيد
And the hardy she-camels there bound restlessly;
Thecamels moan, rising from its meadows
Theirs are brisk strides, onward drive, and a swift trot.
With cliffs, depths, and winding trails
والركبand the caravan منsome ناعسdrowsy فيin الكورthe saddle منfrom لغبfatigue
والركب من ناعس في الكور من لغب
ومنand some مجدeager بهin him شوقlonging وتسهيدand sleeplessness
ومن مجد به شوق وتسهيد
And the caravan: some drowsy in the saddle from fatigue,
The caravan partly slumbers mid-lands
And others eager, full of longing and sleeplessness,
Part yearns and sings Your praises
حتىuntil بداappeared الأبطحal-Abtah الأعلىthe upper وشاعand spread لناto us
حتى بدا الأبطح الأعلى وشاع لنا
ضوضاءthe clamor of ليلىLayla ولاحand appeared الصدرthe breast والجيدand the neck
ضوضاء ليلى ولاح الصدر والجيد
Until the upper Abtah appeared, and we heard
Until the high dunes appeared, and for us
Layla's clamor; her breast and neck came into view.
The night fires of Layla began to shine
فهللso proclaimed God's oneness الركبthe caravan منfrom قبلbefore المناخmaking camp بهاin it
فهلل الركب من قبل المناخ بها
وأرزمand rumbled الحقthe three-year-old camels والأجذاعand the four-year-old camels والعودand the old camels
وأرزم الحق والأجذاع والعود
So the caravan proclaimed God's oneness before making camp there,
The caravan rejoiced at the rest stop there
And the three-year-old, four-year-old, and old camels rumbled.
And I submitted to Truth, to trees and firewood.