أرزىmost grievous المصائبcalamities والخسرانand loss فيin الدينfaith
أرزى المصائب والخسران في الدين
وماand whatever سوىother than الدينfaith معدودreckoned منamong الدونlesser things
وما سوى الدين معدود من الدون
The gravest calamities and losses are those in faith.
The greatest misfortunes and losses are in religion,
And all besides faith is reckoned among lesser things.
And anything other than religion is inferior.
إنif يفسدis corrupted الدينfaith فالأشياءthen things فاسدةcorrupt
إن يفسد الدين فالأشياء فاسدة
لاno يستقيمstands upright عمادa supporting pillar فوقabove تودينsoftening
لا يستقيم عماد فوق تودين
If faith is corrupted, all things are corrupt.
If religion becomes corrupt, everything else becomes corrupt,
No pillar stands upright upon softened ground.
No pillar stands straight without faith.
اللَهO God أسألكI ask You التوفيقsuccess in doing right مقتصداًseeking
اللَه أسألك التوفيق مقتصداً
رضاكYour pleasure راجيكhoping in You للتوفيقto success in doing right تهدينيYou guide me
رضاك راجيك للتوفيق تهديني
O God, I ask You for right guidance, seeking
O Allah, I ask You for success with moderation,
Your pleasure, hoping You will guide me aright.
Seeking Your pleasure, guide me to success.
متىwhenever وردتI reach حياضpools العفوpardon منكfrom You فقدthen indeed
متى وردت حياض العفو منك فقد
نلتI have attained المرادwhat is desired ولاand no خوفfear يعدينيtouches me
نلت المراد ولا خوف يعديني
When I reach the pools of Your pardon, I shall have
When I come to Your forgiveness,
attained my desire, and no fear shall touch me.
I attain my goal, and no fear remains.
لئنif indeed نقعتI quench الصدىthirst منكمfrom You بمغفرةwith forgiveness
لئن نقعت الصدى منكم بمغفرة
فلاthen no صدىthirst بعدafter نقعquenching الغلburning thirst يصدينيmakes me thirsty
فلا صدى بعد نقع الغل يصديني
If indeed I quench my thirst with forgiveness from You,
If I am soaked with Your pardon and forgiveness,
then no thirst shall parch me once the burning thirst is quenched.
No other soaking remains after being soaked with bounty.
فانهجso lead بيme اللَهO God منهاجthe path الصلاحrighteousness إلىto
فانهج بي اللَه منهاج الصلاح إلى
منهاجthe path دنيايmy worldly life ياO مولايmy Lord والدينand faith
منهاج دنياي يا مولاي والدين
So lead me, O God, along the path of righteousness to
So guide me, O Allah, to the path of righteousness,
the path of my worldly life and faith, O my Lord.
To the path of my worldly life, O my Master and my Faith.
حسنgoodness اتكاليmy reliance عليكon You اللَهO God لاno أحدone
حسن اتكالي عليك اللَه لا أحد
سواكother than You أنتYou معيديthe One who restores me ثمthen مبدينيthe One who brings me into being
سواك أنت معيدي ثم مبديني
Sound is my reliance on You, O God—on no one
My good reliance is upon You, O Allah, no one
but You; You restore me, then bring me into being.
Other than You restores me, then guides me.
فوضتI entrusted أمريmy affairs إليكto You اللَهO God متكلاrelying
فوضت أمري إليك اللَه متكلا
إلاexcept عليكon You وراجand hoping منكfrom You تجدينيYou grant me bounty
إلا عليك وراج منك تجديني
I have entrusted my affairs to You, O God, relying
I entrusted my affair to You, O Allah, relying
on none but You, and hoping that You will grant me bounty.
Only upon You, hoping in You to help me.
أرجوI hope for النجاةdeliverance غداtomorrow منfrom حيثwhere لاno ولدchild
أرجو النجاة غدا من حيث لا ولد
ليof mine نافعhelpful لاno ولاnor مالwealth يفدّينيransoms me
لي نافع لا ولا مال يفدّيني
I hope for deliverance tomorrow, where no child
I hope for salvation tomorrow, since I have
of mine can help me—no, nor can wealth ransom me.
No child who can benefit me, nor wealth to ransom me,
عنfrom كيدthe wiles إبليسIblis ياO مولايmy Lord معتصمseeking refuge
عن كيد إبليس يا مولاي معتصم
بكمin You مخافةfor fear that يغوينيhe leads me astray ويردينيand destroys me
بكم مخافة يغويني ويرديني
From the wiles of Iblis, O my Lord, I seek refuge
From the schemes of Iblis - O my Master, I take refuge
in You, lest he lead me astray and destroy me.
In You, fearing he would tempt me and lead me astray.
فأنتfor You أعلمknow better بيabout me منيthan I do ولاand no خفتwhisper
فأنت أعلم بي مني ولا خفت
يخفىis hidden عليكfrom You ولاnor سرa secret بمكنونconcealed
يخفى عليك ولا سر بمكنون
For You know me better than I do, and no whisper
You know me better than I know myself, nothing
is hidden from You, nor is any secret concealed.
Remains hidden from You, no secret in what is concealed.
إنيindeed I منfrom الذنبsin فيin خوفfear وليand I have طمعhope
إني من الذنب في خوف ولي طمع
فيin رحمةmercy منكfrom You ياO مولايmy Lord تولينيYou bestow on me
في رحمة منك يا مولاي توليني
Indeed, I fear sin, and I have hope
I am in fear of sin, yet I have hope
in mercy from You, O my Lord, which You bestow on me,
In Your mercy, O my Master, be my Guardian!
وتجمعand You gather الشملthe fellowship ماwhat is بينيbetween me وبينand between أبيAbu (father of) الal- (the)
وتجمع الشمل ما بيني وبين أبي ال
خرصينKhursayn فرطيmy forerunner فيin جناتgardens علينthe highest heaven
خرصين فرطي في جنات علين
and that You reunite me with Abu al-
And unite me with my father Al-Kharashi
Khursayn, my forerunner, in the gardens on high,
Who missed me, in the Gardens Most High.
فيin جيرةthe neighborhood of المصطفىthe Chosen One المختارthe Elect سيدناour master
في جيرة المصطفى المختار سيدنا
عليهupon him منكfrom You صلاةa blessing كلevery ماemphatic particle حينmoment
عليه منك صلاة كل ما حين
in the neighborhood of the Chosen One, the Elect, our master—
In the neighborhood of the Chosen One, our Master
may Your blessing be upon him at every moment.
Upon him from You blessings, whenever it is time.