سأصبرI shall be patient حتىuntil ينجزَfulfills اللهGod وعدهHis promise
سأصبر حتى ينجزَ الله وعده
ولاand there is no بدّalternative للرحمنfor the All-Merciful أنْto ينجزَfulfill الوعداthe promise
ولا بدّ للرحمن أنْ ينجزَ الوعدا
I shall be patient until God fulfills His promise.
And the All-Merciful must surely fulfill the promise.
ألمhas not? يعدِpromised اللهGod الكريمُthe Generous بفضلهthrough His grace
ألم يعدِ الله الكريمُ بفضله
معwith العسرhardship يسراًease ينجحmakes successful السعيendeavor والقصداand the purpose
مع العسر يسراً ينجح السعي والقصدا
Has not God, the Generous, promised through His grace
Ease with hardship, bringing success to endeavor and purpose?
ومازالand has never ceased لطفkindness اللهGod يفرجrelieves أزمةًa crisis
ومازال لطف الله يفرج أزمةً
إذاwhen استصعبتًit became intractable عقداًknots أواستحكمتor became firm شداbinding
إذا استصعبتً عقداً أواستحكمت شدا
And God's kindness never ceases to relieve a crisis,
When its knots grow intractable or its binding grows tight.
فيامنso O One who لهto Him belong الألطافthe gracious favors تأتيcome خَفيَّةunseen
فيامن له الألطاف تأتي خَفيَّة
تداركrescue برحماهاwith their mercy ومنتهاand their bounty العبداthe servant
تدارك برحماها ومنتها العبدا
So O You whose gracious favors come unseen,
Rescue the servant with their mercy and bounty.
فقدfor indeed وثِقتhas trusted نفسيmy soul بوعدكin Your promise سيديmy Master
فقد وثِقت نفسي بوعدك سيدي
وقدand indeed علّقتI have hung منهfrom it الأذمةthe pledges والعهداand the covenant
وقد علّقت منه الأذمة والعهدا
For my soul has trusted in Your promise, my Master,
And I have hung from it the pledges and the covenant.
وحسنتُand I have improved صبريmy patience راضياًcontent ومسلماًand submitting
وحسنتُ صبري راضياً ومسلماً
وإنand even though كانwas منىfrom me الصبرُpatience قدalready بلغreached الجهداthe utmost strain
وإن كان منى الصبرُ قد بلغ الجهدا
And I have practiced patience well, content and submitting,
Though my patience has reached the point of exhaustion.
وماليand I have no مقالutterance غيرُother than حمدٍpraise مردّدrepeated
ومالي مقال غيرُ حمدٍ مردّد
علىin كلevery حالٍcircumstance فأقبلso accept الشكرَthe thanks والحمداand the praise
على كل حالٍ فأقبل الشكرَ والحمدا
And I have no words but repeated praise,
In every circumstance; so accept thanks and praise.
وليand I have رغبةٌa wish شفعتI made an intercessor فيهاin it محمداًMuhammad
ولي رغبةٌ شفعت فيها محمداً
نبيthe Prophet of الهدىguidance الساميthe exalted بأفقon the horizon of العلاsublimity مجداًin glory
نبي الهدى السامي بأفق العلا مجداً
And I have a wish for which I have made Muhammad my intercessor,
The Prophet of guidance, exalted in glory on the horizon of sublimity.
فشفعهso accept his intercession ياO مولايmy Lord واخصصand single out جنابهhis noble person
فشفعه يا مولاي واخصص جنابه
بأذكىwith the most fragrant سلامٍsalutation ينضخُpours forth المسكَthe musk والنَّداand the dew
بأذكى سلامٍ ينضخُ المسكَ والنَّدا
So accept his intercession, O my Lord, and single out his noble person
With the most fragrant salutation, pouring forth musk and dew.
وخرand choose the best ليfor me واخترand choose ليfor me فحسبيfor sufficient for me is ماwhat ترىYou see
وخر لي واختر لي فحسبي ما ترى
منof الأمرِthe affair ليfor me خيراًgood وتختارهand You choose it رشداًright guidance
من الأمرِ لي خيراً وتختاره رشداً
And choose the best for me, and choose for me; enough for me is what You see
As good for me in my affairs, and choose as the right course.