دعوتُكَI called upon You ربِّيmy Lord فاستَجِبْso answer لمؤمِّلٍone who hopes
دعوتُكَ ربِّي فاستَجِبْ لمؤمِّلٍ
أتاكَcame to You بِقَلبٍwith a heart دائمِconstant in السُّؤْلِasking مُحزَنِsorrowful
أتاكَ بِقَلبٍ دائمِ السُّؤْلِ مُحزَنِ
I have called upon You, my Lord; answer one who hopes in You,
Who comes to You with a sorrowful heart, ever asking.
سألتُكَI asked You غفرانًاfor forgiveness وعفوًاand pardon ورحمةًand mercy
سألتُكَ غفرانًا وعفوًا ورحمةً
ونُورًاand light متَىwhenever يَدْعُit calls الجوارحَthe limbs تُذْعِنِthey obey
ونُورًا متَى يَدْعُ الجوارحَ تُذْعِنِ
I have asked You for forgiveness, pardon, and mercy,
And for a light that, when it calls the limbs, they obey.
ومَنand whoever يَستقِمْremains upright للهِfor God يَظفَرْwill attain بِفَضلِهِHis bounty
ومَن يَستقِمْ للهِ يَظفَرْ بِفَضلِهِ
ويَنصُـرْهُand He helps him ربُّLord of النَّاسِhumankind فيin كلِّevery موطنِplace
ويَنصُـرْهُ ربُّ النَّاسِ في كلِّ موطنِ
Whoever remains upright for God will attain His bounty,
And the Lord of humankind will help him in every place.
فسارِعْso hasten إلىto الرَّحمنِthe Merciful One ندمانَremorseful تائبًاrepentant
فسارِعْ إلى الرَّحمنِ ندمانَ تائبًا
فكمfor how many فيamid الرَّزاياadversities مِنof مُـسِرٍّone who conceals ومُعلِنِand one who reveals
فكم في الرَّزايا مِن مُـسِرٍّ ومُعلِنِ
So hasten to the Merciful One, remorseful and repentant;
How many in adversity conceal their pain, and how many reveal it.
سيرفَعُwill lift ربُّLord of النَّاسِhumankind كلَّevery مُلِمَّةٍaffliction
سيرفَعُ ربُّ النَّاسِ كلَّ مُلِمَّةٍ
فيَنْعَمُand so enjoys فيin إحسانِهHis kindness كلُّevery مُؤْمنِbeliever
فيَنْعَمُ في إحسانِه كلُّ مُؤْمنِ
The Lord of humankind will lift every affliction,
And every believer will enjoy His kindness.
دعاprayed فألَحَّthen pleaded insistently القلبُthe heart فاقبَلْso accept دُعاءَهits prayer
دعا فألَحَّ القلبُ فاقبَلْ دُعاءَه
وثبِّتْهand strengthen it بالإيمانِwith faith يَهْنَأْthat it may be content ويَغتَنِand prosper
وثبِّتْه بالإيمانِ يَهْنَأْ ويَغتَنِ
The heart prayed and pleaded insistently; accept its prayer,
And strengthen it with faith, that it may be content and prosper.
وكلُّand every رجاءٍhope مِنfrom سِواكَanyone but You فقَدْhas indeed مضَـىpassed away
وكلُّ رجاءٍ مِن سِواكَ فقَدْ مضَـى
بِمَقطوعِwith a severed حبلِcord of الوصلِconnection مِنهُfrom it ومُؤْذِنِand signaling an end
بِمَقطوعِ حبلِ الوصلِ مِنهُ ومُؤْذِنِ
Every hope placed in anyone but You has passed away,
Its cord of connection severed, signaling its end.
فلبَّيكَso I answer Your call ربَّLord of النَّاسِhumankind مِنfrom كلِّevery وِجْهةٍdirection
فلبَّيكَ ربَّ النَّاسِ مِن كلِّ وِجْهةٍ
وعفوًاand pardon إذاwhen ماindeed خانَنَاdeserts us نومُsleep of أعيُنِeyes
وعفوًا إذا ما خانَنَا نومُ أعيُنِ
So I answer Your call, Lord of humankind, from every direction,
And ask pardon when sleep deserts our eyes.
هوHe المرتجَىthe one hoped in والملجَأُand the refuge الحقُّthe true والذيand the One who
هو المرتجَى والملجَأُ الحقُّ والذي
إليهto Him يُرَدُّis returned الأمرُthe matter منfrom كلِّevery مقْرنِquarter
إليه يُرَدُّ الأمرُ من كلِّ مقْرنِ
He is the one we hope in, the true refuge, the One
To whom every matter is returned from every quarter.
وجادَand He bestowed بعفوٍwith pardon عنfor ذنوبٍsins عظيمةٍgreat
وجادَ بعفوٍ عن ذنوبٍ عظيمةٍ
فلاso neither القلبُthe heart يُحصيهاcan count them ولاnor بَوْحُthe telling of ألسُنِtongues
فلا القلبُ يُحصيها ولا بَوْحُ ألسُنِ
He generously pardoned great sins,
Too many for the heart to count or tongues to tell.
ومنand whoever يُسْلِمِentrusts التَّسويفَprocrastination يومًاone day أمورَهُhis affairs
ومن يُسْلِمِ التَّسويفَ يومًا أمورَهُ
تَنَلْهُwill overtake him تَباريحُpangs of الشَّقاءِmisery ويَحزَنِand he grieves
تَنَلْهُ تَباريحُ الشَّقاءِ ويَحزَنِ
Whoever one day gives his affairs over to delay
Will be overtaken by the pangs of misery and will grieve.
فياso O واهبَgiver of الإحسانِkindness كلَّevery مؤمِّلٍhopeful one
فيا واهبَ الإحسانِ كلَّ مؤمِّلٍ
وهُمْwhile they بينَare between داعٍone who prays فيin الدُّجَىthe darkness ومُؤَمِّنِand one who says Amen
وهُمْ بينَ داعٍ في الدُّجَى ومُؤَمِّنِ
O giver of kindness to every hopeful soul,
While some pray in the darkness and others say ‘Amen,’
دعَوناwe prayed فأعطَىso He granted كلَّevery نفسٍsoul سؤالَهاwhat it asked for
دعَونا فأعطَى كلَّ نفسٍ سؤالَها
وليسواand they are not سواءًequal مِنbetween مُسِـيءٍa wrongdoer ومُحسِنِand a doer of good
وليسوا سواءً مِن مُسِـيءٍ ومُحسِنِ
We prayed, and He granted each soul what it asked for;
Yet the wrongdoer and the doer of good are not alike.
فلاso neither العفوُpardon مقطوعٌis cut off ولاnor الذَّنبُsin مُقْـصِرٌis ceasing
فلا العفوُ مقطوعٌ ولا الذَّنبُ مُقْـصِرٌ
ولاnor النَّفسُthe soul تَنهاناrestrains us ولاnor القلبُthe heart مُعْتَنِis attentive
ولا النَّفسُ تَنهانا ولا القلبُ مُعْتَنِ
Pardon has not ceased, nor has sin ceased,
Nor does the soul restrain us, nor is the heart attentive.
وكلُّand everything بعيدٍdistant سوفwill يأتيcome ويَنقَـضيand pass away
وكلُّ بعيدٍ سوف يأتي ويَنقَـضي
فلاso neither عَجِلٌa hasty person مِنafterward بعدُcontent راضٍnor ولاthe sluggish one is content الوَنِيthe sluggish one
فلا عَجِلٌ مِن بعدُ راضٍ ولا الوَنِي
Everything distant will one day arrive and pass away;
Afterward, neither the hasty nor the sluggish is content.
وليسand does not يفيقُrecover المرءُa person مِنfrom عثَراتِهِhis stumbles
وليس يفيقُ المرءُ مِن عثَراتِهِ
إذاif جالhe roams بالآثامِwith sins فيin كلِّevery مَأمَنِplace of safety
إذا جال بالآثامِ في كلِّ مَأمَنِ
A person does not recover from his stumbles
If he roams in sin through every place of safety.
Translation model: Sol 6