يا رَبَّنا يا رَبَّنا

يا رَبَّنا يا رَبَّنا

يا رَبِّ يا أَهلَ الثَنا

يا رَبِّ يا أَهلَ الثَنا

O our Lord, O our Lord,

Our Lord, our Lord

O my Lord, O Worthy of praise,

O Lord, O Master of praise

يا ذا الجَلالِ وَذا العُلا

يا ذا الجَلالِ وَذا العُلا

يا ذا البِهاءِ وَذا السَنا

يا ذا البِهاءِ وَذا السَنا

O Possessor of majesty and exaltation,

O You of majesty and highness

O Possessor of splendor and radiance,

O You of splendor and loftiness

أَحَطتَ عِلماً سَيِّدي

أَحَطتَ عِلماً سَيِّدي

مِمّا تَقاصى وُدُّنا

مِمّا تَقاصى وُدُّنا

You encompass in knowledge, my Master,

You have encompassed, my Master

what is far away and near [reading uncertain].

all that our love has missed

وَلَكَ المَشيئَةَ ما تَشا

وَلَكَ المَشيئَةَ ما تَشا

كانَ دَليلاً مُذعِنا

كانَ دَليلاً مُذعِنا

Yours is the will; whatever You wish

To You belongs the will in all

comes to be a submissive sign.

that which has guided us, resigned

عَن إِدراكٍ عَلَوتَ كُنّا

عَن إِدراكٍ عَلَوتَ كُنّا

وَإِن أَطَلنا الإِعتِنا

وَإِن أَطَلنا الإِعتِنا

You transcend comprehension [ending unclear: 'we were'],

Beyond comprehension You rose

even if we prolong our contemplation.

though we strained in discipline

فَنِهايَةُ المُتَعَمِّقي

فَنِهايَةُ المُتَعَمِّقي

نَ تُجيرِ يا مُمعِنا

نَ تُجيرِ يا مُمعِنا

So the utmost reach of those who delve deeply

So the summit for the diligent

is bewilderment, O deep seeker [reading uncertain].

is: "Protect us, O Faithful Friend!"

ما عَنهُ حَرَّنا إِنَّما

ما عَنهُ حَرَّنا إِنَّما

فيهِ تَحَيَّرَ لِعَجزِنا

فيهِ تَحَيَّرَ لِعَجزِنا

We are not bewildered away from Him; rather,

That from which we shrank, indeed

we are bewildered in Him because of our incapacity.

'twas but our incapacity

إِنَّ الوُجودَ بِأَسرِهِ

إِنَّ الوُجودَ بِأَسرِهِ

بِالواحِدِيَّةَ مُعلِنا

بِالواحِدِيَّةَ مُعلِنا

Indeed, existence in its entirety

For all existence, in its sum

proclaims oneness.

proclaims Your oneness, ev'ry one

بَهَرتُ بَدائِعَهُ العُقو

بَهَرتُ بَدائِعَهُ العُقو

لَ فَغَدا المُوَفَّقُ موقِنا

لَ فَغَدا المُوَفَّقُ موقِنا

Its marvels dazzled the minds,

Reason is dazed by Your creation's glories;

and the one granted success became certain.

so the prosperous is made certain

وَتَثبِطُ المُتَشَكِّكو

وَتَثبِطُ المُتَشَكِّكو

نَ وَكَأَنَّهُ لَيسوا هُنا

نَ وَكَأَنَّهُ لَيسوا هُنا

And it discourages the doubters,

while the doubters are frustrated

and it is as though they were not here.

as though they are not present here

سُحقاً لِمَن يَشُكُّ في ال

سُحقاً لِمَن يَشُكُّ في ال

حَقِّ وَقَد تَبينا

حَقِّ وَقَد تَبينا

Away with whoever doubts the

Damned be those who doubt the Truth

truth, though it has become clear.

when it is manifest and clear!

يا أَوَّلاً يا آخِراً

يا أَوَّلاً يا آخِراً

يا ظاهِراً يا باطِنا

يا ظاهِراً يا باطِنا

O First, O Last,

O First, O Last, O Outward, O Inward

O Manifest, O Hidden,

To You belong eternity, to us transience

لَكَ القِدَمُ وَلَنا الحُدو

لَكَ القِدَمُ وَلَنا الحُدو

ثُ وَلَكَ البَقا وَلَنا الفَنا

ثُ وَلَكَ البَقا وَلَنا الفَنا

Yours is beginningless eternity, and ours is coming into being;

To You belong permanence, to us evanescence

and Yours is abiding, and ours is passing away.

O Living, O Self-Subsisting, unto You we are entrusted

يا حَيُّ يا قَيّومُ إِن

يا حَيُّ يا قَيّومُ إِن

وَكَّلتَنا فَمَن لَنا

وَكَّلتَنا فَمَن لَنا

O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, if

So who do we have but You?

You leave us to ourselves, then who is there for us?

Far be it from You to neglect us

حاشاكَ أَن تُهمِلَنا

حاشاكَ أَن تُهمِلَنا

حاشاكَ أَن تَخلِنا

حاشاكَ أَن تَخلِنا

Far be it from You to neglect us;

Far be it from You to forsake us

far be it from You to forsake us.

O Hope of the hopeful

يا أَمَلَ المُؤمِلينَ

يا أَمَلَ المُؤمِلينَ

وَيا مَلاذا كُن لَنا

وَيا مَلاذا كُن لَنا

O Hope of those who hope,

O Refuge, be for us a protection

and O Refuge, be a refuge for us.

For from You is every excellence

فَمِنكَ كُلُّ خَيرَةٍ

فَمِنكَ كُلُّ خَيرَةٍ

وَكُلُّ نِعمَةٍ بِنا

وَكُلُّ نِعمَةٍ بِنا

For from You comes every good thing,

and every bounty that reaches us

and every blessing upon us.

You have been Bountiful in the past

أَحسَنَت فيما قَد مَضى

أَحسَنَت فيما قَد مَضى

أَبَداً وَزِد يا مُحسِنا

أَبَداً وَزِد يا مُحسِنا

You have shown kindness in all that has passed,

So always increase Your goodness, O Bestower of Favors

always; and grant more, O Beneficent One.

brought to naught by evanescence

ها أَنا ذا عَبيدُكَ ال

ها أَنا ذا عَبيدُكَ ال

جاني المُقصِرُ بِالفَنا

جاني المُقصِرُ بِالفَنا

Here I am, this lowly servant of Yours, the

Asking forgiveness for his sin

sinner, remiss, in the courtyard,

confessing all his erring ways

مُستَغفِراً لِذَنبِهِ

مُستَغفِراً لِذَنبِهِ

مُعتَرِفاً بِما جَنا

مُعتَرِفاً بِما جَنا

seeking forgiveness for his sin,

Ever does he see his need of You

acknowledging what he has committed.

as his eternal sufficiency

يَرى اِفتِقارُهُ إِلَي

يَرى اِفتِقارُهُ إِلَي

كَ دائِماً هُوَ الغِنا

كَ دائِماً هُوَ الغِنا

He sees his need of

To Your irresistible dominion he bows down

You at all times as wealth itself.

humble, lowly, yielding

وَلِعِزِّ قَهرِكَ خاضِعٌ

وَلِعِزِّ قَهرِكَ خاضِعٌ

مُتَواضِعٌ مُتَمَسكِنا

مُتَواضِعٌ مُتَمَسكِنا

And he submits to the might of Your dominion,

Vain desires have tempted him

humble and showing his lowly need.

until he met with disfavor from them

وَلَقد سَبَتهُ حُظوظُهُ

وَلَقد سَبَتهُ حُظوظُهُ

حَتّى لَقِيَ مِنها العَنا

حَتّى لَقِيَ مِنها العَنا

His desires have indeed taken him captive,

He is ruled by the soul's fancies

until he encountered hardship from them.

its passion was but the life of this low world

مَلَكَتهُ أُمنياتُ نف

مَلَكَتهُ أُمنياتُ نف

سِ هَمِّها عَرضَ الدَنا

سِ هَمِّها عَرضَ الدَنا

The wishes of a soul have mastered him,

And so to You he comes with his disappointment

whose concern is the fleeting goods of this world.

in all save You; none else gains his praise

وَلَقَد أَتاكَ بِياسِهِ

وَلَقَد أَتاكَ بِياسِهِ

عَمَّن سِواكَ وَلا الثَنا

عَمَّن سِواكَ وَلا الثَنا

And he has come to You in his despair

With empty hands he reaches out

of anyone besides You; 'and not praise' [unclear].

So grant him the utmost of desires!

صِفرُ اليَدَينِ يَمُدُّها

صِفرُ اليَدَينِ يَمُدُّها

فَأَنِلهُ غاياتِ المُنى

فَأَنِلهُ غاياتِ المُنى

Empty-handed, he stretches out his hand.

And cool him with Your good pleasure

So grant him the utmost of his hopes.

with a touch from You, what bliss he'll gain!

وَأَدِقهُ بَردَ رِضاكَ عَن

وَأَدِقهُ بَردَ رِضاكَ عَن

هُ يَدٌ لَهُ مِنكَ الهَنا

هُ يَدٌ لَهُ مِنكَ الهَنا

And let him taste the coolness of Your pleasure with [reading uncertain]

And give him life in submission to You

him; Your favor to him is happiness.

and in faith take his soul

وَأَحيِهِ لَكَ مُسلِماً

وَأَحيِهِ لَكَ مُسلِماً

وَتوفِهِ بِكَ مُؤمِنا

وَتوفِهِ بِكَ مُؤمِنا

And let him live surrendered to You,

And on the Day of his arising

and take him in death believing in You.

make him secure from every fear

وَاِجعَلهُ يَومَ نُشورِهِ

وَاِجعَلهُ يَومَ نُشورِهِ

مِن كُلٍّ خَوفٍ آمِنا

مِن كُلٍّ خَوفٍ آمِنا

And make him, on the day of his resurrection,

safe from every fear.