إن الإله الذي قد

إن الإله الذي قد

علا وجلَّ سموّا

علا وجلَّ سموّا

Indeed, the God who has

The God who is exalted

Risen high and been majestic in exaltation

And transcendent in his loftiness

هو الذي قلت عنه

هو الذي قلت عنه

يريد مني دُنوّا

يريد مني دُنوّا

Is the one of whom I said:

He whom I have spoken of

He desires me to draw near.

Wanting me to draw near

فلم يزل بي شفعا

فلم يزل بي شفعا

ولم يزل فيّ توّا

ولم يزل فيّ توّا

So with me He has ever been paired,

Has never ceased interceding for me

And within me He has ever been single.

And being intimate with me

لما نفى المثلَ عني

لما نفى المثلَ عني

لذاك لم أك كُفوا

لذاك لم أك كُفوا

When He denied me likeness,

When He denied likeness to me

I was therefore no equal.

For that reason I was not a match

لم أتخذ قولَ ربي

لم أتخذ قولَ ربي

عند التلاوة هُزوا

عند التلاوة هُزوا

I did not take my Lord's word,

I did not take the word of my Lord

During recitation, as a mockery.

When reciting it as mockery

سبحانه وتعالى

سبحانه وتعالى

عن الشبيه عُلوّا

عن الشبيه عُلوّا

Glory be to Him, and exalted is He,

Glory be to Him and exalted

Far above any likeness.

Above any likeness is His sublimity

ومع هذا التعالي

ومع هذا التعالي

قد قال يعمر حوّا

قد قال يعمر حوّا

And despite this exaltation,

And with this transcendence

He has said He inhabits an encampment.

He has said "He loves intimacy"

قد حِرتُ فيَّ وفيه

قد حِرتُ فيَّ وفيه

فلو أراد البنوّا

فلو أراد البنوّا

I have been bewildered about myself and Him;

I was perplexed about myself and about Him

So if He had desired sonship,

If He had wanted creation

لم يستحل ذاك منه

لم يستحل ذاك منه

يا ربِّ غّفراً وعفواً

يا ربِّ غّفراً وعفواً

That would not have been impossible for Him.

He would not have permitted that from Himself

O my Lord, forgiveness and pardon!

O Lord, forgiveness and pardon

أنت القدير عليه

أنت القدير عليه

فكن بعقدي عفوّا

فكن بعقدي عفوّا

You have power over it,

You are Powerful over it

So be forgiving of my belief.

So be in my covenant forgiving