أقامHe raised رجالاًmen فيin معارجهHis paths of ascent ملكاًas sovereign
أقام رجالاً في معارجه ملكاً
وأقعدand made sit قوماًa people فيin غوايتهمtheir delusion هلكاdoomed
وأقعد قوماً في غوايتهم هلكا
As sovereign, He raised men upon His paths of ascent,
A king he made of men who climbed his heights,
and left others seated in their delusion, doomed.
And brought a people ruin in their straying;
نعوذwe seek refuge بكin You اللهمO God منfrom شرthe evil of فتنةa trial
نعوذ بك اللهم من شر فتنة
تطوقencircles منwhoever حلتbefalls بهupon him عيشةa life ضنكاstraitened
تطوق من حلت به عيشة ضنكا
We seek refuge in You, O God, from the evil of a trial
From evil of sedition, God, protect us!
that wraps whoever it befalls in a life of hardship.
For he whom meager living once beset
رجعناwe have returned إليكto You الآنnow فاقبلso accept رجوعناour return
رجعنا إليك الآن فاقبل رجوعنا
وقلبand turn قلوباًhearts طالhas lasted long إعراضهاtheir turning away عنكاfrom You
وقلب قلوباً طال إعراضها عنكا
We have returned to You now, so accept our return,
Is fettered now. To You we turn again;
and turn hearts that have long turned away from You.
Turn back the hearts that long from You were weaned!
فإنfor if أنتYou لمdo not تبدdispel سقامthe sickness of نفوسناour souls
فإن أنت لم تبد سقام نفوسنا
وتشفيand heal عماياهاtheir blindness إذاًthen فلمنso to whom يشكاis complaint made
وتشفي عماياها إذاً فلمن يشكا
For if You do not dispel the sickness of our souls
For if You will not heal our spirits' ills
and heal their blindness, to whom, then, can complaint be made?
And cure their blindness, unto whom complain?
فقدfor indeed آثرتhas preferred نفسيmy soul لقاكmeeting You وقطعتand have cut
فقد آثرت نفسي لقاك وقطعت
عليكfor You جفونيmy eyelids منfrom مدامعهاtheir tears سلكاa thread
عليك جفوني من مدامعها سلكا
For my soul has preferred meeting You, and there has been cut
I chose my soul to meet You, and I cut
for You, by my eyelids, a thread from their tears.
From my eyes' springs a channel to YourDomain.