ياOh قدَّسَmay sanctify اللهGod أَسْراَراًinner secrets لأَخْيارof the virtuous
يا قدَّسَ الله أَسْراَراً لأَخْيار
ورَوَّحand may grant repose to اللهُGod أَرْواحاًsouls لأَطْهارِof the pure
ورَوَّح اللهُ أَرْواحاً لأَطْهارِ
Oh, may God sanctify the inner secrets of the virtuous,
O God, who has sanctified secrets for the virtuous,
And may God grant repose to the souls of the pure,
And has purified spirits for the pure,
كَمِثْلِlike سُفْيانَSufyan أوْor مِثْلِlike الجُنَيْدal-Junayd أوor الal- (beginning of al-Sari)
كَمِثْلِ سُفْيانَ أوْ مِثْلِ الجُنَيْد أو ال
سَرِيِّSari أوor مثلlike ذيpossessor of الفَضْلِexcellence ابنIbn (son of) دينارِDinar
سَرِيِّ أو مثل ذي الفَضْلِ ابن دينارِ
Like Sufyan, or like al-Junayd, or al-
Like Sufyan, or Junayd, or Sari,
Sari, or like the virtuous Ibn Dinar,
Or Dhu al-Nun, or Ibn Dinar.
أوor الفُضَيْلal-Fudayl وبِشْرٍand Bishr وابنِand Ibn (son of) أَدْهَمَAdham والشّand al-Shi- (beginning of al-Shibli)
أو الفُضَيْل وبِشْرٍ وابنِ أَدْهَمَ والشّ
بْليbli (completion of al-Shibli) وأمْثالِهِمْand those like them فيin حُسْنgoodness of أخْبارِaccounts
بْلي وأمْثالِهِمْ في حُسْن أخْبارِ
Or al-Fudayl and Bishr and Ibn Adham and al-Shi-
Or Fudayl, Bishr, Ibn Adham and Shibli -
bli and their like, of good repute.
And their likes in the goodness of news.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord فاجْعَلْthen grant لهذَاto this العَبْدِthe servant بَيْنَهُمُamong them
يا رَبِّ فاجْعَلْ لهذَا العَبْدِ بَيْنَهُمُ
سَهْماًa share وإنْand even if كانَhe were مِنْof أَثْوابِهِمْtheir robes عارِيbare
سَهْماً وإنْ كانَ مِنْ أَثْوابِهِمْ عارِي
O my Lord, then grant this servant among them
O Lord, make for this servant among them
A share, even if he were bare of their robes.
A share, even if he is bare of their clothes.
واجْعَلْand make سَرائِرَهُمْtheir inner secrets تَأْتِيcome إلَيْهِto him لَدىat الthe
واجْعَلْ سَرائِرَهُمْ تَأْتِي إلَيْهِ لَدى ال
حَاجَاتشneeds (apparent typo for حاجات) فيin كُلِّevery إيرادٍbringing in وإصْدارِand sending out
حَاجَاتش في كُلِّ إيرادٍ وإصْدارِ
And let their inner secrets come to him at the
And make their secrets come to him, in his
Times of need, in every bringing in and sending out.
Needs, in every income and outcome.