إلَىto بَارِيthe Creator of الوَرَىall beings وَجَّهْتُI turned وَجْهيmy face
إلَى بَارِي الوَرَى وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهي
وَلَمْand not يَكُwas غيرَother than نَحْوِtoward البّرthe Beneficent يُصْرَفْbe turned
وَلَمْ يَكُ غيرَ نَحْوِ البّر يُصْرَفْ
To the Creator of all beings I turned my face,
nor was it ever turned toward any but the Beneficent.
وقمتُand I stood بِبَابِهِat His door عبداًa servant ذليلاًhumble
وقمتُ بِبَابِهِ عبداً ذليلاً
لأنَّbecause اللَّهَGod ارحمُmore merciful بِيto me وَأرأفْand more compassionate
لأنَّ اللَّهَ ارحمُ بِي وَأرأفْ
And I stood at His door, a humble servant,
for God is more merciful to me and more compassionate.
وَلُذْتُand I sought refuge بجَاهِthrough the standing of طهَTaha كَيْso that أوَقَّىI may be protected
وَلُذْتُ بجَاهِ طهَ كَيْ أوَقَّى
لَظَىthe blaze of سَقَرٍSaqar وَبالفردوسِand with Firdaws أسعَفْI may be favored
لَظَى سَقَرٍ وَبالفردوسِ أسعَفْ
And I sought refuge through Taha's standing, that I might be shielded
from Saqar's blaze, and be granted Firdaws.
فَكَمْfor how many ضَالٍa strayer هَدَىHe guided ونهىand restrained وَأهْدَىand gave gifts
فَكَمْ ضَالٍ هَدَى ونهى وَأهْدَى
وَأْتَبَعَهُand made him follow وَظَفَّرَهُand granted him victory وَشَرَّفْand honored
وَأْتَبَعَهُ وَظَفَّرَهُ وَشَرَّفْ
For how many a strayer He has guided, restrained, and gifted,
and made him follow, granted him victory, and honored him.
وكَمْand how many عَيْنٍan eye شفَىHe healed وكفَىand sustained وَأغْنَىand enriched
وكَمْ عَيْنٍ شفَى وكفَى وَأغْنَى
وَأرْسَلَهَاand sent it forth وأعملَهَاand put it to work وَأوْقَفْand stopped
وَأرْسَلَهَا وأعملَهَا وَأوْقَفْ
And how many an eye He has healed, sustained, and enriched,
and sent it forth, put it to work, and brought it to rest.
هوHe الغوثُthe succor المُرَجَّىhoped for وهوand He حَسْبِيsufficient for me
هو الغوثُ المُرَجَّى وهو حَسْبِي
إذَاwhen مَاever (emphatic) الدَّهْرُtime نَكَّرَmade strange مَاwhat تَعَرَّفْit recognized
إذَا مَا الدَّهْرُ نَكَّرَ مَا تَعَرَّفْ
He is the hoped-for succor, and He suffices me,
whenever time makes strange what once it knew.