إلهيmy God لاnot يزيلremoves سواكother than You ضيريmy hurt
إلهي لا يزيل سواك ضيري
وغيركand anyone other than You لاnot يعاملنيtreats me بخيرwith kindness
وغيرك لا يعاملني بخير
My God, none but You can remove my hurt.
My God, none but You can remove my affliction,
And no one else treats me with kindness.
And none but You can treat me with kindness.
فأنتfor You اللَهGod واهبgiver of كلevery خيرٍgood thing
فأنت اللَه واهب كل خيرٍ
وأنتand You اللَهGod كاشفdispeller of كلevery ضيرharm
وأنت اللَه كاشف كل ضير
For You are God, the giver of every good,
For You are Allah, the Giver of all good,
And You are God, the dispeller of every harm.
And You are Allah, the Reliever of all suffering.
بجاهكby Your majesty باقتداركby Your might بافتقاريby my need
بجاهك باقتدارك بافتقاري
إليكfor You بحرمةby the sanctity of الحملthe Lamb الغيورthe zealous
إليك بحرمة الحمل الغيور
By Your majesty, by Your might, by my need
For Your sake, for Your power, for my need of You,
For You, by the sanctity of the zealous Lamb,
For the sanctity of the jealous Lamb,
وبالبكرand by the virgin التيwho شوهدتYou were seen منهاfrom her
وبالبكر التي شوهدت منها
علىupon خيرthe finest of السواعدthe forearms والصدورand the bosoms
على خير السواعد والصدور
And by the virgin, from whom You were seen
And for the sake of the Virgin from whom appeared
Upon the finest arms and bosoms,
The Best of shoulders and chests.
تحوِّلYou turn كلall أفكاريmy thoughts لخيرٍtoward good
تحوِّل كل أفكاري لخيرٍ
وتنقذنيand You rescue me منfrom الداءthe malady الدريرthe relentless
وتنقذني من الداء الدرير
May You turn all my thoughts toward good,
Turn all my thoughts to good,
And rescue me from the relentless malady.
And save me from the grievous illness.
فماfor there is no ليfor me غيرexcept جاهكYour majesty منany نصيرٍhelper
فما لي غير جاهك من نصيرٍ
وماand there is no ليfor me غيرexcept عفوكYour pardon منany مجيرprotector
وما لي غير عفوك من مجير
For I have no helper but Your majesty,
For I have no helper but Your aid,
And no protector but Your pardon.
And no refuge but Your pardon.
أأقصدshould I seek? غيرother than بابكYour door ياO إلهيmy God
أأقصد غير بابك يا إلهي
وأطلبand I ask for غيرother than نائلكYour bounty الغزيرthe abundant
وأطلب غير نائلك الغزير
Should I seek a door other than Yours, my God,
Shall I seek any but Your door, O my God,
And ask for bounty other than Your abundant bounty,
And ask from any but Your abundant gifts?
وأسلمand I remain safe منfrom مدافعةٍrebuff وطردٍand expulsion
وأسلم من مدافعةٍ وطردٍ
وحرمانٍand deprivation وتحقيرٍand contempt وضيرand harm
وحرمانٍ وتحقيرٍ وضير
And remain safe from rebuff and expulsion,
I am resigned to rejection, expulsion,
And deprivation, contempt, and harm?
Deprivation, contempt, and suffering,
ومنand who إلّاكexcept You يصفحpardons عنconcerning ذنوبيmy sins
ومن إلّاك يصفح عن ذنوبي
ويفتحand opens ليfor me ويأذنand permits بالعبورto pass through
ويفتح لي ويأذن بالعبور
And who but You pardons my sins,
And who but You can forgive my sins
And opens for me and permits me to pass?
And open the way for me and permit my passage?
أناI الخاطيthe sinner الذيwho ضيعتI squandered ماليmy wealth
أنا الخاطي الذي ضيعت مالي
وأياميand my days علىon شرthe worst of الأمورpursuits
وأيامي على شر الأمور
I am the sinner who squandered my wealth
I am the sinner who wasted my wealth
And my days on the worst of pursuits.
And my days on the worst of matters.
وماand not أذخرتI stored up ليfor myself عملاًa deed حميداًpraiseworthy
وما أذخرت لي عملاً حميداً
يجملadorns حالتيmy state يومthe day of النشورresurrection
يجمل حالتي يوم النشور
And I have stored up no praiseworthy deed for myself
And I stored up no good deed
To adorn my state on the Day of Resurrection.
To adorn my state on the Day of Resurrection.
ولكنيand yet I فررتI fled منfrom المعاصيsins
ولكني فررت من المعاصي
إليكto You بحلةin the raiment of الأملhope النضيرthe fresh
إليك بحلة الأمل النضير
But I have fled from sins
But I fled from disobedience to You
To You, in the raiment of fresh hope.
In the garb of bright hope.
فحققso fulfill ياO مهيمنGuardian فيكin You ظنيmy hope
فحقق يا مهيمن فيك ظني
وسهلand ease ماwhat تعسرbecame difficult منof أموريmy affairs
وسهل ما تعسر من أموري
So, O Guardian, fulfill my hope in You,
So fulfill my expectation in You, O All-Pervading,
And ease what has grown difficult in my affairs.
And facilitate what has become difficult of my affairs.
فعفوكfor Your pardon لاnot يضيقis too narrow بمستجيرٍfor one seeking refuge
فعفوك لا يضيق بمستجيرٍ
وجودكand Your generosity لاnot يضنbegrudges علىto فقيرa poor person
وجودك لا يضن على فقير
For Your pardon is never too narrow for one seeking refuge,
For Your pardon does not stint toward one who seeks refuge,
And Your generosity does not begrudge the poor.
And Your bounty does not withhold from the needy.
ومنand whoever يدعوكcalls upon You فيin أمرٍa matter جليلٍweighty
ومن يدعوك في أمرٍ جليلٍ
كمhow often يدعوكcalls upon You فيin أمرٍa matter حقيرtrifling
كم يدعوك في أمرٍ حقير
And whoever calls upon You in a weighty matter—
He who calls You for a great matter,
How often he calls upon You in a trifling matter!
How much more does he call You for a trivial one!
فررتI fled إليكto You ياO باريCreator of البراياall creatures
فررت إليك يا باري البرايا
منfrom الوجلthe dread المخيمthe brooding فيin ضميريmy conscience
من الوجل المخيم في ضميري
I have fled to You, O Creator of all creatures,
So I fled to You, O Excellent of wildernesses,
From the dread that broods within my conscience.
From the terror that dwells in my conscience.
فررتI fled إليكto You منfrom حمقيmy folly وجهليand my ignorance
فررت إليك من حمقي وجهلي
ومنand from شرهيmy greed وتشبيبيand my love poetry وجوريand my injustice
ومن شرهي وتشبيبي وجوري
I have fled to You from my folly and ignorance,
I fled to you from my folly and ignorance,
And from my greed, my love poetry, and my injustice.
From my evil, my foolishness, and my tyranny.
فررتI fled إليكto You منfrom لهويmy frivolity وزهويand my vanity
فررت إليك من لهوي وزهوي
وماand what قدمتI put forth منof صلفيmy arrogance وزوريand my falsehood
وما قدمت من صلفي وزوري
I have fled to You from my frivolity and vanity,
I fled to You from my vanity and arrogance,
And from the arrogance and falsehood I have put forth.
And from what I offered of my insolence and falsehood.
فررتI fled إليكto You منfrom ألمa pain إليمٍagonizing
فررت إليك من ألم إليمٍ
وخيمٍgrievous لاnot يحدثنيspeaks to me بخيرof good
وخيمٍ لا يحدثني بخير
I have fled to You from an agonizing pain,
I fled to You from a grief that brings no good,
Grievous, speaking to me of no good.
And from a care that relates to me no cheer.
فررتI fled إليكto You منfrom خطرٍa danger خطيرٍgrave
فررت إليك من خطرٍ خطيرٍ
خشيتI feared بهbecause of it علىfor العفوthe pardon الخطيرthe precious
خشيت به على العفو الخطير
I have fled to You from a grave danger,
I fled to You from a momentous danger,
Because of it, I feared for the precious pardon,
Which I feared for the precious pardon.
علىfor الكبدthe liver التيwhich التهبتflared up وكادتand almost
على الكبد التي التهبت وكادت
تذيبmelt أسرَّتيmy beds وتدكand raze دوريmy houses
تذيب أسرَّتي وتدك دوري
For the liver that flared up and almost
For the liver that was inflamed and almost
Melted my beds and razed my houses.
Melted away my family and demolished my homes.
دعوتI summoned لهاfor it الطبيبthe physician فقالso he said تركgiving up الthe
دعوت لها الطبيب فقال ترك ال
دواءmedicine دواءa remedy for أمراضailments of الصدورthe chests
دواء دواء أمراض الصدور
I summoned the physician for it; he said, “Giving up the
I called the doctor, and he said the sole
Medicine is the remedy for chest ailments.”
Remedy, the remedy for diseases of the chest,
وعرضand he hinted بالصعودat ascending لأرضto the land of نجدٍNajd
وعرض بالصعود لأرض نجدٍ
ومقصدهand his aim النزولdescending إلىto الغويرal-Ghuwayr
ومقصده النزول إلى الغوير
And he hinted at ascending to the land of Najd,
Was to head up to the land of Najd
Though his aim was to descend to al-Ghuwayr.
And aim down for Al-Ghuwayr.
فقلتso I said لهto him انصرفgo away عنيfrom me فربيfor my Lord
فقلت له انصرف عني فربي
يداوينيHe heals me ويسمحand pardons عنfor قصوريmy shortcomings
يداويني ويسمح عن قصوري
So I told him, “Leave me, for my Lord
So I said to him, “Begone from me, for my Lord
Heals me and pardons my shortcomings,
Will heal me and forgive my shortcomings.
ويقبلand accepts ليfor me شفاعةthe intercession of خيرthe finest بكرٍvirgin
ويقبل لي شفاعة خير بكرٍ
تريدshe desires سلامتيmy safety وتحبand loves خيريmy well-being
تريد سلامتي وتحب خيري
And accepts for me the intercession of the finest virgin,
And He will accept the intercession of the Best Virgin
Who desires my safety and loves my well-being,
Who desires my well-being and loves my good.”
مطهرةٍpurified لجوهرهfor His essence اصطفاهاHe chose her
مطهرةٍ لجوهره اصطفاها
بلاwithout دنسٍstain منsince الحبلthe conception الطهوريthe pure
بلا دنسٍ من الحبل الطهوري
Purified, whom He chose for His essence,
Purifying her essence, He chose her
Without stain since the pure conception.”
Without taint from the immaculate conception.
ففارقنيthen he left me الطبيبthe physician يقولsaying إيهٍsay on!
ففارقني الطبيب يقول إيهٍ
هيshe المعوانthe great helper فيin كلall الأمورaffairs
هي المعوان في كل الأمور
Then the physician left me, saying, “Say on!
So the doctor left me, saying, “Far be it!
She is the great helper in every affair.”
She is the aide in all matters.”
وبتand I spent the night أمدI stretch out نحوكtoward You ياO إلهيmy God
وبت أمد نحوك يا إلهي
يدthe hand of العبدthe servant الأسيرthe captive المتسجيرthe one seeking refuge
يد العبد الأسير المتسجير
And I spent the night stretching toward You, my God,
And I remain stretching my hand toward You, O my God,
The hand of the captive servant seeking refuge.
The hand of a captive prisoner in fetters.
وجودكand Your generosity لاnot يردturns away يدthe hand of افتقاريmy need
وجودك لا يرد يد افتقاري
بلاwithout صلةٍa gift منfrom الكرمthe generosity الشهيرthe renowned
بلا صلةٍ من الكرم الشهير
And Your generosity does not turn away the hand of my need
Your bounty does not refuse the hand of my need,
Without a gift from Your renowned bounty.
Without some link to the famed generosity.
فمالكfor You have no ياO مهيمنGuardian منany شريكpartner
فمالك يا مهيمن من شريك
فنقصدهso we might seek him ولاnor لكfor You منany نظيرequal
فنقصده ولا لك من نظير
For You, O Guardian, have no partner
So what have You, O All-Pervading, of a partner
Whom we might seek, nor have You any equal.
That we should frequent him, for You have no equal?