بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
إِلٰهِي إِلَيْكَ أَشْكُو نَفْساً
ilahi ilayka ashku nafsan
My God, to You I complain of a soul
بِٱلسُّوءِ أَمَّارَةً
bissu'i ammaratan
commanding to evil,
وَإِلَىٰ ٱلْخَطِيئَةِ مُبَادِرَةً
wa ila alkhati'ati mubadiratan
rushing to offenses,
وَبِمَعَاصِيكَ مُولَعَةً
wa bima`asika mula`atan
eager to disobey You,
وَلِسَخَطِكَ مُتَعَرِّضَةً
wa lisakhatika muta`arridatan
and exposing itself to Your anger.
تَسْلُكَ بِي مَسَالِكَ ٱلْمَهَالِكِ
tasluka bi masalika almahaliki
It takes me on the roads of disasters,
وَتَجْعَلُنِي عِنْدَكَ أَهْوَنَ هَالِكٍ
wa taj`aluni `indaka ahwana halikin
it makes me the easiest of perishing ones before You;
كَثيرَةَ ٱلْعِلَلِ
kathirata al`ilali
many its pretexts,
طَويلَةَ ٱل أَمَلِ
tawilata al-amali
drawn out its expectations;
إِنْ مَسَّهَا ٱلشَّرُّ تَجْزَعْ
in massaha ashsharru tajza`u
when evil touches it, it is anxious,
وَإِنْ مَسَّهَا ٱلْخَيْرُ تَمْنَعْ
wa in massaha alkhayru tamna`u
when good touches it, grudging;
مَيَّالَةً إِلَىٰ ٱللَّعِبِ وَٱللَّهْوِ
mayyalatan ila alla`ibi wallahwi
inclining to sport and diversion,
مَمْلُوءَةً بِٱلْغَفْلَةِ وَٱلسَّهْوِ
mamlu'atan bilghaflati wassahwi
full of heedlessness and inattention,
تُسْرِعُ بِي إِلَىٰ ٱلْحَوْبَةِ
tusri`u bi ila alhawbati
it hurries me to misdeeds
وَتُسَوِّفُنِي بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ
wa tusawwifuni bittawbati
and makes me delay repentance.
إِلٰهِي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ
ilahi ashku ilayka
My God, I complain to You
عَدُوّاً يُضِلُّنِي
`aduwwan yudilluni
of an enemy who misguides me
وَشَيْطَاناً يُغْوينِي
wa shaytanan yughwini
and a devil who leads me astray.
قَدْ مَلأَ بِٱلْوَسْوَاسِ صَدْرِي
qad mala'a bilwaswasi sadri
He has filled my breast with tempting thoughts,
وَأَحَاطَتْ هَوَاجِسُهُ بِقَلْبِي
wa ahatat hawajisuhu biqalbi
and his suggestions have encompassed my heart.
يُعَاضِدُ لِيَ ٱلْهَوَىٰ
yu`adidu liya alhawa
He supports caprice against me,
وَيُزَيِّنُ لِي حُبَّ ٱلدُّنْيَا
wa yuzayyinu li hubba addunya
embellishes for me the love of this world,
وَيَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ ٱلطَّاعَةِ وَٱلزُّلْفَىٰ
wa yahulu bayni wa bayna atta`ati wazzulfa
and separates me from obedience and proximity!
إِلٰهِي إِلَيْكَ أَشْكُو
ilahi ilayka ashku
My God, to You I complain
قَلْباً قَاسِياً
qalban qasiyan
of a heart that is hard,
مَعَ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ مُتَقَلِّباً
ma`a alwaswasi mutaqalliban
turned this way and that by tempting thoughts,
وَبِٱلرَّيْنِ وَٱلطَّبْعِ مُتَلَبِّساً
wa birrayni wattab`i mutalabbisan
clothed in rust and the seal,
وَعَيْناً عَنِ ٱلْبُكَاءِ مِنْ خَوْفِكَ جَامِدَةً
wa `aynan `an albuka'i min khawfika jamidatan
and of an eye too indifferent to weep in fear of You
وَإِلَىٰ مَا تَسُرُّهَا طَامِحَةً
wa ila ma tasurruha tamihatan
and eagerly seeking that which gladdens it!
إِلٰهِي لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِقُدْرَتِكَ
ilahi la hawla wa la quwwata illa biqudratika
My God, there is no force and no strength except in Your power,
وَلاَ نَجَاةَ لِي مِنْ مَكَارِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ
wa la najata li min makarihi addunya illa bi`ismatika
and no deliverance for me from the detested things of this world save through Your preservation.
فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِبَلاغَةِ حِكْمَتِكَ
fa as'aluka bibalaghati hikmatika
So I ask You by Your far-reaching wisdom
وَنَفَاذِ مَشِيَّتِكَ
wa nafadhi mashiyyatika
and Your penetrating will
أَنْ لاَ تَجْعَلْنِي لِغَيْرِ جُودِكَ مُتَعَرِّضاً
an la taj`alni lighayri judika muta`arridan
not to let me expose myself to other than Your munificence
وَلاَ تُصَيِّرْنِي لِلْفِتَنِ غَرَضاً
wa la tusayyirni lilfitani gharadan
and not to turn me into a target for trials!
وَكُنْ لِي عَلَىٰ ٱلأَعْدَاءِ نَاصِراً
wa kun li `ala al-a`da'i nasiran
Be for me a helper against enemies,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمَخَازِي وَٱلْعُيُوبِ سَاتِراً
wa `ala almakhazi wal`uyubi satiran
a coverer of shameful things and faults,
وَمِنَ ٱلْبَلايَا وَاقِياً
wa min albalaya waqiyan
a protector against afflictions,
وَعَنِ ٱلْمَعَاصِي عَاصِماً
wa `an alma`asi ` asiman
a preserver against acts of disobedience!
بِرَأْفَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ
bira'fatika wa rahmatika
By Your clemency and mercy,
يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
ya arhama arrahimina
O Most Merciful of the merciful!
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرّحِيمِ
bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
إِلٰهِي أَتَرَاكَ بَعْدَ ٱلْإِيـمَانِ بِكَ تُعَذِّبُنِي
ilahi ataraka ba`da al-imani bika tuaadhdhibuni
My God, will You chastise me after my faith in You,
أَمْ بَعْدَ حُبِّي إِيَّاكَ تُبَعِّدُنِي
am ba`da hubbi iyyaka tuba``iduni
drive me far away after my love for You,
أَمْ مَعَ رَجَائِي لِرَحْمَتِكَ وَصَفْحِكَ تَحْرِمُنِي
am ma`a raja'i lirahmatika wa safhika tahrimuni
deprive me while I hope for Your mercy and forgiveness,
أَمْ مَعَ ٱسْتِجَارَتِي بِعَفْوِكَ تُسْلِمُنِي
am ma`a istijarati bi`afwika tuslimuni
forsake me while I seek sanctuary in Your pardon?
حَاشَا لِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ أَنْ تُخَيِّبَنِي
hasha liwajhika alkarimi an tukhayyibani
Far it be from Your generous face to disappoint me?
لَيْتَ شِعْرِي! أَلِلشَّقَاءِ وَلَدَتْنِي أُمِّي
layta shi`ri alishshaqa'i waladatni ummi
Would that I knew—Did my mother bear me for wretchedness?
أَمْ لِلْعَنَاءِ رَبَّتْنِي
am lil`ana'i rabbatni
Did she nurture me for suffering?
فَلَيْتَهَا لَمْ تَلِدْنِي وَلَمْ تُرَبِّنِي
falaytaha lam talidni wa lam turabbini
Would then that she had not borne me and had not nurtured me!
وَلَيْتَنِي عَلِمْتُ
wa laytani `alimtu
Would that I had knowledge—
أَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلسَّعادَةِ جَعَلْتَنِي
amin ahli assa`adati ja`altani
Have You appointed me one of the people of felicity?
وَبِقُرْبِكَ وَجِوَارِكَ خَصَصْتَنِي
wa biqurbika wa jiwarika khasastani
Have You singled me out for Your nearness and neighborhood?
فَتَقَرَّ بِذٰلِكَ عَيْنِي
fataqarra bidhalika `ayni
Then would my eyes be gladdened,
وَتَطْمَئِنَّ لَهُ نَفْسِي
wa tatma'inna lahu nafsi
and in that my soul reach serenity.
إِلٰهِي هَلْ تُسَوِّدُ وُجُوهاً خَرَّتْ سَاجِدَةً لِعَظَمَتِكَ
ilahi hal tusawwidu wujuhan kharrat sajidatan li`azamatika
My God, do You blacken faces which fall down in prostration before Your mightiness?
أَوْ تُخْرِسُ أَلْسِنَةً نَطَقَتْ بِٱلثَّنَاءِ عَلَىٰ مَجْدِكَ وَجَلاَلَتِكَ
aw tukhrisu alsinatan nataqat biththana'i `ala majdika wa jalalatika
Do You strike dumb tongues which speak in laudation of Your glory and majesty?
أَوْ تَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ ٱنْطَوَتْ عَلَىٰ مَحَبَّتِكَ
aw tatba`u `ala qulubin intawat `ala mahabbatika
Do You seal hearts which harbor Your love?
أَوْ تُصِمُّ أَسْمَاعاً تَلَذَّذَتْ بِسَمَاعِ ذِكْرِكَ فِي إِرَادَتِكَ
aw tusimmu asma`an taladhdhadhat bisama`i dhikrika fi iradatika
Do You deafen ears which take pleasure in hearing Your remembrance according to Your will?
أَوْ تَغُلُّ أَكُفّاً رَفَعَتْهَا الآمَالُ إِلَيْكَ رَجَاءَ رَأْفَتِكَ
aw taghullu akuffan rafa`at-ha al-amalu ilayka raja'a ra'fatika
Do You manacle hands which expectations have raised to You in hope of Your clemency?
أَوْ تُعَاقِبُ أَبْدَاناً عَمِلَتْ بِطَاعَتِكَ حَتَّىٰ نَحِلَتْ فِي مُجَاهَدَتِكَ
aw tu`aqibu abdanan `amilat bita`atika hatta nahilat fi mujahadatika
Do You punish bodies which worked to obey You until they grew thin in struggling for You?
أَوْ تُعَذِّبُ أَرْجُلاً سَعَتْ فِي عِبَادَتِكَ
aw tu`dhdhibu arjulan sa`at fi `ibadatika
Do You chastise legs which ran to worship You?
إِلٰهِي لاَ تُغْلِقْ عَلَىٰ مُوَحِّدِيكَ أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
ilahi la tughliq `ala muwahhidika abwaba rahmatika
My God, lock not toward those who profess Your Unity the doors of Your mercy,
وَلاَ تحْجُبْ مُشْتَاقِيكَ عَنِ ٱلنَّظَرِ إِلَىٰ جَمِيلِ رُؤْيَتِكَ
wa la tahjub mushtaqika `an annazari ila jamili ru'yatika
and veil not those who yearn for You from looking upon the vision of Your beauty!
إِلٰهِي نَفْسٌ أَعْزَزْتَهَا بِتَوحِيدِكَ
ilahi nafsun a`zaztaha bitawhidika
My God, a soul which You have exalted by its professing Your Unity—
كَيْفَ تُذِلُّهَا بِمَهَانَةِ هِجْرَانِكَ
kayfa tudhilluha bimahanati hijranika
how will You humiliate him by leaving him?
وَضَمِيرٌ ٱنْعَقَدَ عَلَىٰ مَوَدَّتِكَ
wa damirun in`aqada `ala mawaddatika
My God, a heart which has been knotted by its love for Your—
كَيْفَ تُحْرِقُهُ بِحَرَارَةِ نِيرَانِكَ
kayfa tuhriquhu bihararati niranika
how will You burn it in the heat of Your fires?
إِلٰهِي أَجِرْنِي مِنَ أَلِيمِ غَضَبِكَ
ilahi ajirni min alimi ghadabika
My God, give me sanctuary from Your painful wrath
وَعَظِيمِ سَخَطِكَ
wa `azimi sakhatika
and Your mighty anger!
يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ
ya hannanu ya mannanu
O All-loving, O All-kind!
يَا رَحِيمُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ
ya rahimu ya rahmanu
O Compassionate, O Merciful!
يَا جَبَّارُ يَا قَهَّارُ
ya jabbaru ya qahharu
O Compeller, O Subduer!
يَا غَفَّارُ يَا سَتَّارُ
ya ghaffaru ya sattaru
O All-forgiver, O All-covering!
نَجِّنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ
najjini birahmatika min `adhabi annari
Deliver me through Your mercy from the chastisement of the Fire
وَفَضِيحَةِ ٱلْعَارِ
wa fadihati al`ari
and the disgrace of shame
إِذَا ٱمْتَازَ ٱلأَخْيَارُ مِنَ ٱلأَشْرَارِ
idha imtaza al-akhyaru min al-ashraru
when the good are set apart from the evil,
وَحَالَتِ ٱلأَحْوَالُ
wa halat al-ahwalu
forms are transformed,
وَهَالَتِ ٱلأَهْوَالُ
wa halat al-ahwalu
terrors terrify,
وَقَرُبَ ٱلْمُحْسِنُونَ
wa qaruba almuhsinuna
the good-doers are brought near,
وَبَعُدَ ٱلْمُسِيئُونَ
wa ba`uda almusi'una
the evildoers taken far,
(وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْ
wa wuffiyat kullu nafsin ma kasabat
“and every soul paid what it has earned,
وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ)
wa hum la yuzlamuna
and they shall not be wronged!”
