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 بِسمِ اللهِ الرَّحمنِ الرَّحيمِ

My God, the uninterrupted flow of Your graciousness hast distracted me from thanking You!

ilaahee ad'-halanee a'n iqaamati shuk-rika tataabuu' t'aw-lika

إِلـٰهِي أَذْهَلَنِي عَنْ إقامَةِ شُكْرِكَ تَتابُعُ طَوْلِكَ،

The flood of Your bounty has rendered me incapable of counting Your praises!

wa aa'-jazanee a'n ih'-s'aaa-i thanaaa-ika fay-z''u faz''-lik

وَأَعْجَزَنِي عَنْ إِحْصاءِ ثَنَائِكَ فَيْضُ فَضْلِكَ،

The succession of Your kind acts has diverted me from mentioning You in laudation!

wa shaghalanee a'n d'ik-ri mah'aamidika taraadufu a'waaa-idik

وَشَغَلَنِي عَنْ ذِكْرِ مَحامِدِكَ تَرادُفُ عَوائِدِكَ،

The continuous rush of Your benefits has thwarted me from spreading the news of Your gentle favours!

wa aa'-yaanee a'n-nash-ri a'waarifika tawaaleee ayaadeek

وَأَعْيانِي عَنْ نَشْرِ عوارِفِكَ تَوالِي أَيدِيكَ،

This is the station of him who confesses to the lavishness of favours,

wa had'aa maqaamu mani aa'-tarafa bisubooghin-naa'-maaa-i

وَ هٰذَا مَقامُ مَنِ اعْتَرَفَ بِسُبُوغِ النَّعْماءِ،

meets them with shortcomings,

wa qaabalahaa bit-taq-s'eer

وَقابَلَها بِالتَّقْصِيرِ،

and witnesses to his own disregard and negligence.

wa shahida a'laa naf-sihee bil-ih-maali wat-taz''-yeea'-

وَشَهِدَ عَلىٰ نَفْسِهِ بِالإِهْمالِ وَالتَّضْيِيعِ،

You are the Clement, the Compassionate, the Good, the Generous,

wa antar-ra-oofur-rah'eem
al-bar-rul-kareem

وَأَنْتَ الرَّؤُوفُ الرَّحِيمُ الْبَرُّ الْكَرِيمُ،

who does not disappoint those who aim for Him,

ul-lad'ee laa yukhay-yibu qaas'ideeh

الَّذِي لا يُخَيّـِبُ قاصِدِيهِ،

nor cast out from His courtyard those who expect from Him!

wa laa yat'-rudu a'n finaaa-iheee aaamileehee

وَلا يَطْرُدُ عَنْ فِنائِهِ آمِلِيهِ،

In Your yard are put down the saddlebags of the hopeful

bisaah'atika tah'ut'-t'u rih'aalur-raajeena

بِساحَتِكَ تَحُطُّ رِحالُ الرَّاجِينَ،

and in Your plain stand the hopes of the help-seekers!

wa bia'r-s'atika taqifu aaamaalul-mus-tar-fideen

وَبِعَرْصَتِكَ تَقِفُ آمالُ الْمُسْتَرْفِدِينَ،

So meet not our hopes by disappointing and disheartening

fala tuqaabil aaamaalanaa bit-takh-yeebi wal-ee-aas

فَلا تُقابِلْ آمالَنا بِالتَّخْيِيبِ وَالإِياسِ،

and clothe us not in the shirt of despair and despondency!

wa laa tul-bis-naa sir-baalal-qunoot'i wal-ib-laas

وَلا تُلْبِسْنا سِرْبالَ الْقُنُوطِ وَالإِبْلاسِ.

My God, my thanksgiving is small before Your great boons,

ilaahee tas'aaghara i'nda taa'az'umi aaalaaa-ika shuk-ree

إِلـٰهِي تَصاغَرَ عِنْدَ تَعاظُمِ آلائِكَ شُكْرِي،

and my praise and news-spreading shrink beside Your generosity toward me!

wa taz''aaa-ala fee jambi ik-raamika ee-yaaya thanaaa-ee wa nash-ree

وَتَضَاءَلَ فِي جَنْبِ إكْرَامِكَ إيَّايَ ثَنائِي وَنَشْرِي،

Your favours have wrapped me in the robes of the lights of faith,

jal-lalat-nee nia'muka min anwaaril-eemaani h'ulalaa

جَلَّلَتْنِي نِعَمُكَ مِنْ أَنْوَارِ الإِيْمانِ حُلَلاً،

and the gentlenesses of Your goodness have let down over me delicate curtains of might!

wa z''arabat a'lay-ya lat'aaa-ifu bir-rika minal-i'z-zi kilala

وَضَرَبَتْ عَلَيَّ لَطائِفُ بِرّ ِكَ مِنَ الْعِزّ ِ كِلَلاً،

Your kindnesses have collared me with collars not to be moved

wa qal-ladat-nee minanuka qalaaa-ida laa tuh'al-lu

وَقَلَّدْتَنِي مِنْكَ قَلائِدَ لا تُحَلُّ،

and adorned me with neck-rings not to be broken!

wa t'aw-waqat-neee at'-waaqal-laa tufal

وَطَوَّقْتَنِي أَطْوَاقاً لا تُفَلُّ،

Your boons are abundant - my tongue is too weak to count them!

faaalaaaw-uka jam-matun z''au'fa lisaanee a'n ih'-s'aaa-ihaa

فَآلاؤُكَ جَمَّةٌ ضَعُفَ لِسانِي عَنْ إحْصائِها،

Your favours are many - my understanding falls short of grasping them, not to speak of exhausting them!

wa naa'-maaaw-uka katheeratun qas'ura fah-mee a'n id-raakihaa faz''-lana a'ni s-tiq-s'aaa-ihaa

وَنَعْماؤُكَ كَثِيرَةٌ قَصُرَ فَهْمِي عَنْ إدْرَاكِها فَضْلاً عَنِ اسْتِقْصائِها،

So how can I achieve thanksgiving?

fakay-fa lee bitah'-s'eelish-shuk-ri

فَكَيْفَ لِي بِتَحْصِيلِ الشُّكْرِ،

For my thanking You requires thanksgiving.

wa shuk-reee ee-yaaka yaf-taqiru ilaa shuk-r

وَشُكْرِي إيَّاكَ يَفْتَقِرُ إلىٰ شُكْرٍ،

Whenever I say, 'To You belongs praise!',

fakul-lamaa qul-tu lakal-h'am-du

فَكُلَّما قُلْتُ: لَكَ الْحَمْدُ،

it becomes thereby incumbent upon me to say, 'To You belongs praise'!

wajaba a'lay-ya lid'alika an aqwla lakal-h'am-d

وَجَبَ عَلَيَّ لِذٰلِكَ أَنْ أَقُولَ: لَكَ الْحَمْدُ.

My God, as You have fed us through Your gentleness and nurtured us through Your benefaction,

ilaahee fakamaa ghad'-d'ay-tanaa bilut'-fik wa rab-bay-tanaa bis'un-i'k

إِلـٰهِي فَكَما غَذَّيْتَنا بِلُطْفِكَ، وَرَبَّيْتَنا بِصُنْعِكَ،

so also complete for us lavish favours, repel from us detested acts of vengeance,

fatam-mim a'lay-naa sawaabighan-nia'm wa ad-faa'a'n-naa makaarihan-niqam

فَتَمّـِمْ عَلَيْنَا سَوابِـغَ النّـِعَمِ، وَادْفَعْ عَنَّا مَكارِهَ النّـِقَمِ،

and of the shares of the two abodes, give us their most elevated and their greatest,

wa aaatinaa min h'uz'ooz'id-daaray-ni ar-faa'haa wa ajal-lahaa

وَآتِنا مِنْ حُظُوظِ الدَّارَيْنِ أَرْفَعَهَا وَأَجَلَّها

both the immediate and the deferred!

a'ajilaw-wa aaajilaa

عاجِلاً وَآجِلاً،

To You belongs praise for Your good trial

wa lakal-h'am-du a'laa h'us-ni balaaa-ika

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلىٰ حُسْنِ بَلاَئِكَ

and the lavishness of Your favours,

wa subooghi naa'-maaa-ika

وَسُبُوغِ نَعْمائِكَ

a praise conforming to Your good pleasure

h'am-day-yuwafiqu riz''aaka

حَمْداً يُوافِقُ رِضاكَ،

and attracting Your great goodness and magnanimity.

wa yam-tareel-a'z'eema mim-bir-rika wa nadaaka

وَيَمْتَرِي الْعَظِيمَ مِنْ بِرّ ِكَ وَنَداكَ،

O All-mighty, O All-generous!

yaa a'z'eemu yaa kareemu

يا عَظِيمُ يا كَرِيمُ،

By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

birah'-matika yaaa ar-h'amar-raah'imeen

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.