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Glory be to You! How narrow are the paths for him whom You have not guided!

sub-h'aanaka maaa az''-yaqat'-t'uruqa a'laa mal-lam takun daleelahoo

سُبْحانَكَ ما أَضْيَقَ الطُّرُقَ عَلىٰ مَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ دَلِيلَهُ!

How plain the truth for him whom You have guided on his way!

wa maaa aw-z''ah'al-h'aq-qa i'nda man haday-tahoo sabeelah

وَما أَوْضَحَ الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَهُ سَبِيلَهُ!

My God, so make us travel on the roads that arrive at You

ilaahee fas-luk binaa subulal-wus'ooli ilay-k

إِلـٰهِي فاسْلُكْ بِنا سُبُلَ الْوُصُولِ إلَيْكَ،

and set us into motion on the paths nearest to reaching You!

wa say-yir-naa feee aq-rabit'-t'uruqi lil-wufoodi a'lay-k

وَسَيّـِرْنا فِي أَقْرَبِ الطُّرُقِ لِلْوُفُودِ عَلَيْكَ،

Make near for us the far,

qar-rib a'lay-naal-bae'ed

قَرّ ِبْ عَلَيْنَا الْبَعِيدَ،

and make easy for us the hard and difficult!

wa sah-hil a'lay-naal-a'seerash-shadeed

وَسَهّـِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْعَسِيرَ الشَّدِيدَ،

Join us to Your servants, those who hurry to You swiftly,

wa al-h'iq-naa bii'baadikal-lad'eena hum bil-bidaari ilay-ka yusaariu'wn

وَأَلْحِقْنا بِعِبادِكَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ بِالْبِدارِ إلَيْكَ يُسارِعُونَ

knock constantly at Your door,

wa baabaka a'laad-dawaami yat'-ruqoon

وَبابَكَ عَلَىٰ الدَّوامِ يَطْرُقُونَ،

and worship You by night and by day,

wa ee-yaaka fil-layli wan-nahaari yaa'-budoon

وَإِيَّاكَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ يَعْبُدُونَ،

while they remain apprehensive in awe of You!

wa hum min hay-batika mush-fiqoona

وَهُمْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ مُشْفِقُونَ،

You have purified their drinking places,

al-lad'eena s'af-fay-ta lahumul-mashaariba

الَّذِينَ صَفَّيْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَشارِبَ،

taken them to the objects of their desire,

wa bal-lagh-tahumur-raghaaa-ib

وَبَلَّغْتَهُمُ الرَّغائِبَ،

granted their requests,

wa anjah'-ta lahumul-mat'aalib

وَأَنْجَحْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَطالِبَ،

accomplished their wishes through Your bounty,

wa qaz''ay-ta lahum min faz''-likal-maaarib

وَقَضَيْتَ لَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْمَآرِبَ،

filled their minds with Your love,

wa malaa-ta lahum z''amaaa-irahum min h'ub-bik

وَمَلأْتَ لَهُمْ ضَمائِرَهُمْ مِنْ حُبّـِكَ

and quenched their thirst with Your pure drink.

wa raw-way-tahum min s'aafee shir-bik

وَرَوَّيْتَهُمْ مِنْ صافِي شِرْبِكَ،

Through You have they reached the pleasure of whispered prayer to You,

fabika ilaa lad'eed'i munaajaatika was'aloo

فَبِكَ إلىٰ لَذِيذِ مُناجاتِكَ وَصَلُوا،

and in You have they achieved their furthest goals.

wa minka aq-s'aa maqaas'idihim h'as'-s'aloo

وَمِنْكَ أَقْصىٰ مَقاصِدِهِمْ حَصَّلُوا،

O He who comes toward those who come toward Him

fayaa man huwa a'laal-muq-bileena a'lay-hee muq-bil

فَيا مَنْ هُوَ عَلَىٰ الْمُقْبِلِينَ عَلَيْهِ مُقْبِلٌ،

and grants gifts and bestows bounty upon them through tenderness!

wa bil-a't'-fi a'lay-him a'aa-idum-muf-z''il

وَبِالْعَطْفِ عَلَيْهِمْ عائِدٌ مُفْضِلٌ،

He is compassionate and clement toward those heedless of His remembrance

wa bil-ghaafileena a'n d'ik-rihee rah'eemur-ra-oof

وَبِالْغافِلِينَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ رَحِيمٌ رَؤُوفٌ،

and loving and tender in drawing them to His door!

wa bijad'-bihim ilaa baabihee wadoodun a't'oof

وَبِجَذْبِهمْ إلىٰ بابِهِ وَدُودٌ عَطُوفٌ،

I ask You to place me among those of them who have the fullest share from You,

as-aluka an taj-a'lanee min
aw-farihim minka h'az'-z'aa

أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ أَوْفَرِهِمْ مِنْكَ حَظّاً،

the highest station with You,

wa aa'-laahum i'ndaka manzilaa

وَأَعْلاهُمْ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلاً،

the most plentiful portion of Your love,

wa aj-zalihim miw-wud-dika
 qis-maa

وَأَجْزَلِهِـمْ مِنْ وُدّ ِكَ قِسَمـاً،

and the most excellent allotment of Your knowledge,

wa af-z''alihim fee maa'-rifatika nas'eebaa

وَأَفْضَلِهِمْ فِي مَعْرِفَتِكَ نَصِيباً،

for my aspiration has been cut off from everything but You

faqadi anqat'aa't ilay-ka
 him-matee

فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ إلَيْكَ هِمَّتِي،

and my desire has turned toward You alone.

wa ans'arafat nah'-waka
ragh-batee

وَانْصَرَفَتْ نَحْوَكَ رَغْبَتِي،

You are my object, none other;

faanta laa ghay-ruka muraadee

فَأَنْتَ لاَ غَيْرُكَ مُرادِي،

to You alone belongs my waking and my sleeplessness.

wa laka laa lisiwaaka saharee wa suhaadee

وَلَكَ لا لِسِواكَ سَهَرِي وَسُهادِي،

Meeting You is the gladness of my eye,

wa liqaaaw-uka qur-ratu a'y-nee

وَلِقاؤُكَ قُرَّةُ عَيْني،

joining You the wish of my soul.

wa was'-luka munaa naf-see

وَوَصْلُكَ مُنىٰ نَفْسِي،

Toward You is my yearning,

wa ilay-ka shaw-qee

وَإلَيْكَ شَوْقِي،

in love for You my passionate longing,

wa fee mah'ab-batika walahee

وَفِي مَحَبَّتِكَ وَلَهِي،

in inclining toward You my fervent craving.

wa ilaa hawaaka s'abaabatee

وَإلىٰ هَواكَ صَبابَتِي،

Your good pleasure is the aim I seek,

wa riz''aaka bugh-yatee

وَرِضاكَ بُغْيَتي،

vision of You is my need,

wa roo-yatuka h'aajatee

وَرُؤْيَتُكَ حاجَتِي

Your neighbourhood my request,

wa jiwaaruka t'alabee

وَجِوارُكَ طَلَبِي،

nearness to You the utmost object of my asking.

wa qur-buka ghayatu soo-lee

وَقُرْبُكَ غايَةُ سُؤْلِي،

In whispered prayer to You I find my repose and my ease.

wa fee munajaatika raw-h'ee wa raah'atee

وَفِي مُنَاجَاتِكَ رَوْحِي وَراحَتِي،

With You lies the remedy of my illness, the cure for my burning thirst,

wa i'ndak dawaaa-u i'l-latee wa shifaaa-u ghul-latee

وَعِنْدَكَ دَواءُ عِلَّتِي، وَشِفاءُ غُلَّتِي،

the coolness of my ardour, the removal of my distress.

wa bar-du law-a'tee wa kash-fu kur-batee

وَبَرْدُ لَوْعَتِي، وَكَشْفُ كُرْبَتِي.

Be my intimate in my loneliness,

fakun aneesee fee wah'-shatee

فَكُنْ أَنِيْسِي فِي وَحْشَتِي،

the releaser of my stumble,

wa muqeela a'th-ratee

وَمُقِيلَ عَثْرَتِي،

the forgiver of my slip,

wa ghaafira zal-latee

وَغافِرَ زَلَّتِي،

the accepter of my repentance,

wa qaabila taw-batee

وَقابِلَ تَوْبَتِي،

the responder to my supplication,

wa mujeeba daa'-watee

وَمُجِيبَ دَعْوَتِي،

the patron of preserving me from sin,

wa walee-ya i's'-matee

وَوَلِيَّ عِصْمَتِي،

the one who frees me from my neediness!

wa mugh-neea faaqatee

وَمُغْنِيَ فاقَتِي،

Cut me not off from You

wa laa taq-t'aa'-nee a'nk

وَلا تَقْطَعْنِي عَنْكَ،

and keep me not far from You! O my bliss and my garden!

wa laa tub-i'd-nee mink yaa nae'emee wa jan-natee

وَلا تُبْعِدْنِي مِنْكَ يا نَعِيمِي وَجَنَّتِي،

O my this world and my hereafter!

wa yaa dunyaaya wa aaakhiratee

وَيا دُنْيايَ وَآخِرَتِي،

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

yaaa ar-h'amar-raah'imeen

يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ