| 1 |
O God,
I showed sincerity by cutting
myself off from everything but Thee. |
| 2 |
I
approached Thee with my whole self. |
| 3 |
I
averted my face from everyone who needs Thy support. |
| 4 |
I
ceased to ask from any who cannot do without Thy bounty. |
| 5 |
I
saw that the needy who seeks from the needy
is foolish in his opinion,
and
misguided in his intellect. |
| 6 |
How many people have I seen, my God,
who sought exaltation through
other than Thee
and
were abased,
who wanted wealth from
someone else
and
became poor,
who tried to rise high
and fell down low! |
| 7 |
Observing
the likes of them
corrects
a prudent man;
his taking heed
gives
him success;
his choosing the best
guides him to the path of right. |
| 8 |
So Thou, my Master,
art the object of my asking
to
the exclusion of all those who are asked
and the patron of my need
to
the exclusion of all those from whom requests are made. |
| 9 |
Thou art singled out for my call before all who are called;
none is associated with Thee
in my hope,
none comes along with Thee in
my supplication,
nor does any join with Thee
within it,
for
to Thee is my appeal. |
| 10 |
To Thee, my God, belongs
the Unity of number,
the property of eternal power,
the excellence of force and
strength,
the degree of sublimity and
elevation. |
| 11 |
Everyone other than Thee is
the object of compassion in
his lifetime,
overcome in his affair,
overwhelmed in his situation,
diverse in states,
constantly changing in
attributes. |
| 12 |
So Thou art high exalted
above likenesses and opposites,
proudly magnified
beyond
similitudes and rivals!
Glory be to Thee!
There
is no God but Thou. |