WA YAA GHAAYATA AAAMAALIL-MUH'IB-BEEN أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ...
WA YAA GHAAYATA AAAMAALIL-MUH'IB-BEEN أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، I ask you for your love, and also love for those who love you, AS-ALUKA H'UB-BAK WA H'UB-BA MAY-YUH'IB-BUK وَحُبَّ كُلِّ عَمَل يُوصِلُنِي إلى قُرْبِكَ، And I ask you to make me love every deed which will bring me to your proximity, WA H'UB-BA KUL-LI A'MALEE-YOOS'ILUNEEE ILA QUR-BIK وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَكَ أَحَبَّ إلَيَّ مِمَّا سِواكَ And that you make yourself more beloved to me than anything other than you WA AN TAJ-A'LAKA AH'AB-BA ILAY-YA MIM-MAA SIWAAK وَأَنْ تَجْعَل حُبِّي إيَّاكَ قآئِداً إلى رِضْوانِكَ َ and make my love for you to lead me to pleasing you WA AN TAJ-A'LH'UB-BEEE EE-YAAKA QAAA-IDAN ILAA RIZ''-WAANIK وَشَوْقِي إلَيْكَ ذآئِداً عَنْ عِصْيانِكَ، And make my longing for you to protect me against disobeying you!
WA SHAW-QEEE ILAY-KA D'AAA-IDANA A'N I'S'-YAANIK وَامْنُنْ بِالنَّظَرِ إلَيْكَ عَلَيَّ، honor me by allowing me to gaze upon you, WA AM-NUM-BIN-NAZ'ARI ILAY-KA A'LAY وَانْظُرْ بِعَيْنِ الْوُدِّ وَالْعَطْفِ إلَيَّ، While you are gazing upon me with affection and tenderness, WA ANZ'UR BIA'Y-NIL-WUD-DI WAL-A'T'-FI ILAY وَلا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ، And do not turn your face away from me, WA LAA TAS'-RIF A'N-NEE WAJ-HAK وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ الإِسْعادِ وَالْحُظْوَةِ عِنْدَكَ، and make me one with whom you are happy with and that am in your favored position!
WAJ-A'L-NEE MIN AH-LIL-IS-A'ADI WAL-H'UZ'-WATI I'NDAKA يا مُجِيبُ، يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. O Responder, O Most Merciful of the merciful! YAA MUJEEBU…
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