أَتُرَاكَ مُعَذِّبِي بِنَارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحِيدِكَ aturaka...

أَتُرَاكَ مُعَذِّبِي بِنَارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحِيدِكَ

aturaka mu`adh-dhibi binarika ba`da taw-hidik

Canst You see Yourself tormenting me with Your fire after I have professed Your Unity

وَبَعْدَ مَا انْطَوَى عَلَيْهِ قَلْبِي مِن مَّعْرِفَتِكَ

wa ba`da man-tawa `ailayhi qal-bi mim-ma`rifatik

And after the knowledge of You my heart has embraced,

وَلَهِجَ بِهِ لِسَانِي مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ

wa lahija bihi lisani min dhik-rik

And the remembrance of You my tongue has constantly mentioned

وَاعْتَقَدَهُ ضَمِيرِي مِنْ حُبِّكَ

wa a`taqadahu zamiri min hub-bik

And the love of You to which my mind has clung,

وَبَعْدَ صِدْقِ اعْتِرَافِي وَدُعَائِي خَاضِعاً لِّرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa ba`da sid-qi-`a-tirafi wa du`aa-i khadi`aal-li-rububi-yatika

And after the sincerity of my confession and my supplication, humble before Your lordship? هَيْهَاتَ أَنتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَن تُضَيِّعَ مَن رَّبَّيْتَهُ

hayhata anta ak-ramu min an tuday-yi`a mar-rab-baytah

Far be it from You! You art more generous than that You shouldst squander him whom You hast nurtured,

أَوْ تُبْعِدَ مَنْ أَدْنَيْتَهُ

Or banish him whom You hast brought nigh,

Or drive away him whom You hast given an abode

أَوْ تُسْلِّمَ إِلىَ الْبلاءِ مَن كَفَيْتَهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ

aw tus-s-lima ilal-bala-i man kafay-tahu wa rahim-tah

Or submit to tribulation him whom You hast spared and shown mercy.

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