Qad Kafani

My Lord's knowledge is enough for me I need not ask or choose

So my prayers and pleas are simply proof of how utterly I need Him

This is why I keep calling on Him in times of ease and times of hardship

I am a servant. My pride lies in my utter need of Him

O my Lord and my Sovereign! You know the state I am in

And what has beset my heart of worries and preoccupations

So rescue me with Your kindness O Master of all

O Most Generous, save me before my patience fails me

O the One Swift in Aid! Send me swift rescue and relief

that will vanquish all hardship, and bring all that I hope for

O Near One! O Responsive One! O All-Knowing! O All-Hearing!

I have fully realized my incapacity my submission and my brokenness

I have never left Your door so my Lord, have mercy on me as I wait there

I have made my camp in the valley of Your grace so, my Lord, let me stay

I persevere on account of my good opinion of You it is my bosom friend and ally

and my comfort and my companion throughout my day and night

There is a need within my soul, O Lord fulfil it, for You are the best of those who fulfil needs

Grant comfort to my innermost and my heart from its burning and heat

In a state of happiness and elation If You are pleased with me

then well-being and expansiveness will be my spiritual condition my inner garment and my outer cloak