-Alaa yaa lateefu yaa lateefu lakal lutfu
Fa-antal lateefu minka yashmalunal lutfu
أَلَا يَا لَطِيفُ يَا لَطِيفُ لَكَ اللُّطْفُ
فَأَنْتَ اللَّطِيفُ مِنْكَ يَشْمَلُنَا اللُّطْفُ
O Gentle One, O Gentle One, kindness is Yours!
You are the Kind and Gentle One, and from You kindness engulfs us
لَطِيفُ لَطِيفُ إِنَّنِي مُتَوَسِّلٌ
بِلُطْفِكَ فَالْطُفْ بِي وَقَدْ نَزَلَ اللُّطْفُ
Lateefu lateefu -innanee mutawassilun
Bi lutfika faltuf bee wa qad nazalal lutfu
O Gentle One, O Gentle One, I beseech You by Your gentleness
Be gentle to me—and the gentleness has descended
بِلُطْفِكَ عُدْنَا يَا لَطِيفُ وَهَا نَحْنُ
دَخَلْنَا فِي وَسْطِ اللُّطْفِ وَانْسَدَلَ اللُّطْفُ
Bi lutfika ‘udnaa yaa lateefu wa haa naHnu
Dakhalnaa fi wastil lutfi wansadalal lutfu
And here we are, we have returned O Gentle One, by Your Kindness
We have entered into the midst of gentleness—and gentleness is drawn over us
نَجَوْنَا بِلُطْفِ اللهِ ذِي اللُّطْفِ إِنَّهُ
لَطِيفٌ لَطِيفٌ لُطْفُهُ دَائِمًا لُطْفُ
Najawnaa bi lutfiLlaahi dhil lutfi -innahu
Lateefun lateefun lutfuhu daa-iman lutfu
We are saved by the gentleness of Allah, the Possessor of Kindness
He is Gentle! Gentle! His gentleness never ends
-Alaa yaa Hafeezhu yaa Hafeezhu lakal Hifzhu
Fa-antal Hafeezhu minka yashmalunal Hifzhu
أَلَا يَا حَفِيظُ يَا حَفِيظُ لَكَ الْحِفْظ
فَأَنْتَ الْحَفِيظُ مِنْكَ يَشْمَلُنَا الْحِفْظُ
O Protector, O Protector, protection is Yours!
You are the Protector, and from You the protection engulfs us
حَفِيظُ حَفِيظُ إِنَّنَا نَتَوَسِّلٌ
بِحِفْظِكَ فَاحْفَظْنَا وَقَدْ نَزَلَ الْحِفْظُ
Hafeezhu Hafeezhu -innanaa natawassilun
-Bi Hifzhika faHfazhnaa wa qad nazalal Hifzhu
O Protector, O Protector, we beseech you by Your protection
So safeguard us with Your protection—and the protection has descended
Bi Hifzhika ‘udnaa yaa Hafeezhu wa haa naHnu
Dakhalnaa fi wastil Hifzhi wan sadalal Hifzhu
بِحِفْظِكَ عُدْنَا يَاحَفِيظُ وَهَا نَحْنُ
دَخَلْنَا فِي وَسْطِ الْحِفْظِ وَانْسَدَلَ الْحِفْظُ
And here we are, we have returned by Your protection
We have entered into the midst of protection – and protection is drawn over us
نَجَوْنَا بِحِفْظِ اللهِ ذِي الْحِفْظِ إِنَّهُ
حَفِيظٌ حَفِيظٌ حِفْظُهُ دَائِمًا حِفْظُ
Najawnaa bi HifzhiLlaahi dhil Hifzhi -innahu
Hafeezhun Hafeezhun Hifzhuhu daa’iman Hifzhu
We are saved by the protection of Allah, the Possessor of Protection
He is protecting! Protecting! His protection never ends
بِجَاهِ إِمَامِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ مُحَمَّدٍ
فَلَوْلَاهُ عَيْنَ الْلُطْفِ مَا نَزَلَ الْلُطْفُ
Bijaahi -imaamil mursaleena MuHammadin
Falawlaahu ‘aynal lutfi maa nazalal lutfu
By the rank of the leader of the Messengers: Muhammad
Were he not the source of the gentleness, then it would never have descended
عَلَيْهِ سَلَامُ اللهِ مَا قَالَ مُنْشِدٌ
أَلَا يَا لَطِيفُ يَا لَطِيفُ لَكَ الْلُطْفُ
‘Alayhi salaammuLlaahi maa qaala munshidun
-Alaa yaa lateefu yaa lateefu lakal lutfu
Prayers of Allah upon him, for the amount of those who chant
O Gentle One! Gentle One! Gentleness is Yours!