Number 9

Iraqi style
English

Number 9

You are the One who hears every whispered prayer, the Eternal who suffices for all our needs. Nothing hidden is concealed from you; you know all secrets and everything unseen. I cannot fully speak of what is below and above, Creator of the earth and the heavens. How can I ever offer you enough thanks and praise, you who keep watch over us in every state? Whatever prayer Sa'di makes, answer it, you who respond to those who call.
Explanation: The second line of each couplet uses Arabic divine epithets, a common device in devotional Persian poetry to invoke God's attributes.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۹

احدا سامع المناجات صمدا کافی المهمات
هیچ پوشیده از تو پنهان نیست عالم السر و الخفیات
زیر و بالا نمی‌توانم گفت خالق الارض والسموات
شکر و حمد تو چون توانم گفت حافظ فی جمیع حالات
هر دعایی که می‌کند سعدی فاستجب یا مجیب دعوات