Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 2
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْـدَهُ لا شَـريكَ له، لهُ المُلـكُ ولهُ الحَمـد، وهوَ على كلّ شيءٍ قدير، سُـبْحانَ اللهِ، والحمْـدُ لله، ولا إلهَ إلاّ اللهُ واللهُ أكبَر، وَلا حَولَ وَلا قوّة إلاّ باللّهِ العليّ العظيم، رَبِّ اغْفرْ لي
There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise, and He has power over all things. Glory be to Allah; praise be to Allah. There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the greatest. There is no might or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. My Lord, forgive me.
Translation notes
وَلا حَولَ وَلا قوّة إلاّ باللّهِ العليّ العظيم،
The English witness renders إلا بالله as ‘except by Allah's leave,’ while the Arabic wording is literally ‘except through/by Allah’; the witness may be using an idiomatic interpretation.
Should the conventional witness wording be retained in a reviewed edition, or should a closer rendering be preferred?