1. To the chief of the helpless, pole of the universe
I take refuge though I am a beggar at his door
١. بشيخ العواجز قطب الوجو
د ألوذ وأني دخيل عليه
2. When the time troubles me with hardship
I turn my heart's secret core to him
٢. إذا ما دهاني زمان الخطو
ب أوجه سر فؤادي إليه
3. So I bare my soul to him having presented
A petition of my brokenness before him
٣. فعاري عليه وقد قدمت
عريضة حال انكساري لديه