يا ربنا اجعل خير عمري آخره

يا ربنا اجعل خير عمري آخره

وكن لنا عند كروب الآخره

وكن لنا عند كروب الآخره

O our Lord, make the best of my life its end,

O our Lord, make the best of my life its end.

and be with us amid the anguish of the Hereafter.

And be there for us amid the tribulations of the Hereafter.

وثبّت اللسان عند النزع

وثبّت اللسان عند النزع

بالقول الثابت وفاق الشرع

بالقول الثابت وفاق الشرع

Steady the tongue at the moment of death

And steady the tongue at the throes of death,

with the firm word, in accord with sacred law.

With the steadfast word, in accordance with sacred law.

تولنا عند حلول الرمس

تولنا عند حلول الرمس

ولا تعاملنا بشر النفس

ولا تعاملنا بشر النفس

Take us into Your care when we enter the grave,

Take us into Your care when burial comes,

and do not deal with us according to the soul’s evil.

And do not deal with us according to the soul's evil.

وكن مؤنسي إذا الأهل ذهب

وكن مؤنسي إذا الأهل ذهب

عني وصرت موحشا بين التراب

عني وصرت موحشا بين التراب

Be my companion when my family has gone

And be my comforting companion when my family has gone

from me, and I am left desolate amid the dust.

Away from me, and I have become lonely amid the dust.

وارحم عظامي حين تبقى نخره

وارحم عظامي حين تبقى نخره

من آثرات حثيات زاخره

من آثرات حثيات زاخره

Have mercy on my bones when they lie decayed

And have mercy on my bones when they lie decayed,

beneath the press of abundant handfuls heaped above them.

From the effects of abundant handfuls of earth.

أنا المسكين أنخت وزري

أنا المسكين أنخت وزري

بأكرم الكرام فارفع قدري

بأكرم الكرام فارفع قدري

I, the poor one, have made my burden kneel

I am the destitute one; I have laid down my burden of sin

before the Most Generous of the generous—so raise my standing.

Before the most generous of the generous, so raise my standing.

وقابل المسيء بالإحسان

وقابل المسيء بالإحسان

واستر عوارات لهذا الجاني

واستر عوارات لهذا الجاني

Meet the wrongdoer with beneficence,

And meet the wrongdoer with kindness,

and veil the shameful faults of this offender.

And conceal the shameful faults of this sinner.

وهب مسيئنا لمن قد أحسن

وهب مسيئنا لمن قد أحسن

شنشنة تعرف فيمن قد جنى

شنشنة تعرف فيمن قد جنى

For the sake of whoever has done well, pardon the wrongdoer among us—

And forgive the wrongdoer among us for the sake of one who has done good—

a familiar trait in one who has transgressed.

A familiar habit among those who have sinned.

أنا الكسير قد أنخت رحلتي

أنا الكسير قد أنخت رحلتي

بباب من أرجوه يوم شدتي

بباب من أرجوه يوم شدتي

I am broken; I have made my mount kneel

I am the broken one; I have brought my journey to rest

at the door of the One I hope in on the day of my distress.

At the door of the One I hope in on the day of my distress.

إنا رجوناك لدفع المعضلات

إنا رجوناك لدفع المعضلات

في الدين والدنيا ورفع الدرجات

في الدين والدنيا ورفع الدرجات

Indeed, we have placed our hope in You to ward off hardships

We have placed our hope in You to ward off difficulties,

in faith and worldly life, and to raise us in rank.

In religion and worldly life, and to raise our ranks.

يا رب إن عذبت كل مصاب

يا رب إن عذبت كل مصاب

فلا تعذبني بذل الحجاب

فلا تعذبني بذل الحجاب

O Lord, if You punish every afflicted one,

O Lord, if You punish every afflicted one,

do not punish me with the humiliation of being veiled from You.

Then do not torment me with the humiliation of being veiled from You.