إلى الحكم الحق الذي لا يرد ما

إلى الحكم الحق الذي لا يرد ما

قضاه بسلطان دفعت شكيتي

قضاه بسلطان دفعت شكيتي

To the true Judge, who does not revoke what

To the true Judge—none can overturn what

He has decreed with sovereign authority, I have brought my complaint.

He has decreed with authority—I have submitted my complaint.

إلى الحكم الحق الذي ما لحكمه

إلى الحكم الحق الذي ما لحكمه

معقب حكم أو مناقض حكمة

معقب حكم أو مناقض حكمة

To the true Judge, whose judgment has no

To the true Judge, whose judgment admits no

reviser of its ruling, nor any contradictor of its wisdom.

one to reverse His ruling or contradict His wisdom.

إلى الحكم الحق الذي ليس حكمه

إلى الحكم الحق الذي ليس حكمه

بريب ولا في فعله عيب ذرة

بريب ولا في فعله عيب ذرة

To the true Judge, whose judgment is not touched

To the true Judge, whose judgment is not

by doubt, nor is there an atom’s flaw in His deed.

in doubt, nor is there a speck of fault in His action.

إلى الحكم الحق الذي عز جاره

إلى الحكم الحق الذي عز جاره

وقام بقسط الحكم بين البرية

وقام بقسط الحكم بين البرية

To the true Judge, whose neighbor under His protection is honored,

To the true Judge, under whose protection one is unassailable,

and who has upheld equitable judgment among all creation.

and who upholds justice in judgment among created beings.

وهي جلدي يا أحكم الحاكمين من

وهي جلدي يا أحكم الحاكمين من

مريد عنيد سامني شر خطة

مريد عنيد سامني شر خطة

My endurance has weakened, O wisest of judges, because of

My fortitude has weakened, O wisest of judges, because of

a stubborn rebel who has subjected me to the worst of plights.

a rebellious, obstinate one who subjected me to the worst treatment.

لك الحكم والرجعي إليك وركنك ال

لك الحكم والرجعي إليك وركنك ال

شديد ملاذي وانتصارك عزتي

شديد ملاذي وانتصارك عزتي

Yours is judgment, and to You is the return; Your mighty

Judgment is Yours, and to You is the return; Your pillar—

stronghold is my refuge, and Your vindication is my glory.

mighty—is my refuge, and Your triumph is my honor.

فخذه بمثوى الأمن سنتك التي

فخذه بمثوى الأمن سنتك التي

خلت في القرون الغابرين فأفنت

خلت في القرون الغابرين فأفنت

So seize him in the very abode of safety—Your way, which

So seize him in his haven of safety, in keeping with Your way,

passed among bygone generations and annihilated them.

which prevailed among bygone generations and then annihilated them.

الهي لا تجعل سبيلاً لكافر

الهي لا تجعل سبيلاً لكافر

على مسلم مستمسك بالشريعة

على مسلم مستمسك بالشريعة

My God, grant no unbeliever a way

My God, grant no unbeliever a way

against a Muslim who holds fast to the Sacred Law.

to prevail over a Muslim holding fast to the sacred law.

الهي فاحكم لي عليه ورده

الهي فاحكم لي عليه ورده

بحكمك عني يا نصيري وعدتي

بحكمك عني يا نصيري وعدتي

My God, judge in my favor against him, and turn him

My God, so judge in my favor against him, and repel him

away from me by Your judgment, O my Helper and my mainstay.

from me by Your judgment, O my helper and my support.

الهي ما هذا المريد بمعجز

الهي ما هذا المريد بمعجز

وأنت غيور شاهد صدق دعوتي

وأنت غيور شاهد صدق دعوتي

My God, this rebel cannot escape You,

My God, this rebellious one cannot thwart You,

and You are zealous, witnessing the sincerity of my plea.

and You are jealous, witnessing the truth of my plea.

وفي حكمك القسط الذي أنت أهله

وفي حكمك القسط الذي أنت أهله

معاجلة الطاغي بأخذ العقوبة

معاجلة الطاغي بأخذ العقوبة

And in Your just judgment, which You are fit to render,

And in Your just judgment, which befits You,

lies the swift seizure of the tyrant with punishment.

lies the swift seizure of the tyrant in punishment.