رَبِّ أَحبِبني وَأَحبِب أُسرَتي

رَبِّ أَحبِبني وَأَحبِب أُسرَتي

وَاِعفُ عَن قَومي وَبارِك وَطَني

وَاِعفُ عَن قَومي وَبارِك وَطَني

My Lord, love me, and love my family;

My Lord, love me and love my family.

pardon my people, and bless my homeland.

And forgive my people and bless my homeland.

رَبِّ هَذِّبني وَطَهِّر سائِري

رَبِّ هَذِّبني وَطَهِّر سائِري

مِن قَذىً يَعلَقُ بي أَو دَرَنِ

مِن قَذىً يَعلَقُ بي أَو دَرَنِ

My Lord, refine me and purify my whole being

My Lord, refine me and purify my whole being

of every mote that clings to me and every stain.

Of any mote that clings to me, or grime.

وَاِصرِفِ المَكروهَ عَنّي وَالأَذى

وَاِصرِفِ المَكروهَ عَنّي وَالأَذى

وَاِكفِني اللَّهُمَّ شَرَّ الفِتَنِ

وَاِكفِني اللَّهُمَّ شَرَّ الفِتَنِ

Turn all misfortune and harm away from me,

And turn misfortune and harm away from me,

and spare me, O God, the evil of tribulations.

And spare me, O God, the evil of tribulations.

رَبِّ داوِ النَفسَ مِن أَدوائِها

رَبِّ داوِ النَفسَ مِن أَدوائِها

قَبلَ أَن تُودي وَيُودي بَدَني

قَبلَ أَن تُودي وَيُودي بَدَني

My Lord, heal the soul of its maladies

My Lord, heal the soul of its ailments

before it perishes—and my body perishes.

Before it perishes, and my body perishes too.

كانَ ما كانَ وَلَولا ما مَضى

كانَ ما كانَ وَلَولا ما مَضى

مِنكَ في تَكوينِهِ لَم يَكُنِ

مِنكَ في تَكوينِهِ لَم يَكُنِ

Whatever has been, has been; and had not that which issued

What came to be came to be; but for what had proceeded

from You brought it into being, it would not have been.

From You in its creation, it would not have been.

بِكَ أَستَهدي فَسَدِّدني إِلى

بِكَ أَستَهدي فَسَدِّدني إِلى

أَرشَدِ السُبلِ وَأَهدى السَنَنِ

أَرشَدِ السُبلِ وَأَهدى السَنَنِ

Through You I seek guidance; direct me aright toward

Through You I seek guidance; direct me toward

the soundest paths and the surest ways.

The soundest paths and the truest ways.

رَبِّ وَفِّقني وَكُن عَوني عَلى

رَبِّ وَفِّقني وَكُن عَوني عَلى

شُكرِ ما أَولَيتَني مِن مِنَنِ

شُكرِ ما أَولَيتَني مِن مِنَنِ

My Lord, grant me success, and be my aid in

My Lord, grant me success, and be my help in

thanking You for the blessings You have bestowed on me—

Giving thanks for the blessings You have bestowed on me.

أَطهَرُ الأَقلامِ مِن آثارِها

أَطهَرُ الأَقلامِ مِن آثارِها

حينَ أُحصيها وَأَزكى الأَلسُنِ

حينَ أُحصيها وَأَزكى الأَلسُنِ

with pens whose traces are purest,

The purest pens are among their fruits,

as I number them, and with the purest tongues.

As I count them, and the purest tongues.

رَبِّ أَمِّني فَإِنّي عائِذٌ

رَبِّ أَمِّني فَإِنّي عائِذٌ

بِرَجاءِ الخائِفِ المُستَأمِنِ

بِرَجاءِ الخائِفِ المُستَأمِنِ

My Lord, grant me safety, for I seek refuge

My Lord, grant me safety, for I seek refuge

with the plea of one afraid and seeking protection.

With the hope of one afraid who seeks protection.

ما لِنَفسي فيكَ ما تَملِكُهُ

ما لِنَفسي فيكَ ما تَملِكُهُ

غَيرَ ما تَملِكُ نَفسُ المُؤمِنِ

غَيرَ ما تَملِكُ نَفسُ المُؤمِنِ

My soul has nothing, concerning You, that it possesses

My soul possesses nothing concerning You

except what every believer’s soul possesses:

Beyond what a believer's soul possesses:

ثِقَةٌ ما خالَطَتها ريبَةٌ

ثِقَةٌ ما خالَطَتها ريبَةٌ

وَيَقينٌ ما بِهِ مِن وَهَنِ

وَيَقينٌ ما بِهِ مِن وَهَنِ

trust never mingled with doubt,

Trust unmingled with doubt,

and certainty untouched by weakness.

And certainty untouched by weakness.

رَبِّ هَذا سَبَبي أُدلي بِهِ

رَبِّ هَذا سَبَبي أُدلي بِهِ

رَبِّ فَاِمدُد سَبَبي لا تُخزِني

رَبِّ فَاِمدُد سَبَبي لا تُخزِني

My Lord, this is my rope, which I lower before You;

My Lord, this is my cord; I plead by it.

My Lord, lengthen my rope, and do not disgrace me.

My Lord, lengthen my cord; do not disgrace me.

هَب لِقَومي مِنكَ جَدّاً عالِياً

هَب لِقَومي مِنكَ جَدّاً عالِياً

يَتَذَرّى عالِياتِ القُنَنِ

يَتَذَرّى عالِياتِ القُنَنِ

Grant my people, from You, lofty good fortune

Grant my people, from You, exalted good fortune

that scales the highest summits.

That scales the loftiest peaks.

جَثَمَ الضَيمُ بِهِم في حُفرَةٍ

جَثَمَ الضَيمُ بِهِم في حُفرَةٍ

جَثَمَت فيها عَوادي الزَمَنِ

جَثَمَت فيها عَوادي الزَمَنِ

Oppression has crouched upon them in a pit

Oppression has crouched upon them in a pit

where the assaults of time crouch heavily.

Where the ravages of time have crouched.

كُلَّما قُلتُ أَما مِن نَهضَةٍ

كُلَّما قُلتُ أَما مِن نَهضَةٍ

نَهَضَت فيهِم فَهاجَت حَزَني

نَهَضَت فيهِم فَهاجَت حَزَني

Whenever I ask, “Is there no uprising?”

Whenever I said, "Is there no revival?"

one rises among them, only to stir my grief.

Those ravages rose among them and stirred my grief.

رُبَّ لَيلٍ بِتُّهُ من أَجلِهِم

رُبَّ لَيلٍ بِتُّهُ من أَجلِهِم

يَتَحاماني مَطيفُ الوَسَنِ

يَتَحاماني مَطيفُ الوَسَنِ

Many a night I have spent awake for their sake,

Many a night I have passed for their sake,

while the visiting specter of slumber shunned me,

While sleep's hovering phantom shunned me,

ضارِباً في غَمرَةٍ ما تَنجَلي

ضارِباً في غَمرَةٍ ما تَنجَلي

مِن هُمومٍ كَالخِضَمِّ الأَرعَنِ

مِن هُمومٍ كَالخِضَمِّ الأَرعَنِ

plunging into an engulfing depth that never clears,

Struggling in a flood that would not subside,

formed of my cares, like a raging ocean—

Of cares like a raging ocean,

طامِياتٍ يَتَرامى مَوجُها

طامِياتٍ يَتَرامى مَوجُها

بِالأَماني حائِراتِ السُفُنِ

بِالأَماني حائِراتِ السُفُنِ

towering, its waves hurling themselves onward,

Surging high, their waves toss

while ships wander bewildered among hopes.

Hopes about like bewildered ships.

لَستُ أَدري أَهمو في مَوطِنٍ

لَستُ أَدري أَهمو في مَوطِنٍ

يَجمَعُ الأَحياءَ أَم في مَدفَنِ

يَجمَعُ الأَحياءَ أَم في مَدفَنِ

I cannot tell whether they are in a homeland

I do not know: are they in a land

that gathers the living, or in a burial ground.

That gathers the living, or in a burial ground?

وَيحَ قَومي غَرَّهُم إِذ هَلَكوا

وَيحَ قَومي غَرَّهُم إِذ هَلَكوا

رَونَقُ القَبرِ وَحُسنُ الكَفَنِ

رَونَقُ القَبرِ وَحُسنُ الكَفَنِ

Woe to my people! When they perished, they were beguiled by

Alas for my people! As they perished, they were beguiled

the grave’s splendor and the beauty of the shroud.

By the grave's splendor and the shroud's beauty.

سَكَنَت نَفسي إِلى اليَأسِ وَبي

سَكَنَت نَفسي إِلى اليَأسِ وَبي

مِن هُمومي عاصِفٌ لَم يَسكُنِ

مِن هُمومي عاصِفٌ لَم يَسكُنِ

My soul has settled into despair, while within me

My soul has settled into despair, yet within me

a storm of cares has never grown still.

A tempest of my cares has not subsided.

عَزَّتِ الشورى عَلَيهِم فَاِشتَروا

عَزَّتِ الشورى عَلَيهِم فَاِشتَروا

ما اِشتَروا مِنها بِأَغلى ثَمَنِ

ما اِشتَروا مِنها بِأَغلى ثَمَنِ

Consultative rule came dear to them, so they purchased

Consultation was hard for them to attain, so they bought

what they purchased from it at the highest price.

What they bought of it at the highest price.

ثُمَّ ناموا نَومَةَ الدَهرِ وَما

ثُمَّ ناموا نَومَةَ الدَهرِ وَما

غَفَلَت عَنهُم عُيونُ المِحَنِ

غَفَلَت عَنهُم عُيونُ المِحَنِ

Then they slept an age-long sleep, yet

Then they slept the sleep of eternity, yet

the eyes of tribulation never slept upon them.

The eyes of calamity never lost sight of them.

يا أُساةَ الشَعبِ إِن أَعتِب فَقَد

يا أُساةَ الشَعبِ إِن أَعتِب فَقَد

شَفَّني من دائكم ما شفَّني

شَفَّني من دائكم ما شفَّني

O physicians of the people, if I reproach, it is because

O healers of the people, if I reproach you, it is because

your malady has afflicted and wasted me sorely.

Your sickness has sorely wasted me.

عالَجوا مَرضى قُلوبٍ عَمِيَت

عالَجوا مَرضى قُلوبٍ عَمِيَت

وَتَمَشّى داؤُها في الأَعيُنِ

وَتَمَشّى داؤُها في الأَعيُنِ

Treat the sick whose hearts have gone blind;

Treat the sick whose hearts have gone blind,

their disease has spread into their eyes.

And whose disease has crept into their eyes.

عالَجوا الداءَ وَلَمّا يُعيكُم

عالَجوا الداءَ وَلَمّا يُعيكُم

وَاِكشِفوا الكَربَ وَلَمّا يُردِني

وَاِكشِفوا الكَربَ وَلَمّا يُردِني

Treat the disease before it disables you,

Treat the disease before it defeats you,

and lift the anguish before it destroys me.

And dispel the distress before it kills me.

هُم أَضاعوا حَوزَةَ المُلكِ وَهُم

هُم أَضاعوا حَوزَةَ المُلكِ وَهُم

أَوطَأوهُ أَخمَصَ المُمتَهِنِ

أَوطَأوهُ أَخمَصَ المُمتَهِنِ

They squandered the realm’s domain, and they

They squandered the sovereign realm, and they

laid it beneath the sole of the scorner.

Laid it beneath the sole of the scorner.

خَذَلوهُ رَوَّعوهُ هَدَموا

خَذَلوهُ رَوَّعوهُ هَدَموا

مِنهُ ما اِستَنفَدَ جُهدَ المُبتَني

مِنهُ ما اِستَنفَدَ جُهدَ المُبتَني

They abandoned it, terrorized it, and demolished

They abandoned it, terrified it, and demolished

of it what had exhausted the builder’s labor.

What in it had exhausted the builder's strength.