1. تَكَدَّرَ القَلْبُ مِنْ مِنْ أمُورٍ

    لَيْسَ لها غَيْرَ ذي الجَلالِ

    The heart has been troubled by—by matters

    For which there is none but the Possessor of Majesty.

  2. وإنَّني أعْجَزُ البَرَايا

    عَنْ حَمْلِ ما دُونَ ذَا بِحالِ

    And indeed, of all creatures, I am the least able

    To bear even less than this in any circumstance.

  3. يا رَبِّ إما دَفَعْتَ عَنّي

    ما نَالَني مِنْ أَذَى الرّجالِ

    O my Lord, may You either ward off from me

    The harm from men that has befallen me,

  4. أَوْ خِرْتَ لي بالّذي تَرَاهُ

    إمّا بَحَلٍّ أَوْ ارْتِحالِ

    Or choose what is best for me as You see fit,

    Whether by staying or departing.