1. يا رَجائي في شِدَّتي وَرَخائي

    وَدَوائي إِذا تَحكّم دائي

    O my hope in my hardship and my ease,

    And my remedy when my ailment takes hold;

  2. وَغياثي وَعُدّتي حينَ أَدعو

    هُ لِتَفريج كربتي وَعَنائي

    And my succor and my support when I call upon

    Him to relieve my anguish and suffering.

  3. يا مُجيب المُضطرّ حينَ دَعاهُ

    مُستَغيثاً وَكاشف الأَسواءِ

    O You who answer the distressed when he calls upon You,

    Seeking aid, and Remover of afflictions;

  4. كُن مُجيري مِن حادِثاتِ اللَيالي

    وَصُروف الزَمان وَالبرَحاءِ

    Be my protector against the calamities of the nights,

    The turns of time and grievous suffering.

  5. يا عَظيماً يُرجى لِكُلِّ عَظيم

    وَقَويّاً في نُصرَةِ الضُعَفاءِ

    O Great One, whose aid is hoped for in every grave matter,

    And Mighty One in aiding the weak;

  6. يا رَحيماً آثار رَحمته تَن

    شَأُ عَنهُنَّ رَحمَة الرُحَماءِ

    O Merciful One, whose mercy leaves traces—

    From them springs the mercy of the merciful.

  7. يا لَطيفاً بخلقِهِ اِلطف بِعَبدٍ

    خائِض في الأَهوال وَالأَهواءِ

    O You who are gentle with Your creation, be gentle with a servant

    Wading through terrors and passions.

  8. جد لِرقٍّ دَعاكَ مِنكَ بِفَضلٍ

    شامِلٍ في السَرّاءِ وَالضَرّاءِ

    Grant Your bounty to a bondsman who calls upon You,

    All-embracing in prosperity and adversity.

  9. وَاِكشف السُوءَ يا إِلَهيَ عَنّي

    إنَّني غارِقٌ بِبَحر بَلاءِ

    And dispel affliction from me, O my God:

    I am drowning in a sea of tribulation.

  10. رَبِّ إِنّ العِدى رَموني بِما لَم

    أَرَ إِلّا إِلَيكَ مِنهُ اِلتِجائي

    My Lord, my foes have assailed me with what

    I see no refuge from except in You.

  11. رَبِّ أَنتَ الرَقيب دَوماً عَلَيهم

    فَاِكفِني شَرَّ أَعيُنِ الرُقَباءِ

    My Lord, You always watch over them,

    So shield me from the evil of the watchers' eyes.

  12. لَكَ يا رَبّ مَرجع الأَمر طُرّاً

    في البَرايا يُغني عَنِ الإِطراءِ

    To You, my Lord, every matter returns

    In all creation—this needs no lavish praise.

  13. فَسواء أَطَلتُ شَكوايَ أَو قَص

    صَرتُ مِمّا بِهِ دهيت اِشتِكائي

    It is the same whether I prolong my lament or shorten

    My complaint about what has befallen me.

  14. رُبَّ خَطب بِهِ رَمَتني الأَعادي

    قصرت عَنهُ أَلسُنُ الخُطَباءِ

    Many a calamity my enemies have hurled upon me

    Has been beyond the tongues of orators.

  15. فَجَلا لَيلَهُ سَنى فَرج اللَ

    هِ وَخابَت مَقاصِد الأَشقِياءِ

    Then the radiance of God's relief dispelled its night,

    And the designs of the wretched came to nothing.

  16. عالم الغَيبِ وَالشَهادة لا يَع

    زبُ عَنهُ شَيءٌ مِن الأَشياءِ

    Knower of the unseen and the seen: nothing

    Of all things escapes Him.

  17. وَالوَرى تَحتَ قَهر مجلىً تجلّى

    ذاته في مَظاهرِ الأَسماءِ

    And all creation lies under the sway of a manifestation—

    His essence revealed in the forms of the Names.

  18. قادِرٌ أَوجَد الخَلائِقَ مِن لا

    شَيءَ فَضلاً وَجادَ بِالآلاءِ

    All-Powerful, He brought all creatures into being from

    Nothing, by grace, and generously bestowed blessings.

  19. فَلَهُ الحَمد مُستَحقّ عَلى الحم

    دِ فَإِلهامُهُ مِن النَعماءِ

    So praise is His, deserved even for praise itself,

    For the inspiration to praise is among His blessings.

  20. فَتَبارَكتَ يا قَديرُ وَسُبحا

    نَك يا ذا الجَلال وَالكبرِياءِ

    Blessed are You, O All-Powerful, and glory

    Be to You, O Possessor of Majesty and Grandeur.

  21. وَتَنَزَّهتَ عَن حُلول وَتَجسي

    مٍ وَوَصف الآباءِ وَالأَبناءِ

    And You are exalted beyond indwelling and embodiment,

    And the attributes of fatherhood and sonship.

  22. كُلّ ما كانَ أَو يَكون فَفي جا

    نب عَلياك كائن كَالهباءِ

    All that has been or ever will be,

    Beside Your sublimity, is like motes of dust.

  23. وَالسَماوات في يَمينك وَالأَر

    ض كَلا شَيءَ أَو كَقَطرة ماءِ

    And the heavens in Your right hand, and the earth,

    Are as nothing, or as a drop of water.

  24. تَتَجلّى لَنا بَدائِعُ آيا

    تِكَ وَالكُلُّ باهر الأَجزاءِ

    The wonders of Your signs reveal themselves to us,

    And the whole is dazzling in every part.

  25. وَنَرى الكَون وَهوَ مرآة مَجلا

    ك وَلَيسَ المرئيّ غَير الرائي

    And we behold the universe, the mirror of Your manifestation,

    Yet the seen is none other than the seer.

  26. قُدرة تُبهرُ العُقولَ وَآيا

    ت تَسامَت عَن مدرك العُقَلاءِ

    A power that dazzles minds, and signs

    That soar beyond the grasp of those endowed with reason.

  27. تولجُ الليلَ في النهارِ كَما تو

    لج ضوءَ النهارِ في الظَلماءِ

    You make the night enter the day, as You make

    The daylight enter the darkness.

  28. وَلَكَ الأَمرُ في السَماوات وَالأَر

    ضِ وَبَينَ الخَضراءِ وَالغَبراءِ

    And Yours is dominion in the heavens and the earth,

    And between the green sky and the dust-colored earth.

  29. يا إِلَهي بِجاه خَير البَرايا

    مبدأ الخَلقِ خاتم الأَنبياءِ

    O my God, by the standing of the best of creatures,

    The origin of creation, the Seal of the Prophets,

  30. أَحمَد الحامِدين طَه إِمام ال

    مُرسَلين الشَفيع يَوم الجَزاءِ

    Ahmad, most praiseworthy of praisers, Ta-Ha, leader of

    The messengers, the intercessor on the Day of Recompense:

  31. اِصرف السُوءَ يا إِلَهيَ عَنّي

    وَاِحمِني مِن شَماتَةِ الأَعداءِ

    Turn affliction away from me, O my God,

    And protect me from my enemies' gloating.

  32. وَاِكفني شَرَّ مَن أَرادَ ليَ الضر

    رَ وَلا تُخزني بِأَهل وَفاءِ

    And shield me from the evil of whoever intends me harm,

    And do not put me to shame before those who are loyal.

  33. وَأَنِلني وَالمُسلِمين عَطاءً

    شامِل الفَضلِ يا مجيدَ العَطاءِ

    And grant me and the Muslims a gift

    All-embracing in bounty, O Glorious Giver.

  34. وَصلِ الفَضل بِالصَلاة مَع التَس

    ليم لِلمُجتَبى أَبي الزَهراءِ

    And join Your bounty with blessings and salutations

    Upon the Chosen One, father of al-Zahra,

  35. وَعَلى الآلِ وَالصَحابَة وَالأَن

    صارِ وَالتابِعين وَالأَولياءِ

    And upon his Family, the Companions, and the Ansar,

    And the Followers and the saints.

  36. أَنتَ يا أَوَّل بِغَير اِبتِداءٍ

    لَم تَزَل آخراً بِغَيرِ اِنتِهاءِ

    You, O First without beginning,

    Have always been the Last without end.