يا مَلجأ وَالكُلّ تَحتَ لِوائِهِ

يا مَلجأ وَالكُلّ تَحتَ لِوائِهِ

ما بَينَ راجٍ جودهُ أَو حائزِ

ما بَينَ راجٍ جودهُ أَو حائزِ

O refuge, beneath whose banner all stand,

O refuge, and all are under your banner

either hoping for his bounty or having received it.

Whether a generous or a miserly giver

وافيت بابك كَي أَفوز لِأَنَّهُ

وافيت بابك كَي أَفوز لِأَنَّهُ

كَم مُلتجٍ بعليِّ بابك فائزِ

كَم مُلتجٍ بعليِّ بابك فائزِ

I have come to your gate to find success, for

I came to your door that I may succeed, for

how many who seek refuge at your lofty gate find success!

How many hopefuls succeeded at your door

أَشكو إِلَيك ضنىً وَأَنتَ طَبيبه

أَشكو إِلَيك ضنىً وَأَنتَ طَبيبه

وَأَنا العَليل وَذا الزَمان مبارزي

وَأَنا العَليل وَذا الزَمان مبارزي

I complain to you of wasting illness, and you are its physician.

I complain to You of hardship, and You are its Healer

And I am the ailing one, and this age is my adversary.

While I'm the ailing one, and time is my challenger

وَالعَجز عُذري عَن مَديحك سَيّدي

وَالعَجز عُذري عَن مَديحك سَيّدي

فَاِجبر بِفَضلك كَسر قَلب العاجزِ

فَاِجبر بِفَضلك كَسر قَلب العاجزِ

And incapacity is my excuse for not praising you, my lord.

And my incapacity is my excuse from praising You, my Master

So, by your grace, mend the helpless one's broken heart.

So mend with your grace, the broken heart of the incapable