باسمك سيدي تجلى الكروب

وذكرك تطمئن به القلوب

In Your name, my Lord, distress was relieved,

And with Your remembrance hearts are reassured.

بحمدك سبحت روحي ونفسي

وقلبي فيك منكسر قطيب

With Your praise my soul and self glorified You,

And my heart in You is broken and devoted.

بثثت إليك أحزاني وكربي

وحالي عنك ربي لا تغيب

I confided in You my sorrows and troubles,

And my state without You, my Lord, do not disappear.

برحمتك استغثت ولي يقين

بأن من استغاثك لا يخيب

With Your mercy I beseeched and am certain

That whoever implores You will not be disappointed.

بلطفك سيدي فرج وبشرى

وإن عقدت شدائدها الخطوب

With Your kindness, my Lord, relief and good news,

Even if hardships have tied their knots.

بمنظرك العلي صفات نفسي

وما جرت علي به الذنوب

With the sight of You, the Most High, my soul is purified

And absolved of the sins that have flowed.

بسوء الاختيار عصيت ربي

وتلك قضية منها أتوب

By poor choosing I disobeyed my Lord,

And that is an affair I repent from.

بصرت بزلتي سراً وجهراً

وسرك ليس تهتكه العيوب

I have seen my stumble both secretly and openly,

And Your secret cannot be violated by defects.

بعيد من عبيدك كل خير

ولكن أنت بالحسنى قريب

Far from Your servants is all good,

But You are near to the good.

برأفتك استجرت من الخطايا

فكل مكاسبي اثم وحوب

With Your kindness I sought refuge from sins,

For all my acquisitions are misdeeds and doubts.

برئت إليك مما لست ترضى

وأنت على براءتي الرقيب

I am innocent before You of what You do not approve,

And You are the Overseer of my innocence.

بأوبة مخلص لم يبق شيء

سواك على الوجود له حبيب

With sincere repentance nothing remains

Except You over existence as a beloved.

بعثت إليك من سري رجاء

وأنت عليم ما تخفى الغيوب

I sent to You from my secret hope,

And You are All-Knowing of what is hidden from sights.

بصير بي وما أخفي وأبدي

وما يأتي به الزمن العصيب

Seeing of me what I conceal and reveal

And what will come with time's ordeals.

بما نجيبت نوحاً حين نادى

وأنت لكل من نادى مجيب

As You saved Noah when he called

And You answer all who call.

بما نجيت يؤنس حين نادى

وسبح فانجلت عنه الكروب

As You saved Jonah when he called

And glorified, so worries uncovered from him.

بما نجيت أيوب المنادي

ونعم العبد أواب منيب

As You saved Job the caller

How excellent a servant relenting and devoted.

بديع الكائنات الطف بعبد

له من كل سيئة نصيب

O Innovator of creation, be gentle with a servant

Who has a share of every evil.

برحمتك التي وسعت أصبني

فإنك من تشاء بها تصيب

With Your mercy which encompasses, make me among those You bless

For You strike with it whom You will.

بلياتي أحاطت بي ومالي

عليها سيدي صبر رحيب

With my tribulations surrounding me and I have,

My Lord, no ample patience.

بنصرك استعد لكل هول

بحولك كل هول لا ينوب

With Your victory prepare for every fear

With Your power every fear cannot approach.

بحولك رب لي نصر عزيز

بحولك رب لي فتح قريب

With Your power, Lord, grant me mighty victory

With Your power, Lord, grant me near opening.

بدالي من جلالك قهر خصمي

فاسهمهم إلي لهم تصيب

In place of Your majesty, overpower my opponent

So their arrows to me deliver.

بغوا بي السوء فانجدلوا وخابوا

كذلك كل جبار يخيب

They plotted evil against me, so they failed and were lost,

Thus is every tyrant lost.

بعزتك اعتصمت فلا أبالي

وإن نصبت مكائدها الخطوب

With Your might I sought refuge, so I am not worried

Even if they lay their knotted troubles.

بعز اللّه سلطاني عليهم

وعدل اللّه سلطان مهيب

With God's might my authority over them

And God's justice an awe-inspiring authority.

بقدرتك استجرت من الأعادي

فأنت القاهر الحكم الحسيب

With Your power I sought refuge from enemies

For You are The Subduer, The Wise Judge.

بنور محمد نور يقيني

وصل عليه ما نارت قلوب

With the light of Muhammad, light of my certainty,

And send peace upon him as long as hearts pulse.