يا أَمينَ اللَهِ ما لي

لَستُ أَدري اليَومَ ما لي

Oh God, what's wrong with me?

Today I do not know what ails me.

لَم أَنَل مِنكَ الَّذي قَد

نالَ غَيري مِن نَوالِ

I have not gained from You what

Others gained of Your bounty.

تَبذُلُ الحَقَّ وَتُعطي

عَن يَمينٍ وَشِمالِ

You give truth and gifts

With Your right and left hand.

وَأَنا اليائِسُ لا تَن

ظُرُ في رِقَّةِ حالي

While I, in despair, You pay no heed

To my dire condition.