أَبقاكَ رَبُّكَ في عِزٍّ وَتَأييدِ

وَفي سُرورٍ وَإِنعامٍ وَتَمهيدِ

May your Lord keep you in honor and support

And in joy, favor, and ease

يا قَسمَ لا تَذكُرَن عَهدَن وَتُخلِفُهُ

فَالقَلبُ يُؤلِمُهُ خَلفُ المَواعيدِ

O the one who does not fulfill his promise

It hurts the heart to break a promise

يا مَن كَساهُ إِلَهي ثَوبَ مَكرُمَةٍ

وَمَن حَباهُ بِتَطهيرِ المَواليدِ

O the one God has clothed in the garment of honor

And endowed with the cleansing of lineages

ما أَن تَجودَ لِلَهفانٍ بِحاجَتِهِ

وَلا تَرِقَّ لَهُ مِن طولِ تَرديدِ

You neither grant the urgent need of the yearning one

Nor are you gentle with him because of prolonged waiting

يا مَن أُراقِبُ مِن عاشورَ مَوعِدَهُ

قَد أَخلَقَتني اللَيالي بَعدَ تَجديدِ

O the one I anticipate from Ashura his promised time

The nights have worn me out after renewal

إِنّي أَرى النَفسَ لا تَحظى بِمُنيَتِها

حَتّى أُوَسَّدَ في قَبري وَمَلحودي

I see that the self does not attain its death

Until I am shrouded and buried in my grave

لا أَنتَ تُنجِزُ حاجاتي فَتُنعِشُني

وَلا تُدافِعُني دَفعاً بِتَأيِيدِ

You neither fulfill my needs to revive me

Nor defend me with strong support

فَأَنجِزِ الوَعدَ يا اِبنَ الأَكرَمينَ فَقَد

أَمسى وَأَصبَحَ مِن هَمّي وَمَقصودي

So fulfill the promise, O son of the most generous

My worry and purpose morning and night

عَجِّل بِهِ سَيِّدي وَاِمنُن عَلَيَّ بِهِ

قَبلَ الصِيامِ وَقَبلَ الفِطرِ وَالعيدِ

Hasten it, my master, and favor me with it

Before the fast, before Fitr, and before Eid

فَإِن فَعَلتَ وَإِلّا لَستُ أَطلُبُهُ

ما عِشتُ مِنكَ وَحَسبي بَذلُ مَجهودي

If you do, otherwise I will not ask of you

As long as I live, and my effort is enough