إِلَيكَ رَبّي لا إِلى سِواكا

أَقبَلتُ عَمداً أَبتَغي رِضاكا

To You, my Lord, and to no other,

I have come deliberately, seeking Your pleasure.

أَسأَلُكَ اليَومَ بِما دَعاكا

أَيوبُ إِذ حَلَّ بِهِ بَلاكا

I beseech You today by that which invoked You,

From Job, when Your tribulation befell him,

أَن يَكُ مِني قَد دَنا قَضاكا

رَبِّ فَبارِك لِيَ في لِقاكا

That if Your decree concerning me has drawn near,

My Lord, then grant me blessing in meeting You.