أيا رب قد ألقيت رحل رجائي
وأملت أن ألقى مناء منائي
O Lord, I have laid down the traveling pack of my hope.
O Lord, I have cast off my cloak of hope,
And hoped to find the [fulfillment?] of my wish.
And dreamed I would find shelter for my shelterless self.
وناديت خلف الباب يا سامع الدعا
أجب لي وهب لي طاعة لداعائي
And called from behind the door: O Hearer of prayer,
I called out behind the door, "O hearer of supplications!
Answer me, and grant me compliance with my prayer.
Answer my plea and grant me the grace to obey you."
فقد غلقت أبواب خلقك سيدي
وبابك مفتوح ولست بناء
For the doors of Your creatures have been shut, my Master,
For you have closed the doors of your creation, my Master,
And Your door is open, and You are not far away.
While your door remains open and I am not forbidden.
وها أنا ذا بالباب مولاي واقف
وهذي يدي ممدودة بوعائي
And here I am, standing at the door, my Lord,
With outstretched arms and my hopes in my grasp.
And here is my hand, outstretched with my vessel.
So grant me acceptance from you and hear me in mercy,
فهب لي قبولا منك واسمع برحمة
ولا تجعلن الرد منك جزائي
So grant me acceptance from You, and listen mercifully,
And let not rejection from you be my recompense.
And do not make rejection from You my recompense.
Perhaps your generous calling will favor my will,
عسى من نداك الجم نيك إرادتي
وتلحيق آمالي وقهر ثنائي
May my desire find [attainment?] through Your abundant bounty,
And bring to fruition my hopes and defeat my foes.
And my hopes be brought to fruition, and my praise be overwhelmed.
To you, O God, I complain of the sickness of six letters,
لك اللَه أشكو داء ستة أحرف
وأنت طبيبي جد لها بدوائي
To You, O God, I complain of an illness of six letters,
And you are my doctor, find for it a cure.
And You are my physician; generously bestow my remedy upon them.
For the "A", the "L", and the "D" that came before,
فمن ألف من قبل لام وذالها
ونون وواو قد سقمت وباء
For from an alif before a lām and its dhāl,
Along with the "N", the "W", and the "A" have made me ill.
And a nūn and a wāw—and a bāʾ—I have fallen ill.
I asked you for aid against the "R" and its brothers,
سألتك توفيقا لراء وحائها
وميم على إثر الدعاء وهاء
I have asked You for aid toward a rāʾ and its ḥāʾ,
The "M" after supplication, and the "H" that came last.
And a mīm after the prayer, and a hāʾ.
Tell the "A" to desist from its hurtful ways,
وقل لعا من عثرة استقيلها
وهبني وهب لي رتبة الشهداء
And bid me recover from a stumble for which I seek pardon,
And grant me, grant me the rank of the martyrs.
And grant me—grant me the rank of the martyrs.
When it draws me to what I fear, and your Messenger
إذا جرتني مما أخاف وكان لي
شفيعاً رسول اللَه نلت منائي
If You protect me from what I fear, and I have
Can be my intercessor, I will attain my hopes.
God's Messenger as an intercessor, I shall attain my wish.
Sol 6.1