بُنَيَّ لئنْ أَعْيا الطَّبِيبَ ابنَ مُسلمٍ

ضَناكَ وَأعْيا ذا البَيان المُسجَّعِ

My son, if the physician disappoints me, son of Muslim

Who is solemn, and if the gifted orator disappoints me

لأَبْتَهِلَنْ تحتَ الظَّلامِ بِدَعوَةٍ

متَى يَدْعُها داعٍ إِلى اللَّه يسْمعِ

I will implore beneath the darkness with a prayer

Whenever one calls upon Him to Allah listening

يُقَلْقِلُ ما بَيْنَ الضُّلوعِ نَشيجُها

لها شافِعٌ مِنْ عَبرَةٍ وَتَضَرُّعِ

Whose sobbing shakes what is between the ribs

It has an intercessor from worry and humility

إلى فارجِ الكَرْبِ المجيبِ لمَن دَعا

فَزِعتُ بِكَرْبي إِنَّهُ خَيرُ مَفْزَعِ

To the Reliever of distress, the Responder to one who prays

I took refuge with my distress; truly He is the best refuge

فَيا خَيرَ مَدْعُوٍّ دَعَوتُكَ فَاْستَمِعْ

وما لِي شَفِيْعٌ غَيْرُ فَضْلِكَ فَاشْفَعِ

So O best Invoked, I called upon You so listen

And I have no intercessor other than Your favor so intercede