يا رب يا عالم الحال

إليك وجهت لآمال

O Lord, O Knower of every state,

To You I have directed my hopes.

فامنن علينا بالإقبال

وكن لنا وأصلح الحال

Bestow upon us Your gracious favor,

Stand by us and set our state aright.

يا رب يا رب الأرباب

عبدك فقيرك على الباب

O Lord, O Lord, Lord of lords,

Your servant, Your poor one, waits at the door.

أتي وقد بت الأسباب

مستدركاً بعد ما مال

I have come, all means cut off,

Making amends after I had strayed.

يا واسع الجود جودك

الخير خيرك وعندك

O You of boundless bounty—Your generosity

Is goodness itself; all good is Yours and rests with You,

فوق الذي رام عبدك

فادرك برحمتك الحال

Beyond all that Your servant ever sought.

Then overtake my state with Your mercy.

يا موجد الخلق طرا

وموسع الكل برا

O Creator of all creation,

And dispenser of goodness to all,

أسألك اُسبال ستر

على القبائح والأخطال

I ask You to draw down a veil

Over vile deeds and errors.

يا من يرى سر قلبي

حسبي أطلاعك حسبي

O You who see my heart's secret,

Your knowing is enough for me, enough.

فامح بعفوك ذنبي

وأصلح قصودي والأعمال

Then efface my sin through Your pardon,

And set right my intentions and deeds.

رب عليك اعتمادي

كما إليك استنادي

Lord, upon You I rely,

As in You I seek support.

صدقا وأقصى مرادي

رضاؤك الدائم الحال

In truth, my utmost desire

Is Your pleasure, everlasting.

رب يا رب إني

أسألك العفو عني

Lord, O Lord, truly I

Ask You to pardon me.

ولم يخب فيك ظني

يا مالك الملك يا وال

My hope in You has never failed.

O Possessor of the Kingdom, O Guardian,

أشكو إليك وأبكي

من شؤم ظلمي وإفكي

To You I complain and weep

Of the evil of my injustice and falsehood,

وسوء فعلي وتركي

وشهوة القيل والقال

Of the wrong I do and leave undone,

Of my craving for idle talk and gossip,

وحب دنيا ذميمه

من كل خير عقيمه

And love of this blameworthy world,

Barren of every good.

فيها البلايا مقيمه

وحشوها آفات وأشغال

Afflictions abide within it,

And its very stuff is scourges and distractions.

يا ويح نفسي الغويه

من السبيل السويه

Alas for my wayward soul,

From the straight and even path:

أضحت تروح عليه

وقصدها الجاه والمال

It now goes to and fro upon it,

While its aim is prestige and wealth.

يا رب قد غلبتني

وبالأمان سبتني

Lord, it has overpowered me,

And enthralled me with a sense of safety,

وفي الحظوظ كبتني

وقيدتني بالَاُكبال

And abased me amid selfish desires,

And bound me in fetters.

قد اشتعنتك ربي

على مداواة قلبي

I have sought Your help, my Lord,

To heal my heart

وحل عقد كربي

فانظر إلى الغم ينجال

And untie the knot of my anguish.

Look upon me—and grief will clear away.

يا رب يا خير كافي

احلل علينا العوافي

O Lord, O best of all who suffice,

Let well-being descend upon us.

فليس شيء ثم خافي

عليك تفصيل وإجمال

For nothing there is hidden

From You, in detail or in sum.

يا رب عبدك ببابك

يخشي أليم عذابك

O Lord, Your servant stands at Your door,

Fearing Your painful punishment,

ويرتجي لثوابك

وغيث رحمتك هطال

And hoping for Your reward,

While the rain of Your mercy pours down.

وقد أتاك بعذره

وانكساره وفقره

He has come to You bearing his excuse,

His brokenness and poverty.

فاهزم بيسرك عسره

بمحض جودك والأفضال

So rout his hardship with Your ease,

Through Your sheer generosity and grace.

وامنن عليك بتوبه

تغسله من كل حوبه

And favor him with repentance

That washes him of every sin.

واعصمه من شر أو به

لكل ما عنه قد حال

Protect him from the evil of returning

To all that he has left behind.

فأنت مولى الموالي

المنفرد بالكمال

For You are the Master of all masters,

Alone in perfection,

وبالعلى والتعالي

علوت عن ضرب الأمثال

In loftiness and transcendence.

You are exalted beyond all likeness and comparison.

جودك وفضلك يرجى

وبطشك وقهرك يخشى

Your generosity and favor are hoped for,

And Your might and overwhelming power are feared.

وذكرك وشكرك لازم

وحمدك والإجلال

To remember and thank You is a duty,

As are praising and revering You.

يا رب أنت نصيري

فلقني كل خير

O Lord, You are my champion.

Bring me every good,

واجعل جنانك مصيري

واختم بالإيمان الآجال

And make the Gardens my destination,

And seal the appointed ends with faith.

وصل في كل حالة

علي مزيل الضلالة

And send blessings in every state

Upon the dispeller of error,

من كلمته الغزاله

محمد الهادي الدال

Him whom the gazelle addressed—

Muhammad, guide and director.

والحمد لله شكراً

على نعم منه تتري

And praise be to God, in gratitude,

For blessings from Him that follow one upon another.

نحمده سراً وجهراً

وبالغدو والآصال

We praise Him in secret and openly,

At morn and in the evenings.