هززتI shook يدhand الاقدارthe fates ياO ربLord ضارعاpleading
هززت يد الاقدار يا رب ضارعا
بذنبيfor my sin ومنand whoever يدعوكcalls upon You بعلوwith exaltation وينصرand is granted victory
بذنبي ومن يدعوك بعلو وينصر
I shook the hand of fate, O Lord, pleading
I shook the hand of fate, O Lord pleading
For my sin; and whoever calls upon You with exaltation is granted victory.
For my sin, and who calls upon You with glory and victory
اغثنيrescue me بلطفwith kindness منfrom حنانكYour compassion عاجلswift
اغثني بلطف من حنانك عاجل
بهthrough it القلبthe heart يحيىlives والمعاندand the defiant one يقهرis subdued
به القلب يحيى والمعاند يقهر
Rescue me with swift kindness from Your compassion,
Help me with kindness from Your affection promptly
Through which the heart lives and the defiant one is subdued.
With it the heart comes alive and the obstinate is defeated
لتبدوso that they appear شؤُنaffairs الغيبthe unseen بالبرwith goodness والرضاand favor
لتبدو شؤُن الغيب بالبر والرضا
ويخذلand is forsaken باغa transgressor قامarose بالحقدwith malice يمكرschemes
ويخذل باغ قام بالحقد يمكر
So the workings of the unseen may appear with goodness and favor,
So the affairs of the unseen may appear with righteousness and pleasure
And a transgressor who arose scheming in malice may be forsaken.
And the garden that stood with malice plotting is disappointed
ويأتيand he comes ذليلاabased خاضعاsubmissive مثلماjust like الذيthe one who
ويأتي ذليلا خاضعا مثلما الذي
حواليهaround him اسدlions الغابthe forest فيin البرthe wilderness تزأرroar
حواليه اسد الغاب في البر تزأر
And he comes abased and submissive, like one
And comes humiliated, submissive, just as the one
Around whom forest lions roar in the wilderness.
Around whom the lion of the wilderness roars
بآياتكby Your signs الكبرىthe greatest وكلand every حقيقةtruth
بآياتك الكبرى وكل حقيقة
بدتappeared للنبينto the prophets الاعاظمthe greatest تزهرshines
بدت للنبين الاعاظم تزهر
By Your greatest signs, and every truth
With Your great signs and every truth
That appeared to the greatest prophets, shining;
That appeared to the greatest prophets blossoming
بكلby all معانيmeanings السرthe secret فيin الارضthe earth والسماand heaven
بكل معاني السر في الارض والسما
وكلand every وليsaint سرهhis innermost self لكfor You يذكرmakes remembrance
وكل ولي سره لك يذكر
By all the meanings of the secret in earth and heaven,
With all the meanings of mystery on earth and in the heavens
And every saint whose innermost self remembers You:
And every saint whose secret remembers You
تداركcome to my aid بلطفwith kindness واكشفand dispel الهمdistress والعناand suffering
تدارك بلطف واكشف الهم والعنا
فقلبيfor my heart بهذاby this الهمdistress مضنىexhausted مكدرtroubled
فقلبي بهذا الهم مضنى مكدر
Come to my aid with kindness, and dispel distress and suffering,
Save me with kindness and reveal the worries and troubles
For my heart is exhausted and troubled by this distress.
For my heart is weary and gloomy with these worries
دعوتكI called upon You ارجوI hope for رحمةmercy وعنايةand care
دعوتك ارجو رحمة وعناية
وارقبand I await سراa secret منfrom طوىfolds الغيبthe unseen يظهرemerges
وارقب سرا من طوى الغيب يظهر
I called upon You, hoping for mercy and care,
I called upon You hoping for mercy and care
And await a secret emerging from the folds of the unseen.
And secretly observe from the folds of the unseen to appear
فاغدوso I become قريرcontented العينthe eye منfrom بعدafter لوعتيmy anguish
فاغدو قرير العين من بعد لوعتي
وفجرand the dawn عنائيmy suffering بالمنىwith hopes يتفجرbursts forth
وفجر عنائي بالمنى يتفجر
So I may be at peace, my eyes at rest, after my anguish,
So I start the day joyful after my misery
And the dawn of my suffering bursts forth with hope.
And my troubles burst forth with what I wish would come true
لقدindeed كبرhas grown great الهمthe distress الذيthat مسtouched مهجتيmy heart's core
لقد كبر الهم الذي مس مهجتي
بسقمwith sickness وورديand my litany فيهin it اللهGod اكبرgreater
بسقم ووردي فيه الله اكبر
Great indeed has grown the distress that touched my heart's core
The worry that touched my mind grew so big
With sickness; and my litany amid it is 'God is greater.'
With illness and in it God is the Greatest