يا مغيثي وعدتي ورجائي

يا مغيثي وعدتي ورجائي

ودوائي ان اوهن الجسم دائي

ودوائي ان اوهن الجسم دائي

O my Rescuer, my mainstay and my hope,

O my helper, my promise, and my hope

and my remedy if my illness weakens my body;

And my remedy when my body is weakened by illness

يا عياذي في النازلات وغوثي

يا عياذي في النازلات وغوثي

ونصيري ان سامني اعدائي

ونصيري ان سامني اعدائي

O my refuge in calamities and my succor,

O my refuge in adversities, and my relief

and my champion if my enemies oppress me;

And my supporter when my enemies plot against me

ربي اني ادعوك والطرف باك

ربي اني ادعوك والطرف باك

فاجبر الكسر واستجب لي دعائي

فاجبر الكسر واستجب لي دعائي

My Lord, I call upon You while my eye weeps;

My Lord, I call upon You with tears in my eyes

so mend the break and answer my prayer.

So mend my fractures, and answer my prayer

ليس لي موئل سواك فدارك

ليس لي موئل سواك فدارك

بيد العون يا كريم عنائي

بيد العون يا كريم عنائي

I have no refuge but You; so relieve

I have no refuge but You, so Your abode

my suffering with a helping hand, O Generous One.

Is my aid, O Generous One, in my ordeal

فرج الكرب بالاغاثة يا من

فرج الكرب بالاغاثة يا من

مد الطافه على الاشياء

مد الطافه على الاشياء

Relieve distress with succor, O You who

Relieve this anguish with succor, O You

have spread Your gentle favors over all things.

Who stretched Your canopy upon all things

قد تداركت يونسا حين اضحى

قد تداركت يونسا حين اضحى

لقمة الحوت ضمن موج الماء

لقمة الحوت ضمن موج الماء

You rescued Yunus when he became

You saved Jonah when he was in the belly

a morsel for the whale amid the water's waves.

Of the whale amidst the waves of the sea

واغثت الخليل فالنار بردا

واغثت الخليل فالنار بردا

وسلاما اضحت بغير انطفاء

وسلاما اضحت بغير انطفاء

And You rescued the Friend; the fire became coolness

And You relieved Khalil, so the fire became

and peace, without being extinguished.

Coolness and peace without extinguishing

وبذاك الطوفان نجيت نوحا

وبذاك الطوفان نجيت نوحا

وحفظت النجي في سيناء

وحفظت النجي في سيناء

And in that flood You saved Nuh,

And with that flood You saved Noah

and protected the Confidant in Sinai.

And protected the Prophet on Mount Sinai

وبسر الشفاء داركت ايو

وبسر الشفاء داركت ايو

ب وقد كان مجهد الادواء

ب وقد كان مجهد الادواء

And through the secret of healing You succored Ayyub,

With healing foresight You cured Job

who had been worn down by ailments.

When remedies had exhausted their effect

وبلطف رددت ملك سليما

وبلطف رددت ملك سليما

ن فاضحى يميس بالنعماء

ن فاضحى يميس بالنعماء

And with gentleness You restored Sulayman's kingdom,

And with Your gentleness, You restored the kingdom

so he came to walk with a proud sway amid blessings.

Of Solomon, and he prospered with blessings

وحنانا رحمت احزان يعقو

وحنانا رحمت احزان يعقو

ب واكرمت عينه بالضياء

ب واكرمت عينه بالضياء

And in tenderness You pitied Ya‘qub's sorrows,

And out of compassion, You relieved the sorrows

and honored his eye with light.

Of Jacob, and honored his eyes with light

ونظرت العزيز يوسف من بع

ونظرت العزيز يوسف من بع

د انقطاع الرجاء بالاعلاء

د انقطاع الرجاء بالاعلاء

And You looked kindly upon noble Yusuf, after

You looked upon Joseph the truthful

hope had ceased, by raising him high.

After hope was lost, with supreme exaltation

وبصون سربلت عيسى وموسي

وبصون سربلت عيسى وموسي

قبل قد فاز باليد البيضاء

قبل قد فاز باليد البيضاء

And You clothed ‘Isa in protection, and Musa

And with protecting, You clothed Jesus and Moses

had earlier attained the white hand.

When the former was graced with the luminous hand

ومنحت الهادي محمد عزا

ومنحت الهادي محمد عزا

دائما شأنه بغير انقضاء

دائما شأنه بغير انقضاء

And You granted the Guide Muhammad glory,

You granted the guided one, Muhammad, glory

his standing enduring without end.

Everlasting, his affair never ceasing

وتوليت امره فتعالى

وتوليت امره فتعالى

قدره مظهرا على الانبياء

قدره مظهرا على الانبياء

And You took charge of his affairs; thus rose

And You took charge of his matter, exalted

his rank, made preeminent above the prophets.

Be Your decree, revealing him above the prophets

ثم اعطيته كتابا عززا

ثم اعطيته كتابا عززا

معجزا مبرزا شؤن السماء

معجزا مبرزا شؤن السماء

Then You gave him a mighty Book,

Then You gave him a glorious book, miraculous

miraculous, revealing the affairs of heaven.

And splendid, matching the affairs of the heavens

بالنبيين كلهم وصحاب

بالنبيين كلهم وصحاب

تبعوا أثرهم وبالابناء

تبعوا أثرهم وبالابناء

By all the prophets and the companions

Along with all the prophets, and the companions

who followed their footsteps, and by the children—

Who followed their path, and their progeny

ببني المصطفى الكريم جميعا

ببني المصطفى الكريم جميعا

وخصوصا بالبضعة الزهراء

وخصوصا بالبضعة الزهراء

by all the children of the noble Chosen One,

Especially the offspring of the noble Mustafa

and especially by al-Zahra, a part of his own flesh;

And specifically his daughter, the radiant flower

ببنيها الأئمة الزهر طرا

ببنيها الأئمة الزهر طرا

بل وبالتابعين اهل الوفاء

بل وبالتابعين اهل الوفاء

by her sons, the radiant Imams, every one,

Her sons, the Imams, the blossoms on branches

nay, and by the followers, the faithful ones;

And even more, the loyal followers

بالرفاعي ذخرنا علم الشر

بالرفاعي ذخرنا علم الشر

ق فتى القوم ذي اليد السمحاء

ق فتى القوم ذي اليد السمحاء

by al-Rifa‘i, our treasure, the banner of the East,

With Rafai, our knowledge of the East, the noble

the people's gallant, with the generous hand;

Youth with the generous hand

بالولي السجاد سيدنا الص

بالولي السجاد سيدنا الص

ياد والعارفين والاولياء

ياد والعارفين والاولياء

by the oft-prostrating saint, our master al-Sayyad,

With the worshipper, our master Sajjad

and by the gnostics and the saints;

And the gnostics and saints

برجال القلوب شرقا وغربا

برجال القلوب شرقا وغربا

اهل كشف الحجاب بالعلماء

اهل كشف الحجاب بالعلماء

by the men of hearts, east and west,

With the men of hearts, East and West

those who unveil the veil, and by the scholars;

The people of unveiling, the scholars

بتجلي آيات قدسك في الكو

بتجلي آيات قدسك في الكو

ن بمجلا ظورها والخفاء

ن بمجلا ظورها والخفاء

by the manifestation of the signs of Your holiness in the universe,

With the manifestation of Your holy signs in the

in the place of their appearance and concealment,

Universe, unveiled fully or concealed

داوني يا رحيم من كل داء

داوني يا رحيم من كل داء

واحييني بالقبول يا مولائي

واحييني بالقبول يا مولائي

heal me, O Merciful One, of every illness,

Heal me, O Merciful, of every malady

and give me life through Your acceptance, O my Master.

And give me acceptance, O my Master