أَلا شافِعٌ عِندَ الخَليفَةِ يَشفَعُ

أَلا شافِعٌ عِندَ الخَليفَةِ يَشفَعُ

فَيَدفَعَ عَنّا شَرَّ ما يُتَوَقَّعُ

فَيَدفَعَ عَنّا شَرَّ ما يُتَوَقَّعُ

Is there no intercessor before the caliph to intercede,

Is there no intercessor with the Caliph who might intercede

And ward off from us the evil that is foreseen?

And ward from us the evil that is feared?

وَإِنّي عَلى عُظمِ الرَجاءِ لَخائِفٌ

وَإِنّي عَلى عُظمِ الرَجاءِ لَخائِفٌ

كَأَنَّ عَلى رَأسي الأَسِنَّةَ تُشرَعُ

كَأَنَّ عَلى رَأسي الأَسِنَّةَ تُشرَعُ

And despite my great hope, I am surely afraid,

And though in ardent hope I have great fear

As though spearheads were leveled at my head.

As though drawn swords were hanging o'er my head.

يُرَوِّعُني موسى عَلى غَيرِ عَثرَةٍ

يُرَوِّعُني موسى عَلى غَيرِ عَثرَةٍ

وَمالي أَرى موسى مِنَ العَفوِ أَوسَعُ

وَمالي أَرى موسى مِنَ العَفوِ أَوسَعُ

Musa terrifies me, though I have made no misstep;

Moses unmerited fills me with affright -

And why do I see Musa as more expansive than pardon?

Though none more ample mercy shows than Moses' sight

وَما آمِنٌ يُمسي وَيُصبِحُ عائِذاً

وَما آمِنٌ يُمسي وَيُصبِحُ عائِذاً

بِعَفوِ أَميرِ المُؤمِنينَ يُرَوَّعُ

بِعَفوِ أَميرِ المُؤمِنينَ يُرَوَّعُ

And no one who passes evening and morning safe, seeking refuge

And none feels safe at mom or eve, though he

In the Commander of the Faithful's pardon, is terrified.

Should to the Prince of True Believers flee.