هل ربّ تجدوا غير ربكم رب

هل ربّ تجدوا غير ربكم رب

أو عنه يا ضعف العقول مهرب

أو عنه يا ضعف العقول مهرب

Can you find a lord—any lord other than your Lord?

Is there a Lord you find other than your Lord, Lord

Or is there any escape from Him, O feeble minds?

Or escape from Him, O weak minds

وان هرب عبده فأين يذهب

وان هرب عبده فأين يذهب

ماله سوى بابه وإن هو أذنب

ماله سوى بابه وإن هو أذنب

And if His servant flees, where can he go?

And if His servant flees, where would he go?

He has nothing but His door, even if he has sinned.

He has nothing but His door, even if he sins

هل باب تجدوا غير بابه باب

هل باب تجدوا غير بابه باب

أو مثله مغنى كريم وهاب

أو مثله مغنى كريم وهاب

Can you find a door—any door other than His door?

Is there a door you find other than His door, door

Or one like Him who enriches, generous and ever-giving?

Or a refuge like Him, generous and giving

هو المؤثر في جميع الأسباب

هو المؤثر في جميع الأسباب

فاقترب له فهو إليك أقرب

فاقترب له فهو إليك أقرب

He is the one who gives effect to every cause.

He is the one affecting all causes

So draw near to Him, for He is nearer to you.

So draw near to Him for He is nearer to you

لو كنت تعلم وسع فضل ربك

لو كنت تعلم وسع فضل ربك

صغرت في إفضاله جميع ذنبك

صغرت في إفضاله جميع ذنبك

If you knew the vastness of your Lord's bounty,

If you knew the vastness of your Lord's grace

All your sins would be small beside His generosity.

All your sins would shrink before His favors

أكد بحسن الظنّ فيه حبك

أكد بحسن الظنّ فيه حبك

فالمرء مع قال النبي من حب

فالمرء مع قال النبي من حب

Strengthen your love by thinking well of Him.

Affirm your love for Him with good opinion

For a person is with those they love, as the Prophet said.

For man, the Prophet said, is with whom he loves

كن ملتجى به فهو خير ملجا

كن ملتجى به فهو خير ملجا

فليس عنه مهرب ومنجا

فليس عنه مهرب ومنجا

Take refuge in Him, for He is the best refuge.

Make Him your refuge for He is the best refuge

For there is no escape or deliverance from Him.

There is no escape or shelter from Him

قل يا سريع الغوث منك فرجا

قل يا سريع الغوث منك فرجا

لمذنب يحظى بكلّ مطلب

لمذنب يحظى بكلّ مطلب

Say: 'O swift to aid, let relief come from You

Say: O swift to help, in You I hope

For a sinner, that he may attain all he seeks.'

For the sinner to gain all he asks