لَقَد هانَ نَفسي حالَ ضيقي وَشدَتي

لَقَد هانَ نَفسي حالَ ضيقي وَشدَتي

فَكَيفَ خَلاصي أَوا قلة عَثرَتي

فَكَيفَ خَلاصي أَوا قلة عَثرَتي

Indeed, my soul was brought low amid my distress and hardship.

My soul has become worthless in my adversity and distress,

How, then, can I find deliverance, or a lessening of my stumbling?

So how can I find deliverance, or my stumbling lead to success?

فَلَم أَرَ إِلا أَن أَقول وَسيلَتي

فَلَم أَرَ إِلا أَن أَقول وَسيلَتي

نَبى الهُدى أَرجو شَفاعتك الَّتي

نَبى الهُدى أَرجو شَفاعتك الَّتي

I saw no recourse but to say: O my means of approach,

I saw no recourse but to make my plea,

Prophet of guidance, I hope for your intercession, which

O Prophet of guidance, I hope for your intercession,

إِذا ماتو إِلى الخَطب قُلت أَنالَها

إِذا ماتو إِلى الخَطب قُلت أَنالَها

when [they died?] toward calamity, I said, 'I shall attain it.'

That when misfortunes befall me, I may attain it.

So be for me, O Prophet of God, a helper with God,

فَكُن لي نَبي اللَه بِاللَهِ مُنجِداً

فَكُن لي نَبي اللَه بِاللَهِ مُنجِداً

فَمن أَنتَ مَنجاه فَقَد نالَ سُؤسا

فَمن أَنتَ مَنجاه فَقَد نالَ سُؤسا

So be my helper, Prophet of God, for God's sake.

For he who attains your protection has attained deliverance.

For whoever has you as his refuge has attained [unclear word].

How can I see harm when your guidance is my shelter?

فَكَيفَ أَرى ضَيماً وَجاهَكَ لي هُدى

فَكَيفَ أَرى ضَيماً وَجاهَكَ لي هُدى

وَقَد جدبي وَجدي فَجئتك قاصِدا

وَقَد جدبي وَجدي فَجئتك قاصِدا

How, then, could I suffer injustice, when your standing is guidance for me?

My vigor and strength faded, so I came seeking you,

And my yearning has [apparently] grown intense, so I came to you with purpose.

Hoping that through your mercy my sins may be forgiven.

وَأَشفَقت مِن ذَنبي عَسى أَن أَنالَها

وَأَشفَقت مِن ذَنبي عَسى أَن أَنالَها

And I feared my sin; may I attain it.