أتيتكI came to you ياO إمامImam إليكto you أشكوI complain
أتيتك يا إمام إليك أشكو
أناساpeople قدhave بغواtransgressed ظلماunjustly وجارواand acted oppressively
أناسا قد بغوا ظلما وجاروا
I have come to you, O Imam, to complain to you
I come to you, O Imam, and to you I complain
Of people who have transgressed unjustly and acted oppressively.
Of people who have wronged me and acted unjustly
ومالىand I have no غيرother than جاهكyour influence منany سبيلrecourse
ومالى غير جاهك من سبيل
عسانىmay I منfrom تعنتهمtheir obstinacy أجارbe protected
عسانى من تعنتهم أجار
And I have no recourse but your influence;
I have no refuge but your support
May I be protected from their obstinacy.
I hope through you I find deliverance from their tyranny
رجوتكI entreated you نظرةa glance منfrom فيضan outpouring فضلbounty
رجوتك نظرة من فيض فضل
فمالىfor I have no عنfor بعادكمseparation from you اصطبارpatient endurance
فمالى عن بعادكم اصطبار
I have asked you for a glance from your overflowing bounty,
I beg but a glance from your abundant grace
For I cannot bear separation from you.
For without you I have no patience or solace
فخلّصنيso deliver me منfrom الأهوالterrors إنىindeed, I am
فخلّصني من الأهوال إنى
نزيلa guest والنزيلand the guest بكمthrough you يجارis granted protection
نزيل والنزيل بكم يجار
So deliver me from terrors; indeed, I am
Save me from these terrors, I implore
A guest, and through you a guest is granted protection.
A stranger, and strangers find refuge through you