صَلاَةُprayer الاستسقَاءِseeking rain عِندَat the time of الحَطَمَهdevastating drought
صَلاَةُ الاستسقَاءِ عِندَ الحَطَمَه
إِنِif التجأتَyou seek refuge هَاكَهَاtake it مُنتَظِمَهset out in verse
إِنِ التجأتَ هَاكَهَا مُنتَظِمَه
The prayer for rain in times of devastating drought:
If you seek refuge, here it is, set out in verse.
فَيَخرُجُونَso they go out فيin ثِيَابٍclothes خَلِقَهworn-out
فَيَخرُجُونَ في ثِيَابٍ خَلِقَه
كُلٌّeach ذَلِيلٌhumbled لِلذِىِbefore the One who قَدhas خَلَقَهcreated him
كُلٌّ ذَلِيلٌ لِلذِىِ قَد خَلَقَه
So they go out in worn-out clothes,
Each humbled before the One who created him.
وَراجِلينَand on foot مِنby طَرِيقٍa road يَرجعُونthey return
وَراجِلينَ مِن طَرِيقٍ يَرجعُون
كَمَاjust as مِنby اُخرىanother مِثلَlike عِيدٍEid يَخرجُونthey go out
كَمَا مِن اُخرى مِثلَ عِيدٍ يَخرجُون
And on foot they return by one road,
Just as they go out by another, as for Eid.
وَهىand it is رَكعَتَانِtwo prayer units جَهراًُaloud بَعدَتَينِafter those two
وَهى رَكعَتَانِ جَهراًُ بَعدَتَينِ
تَخطُبُyou deliver sermons فيon الأرضِthe ground كَعِيدٍas for Eid خُطَبsermons
تَخطُبُ في الأرضِ كَعِيدٍ خُطَب
It is two prayer units, recited aloud; after those two,
You deliver sermons on the ground, as for Eid.
يُبدِلُhe replaces التَّكبِيرَproclaiming God's greatness بِاستِغفَارِwith seeking forgiveness
يُبدِلُ التَّكبِيرَ بِاستِغفَارِ
مَعalong with دُعَاءِsupplication to رَبِّهِhis Lord الغَفَّارِthe All-Forgiving
مَع دُعَاءِ رَبِّهِ الغَفَّارِ
He replaces proclamations of God's greatness with pleas for forgiveness,
Along with supplication to his Lord, the All-Forgiving.
آخَرَat the end of خُطبَةٍa sermon وقَدand indeed يَستَقبِلُhe faces
آخَرَ خُطبَةٍ وقَد يَستَقبِلُ
قِبلَتَهhis direction of prayer ولِلرَّدَاءِand as for the cloak يُحَوِّلُhe reverses
قِبلَتَه ولِلرَّدَاءِ يُحَوِّلُ
At the sermon's end, he turns to face
His direction of prayer, and turns his cloak around.
وَيَفعَلُand do الرِّجَالُthe men فيwhile القُعُودِsitting ذَاكthat
وَيَفعَلُ الرِّجَالُ في القُعُودِ ذَاك
صَومُfasting ثَلاثَةٍthree تُصدِّقٌgiving alms كَفَاكsuffices you
صَومُ ثَلاثَةٍ تُصدِّقٌ كَفَاك
And the men do the same while seated.
Fasting for three days and giving alms suffice you.