حَطَطت بِباب عزك يا مَلاذي

حَطَطت بِباب عزك يا مَلاذي

رحال الهم وَالكَرب الشَديد

رحال الهم وَالكَرب الشَديد

I have set down at the gate of your glory, O my refuge,

I placed my burdens at your door, O my refuge

the baggage of sorrow and grievous distress.

The burdens of sorrow and great hardship

جَفاني الأَهل وَالإخوان طرا

جَفاني الأَهل وَالإخوان طرا

وَأعرض صاحِبي وَعَصى حَفيدي

وَأعرض صاحِبي وَعَصى حَفيدي

My family and brethren have all shunned me;

My family and brethren have abandoned me

and my companion has turned away, and my grandson has disobeyed me.

And my friend turned away, and my grandson disobeyed

وَما لي عِندَ بابك مِن شَفيع

وَما لي عِندَ بابك مِن شَفيع

سِوى المَسموم وَالبَطل الشَهيد

سِوى المَسموم وَالبَطل الشَهيد

And at your gate I have no intercessor

I have no intercessor at your door

except the poisoned one and the martyred hero.

Except the poisoned martyr

بِجاهك يذهب الرَحمَن كَربي

بِجاهك يذهب الرَحمَن كَربي

فَإِن الحَبل ضاقَ عَلى الوَريد

فَإِن الحَبل ضاقَ عَلى الوَريد

Through your standing, the Most Merciful dispels my distress,

For your sake, O Merciful, remove my sorrows

for the rope has tightened around my jugular vein.

For the rope has constricted around my vein