ياO رَبَّLord ماhow أَقرَبَnear مِنكَfrom You الفَرَجاrelief
يا رَبَّ ما أَقرَبَ مِنكَ الفَرَجا
أَنتَYou الرَجاءُhope وَإِلَيكَand to You المُلتَجاrecourse for refuge
أَنتَ الرَجاءُ وَإِلَيكَ المُلتَجا
O Lord, how near is relief from You!
Oh Lord, how near is deliverance from You
You are hope, and to You is the recourse for refuge.
You are hope, and to You is the resort
ياO رَبَّLord أَشكوI complain لَكَto You أَمراًa matter مُزعِجاًtroubling
يا رَبَّ أَشكو لَكَ أَمراً مُزعِجاً
أَبهَمَgrew murky لَيلُthe night الخَطبِof calamity فيهِwithin it وَدَجاand grew dark
أَبهَمَ لَيلُ الخَطبِ فيهِ وَدَجا
O Lord, I complain to You of a troubling matter.
Oh Lord, I complain to You of a troubling matter
Within it, the night of calamity has grown murky and dark.
The night of tribulation darkened in it and gloomed
ياO رَبَّLord فَاِجعَلso grant ليfor me مِنهُout of it مَخرَجاa way out
يا رَبَّ فَاِجعَل لي مِنهُ مَخرَجا
O Lord, then grant me a way out of it.
Oh Lord, so make for me from it an outlet