1. أيا ربِّ انَّ الأقرباءَ تباعدوا

    وعُومِلُت منهم بالقطيعةِ والهَجرِ

    O my Lord, my kinsfolk have indeed grown distant,

    And they have treated me with estrangement and abandonment.

  2. وقُطّعتِ الأرحامُ بيني وبينهم

    وجُوزيتُ عن عُرفِ الصّنائعِ بالنُّكرِ

    The bonds of kinship between me and them have been severed,

    And for my acts of kindness I was repaid with ill treatment.

  3. وأغلقَ دوني بابهُ كلُّ صاحبٍ

    فتحتُ له بابي وأدخلتهُ خِدري

    Every friend has shut his door against me,

    Though I opened my door to him and admitted him to my inner chamber.

  4. تَخيرَّتهُ منهم ليومِ مساءتي

    وأعدَدتهُ في كلِّ نائبةٍ ذُخرِي

    I chose him from among them for the day of my distress,

    And kept him as my reserve against every calamity.

  5. فخانُ عهودي اذ وفيتُ بعهدهِ

    وشحَّ برِفدي اذ بذلتُ له وَفري

    Yet he broke faith with me, though I kept faith with him,

    And begrudged me aid, though I freely gave him my wealth.

  6. وأنت بمرأىً يا الهي ومسمعٍ

    وعالمُ مكنونِ السرائرِ والجهر

    And You, O my God, see and hear,

    And know the innermost secrets and what is openly proclaimed.

  7. أجرنيَ مِن باغٍ عليَّ بمالهِ

    ومعقلهِ المحفوفِ بالعسكرِ المَجرِ

    Grant me refuge from one who oppresses me with his wealth,

    And his stronghold, ringed by a vast army.

  8. أمولاي انَّ العُربَ تمنعُ جارَها

    وتدفعُ عنه الضّيمَ بالبيضِ والسُّمرِ

    O my Master, the Arabs indeed protect their neighbor,

    And shield him from oppression with bright swords and dusky spears.

  9. وقد جئتُكَ اللهمَّ أرجوكَ ناصراً

    لأنَّكَ أولى من يُؤمَّلُ للنَّصرِ

    And I have come to You, O God, hoping You will help me,

    For You are the worthiest in whom to hope for victory.

  10. وانَّهم قلٌّ على كثرةٍ بهم

    وانِّي على قِلّي بِنصرِكَ في كُثرِ

    And they are few, for all their numbers,

    While I, though few, am many through Your aid.

  11. فخذ بيدي فيما أُرجِّي وأتقَّي

    على رغمِ أقوامٍ تواطوا على ضُرِّي

    So take me by the hand in all I hope for and all I fear,

    In defiance of people who have conspired to harm me.

  12. فألطافُكَ الحُسنى لديَّ خَفيُّةٌ

    تُبلّغُني الآمالَ من حيثُ لا أدري

    For Your most gracious favors to me are hidden,

    Bringing my hopes to fulfillment in ways I do not know.