أياO ربِّmy Lord انَّindeed الأقرباءَthe kinsfolk تباعدواhave grown distant
أيا ربِّ انَّ الأقرباءَ تباعدوا
وعُومِلُتand I was treated منهمby them بالقطيعةِwith estrangement والهَجرِand abandonment
وعُومِلُت منهم بالقطيعةِ والهَجرِ
O my Lord, my kinsfolk have indeed grown distant,
And they have treated me with estrangement and abandonment.
وقُطّعتِand were severed الأرحامُkinship ties بينيbetween me وبينهمand between them
وقُطّعتِ الأرحامُ بيني وبينهم
وجُوزيتُand I was repaid عنfor عُرفِthe kindness of الصّنائعِgood deeds بالنُّكرِwith ill treatment
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.
وأغلقَand shut دونيagainst me بابهُhis door كلُّevery صاحبٍfriend
وأغلقَ دوني بابهُ كلُّ صاحبٍ
فتحتُI opened لهto him بابيmy door وأدخلتهُand admitted him خِدريmy inner chamber
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.
تَخيرَّتهُI chose him منهمfrom among them ليومِfor the day of مساءتيmy distress
تَخيرَّتهُ منهم ليومِ مساءتي
وأعدَدتهُand I readied him فيin كلِّevery نائبةٍcalamity ذُخرِيmy reserve
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.
فخانُyet he betrayed عهوديmy covenants اذwhen وفيتُI kept faith بعهدهِwith his covenant
فخانُ عهودي اذ وفيتُ بعهدهِ
وشحَّand he was stingy برِفديwith aid to me اذwhen بذلتُI freely gave لهto him وَفريmy abundant wealth
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.
وأنتand You بمرأىًseeing ياO الهيmy God ومسمعٍand hearing
وأنت بمرأىً يا الهي ومسمعٍ
وعالمُand knowing مكنونِthe hidden depths of السرائرِsecrets والجهرand open speech
وعالمُ مكنونِ السرائرِ والجهر
And You, O my God, see and hear,
And know the innermost secrets and what is openly proclaimed.
أجرنيَgrant me refuge مِنfrom باغٍan oppressor عليَّagainst me بمالهِwith his wealth
أجرنيَ مِن باغٍ عليَّ بمالهِ
ومعقلهِand his stronghold المحفوفِsurrounded بالعسكرِby an army المَجرِvast
ومعقلهِ المحفوفِ بالعسكرِ المَجرِ
Grant me refuge from one who oppresses me with his wealth,
And his stronghold, ringed by a vast army.
أمولايO my Master انَّindeed العُربَthe Arabs تمنعُprotect جارَهاtheir neighbor
أمولاي انَّ العُربَ تمنعُ جارَها
وتدفعُand ward off عنهfrom him الضّيمَoppression بالبيضِwith bright swords والسُّمرِand dusky spears
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.
وقدand indeed جئتُكَI have come to You اللهمَّO God أرجوكَI hope in You ناصراًas a helper
وقد جئتُكَ اللهمَّ أرجوكَ ناصراً
لأنَّكَfor You are أولىmost worthy منone who يُؤمَّلُis hoped in للنَّصرِfor victory
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.
وانَّهمand indeed they قلٌّare few علىdespite كثرةٍgreat numbers بهمamong them
وانَّهم قلٌّ على كثرةٍ بهم
وانِّيand indeed I علىdespite قِلّيmy fewness بِنصرِكَthrough Your aid فيin كُثرِmultitude
وانِّي على قِلّي بِنصرِكَ في كُثرِ
And they are few, for all their numbers,
While I, though few, am many through Your aid.
فخذso take بيديme by the hand فيماin what أُرجِّيI hope for وأتقَّيand guard against
فخذ بيدي فيما أُرجِّي وأتقَّي
علىin رغمِdefiance of أقوامٍpeople تواطواconspired علىfor ضُرِّيharm to me
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.
فألطافُكَfor Your favors الحُسنىmost gracious لديَّto me خَفيُّةٌhidden
فألطافُكَ الحُسنى لديَّ خَفيُّةٌ
تُبلّغُنيbring me to الآمالَhopes منfrom حيثُwhere لاnot أدريI know
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.