أدعوI call بمريمupon Mary فيin ضريmy distress فتنقذنيso she rescues me
أدعو بمريم في ضري فتنقذني
وطالماand often لَبَّتِshe answered الداعيthe supplicant متىwhenever شاءَhe wished
وطالما لَبَّتِ الداعي متى شاءَ
I call upon Mary in my distress, and she rescues me.
I call upon Maryam in my anguish, so she saves me
And often she has answered the supplicant whenever he wished.
And she who prays finds her prayers answered whenever she wants
إليكto you قدَّمتُI offered نفسيmyself فيfor قضاfulfillment أربيmy wish
إليك قدَّمتُ نفسي في قضا أربي
مؤملاًhoping مستميحاًseeking bounty لاnot كمنlike one who باءَreturned unsuccessfully
مؤملاً مستميحاً لا كمن باءَ
To you I have offered myself for the fulfillment of my wish,
I have surrendered myself to Your judgment, my Lord
hopeful and seeking bounty, not like one who returned in failure.
Hoping, beseeching, not like one who wailed
أَقرَاI recite السلامُpeace عليكupon you اللَهُGod معكِwith you لأنbecause
أَقرَا السلامُ عليك اللَهُ معكِ لأن
أبوthe father of الورىhumankind بكthrough you جدَّدْrenewed بعدafter أنthat جاءَhe came
أبو الورى بك جدَّدْ بعد أن جاءَ
I recite: “Peace be upon you; God is with you,” for
Peace be upon you, O Maryam, God is with you because
the father of humankind brought renewal through you after he came.
The Lord of all people made you anew after she came
أنتyou ارتقيتyou ascended بترتيلwith the chanting of الملائكthe angels بالwith the
أنت ارتقيت بترتيل الملائك بال
أزهارflowers مزدانةًadorned كيso that ترحضيyou wash away الداءdisease
أزهار مزدانةً كي ترحضي الداء
You ascended amid the angels’ chanting, with
You ascended with the angels' chanting
flowers adorning you, to wash away disease.
Like adorned flowers that banish illness
استنقذيrescue وارحضيand wash away آثامَناour sins وكذاand likewise
استنقذي وارحضي آثامَنا وكذا
أمراضناour illnesses إنكindeed you are الغوثsuccor لمنfor whoever جاءcame
أمراضنا إنك الغوث لمن جاء
Rescue us and wash away our sins, and likewise
Save us and heal our sins
our illnesses; indeed, you are succor to whoever comes.
And our diseases, for you are succor for those who came
ارميcast away بضيقتناwith our distress فيin كلevery نائبةٍcalamity
ارمي بضيقتنا في كل نائبةٍ
وَضَمْحليand dispel الداءdisease عناfrom us إنهindeed it قاءhas vomited (sense unclear here)
وَضَمْحلي الداء عنا إنه قاء
Cast away our distress in every calamity,
Cast our troubles in every affliction
and dispel disease from us, for it has vomited.
And heal our illness from us, for it has passed
اللَهGod يصرفُturns away عناfrom us رجزَthe scourge of نقمتهHis vengeance
اللَه يصرفُ عنا رجزَ نقمته
فيكthrough you فأرضيهso appease Him فيناon our behalf كيفماhowever شاءHe wills
فيك فأرضيه فينا كيفما شاء
God turns away from us the scourge of His vengeance
God turns away from us the wrath of His vengeance
through you; so appease Him on our behalf, however He wills.
Through you, so satisfy Him regarding us however He desires
إنif تفتحيyou open نحوناtoward us بابthe gate of التقىpiety أبداًforever
إن تفتحي نحونا باب التقى أبداً
نُخبرْwe shall proclaim بآياتكof your signs طُرّاًall together ونَتْراءىand see one another
نُخبرْ بآياتك طُرّاً ونَتْراءى
If you open to us the gate of piety forever,
If you open for us the door of piety forever
we shall all proclaim your signs and see one another.
We will proclaim your signs—both openly and intimately
فاستعطفيso seek compassion from اللَهGod فيناfor us واسأليهand ask Him لناfor us
فاستعطفي اللَه فينا واسأليه لنا
كيماso that يُحيلَHe may turn بكthrough you الضراءadversity سراءjoy
كيما يُحيلَ بك الضراء سراء
So seek God’s compassion for us, and ask Him on our behalf,
So intercede with God for us and ask Him for us
so that through you He may turn adversity into joy.
To transform our misery into bliss
إنindeed اسمَكyour name العونُhelp وهوand it الدهرfor all time يُسعدُناgladdens us
إن اسمَك العونُ وهو الدهر يُسعدُنا
ونستقيمand we remain upright بهthrough it فعلاًin deed وإنباءand in proclamation
ونستقيم به فعلاً وإنباء
Indeed, your name is help, and it gladdens us for all time,
Your name brings good fortune and forever makes us happy
and through it we remain upright in deed and proclamation.
And upright in deed and report
إنif تُنقذيناyou rescue us منfrom البَلبالturmoil حاميةًas a protector
إن تُنقذينا من البَلبال حاميةً
فتحتَthen beneath ظلِّthe shade of حماكِyour protection لاnot نرىwe see داءdisease
فتحتَ ظلِّ حماكِ لا نرى داء
If you rescue us from turmoil as our protector,
If you rescue us from the raging fire, protecting
then beneath the shade of your protection we shall see no disease.
We will be under your umbrella’s shade and see no illness
لكto you القبائلthe tribes طولthroughout الدهرtime ساجدةٌprostrate
لك القبائل طول الدهر ساجدةٌ
حتىeven الملائكthe angels تعظيماًin veneration وإرعاءand attentive regard
حتى الملائك تعظيماً وإرعاء
The tribes prostrate themselves before you for all time,
For eternity the tribes bow to you
even the angels, in veneration and attentive regard.
Even the angels in reverence and awe