بُنَيَّ لئنْ أَعْيا الطَّبِيبَ ابنَ مُسلمٍ

بُنَيَّ لئنْ أَعْيا الطَّبِيبَ ابنَ مُسلمٍ

ضَناكَ وَأعْيا ذا البَيان المُسجَّعِ

ضَناكَ وَأعْيا ذا البَيان المُسجَّعِ

My dear son, if the physician Ibn Muslim is baffled

My son, if the physician disappoints me, son of Muslim

by your wasting illness, and so is the master of rhymed eloquence,

Who is solemn, and if the gifted orator disappoints me

لأَبْتَهِلَنْ تحتَ الظَّلامِ بِدَعوَةٍ

لأَبْتَهِلَنْ تحتَ الظَّلامِ بِدَعوَةٍ

متَى يَدْعُها داعٍ إِلى اللَّه يسْمعِ

متَى يَدْعُها داعٍ إِلى اللَّه يسْمعِ

I shall surely plead beneath the darkness with a prayer—

I will implore beneath the darkness with a prayer

whenever a supplicant offers it to God, he is heard.

Whenever one calls upon Him to Allah listening

يُقَلْقِلُ ما بَيْنَ الضُّلوعِ نَشيجُها

يُقَلْقِلُ ما بَيْنَ الضُّلوعِ نَشيجُها

لها شافِعٌ مِنْ عَبرَةٍ وَتَضَرُّعِ

لها شافِعٌ مِنْ عَبرَةٍ وَتَضَرُّعِ

Its sobbing shakes what lies between the ribs;

Whose sobbing shakes what is between the ribs

it has an intercessor in tears and humble entreaty.

It has an intercessor from worry and humility

إلى فارجِ الكَرْبِ المجيبِ لمَن دَعا

إلى فارجِ الكَرْبِ المجيبِ لمَن دَعا

فَزِعتُ بِكَرْبي إِنَّهُ خَيرُ مَفْزَعِ

فَزِعتُ بِكَرْبي إِنَّهُ خَيرُ مَفْزَعِ

To the dispeller of distress, who answers whoever calls,

To the Reliever of distress, the Responder to one who prays

I have turned in my anguish; He is the best refuge.

I took refuge with my distress; truly He is the best refuge

فَيا خَيرَ مَدْعُوٍّ دَعَوتُكَ فَاْستَمِعْ

فَيا خَيرَ مَدْعُوٍّ دَعَوتُكَ فَاْستَمِعْ

وما لِي شَفِيْعٌ غَيْرُ فَضْلِكَ فَاشْفَعِ

وما لِي شَفِيْعٌ غَيْرُ فَضْلِكَ فَاشْفَعِ

So, O best of those invoked, I have called on You: hear me.

So O best Invoked, I called upon You so listen

And I have no intercessor but Your grace, so intercede for me.

And I have no intercessor other than Your favor so intercede