ياO قريبnear الفرجrelief نسألكwe ask You تجليYou dispel ذيthese الأكدارthe sorrows
يا قريب الفرج نسألك تجلي ذي الأكدار
ياO خفيhidden الألطافacts of kindness بيدكin Your hand النفعbenefit والضارand harm
يا خفي الألطاف بيدك النفع والضار
O You whose relief is near, we ask You to dispel these sorrows.
O You Who are near to grant relief, we ask You to shine upon those in distress,
O You whose kindnesses are hidden, in Your hand are benefit and harm.
O You Who hides kindness, in Your hands lie benefit and harm,
عافناgrant us well-being واعفand pardon عناfrom us واكفناand shield us شرthe evil of الأشرارthe wicked
عافنا واعف عنا واكفنا شر الأشرار
والبلياتand calamities والآفاتand afflictions والذمand blame والعارand disgrace
والبليات والآفات والذم والعار
Grant us well-being, pardon us, and shield us from the evil of the wicked,
Grant us health and overlook our faults, and protect us from the evil of evildoers,
And from calamities, afflictions, blame, and disgrace.
And from afflictions, plagues, blame and disgrace,
واغفرand forgive الذنبsin وارحمناand have mercy on us وعذand grant refuge منfrom النارthe Fire
واغفر الذنب وارحمنا وعذ من النار
سلكI beseech You بكby Yourself سلكI beseech You بكby Yourself ياO ربLord باO خيرbest غفارoft-forgiving one
سلك بك سلك بك يا رب با خير غفار
And forgive sin, have mercy on us, and grant us refuge from the Fire.
And forgive sin and have mercy upon us, and protect us from the Fire,
I beseech You by Yourself, I beseech You by Yourself, O Lord, O best of forgivers.
We seek Your path, O Lord, O Best of forgivers,
سلكI beseech You بكby Yourself سلكI beseech You بكby Yourself ياO ربLord ياO خيرbest ستارconcealer of faults
سلك بك سلك بك يا رب يا خير ستار
سلكI beseech You بكby Yourself سلكI beseech You بكby Yourself ياO ربLord ياO نورLight of الأنوارthe lights
سلك بك سلك بك يا رب يا نور الأنوار
I beseech You by Yourself, I beseech You by Yourself, O Lord, O best concealer of faults.
We seek Your path, O Lord, O Best of veilers,
I beseech You by Yourself, I beseech You by Yourself, O Lord, O Light of lights.
We seek Your path, O Lord, O Light of Lights,
سلكI beseech You بالمصطفىby the Chosen One الهاديthe guide لناfor us خيرbest مختارchosen one
سلك بالمصطفى الهادي لنا خير مختار
وابنand the son of عمهhis paternal uncle عليAli الحبرthe learned scholar قيدومleader of الأبرارthe righteous
وابن عمه علي الحبر قيدوم الأبرار
I beseech You by the Chosen One, our guide, the best of the chosen,
We seek the path of Mustafa the Guide, the best of choosers,
And his cousin Ali, the learned scholar, leader of the righteous,
And his cousin Ali the Sage, foremost of the righteous,
وابنةand the daughter of المصطفىthe Chosen One الزهراal-Zahra, the radiant one البتولthe chaste one أمmother of الأطهارthe pure ones
وابنة المصطفى الزهرا البتول أم الأطهار
والحسنand Hasan والحسينand Husayn أهلpeople of الكساthe cloak خيرthe best of الأخيارthe virtuous
والحسن والحسين أهل الكسا خير الأخيار
And the Chosen One's daughter, al-Zahra, the chaste one, mother of the pure,
And daughter of Mustafa, Zahra the Radiant, the immaculate Mother,
And Hasan and Husayn, the People of the Cloak, the best of the virtuous.
And Hasan and Husain, the people of the cloak, best of nobles,
سلكI beseech You ياO اللَهGod بهمby them تحفظYou preserve لناfor us الربعthe dwelling place والدارand the home
سلك يا اللَه بهم تحفظ لنا الربع والدار
والقراباتand relatives والأصحابand companions والأهلand family والجارand the neighbor
والقرابات والأصحاب والأهل والجار
I beseech You, O God, by them, to preserve for us our dwelling and home,
We seek You, O Allah, through them to protect for us home and abode,
And our relatives, companions, family, and neighbor.
And kin, companions, family and neighbor,
وأرشدand guide الواليthe ruler أنهfor he ياO إلهGod of السماheaven حارis bewildered
وأرشد الوالي أنه يا إله السما حار
لمhas not يزلceased فيin عنىdistress دائرturning معwith كلeveryone منwho دارturned
لم يزل في عنى دائر مع كل من دار
And guide the ruler, O God of heaven, for he is bewildered.
And guide the ruler, O God of heaven hot,
He remains in distress, turning with everyone who turns,
He has not ceased to have care for all who reside,
فيin شبهthe likeness of منone who وقعfell فيinto بحرa sea عجاجroaring تيارsurging
في شبه من وقع في بحر عجاج تيار
فأصلحso set aright الكلall ياO عالمKnower بمكنونof the hidden content of الأسرارthe secrets
فأصلح الكل يا عالم بمكنون الأسرار
Like one who has fallen into a roaring, surging sea.
For those who have fallen into a sea of turbulent currents,
So set all aright, O Knower of the innermost secrets.
So reform everything, O Knower of secrets,
وختمand the close of القولthe words صلىmay He bless اللَهGod علىupon نورthe light of الأبصارthe eyes
وختم القول صلى اللَه على نور الأبصار
أحمدAhmad المصطفىthe Chosen One وآلهand his family مصابيحlamps of الأقطارthe lands
أحمد المصطفى وآله مصابيح الأقطار
And to close these words: may God bless the light of eyes,
And conclude this speech, may Allah send blessings upon the Light of sights,
Ahmad, the Chosen One, and his family, the lamps of the lands,
Ahmad the Chosen one, and his family the lanterns of horizons,
الصحابةthe Companions مهاجرهمthe emigrants among them لوجهكfor Your sake والأنصارand the Helpers
الصحابة مهاجرهم لوجهك والأنصار
كلماwhenever غردwarbled القمريthe turtledove علىon أغصانbranches of الأشجارthe trees
كلما غرد القمري على أغصان الأشجار
The Companions, those among them who emigrated for Your sake, and the Helpers,
The Emigrant Companions who migrated for Your sake, and the Helpers,
Whenever the turtledove warbles on the branches of the trees,
Whenever the moonlight sings upon the branches of trees,
أوor سرتdrifted نسماتbreezes of الحيthe settlement فيin وقتthe time of الأسحارthe pre-dawn hours
أو سرت نسمات الحي في وقت الأسحار
Or breezes from the settlement drift in the hours before dawn.
Or the breezes of life blow at the time of pre-dawn,