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ما قد علاني من الأحزان

I complain to the One, the All-Merciful,

of the sorrows that have come upon me,

والهم والغم والكرب

والضر والشوس والأدران

of worry, grief, and anguish,

and harm, haughtiness, and defilements.

ما أرفع شكايتي الإله

سبحانه المفضل المنان

I raise my complaint only to God,

glory be to Him, the Gracious, the Bountiful Giver.

وليس ينفع أحد غيره

إن هو حبيبك وإن هو شان

No one other than Him can help,

whether he is your beloved or your foe.

وإن سكت كفى علمه

سبحان ربي عظيم الشان

And if I remain silent, His knowledge suffices.

Glory be to my Lord, great in majesty.

لكن دعائي على فقري

وإنني عاجز عنوان

But my supplication points to my poverty,

and is a sign that I am helpless.

عسى فرج عن قريب لي

فإنني بالحزن ملان

May relief soon come to me,

for I am filled with sorrow.

لكن ظني حسن في الله

بأن يجيني فرج في الآن

Yet I have good hopes in God,

that relief will come to me this very moment,

وأدرك السول والمامول

بل فوق ما يطلب الإنسان

and I shall attain my desire and what I hope for—

indeed, beyond what any person asks.

ما خاب عبد طلب ربه

سبحانه الواحد الحنان

No servant who sought his Lord has been disappointed.

Glory be to Him, the One, the Compassionate.

يارب يارب يارباه

يارب من تفك العان

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

O Lord, You who free the captive,

يامن إذا ضاق أحد به حال

ففرج الآن يارحمن

O You, when anyone's circumstances grow straitened,

then grant relief now, O All-Merciful!

ياخالقي قد علمت الحال

ففرج الآن يارحمن

O my Creator, You already know my plight:

so grant relief now, O All-Merciful!

وكن لعبدك في أحواله

لكي يكن منك في رضوان

And stand by Your servant in his circumstances,

so that he may find favor with You.

ويسر أمره بلا عسر

ولا تفرح به الشنآن

And make his affairs easy, without hardship,

and do not let the hateful foe rejoice over him.

وهب لي الخير والخيرات

وكن له أينما قد كان

And grant me goodness and good things,

and stand by him wherever he may be.

وياقريب الفرج فرج

على الذي خزنه قدبان

And O You whose relief is near, bring relief

to the one whose sorrow has become plain.

مالي إلهي سوى فضلك

وجودك الدائم الهتان

I have nothing, my God, save Your favor,

and Your constant generosity, pouring like rain.

كفى كفى بك إلهي من

عليم بي مفضل منان

You suffice, You suffice, my God, as One

who knows me fully, gracious and bountiful.

رفضت حولي مع القوة

بنيت أمري على التكلان

I have renounced my might and strength;

I have founded my affairs upon reliance

على الذي بيده الأقدار

وبيده الفضل والإحسان

on Him in whose hand are destinies,

and in whose hand are favor and kindness.

أرجوه يغمرني أفضاله

وإن كثر مني العصيان

I hope He will envelop me in His favors,

even though my disobedience has been great,

وإن يجيني فرج عاجل

كثير وافر كبير الشان

and that swift relief will come to me,

abundant, plentiful, great in import,

ما قط يخطر لنا بالبال

بمحض جود من الحنان

such as has never crossed our minds,

through pure generosity from the Compassionate.

ياذا الجلال وذا الإكرام

قل ما طلبته فعده كان

O Possessor of majesty and munificence,

say: 'What you have asked for, consider it done.'

قريب عاجل بمحض الجود

لا بالعمل لا ولا الهذيان

Soon and swiftly, through sheer generosity,

not through deeds—no—nor idle babbling.

يارب واختم لنا بالخير

لكل من حينه قد حان

O Lord, and grant us a good ending,

for everyone whose appointed time has come.

ثم الصلاة على المختار

المصطفى من ولد عدنان

Then blessings upon the Chosen One,

the Elect among the descendants of Adnan,

والآل والصحب والتسليم

عليهم ما جرى الملوان

and his family and companions; and salutations

upon them, as long as night and day run their course.