1. أنحت بباب الكريم الأمل

    لعل الفرج منه عاجل يصل

    I make hope kneel at the Generous One’s door;

    Perhaps relief from Him will swiftly arrive.

  2. فمن لي ومن للبلايا ومن

    لضري وكر بي أذابي نزل

    Who, then, is there for me, who for calamities, and who

    For my suffering and anguish when they befall me?

  3. ومن ذا الذي أدعوه وأسأله

    ومن أطلبه عند سد الحيل

    And who is it I call upon and ask,

    And whom do I seek when every expedient is blocked,

  4. سوى الله ربي كفى به كفى

    كفى به كفى به كفى به وهل

    But God, my Lord? Sufficient is He, sufficient!

    Sufficient is He, sufficient is He, sufficient is He! Can

  5. سواه يرجى فحاشاه عن

    مقالة من قد تعدى وضل

    Any besides Him be hoped in? Far exalted is He above

    The words of one who has transgressed and gone astray.

  6. فما شايكون وما لم يشا

    فليس بكائن ففيم الوجل

    For whatever He wills shall be, and whatever He does not will

    Will not come to be—so why the dread?

  7. وما ليس لك لم تكن تدركه

    وما قد كتب لك فعده حصل

    And what is not yours you could never attain,

    And what is decreed for you, count it already gained.

  8. فيا ربنا يا سميع الدعا

    ومن منه الخير يأتي جمل

    So, O our Lord, O Hearer of prayer,

    And You from whom goodness comes in abundance,

  9. وياكشف الضر يا ذا العلا

    ويا من يفرج إذا خطب حل

    And O remover of affliction, O Possessor of sublimity,

    And You who bring relief when calamity descends,

  10. باسمائك الله يا خالقي

    سألتك وكل كتاب نزل

    By Your names, O God, my Creator,

    I implore You, and by every Book sent down,

  11. وبالهادي المصطفى المجتبي

    وآله وأصحابه أهل العمل

    And by the Guide, the Chosen, the Elect,

    And his family and companions, people of deeds,

  12. وبالأنبياء وأصحابهم

    وأتباعهم من جميع الملل

    And by the prophets and their companions,

    And their followers from all faiths,

  13. باملاكك الله يا رازقي

    وبالأوليا إن تقينا الزلل

    By Your angels, O God, my Provider,

    And by the saints, that You guard us from error.

  14. وكن لي إليه على كل حال

    ومن أنت له فوق سؤاله ينل

    And stand by me, my God, in every circumstance;

    And whoever has You on his side gains beyond his request.

  15. وفرج على فرجا عاجلا

    قريباسر يعافيك الأمل

    And grant me relief, an immediate relief,

    Soon and swiftly—in You lies hope.

  16. وفيك الرجا وإليك اللجا

    ومنك النجا إن غشتني الظلل

    And in You is hope, and to You is recourse,

    And from You comes deliverance if shadows engulf me.

  17. واختم لعبدك بخير الختام

    إذا حان حين انقراض الأجل

    And grant Your servant the best of endings,

    When the hour comes for the allotted span to end.

  18. وصل وسلم رب العلى

    على من يشفع يوم الوجل

    And send blessings and peace, O Lord of the heights,

    Upon him who intercedes on the Day of Dread,

  19. وآله وأصحابه أهل الهدى

    ومن سار في سيرهم وامتثل

    And his family and companions, people of guidance,

    And whoever has walked their path and obeyed.