يا أرحم الراحمين يا أرحم الراحمين

يا أرحم الراحمين فرج على المسلمين

O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

O Most Merciful of the merciful, grant relief to the Muslims.

يا ربنا ياكريم ياربنا رحيم

أنت الجواد الحليم وأنت نعم المعين

O our Lord, O Generous One, O our Lord, Merciful One.

You are the Generous, the Forbearing, and how excellent a Helper You are!

وليس نرجو سواك

فادرك إلهي دراك

And we hope in none but You.

So come to our rescue, my God—come to our rescue,

قبل الفنا والهلاك

يعم دنيا ودين

before annihilation and ruin

engulf worldly life and religion.

ومالنا ربنا سواك يا حسبنا

ياذا العلا والغنى وياقوي يامتين

And we have none but You, our Lord, O You who suffice us.

O Possessor of sublimity and self-sufficiency, and O Strong One, O Firm One.

نسألك والي يقيم العدل كي نستقيم

على هداك القويم ولا نطيع اللعين

We ask You for a ruler who establishes justice, so that we may be upright,

following Your upright guidance, and not obey the accursed one.

ياربنا يامجيب

أنت السميع القريب

O our Lord, O Answerer of prayers.

You are the All-Hearing, the Near One.

ضاق الوسيع الرحيب

فانظر إلى المؤمنين

The vast, spacious expanse has grown narrow.

So look upon the believers,

نظره تزيل العنا عنا وتدني المنا

منا وكل الهنا نعطاه في كل حين

with a glance that removes hardship from us and brings wishes near

to us; and may all happiness be granted us at every moment.

سالك بجاه الجدود

وإلى يقيم الحدود

I ask You, by the honor of the forefathers,

for a ruler who upholds the prescribed limits

عنا ويكفي الحسود

ويدفع الظالمين

on our behalf, and wards off the envious one,

and repels the oppressors.

يزيل للمنكرات يقيم للصلوات

يأمر بالصالحات محب للصالحين

He removes reprehensible deeds and establishes the prayers.

He enjoins good deeds, a lover of the righteous.

يزيح كل الحرام يقهر كل الطغام

يعدل بين الأنام يؤمن الخائفين

He clears away all that is forbidden and subdues all the rabble.

He deals justly among humankind and makes the fearful safe.

رب اسقنا غيث عام نافع مبارك دوام

يدوم في كل عام على ممر السنين

Lord, water us with widespread rain, beneficial, blessed, enduring,

that lasts every year throughout the passage of the years.

رب أحينا شاكرين

وتوفنا مسلمين

Lord, let us live thankfully,

and take us in death as Muslims,

نبعث من الآمنين

في زمرة السابقين

that we may be resurrected among those who are safe,

in the company of the foremost.

بجاه طه الرسول

جد ربنا بالقبول

By the honor of Ta-Ha, the Messenger,

our Lord, generously grant acceptance,

وهب لنا كل سول

رب استجب لي آمنين

and grant us every wish.

Lord, answer me; may we be safe.

عطاك ربي جزيل

وكل فعلك جميل

Your bounty, my Lord, is abundant,

and everything You do is beautiful.

وفيك أملنا طويل

فجد على الطامعين

And our hope in You stretches far,

so be generous to those who yearn.

يارب ضاق الخناق

من فعل مالا يطاق

O Lord, the noose has tightened

from doing what cannot be borne.

فامنن بفك الغلاق

لمن بذنبه رهين

So graciously undo the lock

for whoever is held captive by his sin.

واغفر لكل الذنوب

واستر لكل العيوب

And forgive all sins,

and conceal all faults,

واكشف لكل الكروب

واكف أذى المؤذيين

and dispel all troubles,

and ward off the harm of those who cause harm.

واختم باحسن ختام

إذا دنا الإنصرام

And bring our lives to the best ending,

when the end draws near,

وحان حين الحمام

وزاد رشح الجبين

and the hour of death arrives,

and sweat upon the brow increases.

ثم الصلاة والسلام

على شفيع الأنام

Then blessings and peace

upon the intercessor for humankind,

والآل نعم الكرام

والصحب والتابعين

and his family—how noble they are—

and the companions and the followers.