لاmay not خابَfail فيكَin you رجائيmy hope
لا خابَ فيكَ رجائي
فقدfor indeed أطلتَyou have prolonged عَنائيmy suffering
فقد أطلتَ عَنائي
May my hope in you not fail,
My hopes were not lost in you
for you have prolonged my suffering.
For you have relieved my sufferings
ياO ضاحِكاًone who laughs حينَwhen أبكيI weep
يا ضاحِكاً حينَ أبكي
أماhave you not رَحِمتَyou have pitied بُكائيmy weeping
أما رَحِمتَ بُكائي
O you who laugh when I weep,
O you who laugh when I weep
have you no pity for my weeping?
Have you no mercy for my weeping?
بِمَنwith whom أعوذُI seek refuge إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
بِمَن أعوذُ إذا ما
أذابَmelted away جِسميmy body دائيmy ailment
أذابَ جِسمي دائي
With whom shall I seek refuge when
To whom can I turn when
my ailment melts my body away,
My sickness melts my body
وقدand indeed عَرفتَyou have known لدائيfor my ailment
وقد عَرفتَ لدائي
وفيand in يَديكَyour hands شِفائيmy healing
وفي يَديكَ شِفائي
while you know [the cure] for my ailment,
For you know my sickness
and my healing lies in your hands?
And in your hands lies my cure