سؤالasking سِوىother than مَليكSovereign الأَمرaffairs شركassociating partners with God
سؤال سِوى مَليك الأَمر شرك
فَلَيسَfor there is no لِغَيرfor anyone other than رَبّLord العَرشthe Throne ملكُdominion
فَلَيسَ لِغَير رَبّ العَرش ملكُ
Asking anyone but the Sovereign of affairs is associating partners with God;
Asking other than the King of kings is partnering
for none but the Lord of the Throne has dominion.
For none but the Lord of the Throne has kingship
وَماand why ليfor me وَالوَرىwhile all creation لِلّهto God ملكُa possession
وَما لي وَالوَرى لِلّه ملكُ
أَبثّI pour out لَدَيكُمbefore you حزنيmy sorrow وَأَشكوand I complain
أَبثّ لَدَيكُم حزني وَأَشكو
And why should I—when all creation belongs to God—
I have no kingdom, and all kingdom is for Allah
pour out my sorrow before you and complain
I reveal my sorrow to you and complain
إِلَيكُمto you ياO رِجالmen الغَيبthe unseen عسريmy hardship
إِلَيكُم يا رِجال الغَيب عسري
نعمyes أنتمyou وَسيلةa means منwhoever توسّلsought intercession
نعم أنتم وَسيلة من توسّل
to you, O men of the unseen, of my hardship?
To you, O men of the unseen, of my hardship
Yes, you are the means for whoever seeks intercession
Yes, you are a means of beseeching
بِكُمthrough you ياO خَيرbest أُمّةcommunity خَيرbest مُرسلMessenger
بِكُم يا خَير أُمّة خَير مُرسل
ألوذُI seek refuge بِكُمwith you وَليand I have بِاللَهin God مَأملhope
ألوذُ بِكُم وَلي بِاللَه مَأمل
through you, O best community of the best Messenger.
Through you, O best nation of the best Messenger
I seek refuge with you, while my hope rests in God.
I seek refuge in you, and my hope is in Allah
ومِنكُمand from you أرتَجيI hope for الإِسعافaid ثمّthen الthe
ومِنكُم أرتَجي الإِسعاف ثمّ ال
مَعونَةَassistance وَالنَوالand bounty وَجبرand mending كسريmy brokenness
مَعونَةَ وَالنَوال وَجبر كسري
And from you I hope for aid, then the
And from you I hope for aid, then not
assistance, bounty, and mending of my brokenness.
Help and attainment and mending my brokenness