1. يَا ربِّ خُذ بِيَدي مِن ظُلمِ مُقتَدِرٍ

    عَلَيَّ قَد لَجَّ في صَدّي وَهجرانِي

    O Lord, take my hand and save me from the cruelty of one with power

    Over me, who has persisted in spurning and forsaking me.

  2. لَيِّنْ قَساوَتَه لِي أَو فَيَسِّرْ لي

    صَبراً لأَحظى بِوَصْلٍ أَو بِسُلوانِ

    Soften his harshness toward me, or else grant me

    Patience, that I may attain union or solace.

  3. أَو فَاِطْفِ جَمرةَ خَدَّيهِ وأَيقِظْ جَفْ

    نَيْهِ اللّذينِ أَراقَا ماءَ أَجفاني

    Or quench the ember of his cheeks, and awaken his eye-

    lids, which have spilled the water of my eyelids.