Al Maddath Maula [English translation]

Help me, Help me, Help me, O Lord!

I am your (insane) lover1, I am the moth (to your flame)2, listen (to me)

O my Giver! O my Lord!

Tell me about the destination, show me the path, listen (to me)

O my Giver! O my Lord!

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

Help me, Help me, Help me, O Lord!

O Lord! O Lord!

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

O Lord! O Lord!

My heart has become restless, I cannot sleep nor dream

It feels as if there is a storm in my heart, and it is swirling around

Help me, Help me, Help me, O Lord!

What does my life hold? Now, what would be my story?

The times are listening to the story with bated breath

O my Giver (Allah)! O my Lord (Allah)! What kind of hardships are these?

And what kind of trials are these?

O my Giver! O my Lord!

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

I am your (insane) lover, I am the moth (to your flame)

O my Giver! O my Lord!

Tell me about the destination, show me the path, listen (to me)

O my Giver! O my Lord!

A storm is rising, caravans3 are being plundered

The signs of spring are disappearing from the garden

Every road is deserted, every city is deserted

Your (insane) lover is looking at the ruins

O my Giver (Allah)! O my Lord (Allah)! It feels as if

the sky is about to fall apart and collapse

O my Giver! O my Lord!

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

O Lord, will the darkness become even deeper? O my Lord!

O Lord, to this night, will a dawn come? O my Lord!

Will the chains of insanity (of love) ever break?

Will the stain on your lover's forehead ever disappear?

Will this Majnun (insane lover) ever become free of this captivity?

Will the blood of this (insane) lover ever gain a (true) color4?

O Lord!

1. I have lost my sanity in your love2. Referring to the Sufi fable of the moth and the flame3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravan_(travellers)4. become truly alive