Hawqala

The Ḥawqala (Arabic: حَوْقَلَة‎) is an Arabicaaad word referring to the Arabic statement لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ‎ (lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhⁱ) which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by Allah." A longer version is لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ‎ (lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi l-ʿalīyi l-aẓīmⁱ), meaning "There is no power nor strength except in Allah, the Lofty, the Great". This expression is mentioned by a Muslim when seized by a calamity or in a situation beyond their control. The word Ḥawqala is a portmanteau (or naḥt) of the words ḥawla and quwwata.[1]

Arabic calligraphy of Hawqala