title: Hawqala
text: The Ḥawqala () or the La Hawla () is an Arabic term referring to the Arabic statement  () which is usually translated as "There is no power nor strength except by God." 
  
  This expression is mentioned by a Muslim when seized by a calamity or in a situation beyond their control, usually when being oppressed or forcefully put through suffering. The English western equivalent expression is Oh my god or oh my (expletive) God or Jesus christ!  The word Ḥawqala is a portmanteau (or naḥt) of the words ḥawla and quwwata.
  
  A longer version is  (), meaning "There is no power nor strength except by Allah the Lofty, the Great".
  
  See also
   Basmala
   Tasbih
   Dhikr
  
  References
  
  Arabic words and phrases