Translated from Ustadz Firanda Andirja's Indonesian commentary (Bekal Islam). Quoted verses, hadith and duas keep their Arabic; where the commentary gave its own Indonesian rendering of them, that rendering is not translated and is marked [translation not shown].
This dua is recited when asking Allah for rain (istisqa). It contains a request that the rain fall in places where it is beneficial, such as highlands, hills, valleys and land where trees grow, but that it not fall directly upon us, so that it does not cause disaster.