أَحْرُفٌ أرْبَعٌ شَفَتْ دَاءَ صَدْرِي

أَحْرُفٌ أرْبَعٌ شَفَتْ دَاءَ صَدْرِي

وَأَنَارَتْ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّيَ فِكْرِي

وَأَنَارَتْ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّيَ فِكْرِي

Four letters cured the ailment of my breast,

Four letters have healed the affliction of my chest,

And, by my Lord's leave, illuminated my thought.

And illuminated, by the leave of my Lord, my mind,

وَهْيَ مِيمُ الْمُنَى فَحَاءُ حَيَاةٍ

وَهْيَ مِيمُ الْمُنَى فَحَاءُ حَيَاةٍ

ثُمَّ مِيمُ الْمَعَاذِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرِّ

ثُمَّ مِيمُ الْمَعَاذِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرِّ

They are the mīm of wishes, then the ḥāʾ of life,

They are the Meem of hopes, then the Haa of life,

Then the mīm of refuge from every evil,

Then the Meem of refuge from every evil,

ثُمَّ دَالُ الدُّنُوِّ مِنْ كُلِّ يُمْنٍ

ثُمَّ دَالُ الدُّنُوِّ مِنْ كُلِّ يُمْنٍ

وَنَجَاحٍ وَيُسْرَةٍ بَعْدَ عُسْرِ

وَنَجَاحٍ وَيُسْرَةٍ بَعْدَ عُسْرِ

Then the dāl of nearness to every blessing,

Then the Daal of drawing near to every blessing,

And success, and ease after hardship.

And success, and ease after hardship.