لَعَمرُby the life of أَبيmy father لَوif أَنَّنيthat I أَتَفَكَّرُI reflect
لَعَمرُ أَبي لَو أَنَّني أَتَفَكَّرُ
رَضيتُI would be content بِماwith what يُقضىis decreed عَلَيَّupon me وَيُقدَرُand is ordained
رَضيتُ بِما يُقضى عَلَيَّ وَيُقدَرُ
By my father's life, if I were to reflect,
I would be content with what is decreed and ordained for me.
تَوَكَّلput your trust عَلىin الرَحمَنِthe Most Merciful فيin كُلِّevery حاجَةٍneed
تَوَكَّل عَلى الرَحمَنِ في كُلِّ حاجَةٍ
أَرَدتَyou desire فَإِنَّfor indeed اللَهَGod يَقضيdecrees وَيَقدِرُand ordains
أَرَدتَ فَإِنَّ اللَهَ يَقضي وَيَقدِرُ
Trust in the Most Merciful for every need
you wish fulfilled, for God decrees and ordains.
مَتىwhen ماever (emphasis) يُرِدwills ذوpossessor of العَرشِthe Throne أَمراًsomething بِعَبدِهِfor His servant
مَتى ما يُرِد ذو العَرشِ أَمراً بِعَبدِهِ
يُصِبهُit befalls him وَماand not لِلعَبدِfor the servant ماwhat يَتَخَيَّرُhe chooses
يُصِبهُ وَما لِلعَبدِ ما يَتَخَيَّرُ
Whenever the Lord of the Throne wills something for His servant,
it befalls him; the servant does not get whatever he chooses.
وَقَدand may يَهلِكُperish الإِنسانُa person مِنthrough بابِthe gate of أَمنِهِhis safety
وَقَد يَهلِكُ الإِنسانُ مِن بابِ أَمنِهِ
وَيَنجوand is saved لَعَمرُby the life of اللَهِGod مِنfrom حَيثُwhere يَحذَرُhe fears danger
وَيَنجو لَعَمرُ اللَهِ مِن حَيثُ يَحذَرُ
And a person may perish through the gate of his safety,
yet be saved, by God's life, from the quarter he fears.
Sol 6.1