مَن شَكا قَسوَةَ الزَّمانِ فإنِّي

مَن شَكا قَسوَةَ الزَّمانِ فإنِّي

شاكِرٌ رأفَةَ الزَّمانِ عَلَيَّا

شاكِرٌ رأفَةَ الزَّمانِ عَلَيَّا

Whoever complains of time's harshness—as for me,

Whoever complains of the harshness of time, as for me

I am grateful for time's compassion toward me.

I am thankful for the kindness of time towards me

إذ أرَتْني رِضاكَ عَنِّي وإقبا

إذ أرَتْني رِضاكَ عَنِّي وإقبا

لَكَ بالبِرِّ والتَّحَفِّي عَلَيَّا

لَكَ بالبِرِّ والتَّحَفِّي عَلَيَّا

For it showed me your approval of me and your turning

When it showed me your satisfaction with me and inclination

toward me with kindness and solicitous care.

Towards me with righteousness and endowment upon me

فجزاهَا الإلهُ عَنِّيَ خَيْراً

فجزاهَا الإلهُ عَنِّيَ خَيْراً

صَيَّرَتْني شَيئاً ولم أكُ شَيَّا

صَيَّرَتْني شَيئاً ولم أكُ شَيَّا

So may God reward it with good on my behalf:

So may God reward it on my behalf with goodness

it made me something, when I had been nothing.

It made me something when I was nothing