لاmay not غَيَّرَalter اللَهُGod ماwhat بِالقَومِwith the people منof نِعَمِblessings
لا غَيَّرَ اللَهُ ما بِالقَومِ من نِعَمِ
ماnot غَيَّرواthey have altered ماwhat بِناwith us مِنهُمfrom them مِنَof النِعَمِthe blessings
ما غَيَّروا ما بِنا مِنهُم مِنَ النِعَمِ
May God not alter the blessings these people enjoy;
They have not altered the blessings we receive from them.
تَشتاقُyearn for أَيديهِمُtheir hands فيin المَحلِthe drought أَيديناour hands
تَشتاقُ أَيديهِمُ في المَحلِ أَيدينا
حَيثُwhere الرِياضُthe gardens لَهاfor them شَوقٌlonging إِلىfor الدِيَمِthe steady rains
حَيثُ الرِياضُ لَها شَوقٌ إِلى الدِيَمِ
Their hands yearn for our hands in times of drought,
Where the gardens long for steady rains.
صَديقُهُمtheir friend لَيسَis not يُدرىrecognized مِنfrom عَدُوِّهِمُtheir enemy
صَديقُهُم لَيسَ يُدرى مِن عَدُوِّهِمُ
هَذاthis إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِجتَمَعناwe gather يَومَon the day of حُكمِهِمِtheir judgment
هَذا إِذا ما اِجتَمَعنا يَومَ حُكمِهِمِ
Their friend cannot be distinguished from their enemy—
This is so when we gather on the day they pass judgment.
Sol 6.1