خَلَقتَyou created ليfor me نَفساًa soul فَأَرصَدتَهاthen you reserved it
خَلَقتَ لي نَفساً فَأَرصَدتَها
لِلحُزنِfor sorrow وَالبَلوىand affliction وَهَذاand this الشَقاءmisery
لِلحُزنِ وَالبَلوى وَهَذا الشَقاء
You created a soul for me, then reserved it
for sorrow, affliction, and this misery.
فَاِمنُنso be gracious بِنَفسٍwith a soul لَمhas not يَشُبهاtainted it الأَسىgrief
فَاِمنُن بِنَفسٍ لَم يَشُبها الأَسى
لَعَلَّهاperhaps it تَعرِفُknows طَعمَthe taste of الهَناءhappiness
لَعَلَّها تَعرِفُ طَعمَ الهَناء
So favor me with a soul untainted by grief,
that it may know the taste of happiness.
Sol 6.1