رَبَّO Lord إنif لمnot تؤتنيYou grant me سَعَةample means
رَبَّ إن لم تؤتني سَعَة
فاطوthen fold away عنّيfrom me فضلةَthe remainder of العمرِlife
فاطو عنّي فضلةَ العمرِ
Lord, if You do not grant me ample means,
Lord, if You do not grant me ample means,
then fold away from me what remains of life.
then fold away the remainder of my life.
لاnot احبI love اللبثَlingering فيin زمنٍan age
لا احب اللبثَ في زمنٍ
حاجتيmy need فيهin it إلىfor البشرpeople
حاجتي فيه إلى البشر
I do not wish to linger in an age
I do not love lingering in an age
in which I must depend upon other people:
in which I must depend on people.
فهُمُfor they كسرٌa breaking لمنجَبرfor one who has healed
فهُمُ كسرٌ لمنجَبر
ماnot همُthey جَبرٌa mending لمنكسرِfor one who is broken
ما همُ جَبرٌ لمنكسرِ
for they break whoever is whole;
For they break those who have healed;
they do not mend whoever is broken.
they do not mend those who are broken.
Sol 6.1