وقل للنفسِ إنْ فقدَتْ رجاها

وقل للنفسِ إنْ فقدَتْ رجاها

وصارَ اليأسُ يوهِنُها قواها

وصارَ اليأسُ يوهِنُها قواها

And tell the soul, if it has lost its hope,

Tell your soul, if it loses hope

and despair has begun to sap its strength:

And despair weakens its strength,

ثقي باللهِ، كم خافتْ نفوسٌ

ثقي باللهِ، كم خافتْ نفوسٌ

مِن الدنيا وخالقُها كفاها

مِن الدنيا وخالقُها كفاها

Trust in God; how many souls have been afraid

Trust in God, how many souls have feared

of this world, yet their Creator was enough for them.

The world, but its Creator was enough for it.

وكم باتتْ قلوبٌ ترتجيهِ

وكم باتتْ قلوبٌ ترتجيهِ

يُخفّف ما تُلاقي مِن أساها

يُخفّف ما تُلاقي مِن أساها

And how many hearts have spent the night hoping in Him

How many hearts spend the night hoping in Him

to ease the sorrow they endure.

To ease what sadness has met them.

فجاءَ الغيثُ من ربٍ كريمٍ

فجاءَ الغيثُ من ربٍ كريمٍ

بإحسانٍ وجودٍ لا يُضاهى

بإحسانٍ وجودٍ لا يُضاهى

Then rain came from a generous Lord,

Then rain came from a Generous Lord

with kindness and generosity beyond compare.

With kindness and bounty that has no equal.

وألبسها لباسًا من سرورٍ

وألبسها لباسًا من سرورٍ

كأنّ السّعد لم يعرف سواها

كأنّ السّعد لم يعرف سواها

And He clothed them in a garment of joy,

And clothed them in a dress of joy,

as though good fortune had known none but them.

As if fortune knew no other but them.

ستغمُرُنا السحائِب عن قريبٍ

ستغمُرُنا السحائِب عن قريبٍ

بِبُشرى لا يُحاطُ بمنتهاها

بِبُشرى لا يُحاطُ بمنتهاها

Soon the clouds will envelop us

The clouds will soon shower us

with glad tidings whose extent cannot be fathomed.

With good news that has no limit.

فعاقبةُ البلاءِ إلى زوالٍ

فعاقبةُ البلاءِ إلى زوالٍ

عن الدنيا، إذا بلغت مداها

عن الدنيا، إذا بلغت مداها

For affliction's fate is to pass away

For the affliction will surely pass

from this world, once it has run its course.

From the world, when it reaches its end.