قَدْindeed كُنْتُI was أَرْضَىI am content بِنُزُولِwith the descent of القَضَاfate
قَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْضَى بِنُزُولِ القَضَا
بالْمَوْتِwith death مِنْfrom قَبْلِbefore قَبُولِacceptance of القَضَاfate
بالْمَوْتِ مِنْ قَبْلِ قَبُولِ القَضَا
I had been content with fate's descent—
I used to be content with the descent of destiny
with death—before accepting fate.
With death before the acceptance of destiny
قَدْindeed كادَnearly أَنْto يَنْشَقَّsplit apart قَلْبيmy heart إذاwhenever
قَدْ كادَ أَنْ يَنْشَقَّ قَلْبي إذا
ذَكَرْتُI remembered أَوْor فَكَّرْتُI reflected فيماon what مَضَىhad passed
ذَكَرْتُ أَوْ فَكَّرْتُ فيما مَضَى
My heart nearly split whenever
My heart almost cracked whenever
I remembered or reflected on what had passed.
I remembered or thought of the past
إنْif كانwas يُرْضِيكَpleases You إلَهيmy God فَمَاthen nothing
إنْ كان يُرْضِيكَ إلَهي فَمَا
يَحْسُنُis good مِنْfrom عِنْدِكَYour side إلاّexcept الرِّضَىcontentment
يَحْسُنُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ إلاّ الرِّضَى
If it pleases You, my God, then nothing
If it pleases You, my God, then nothing
from You is good except contentment.
From You is good except contentment
Sol 6.1