لوif يكونwere الحظfortune السعيدgood رفيقاًa companion
لو يكون الحظ السعيد رفيقاً
قمتI would rise منfrom سكرthe intoxication غفلتيmy heedlessness مستفيقاًsobered
قمت من سكر غفلتي مستفيقاً
Had happy fortune been my companion,
If good fortune were my companion,
I would have risen, awakened from the stupor of my heedlessness.
I would rise, sobered from the intoxication of my heedlessness.
لكنbut اللهGod رامintended ليfor me تعويقاًa hindrance
لكن الله رام لي تعويقاً
كنتI was فيin لجةthe deep sea الذنوبsins غريقاًdrowning
كنت في لجة الذنوب غريقاً
But God willed that I be held back;
But God intended to hold me back;
I was drowning in the abyss of sins.
I was drowning in the deep sea of sins.
لمdid not تصلنيreach me يدa hand ترومseeking خلاصيmy deliverance
لم تصلني يد تروم خلاصي
ثمthen إنindeed الإلهGod أمريَmy affair أنهىbrought to an end
ثم إن الإله أمريَ أنهى
No hand seeking my deliverance reached me.
No hand seeking my deliverance reached me.
Then, indeed, God brought my plight to an end.
Then indeed God brought my plight to an end;
فرأيتso I found التقىpiety أعزmore precious وأبهىand more radiant
فرأيت التقى أعز وأبهى
وانمحتand was erased زلتيmy lapse وأُبعدتُand I was kept away عنهاfrom it
وانمحت زلتي وأُبعدتُ عنها
I saw that piety was nobler and more radiant.
So I found piety more precious and more radiant.
My lapse receded, and I was carried far from it.
And my lapse was erased, and I was kept away from it;
أنقذتنيsaved me يدthe hand العنايةprovidence منهاfrom it
أنقذتني يد العناية منها
بعدafter ظنيmy belief أنthat لاتthere was no حينtime for مناصescape
بعد ظني أن لات حين مناص
The hand of divine providence saved me from it,
The hand of providence saved me from it,
after I had thought there was no time left for escape.
After I had thought there was no time for escape.