أَنَI بِاللَهِthrough God وَحدَهُHim alone وَإِلَيهِand to Him
أَنَ بِاللَهِ وَحدَهُ وَإِلَيهِ
إِنَّماonly الخَيرُgoodness كُلُّهُall of it فيin يَدَيهِHis hands
إِنَّما الخَيرُ كُلُّهُ في يَدَيهِ
I rely on God alone, and to Him I turn.
I believe in God alone, and to Him
All goodness is in His hands alone.
All good is in His hands, truly
أَحمَدُI praise اللَهَGod وَهوَand He أَلهَمَنيinspired me الحَمpraise (first fragment)
أَحمَدُ اللَهَ وَهوَ أَلهَمَني الحَم
دُpraise (final fragment) عَلىfor المَنِّbounty وَالمَزيدُand further bounty لَدَيهِwith Him
دُ عَلى المَنِّ وَالمَزيدُ لَدَيهِ
I praise God, and He inspired me to praise
I thank God, He inspired me with praise
for His bounty; and with Him lies still more.
For the blessings, and more await with Him
كَمmany a زَمانٍperiod of time بَكَيتُI wept مِنهُbecause of it قَديماًlong ago
كَم زَمانٍ بَكَيتُ مِنهُ قَديماً
ثُمَّthen لَمّاwhen مَضىit passed بَكَيتُI wept عَلَيهِfor it
ثُمَّ لَمّا مَضى بَكَيتُ عَلَيهِ
Many a stretch of time once made me weep;
How long did I weep for times past
then, when it passed, I wept for it.
Then when gone did I weep for them