ياO أَمينَtrustee اللَهِGod ماwhat ليwith me
يا أَمينَ اللَهِ ما لي
لَستُI am not أَدريI know اليَومَtoday ماwhat ليwith me
لَستُ أَدري اليَومَ ما لي
O trustee of God, what is wrong with me?
Oh God, what's wrong with me?
Today I do not know what is wrong with me.
Today I do not know what ails me.
لَمdid not أَنَلI receive مِنكَfrom you الَّذيwhat قَدalready
لَم أَنَل مِنكَ الَّذي قَد
نالَreceived غَيريothers besides me مِنof نَوالِbounty
نالَ غَيري مِن نَوالِ
I have not received from you what
I have not gained from You what
others have received as bounty.
Others gained of Your bounty.
تَبذُلُyou freely give الحَقَّwhat is due وَتُعطيand you bestow
تَبذُلُ الحَقَّ وَتُعطي
عَنto يَمينٍthe right وَشِمالِand the left
عَن يَمينٍ وَشِمالِ
You freely give what is due, and bestow
You give truth and gifts
to the right and to the left.
With Your right and left hand.
وَأَناand I اليائِسُthe despairing one لاnot تَنyou look (verb beginning)
وَأَنا اليائِسُ لا تَن
ظُرُlook (verb continuation) فيupon رِقَّةِstraitness of حاليmy circumstances
ظُرُ في رِقَّةِ حالي
And I am despairing—you do not
While I, in despair, You pay no heed
look upon my straitened circumstances.
To my dire condition.