منwhoever تكنis هذهthis السماءsky عليهfor him
من تكن هذه السماء عليه
نعمةa blessing فليكنthen let him be بهاin it مسروراjoyful
نعمة فليكن بها مسرورا
For whomever this sky is
If this sky has blessed him
a blessing, let him rejoice in it.
Then let him be joyful
فلقدfor indeed أصبحتit has become عليناupon us عذاباًa torment
فلقد أصبحت علينا عذاباً
ولقيناand we suffered منهاfrom it أذىharm وشروراand evils
ولقينا منها أذى وشرورا
For it has become a torment to us,
For it has become a torment upon us
and from it we have suffered harm and evils.
And we have received harm and evils from it
أيُّهاO الغيثُrain كنتyou were بؤساًmisery وفقراًand poverty
أيُّها الغيثُ كنت بؤساً وفقراً
ليfor me وللناسand for the people حنطةwheat وشعيراand barley
لي وللناس حنطة وشعيرا
O rain, you were misery and poverty
O rain you were misery and poverty
for me, and wheat and barley for the people.
For me and for the people, wheat and barley