عَلىupon اللَهGod فيin كُلall الأُمورthe affairs مَعوليmy reliance
عَلى اللَه في كُل الأُمور مَعولي
وَمِنand from فَيضِهِHis bounty أَرجوI hope بِأَنthat أَبلغI attain المُنىthe wishes
وَمِن فَيضِهِ أَرجو بِأَن أَبلغ المُنى
In all affairs, my reliance is on God.
And from His bounty I hope to attain my wishes.
وَماand not زلتُI have ceased مُذsince كانَتwas حَياتيmy life جَهالةignorance
وَما زلتُ مُذ كانَت حَياتي جَهالة
أُسيءُI do wrong إِلىto نَفسيmyself وَماand not زالَHe has ceased مُحسِناdoing good
أُسيءُ إِلى نَفسي وَما زالَ مُحسِنا
And ever since my life was ignorance, I have not ceased
to wrong myself, while He has never ceased doing good.