ياO مُنذِرَherald السوءِof evil غُضَّlower الصَوتَthe voice إِنَّindeed لَناwe have
يا مُنذِرَ السوءِ غُضَّ الصَوتَ إِنَّ لَنا
رَبّاًa Lord يَرُدُّwards off الأَذىharm عَنّاfrom us وَيَحيمناand protects us
رَبّاً يَرُدُّ الأَذى عَنّا وَيَحيمنا
O herald of evil, lower your voice; indeed, we have
O you who warn of ill, hush your voice, for we
a Lord who wards harm away from us and protects us.
Have a Lord who protects us from harm and shelters us.
إِنّاindeed we لَجَأناwe sought refuge إِلَيهِin Him نَستَعينُwe seek help بِهِfrom Him
إِنّا لَجَأنا إِلَيهِ نَستَعينُ بِهِ
عَلىagainst الحَوادِثِcalamities إِذwhen قامَتthey arose تُناويناto oppose us
عَلى الحَوادِثِ إِذ قامَت تُناوينا
Indeed, we have taken refuge in Him, seeking His help
We have taken refuge in Him, seeking help from Him
against calamities when they arose to oppose us.
Against misfortunes, when they beset and debilitate us.
نَرجوwe hope for مَراحِمَهُHis mercies فيin كُلِّevery كارِثَةٍcalamity
نَرجو مَراحِمَهُ في كُلِّ كارِثَةٍ
تَهُدُّshatters مِنّاof ours القُوىthe strength هَدّاًutterly وَتُعييناand exhausts us
تَهُدُّ مِنّا القُوى هَدّاً وَتُعيينا
We hope for His mercies in every calamity
We hope for His mercy in every disaster
that utterly shatters our strength and exhausts us.
That makes our strength collapse and enfeebles us.
ياO مُنذِرَherald السوءِof evil لاdo not تُحدِثcause لَناfor us فَزَعاًterror
يا مُنذِرَ السوءِ لا تُحدِث لَنا فَزَعاً
ياO مُنذِرَherald السوءِof evil إِنَّindeed اللَهَGod يَكفيناis sufficient for us
يا مُنذِرَ السوءِ إِنَّ اللَهَ يَكفينا
O herald of evil, do not cause us terror.
O you who warn of ill, do not cause us alarm,
O herald of evil, indeed, God is sufficient for us.
O you who warn of ill, God suffices us,
وَكَيفَand how نَخشىcan we fear مِنَfrom الأَحداثِmisfortunes غائِلَةًharm
وَكَيفَ نَخشى مِنَ الأَحداثِ غائِلَةً
وَمُحكَمُand the firmly established text الذِكرِof the Revelation يُتلىis recited بَينَbefore أَيديناour hands
وَمُحكَمُ الذِكرِ يُتلى بَينَ أَيدينا
And how can we fear harm from misfortunes,
How can we fear fateful events
while the firmly established Revelation is recited before us?
When the holy book is recited before us?
هُوَit السَبيلُthe path الَّذيwhich تُرجىis hoped for النَجاةُdeliverance بِهِthrough it
هُوَ السَبيلُ الَّذي تُرجى النَجاةُ بِهِ
فَليَهدَإِso let them be calm القَومُthe people إِنَّindeed اللَهَGod مُنجيناour deliverer
فَليَهدَإِ القَومُ إِنَّ اللَهَ مُنجينا
It is the path through which deliverance is hoped for.
It is the path by which salvation is hoped for,
So let the people be calm; indeed, God is our deliverer.
So let the people be calm, God will deliver us.