إذاif ماemphatic particle كنتyou were ملتمساًseeking لرزقfor sustenance
إذا ما كنت ملتمساً لرزق
ونيلand attainment القصدthe aim منfrom عبدٍa slave وحرand a freeman
ونيل القصد من عبدٍ وحر
If you are seeking sustenance
If you seek provision and wish to attain your goal
And fulfillment of your aim from slave and freeman,
Whether you be slave or free
وتظفرand attain بالذيthat which ترجوyou hope for سريعاًswiftly
وتظفر بالذي ترجو سريعاً
وتأمنand be safe منfrom مخالفةopposition وعذرand an excuse
وتأمن من مخالفة وعذر
And would swiftly attain what you hope for
And you quickly obtain what you hope for
And be safe from opposition and excuses,
And are safe from opposition and excuses
ففاتحةthen the Opening الكتابthe Book فإنfor indeed فيهاin it
ففاتحة الكتاب فإن فيها
لماfor what أملتyou hoped for سراًa secret أيwhat a سرsecret
لما أملت سراً أي سر
Then turn to the Opening of the Book, for within it
Then the Opening Chapter, for in it
Lies a secret for what you hope for—what a secret!
Is, whatever I have dictated, a secret like no other
تلازمyou persist in درسهاits recitation عقبىafter عشاءthe night prayer
تلازم درسها عقبى عشاء
وفيand at صبحthe dawn prayer وفيand at ظهرthe noon prayer وعصرand the afternoon prayer
وفي صبح وفي ظهر وعصر
Keep reciting it after the night prayer,
Recite it after the night prayer
And at the dawn, noon, and afternoon prayers,
And in the morning, afternoon, and evening
وعقبيand after مغربthe sunset prayer فيin كلevery ليلnight
وعقبي مغرب في كل ليل
إلىup to التسعينninety تتبعهاyou follow it up بعشرwith ten
إلى التسعين تتبعها بعشر
And after the sunset prayer every night,
And after sunset each night
Up to ninety recitations, then follow them with ten.
Up to ninety, followed by ten more
تنلyou will attain ماwhatever شئتyou wish منof عزhonor وجاهand prestige
تنل ما شئت من عز وجاه
وعظمand greatness مهابةreverence وعلوand elevation قدرstanding
وعظم مهابة وعلو قدر
You will attain whatever honor and prestige you wish,
You will attain whatever you wish of might and glory
And great reverence and exalted standing,
And great awe and lofty rank
وسترand protection لاnot تغيرهalter it اللياليthe nights
وستر لا تغيره الليالي
بحادثةthrough an event منof النقصانloss تجريcomes to pass
بحادثة من النقصان تجري
And protection that the nights will not alter
And a veil that the nights do not change
Through an event of loss that comes to pass,
With any diminishing event
وتوفيقand success وأفراحand joys دواماًcontinually
وتوفيق وأفراح دواماً
وتأمنand be safe منfrom مخاوفterrors كلevery شرevil
وتأمن من مخاوف كل شر
And success and joys continually;
And continuous success and joys
And be safe from the terrors of every evil,
And safety from all fears of evil
ومنand from عريnakedness وجوعand hunger وانقطاعand being cut off
ومن عري وجوع وانقطاع
ومنand from بطشviolence لذيof one with نهيprohibition وأمرand command
ومن بطش لذي نهي وأمر
And from nakedness, hunger, and being cut off,
And from nakedness, hunger, and destitution
And from the violence of one who forbids and commands.
And from the tyranny of one with prohibitions and commands