قَدindeed سَلَّمَdelivered اللَهُGod مِنَfrom الهَجرِestrangement
قَد سَلَّمَ اللَهُ مِنَ الهَجرِ
وَنِلتُand I gained ماwhat آمُلُI hope for بِالصَبرِthrough patience
وَنِلتُ ما آمُلُ بِالصَبرِ
God has indeed delivered me from estrangement.
God has released me from estrangement
And through patience I have gained what I hoped for.
And I have attained what I hope for through patience
وَأَشمَتَand let me gloat اللَهُGod بِمَنover whoever عابَنيreproached me
وَأَشمَتَ اللَهُ بِمَن عابَني
أَحوَجَmost in need ماwhen كُنتُI was وَماand not أَدريI know
أَحوَجَ ما كُنتُ وَما أَدري
And God let me gloat over whoever reproached me,
And God has made wretched those who denounced me
When I was most in need, without my knowing.
When I was most helpless and unaware
فيin ساعَةِthe hour of الخَوفِfear أَتَتنيcame to me المُنىwishes
في ساعَةِ الخَوفِ أَتَتني المُنى
كَذاكَthus تَأتيcome عُقَبُthe turns الدَهرِof time
كَذاكَ تَأتي عُقَبُ الدَهرِ
In the hour of fear, my wishes came to me.
In the moment of fear, joy came to me
Thus come the turns of time.
Thus comes the turn of fate
سَأَشكُرُI shall thank الصَبرَpatience وَإِنعامَهُand its bounty
سَأَشكُرُ الصَبرَ وَإِنعامَهُ
أَعانَنيmay He help me اللَهُGod عَلىwith الشُكرِgiving thanks
أَعانَني اللَهُ عَلى الشُكرِ
I shall thank patience and its bounty.
I will thank patience and its blessing
May God help me give thanks.
God has helped me to be grateful