أَيُّهاO you الخائِفُthe fearful one مِنof أَمa matter (opening fragment)
أَيُّها الخائِفُ مِن أَم
رٍa matter (closing fragment) عَناهُtroubled him وَعَساهُand might [trouble] him
رٍ عَناهُ وَعَساهُ
O you who fear a matter
O you who fear a matter
that has troubled you and grown hard upon you,
that troubles you—or might trouble you—
لَكَyou have رَبٌّa Lord لَمhas not يَخِبbeen disappointed
لَكَ رَبٌّ لَم يَخِب
قَطُّever لَدَيهِwith Him مَنwhoever رَجاهُhoped in Him
قَطُّ لَدَيهِ مَن رَجاهُ
you have a Lord; never has
You have a Lord who has never disappointed
anyone who hoped in Him been disappointed.
anyone who has placed his hope in Him.
فَاِدعُهُso call upon Him فَهُوَfor He بِلاwithout شَكdoubt (opening fragment)
فَاِدعُهُ فَهُوَ بِلا شَك
كٍdoubt (closing fragment) مُجيبٌone who answers مَنwhoever دَعاهُcalled upon Him
كٍ مُجيبٌ مَن دَعاهُ
So call upon Him, for without a doubt
So call upon Him, for He is without a doubt
He answers whoever calls upon Him.
one who answers whoever calls upon Him.
وَإِذاand if كانَis لَكَfor you اللَGod (opening fragment)
وَإِذا كانَ لَكَ اللَ
هُGod (closing fragment) فَلاthen do not تَسأَلask سِواهُanyone other than Him
هُ فَلا تَسأَل سِواهُ
And if God
And if you have God,
is with you, ask no one but Him.
then ask no one but Him.