أمينَO Amīn (trusted one) اللَهGod ثِقtrust باللَهin God
أمينَ اللَه ثِق باللَه
تُعطَyou will be granted العِزَّhonor والنُّصرَهand victory
تُعطَ العِزَّ والنُّصرَه
O Amīn of God, trust in God;
Trust in Allah, Ameen
You will be granted honor and victory.
You will be given might and victory
كِلentrust الأمرَthe matter الىto اللَهGod
كِل الأمرَ الى اللَه
كلاكَmay He protect you اللَهGod ذوpossessor of القُدرهpower
كلاكَ اللَه ذو القُدره
Entrust the matter to God;
Leave all matters to Allah
May God, possessor of power, protect you.
Allah is most Capable
لناfor us النصرُvictory بإذنby permission of اللَهGod
لنا النصرُ بإذن اللَه
والكرةُand the charge لاnot الفَرَّهflight
والكرةُ لا الفَرَّه
Victory is ours, by God's leave,
Victory is ours by Allah's will
And the charge, not flight.
And the ball is not empty
وللمراقand for the renegades أعدائكyour enemies
وللمراق أعدائك
يومa day of السوءِmisfortune والدبرَهand defeat
يوم السوءِ والدبرَه
And for the renegades, your enemies,
And for the enemies lying in wait
A day of woe and defeat,
A day of ill omen and loss
وكأسٌand a cup تُورِدُleads to الموتَdeath
وكأسٌ تُورِدُ الموتَ
كريهٌfoul طعمُهاits taste مُرَّهbitter
كريهٌ طعمُها مُرَّه
And a cup that leads to death,
A cup that brings death
Foul is its taste; bitter is the cup.
Bitter is its taste
سقوناthey gave us drink وسقيناهمand we gave them drink
سقونا وسقيناهم
فكانتso it was بهمupon them الحرَّهthe burning anguish
فكانت بهم الحرَّه
They gave us drink, and we gave them drink,
We made them drink and they made us drink
So the burning anguish fell upon them.
So they felt the heat
كذاكthus الحربُwar أحياناًsometimes
كذاك الحربُ أحياناً
عليناagainst us ولناand for us مَرَّهat one time
علينا ولنا مَرَّه
Such is war: sometimes
Thus is war sometimes
Against us, and sometimes for us.
For us and against us bitter