الحمدpraise للّهِto God لاno أهْلٌfamily وَلاand no وَلَدُchild
الحمد للّهِ لا أهْلٌ وَلا وَلَدُ
وَلاand no قَرَارٌrepose ولاand no صَبْرٌpatience ولاand no جَلَدُfortitude
وَلا قَرَارٌ ولا صَبْرٌ ولا جَلَدُ
Praise be to God—no family and no child,
Praise be to God, I have no family or children,
nor repose, nor patience, nor fortitude.
No home, nor patience, nor endurance.
كانَwas الزَّمانُtime لَنَاfor us سِلْماًat peace إلىuntil أمَدٍa span
كانَ الزَّمانُ لَنَا سِلْماً إلى أمَدٍ
فَعَادَthen it became حَرْباًwar لَنَاfor us لمّاwhen انْقَضَىended الأمَدُthe span
فَعَادَ حَرْباً لَنَا لمّا انْقَضَى الأمَدُ
Time was at peace with us for a span,
Time was once peace for us for a period,
then turned to war against us when that span ended.
Then turned to war when the period ended.