لاdo not تَرْجُhope إلاexcept اللّهَGod فيin شِدّةٍhardship
لا تَرْجُ إلا اللّهَ في شِدّةٍ
وثِقْand trust بهِin Him فهْوَfor He الذيthe one who أيّدَكْHe strengthened you
وثِقْ بهِ فهْوَ الذي أيّدَكْ
Hope in none but God in hardship.
And trust in Him, for He is the one who strengthened you.
حاشاكَfar be it from you أنْto تَرْجوَhope إلاexcept الذيthe one who
حاشاكَ أنْ تَرْجوَ إلا الذي
فيin ظُلْمَةِdarkness الأحْشاءِthe inner organs قدindeed أوْجَدَكْHe brought you into being
في ظُلْمَةِ الأحْشاءِ قد أوْجَدَكْ
Far be it from you to hope in any but the One who
brought you into being in the darkness of the womb.
واشْكُرْهُand thank Him بالرّحْمَةِthrough mercy فيtoward خَلْقِهِHis creation
واشْكُرْهُ بالرّحْمَةِ في خَلْقِهِ
ووَجْهَكَand your face ابْسُطْopen بالرِّضاwith contentment أوor يَدَكْyour hand
ووَجْهَكَ ابْسُطْ بالرِّضا أو يَدَكْ
And thank Him through mercy toward His creation.
And brighten your face with contentment, or extend your hand.
واللّهُand God لاdo not تُهْمِلُneglect ألْطافُهُHis gracious favors
واللّهُ لا تُهْمِلُ ألْطافُهُ
قِلادَةthe necklace الحَقِّof truth الذيwhich قلّدَكْHe adorned you
قِلادَة الحَقِّ الذي قلّدَكْ
And God—His gracious favors do not neglect
the necklace of truth with which He has adorned you.
ماhow أسْعَدَfortunate المُلْكَthe realm الذيthat سُسْتَهُyou governed it
ما أسْعَدَ المُلْكَ الذي سُسْتَهُ
ياO عُمَرَUmar العدْلِof justice وماand how أسْعَدَكْfortunate you are
يا عُمَرَ العدْلِ وما أسْعَدَكْ
How fortunate the realm that you have governed,
O Umar of justice, and how fortunate you are!