أحمدُI praise اللهَGod الذيwho جَنبَنيspared me
أحمدُ اللهَ الذي جَنبَني
كَلَفَthe burdens of الملْكِkingship وأمراًand an undertaking صعباdifficult
كَلَفَ الملْكِ وأمراً صعبا
I praise God, who spared me
I praise Allah who spared me
the burdens of kingship and a difficult undertaking.
The king's command, a difficult order
لمdid not أجدْI find للملكِfor kingship ماءًwater صافياًclear
لم أجدْ للملكِ ماءً صافياً
فتيمَّمْتُso I performed dry ablution صعيداًearth طيِّباpure
فتيمَّمْتُ صعيداً طيِّبا
I found no clear water in kingship,
I did not find pure water for the king
so I performed dry ablution with pure earth.
So I made tayammum with good soil