أَعطَيتُI have given كُلَّall الناسِpeople مِنfrom نَفسيmyself الرِضاsatisfaction
أَعطَيتُ كُلَّ الناسِ مِن نَفسي الرِضا
إِلّاexcept الحَسودَthe envious man فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he أَعيانيhas worn me out
إِلّا الحَسودَ فَإِنَّهُ أَعياني
I have given everyone reason to be pleased with me,
I have given satisfaction to all people from my soul
Except the envious man, for he has worn me out.
Except for the envious one, for he has troubled me
لاnot أَنَّthat ليI have ذَنباًan offense لَدَيهِin his eyes عَلِمتُهI know of it
لا أَنَّ لي ذَنباً لَدَيهِ عَلِمتُه
إِلّاexcept تَظاهُرَthe abundance of نِعمَةِthe bounty of الرَحمَنِthe All-Merciful
إِلّا تَظاهُرَ نِعمَةِ الرَحمَنِ
Not that I know of any fault he holds against me,
Not that I have sinned against him I knew
Except the abundance of the All-Merciful’s bounty.
But for manifesting the Blessing of the Merciful
يَطويhe enfolds عَلىaround حَنَقٍrancor حَشاهُhis breast لِأَنbecause رَأىhe saw
يَطوي عَلى حَنَقٍ حَشاهُ لِأَن رَأى
عِنديin my possession كَمالَthe fullness of غِنىًwealth وَفَضلَand excellence in بَيانِeloquence
عِندي كَمالَ غِنىً وَفَضلَ بَيانِ
He harbors rancor in his breast, for he has seen
He folds his rancor that fills him for he saw
That I possess ample wealth and exceptional eloquence.
In me the perfection of riches and eloquence
ماnot إِنemphasizing the negation أَرىI see يُرضيهِpleases him إِلّاexcept ذِلَّتيmy abasement
ما إِن أَرى يُرضيهِ إِلّا ذِلَّتي
وَذَهابُand the loss of أَمواليmy wealth وَقَطعُand the severing of لِسانيmy tongue
وَذَهابُ أَموالي وَقَطعُ لِساني
I see nothing that pleases him but my abasement,
I see nothing satisfies him except my humiliation
And the loss of my wealth and the severing of my tongue.
And loss of my money and cutting off my tongue
فَسَأَستَعينُso I shall seek help بِخالِقيfrom my Creator مَولىLord of الوَرىall creation
فَسَأَستَعينُ بِخالِقي مَولى الوَرى
يَكفيناhe protects us بِهاthrough it مِنَfrom الشَيطانِSatan
يَكفينا بِها مِنَ الشَيطانِ
So I shall seek help from my Creator, Lord of all creation;
So I will seek the help of my Creator, Master of Creation
He will protect us through it from Satan.
He suffices us against the devil