لاnot يدحرُdrives away الحزنَsorrow إلاexcept ركعتاtwo units of prayer سحَرٍthe time before dawn
لا يدحرُ الحزنَ إلا ركعتا سحَرٍ
تسقيyou water بهاwith it خافقًاa beating heart للأُنسِfor solace ظمآناthirsting
تسقي بها خافقًا للأُنسِ ظمآنا
Nothing drives sorrow away but two units of prayer before dawn.
With them you water a beating heart thirsting for solace.
واستغفرِand seek forgiveness from اللهَGod تفتحyou will open بابَthe door of رحمتِهHis mercy
واستغفرِ اللهَ تفتح بابَ رحمتِه
لتستحيلَso that they may turn into فيافيthe deserts of الهمِّworry غدراناpools
لتستحيلَ فيافي الهمِّ غدرانا
And seek God's forgiveness—you will open the door of His mercy,
So that the deserts of worry may turn into pools.