وإذا البشائرُ لم تَحِن أوقاتها

وإذا البشائرُ لم تَحِن أوقاتها

فلِحكمةٍ عندَ الإله تأخرتْ

فلِحكمةٍ عندَ الإله تأخرتْ

And if the appointed times for glad tidings have not yet come,

And if tidings do not come at their times

they have been delayed for a wise purpose known to God.

For wisdom with God they are delayed

سيسُوقها في حينها فاصبرلها

سيسُوقها في حينها فاصبرلها

حتى وإن ضاقتْ عليكَ وأقفَرتْ

حتى وإن ضاقتْ عليكَ وأقفَرتْ

He will bring them at their appointed time, so wait patiently for them,

He will bring them at their hour so wait for them

even if life closes in on you and grows barren.

Even if they are constricted and barren for you

تجري دموع اليأسِ منكِ وربما

تجري دموع اليأسِ منكِ وربما

عند الصباحِ ترى البشائرَ أنورَتْ

عند الصباحِ ترى البشائرَ أنورَتْ

Tears of despair flow from you, and perhaps

The tears of despair flow from you, and perhaps

at dawn you will see the glad tidings shine.

In the morning you will see the tidings illuminated

فغداً سيجري دمع عينكَ فرحةً

فغداً سيجري دمع عينكَ فرحةً

وترى السحائبَ بالأماني أمطرَتْ

وترى السحائبَ بالأماني أمطرَتْ

So tomorrow, tears from your eye will flow for joy,

So tomorrow your tears will flow in joy

and you will see the clouds rain down wishes.

And you will see the clouds with hopes rained

وترى ظُروفَ الأمسِ صارت بلسَماً

وترى ظُروفَ الأمسِ صارت بلسَماً

وهي التي أَعيَتْك حينَ تعسّرتْ

وهي التي أَعيَتْك حينَ تعسّرتْ

And you will see yesterday’s circumstances become a balm,

And you will see yesterday’s circumstances as balm

though they were the very ones that exhausted you when they grew difficult.

They wearied you when things were difficult

وتقولُ سبحانَ الذي رفعَ البلا

وتقولُ سبحانَ الذي رفعَ البلا

مِن بعد أن فُقد الرجاءُ تيسرتْ

مِن بعد أن فُقد الرجاءُ تيسرتْ

And you will say, “Glory be to Him who lifted the affliction!”

And you will say, glory to He who lifted the affliction

After hope had been lost, things became easy.

After hope was lost, ease came