ياO نفسُsoul عوديreturn للحياةِto life وأمّليand hope
يا نفسُ عودي للحياةِ وأمّلي
فالخيرُfor goodness آتٍcoming فيin الصباحِthe morning المُقبلِapproaching
فالخيرُ آتٍ في الصباحِ المُقبلِ
O soul, return to life and hope.
O soul, return to life and hope
For goodness is coming in the morning ahead.
For goodness is coming in the next morning
لاdo not تجزعيdespair مماover what أصابكِhas befallen you وارفعيand raise
لا تجزعي مما أصابكِ وارفعي
للهِto God فيin الآفاقِthe horizons كفّa palm مُؤَمِّلِof one who hopes
للهِ في الآفاقِ كفّ مُؤَمِّلِ
Do not despair over what has befallen you, and raise
Do not despair of what has befallen you, rise up
to God, amid the horizons, the palm of one who hopes.
To God in the horizons, a hopeful palm
وتوشّحيand drape yourself in ثوبَthe robe السعادةِof happiness والرضاand contentment
وتوشّحي ثوبَ السعادةِ والرضا
وتلحّفيand wrap yourself بالصبرِin patience كيso that لاnot تذبُليyou wither
وتلحّفي بالصبرِ كي لا تذبُلي
And drape yourself in the robe of happiness and contentment.
And dress in the garment of happiness and contentment
And wrap yourself in patience so that you do not wither.
And wrap yourself in patience so you do not wilt
فلَعَلَّfor perhaps أوجاعَthe pains السنينِof the years ستنْتَهِيwill end
فلَعَلَّ أوجاعَ السنينِ ستنْتَهِي
وعَسىand perhaps الأَسىsorrow يوماًone day يزولُwill pass وينْجَلِيand clear away
وعَسى الأَسى يوماً يزولُ وينْجَلِي
For perhaps the pains of the years will end,
Perhaps the sorrows of the years will end
and perhaps sorrow will one day pass and clear away.
And grief one day will disappear and unravel
فاللهُfor God باللُّطفwith kindness الخفِيّhidden يُجيرُناprotects us
فاللهُ باللُّطف الخفِيّ يُجيرُنا
ويُبدّلُand replaces الأحزانَsorrows بالفرحِwith joy الجَليmanifest
ويُبدّلُ الأحزانَ بالفرحِ الجَلي
For God protects us with hidden kindness,
For God with subtle kindness protects us
and replaces sorrows with manifest joy.
And replaces sorrows with evident joy
سُبحانهُglory be to Him وسِعَhas encompassed الخلائقَall creatures فضلُهُHis bounty
سُبحانهُ وسِعَ الخلائقَ فضلُهُ
حاشاهُfar be it from Him تُعجِزُهُshould be beyond His power إجابةُanswering سائلِa supplicant
حاشاهُ تُعجِزُهُ إجابةُ سائلِ
Glory be to Him—His bounty encompasses all creation.
Glory to Him, His grace encompasses all creatures
Far be it from Him that answering a supplicant should be beyond His power.
Exalted is He, the supplication of a questioner does not weary Him
فترقّبيso watch for غيمَthe clouds السماءِof the sky وأبشريand rejoice
فترقّبي غيمَ السماءِ وأبشري
وإذاand if تأخّرتare delayed الغيومُthe clouds.. تفاءليbe hopeful
وإذا تأخّرت الغيومُ.. تفاءلي
So watch for the clouds of the sky, and rejoice.
So watch for the clouds in the sky and rejoice
And if the clouds are late, be hopeful.
And if the clouds are delayed...be optimistic