تَسليطُ أَعدائي عَلَيَّ لِنعمَةٌ

تَسليطُ أَعدائي عَلَيَّ لِنعمَةٌ

وَلَقَد سُرِرتُ فَإِنَّهُ تَمحيصُ

وَلَقَد سُرِرتُ فَإِنَّهُ تَمحيصُ

Giving my enemies power over me is indeed a blessing;

The unleashing of my enemies upon me is a blessing,

And indeed I rejoiced, for it is a purification.

And I am gladdened, for it is a purification.

قَد كُنتُ أَحسَبُ أَنَّهُ لِي نَقمَةٌ

قَد كُنتُ أَحسَبُ أَنَّهُ لِي نَقمَةٌ

لَو أَنَّني وَحدي بِهِ مَخصوصُ

لَو أَنَّني وَحدي بِهِ مَخصوصُ

I would have thought it a punishment for me,

I had thought it was a vengeance upon me,

Had I alone been singled out for it.

If I alone were singled out for it.