إِذاwhen بَلَّغتناbring us to العيسُthe pale camels يَحيىYahya بِنَson of خالِدٍKhalid
إِذا بَلَّغتنا العيسُ يَحيى بِنَ خالِدٍ
أَخَذناwe hold fast بِحَبلِto the rope of اليُسرِease وَاِنقَطَعَand ceases العُسرُhardship
أَخَذنا بِحَبلِ اليُسرِ وَاِنقَطَعَ العُسرُ
When the white camels bear us to Yahya ibn Khalid,
When the pale camels bring us to Yahya ibn Khalid,
We shall grasp the cord of ease, and hardship will be cut off.
We shall grasp the rope of ease, and hardship will cease.
سَمَتrose نَحوَهُtoward him الأَبصارُthe eyes مِنّاfrom us وَدونَهُand between us and him
سَمَت نَحوَهُ الأَبصارُ مِنّا وَدونَهُ
مَفاوِزُtrackless deserts تَغتالُslays النِياقَthe she-camels بِهاin them السَفرُtravel
مَفاوِزُ تَغتالُ النِياقَ بِها السَفرُ
Our eyes aspire toward him, while between him and us
Our eyes rose toward him, and between us and him
Are trackless deserts where travel destroys the she-camels.
Lie trackless deserts where travel slays the she-camels.
فَإِنso if نَشكُرُwe give thanks for النُعمىthe bounty الَّتيwhich عَمَّناhe favored us all بِهاwith it
فَإِن نَشكُرُ النُعمى الَّتي عَمَّنا بِها
فَحَقَّthen it is incumbent عَلَيناupon us ماas long as بَقيناwe live لَهُto him الشُكرُgratitude
فَحَقَّ عَلَينا ما بَقينا لَهُ الشُكرُ
If we thank him for the bounty with which he has enfolded us,
So if we give thanks for the bounty he bestowed on us all,
Then, as long as we live, gratitude to him is our duty.
Then gratitude to him is our duty as long as we live.
