أُرانِيI find myself قَدْindeed ضَعُفْتُI have grown weak فَلَيْتَso, if only شِعْريmy knowing
أُرانِي قَدْ ضَعُفْتُ فَلَيْتَ شِعْري
مَتَىwhen سَيْريmy journey إلىto دَارِabode of الْقَرارِpermanence
مَتَى سَيْري إلى دَارِ الْقَرارِ
I see that I have grown weak—would that I knew
I find that I have grown weak—if only I knew
when I shall journey to the Abode Everlasting.
when my journey to the eternal abode will be.
فَهَبْso grant لِيto me ياO إلَهيmy God طُولَlength of عُمْرٍlife
فَهَبْ لِي يا إلَهي طُولَ عُمْرٍ
صَحيحَsound الْجِسْمِthe body فيamid نِعَمٍblessings كِبارِgreat
صَحيحَ الْجِسْمِ في نِعَمٍ كِبارِ
So grant me, O my God, a long life,
So grant me, O my God, a long life,
sound in body amid Your great blessings;
sound in body, amid great blessings.
وعِلْمِيand my knowledge فامْلاءِso fill الأقْطارَthe lands مِنْهُwith it
وعِلْمِي فامْلاءِ الأقْطارَ مِنْهُ
إلَهِيmy God واجْعَلِand make الْفِرْدَوْسَParadise دَاريmy home
إلَهِي واجْعَلِ الْفِرْدَوْسَ دَاري
and as for my knowledge, fill every land with it.
And fill the lands with my knowledge,
My God, make Paradise my home.
O my God, and make Paradise my home.