إنْif لَمْnot يَكنْbe ليfor me قيامُa stand صِدّقٍsincerity
إنْ لَمْ يَكنْ لي قيامُ صِدّقٍ
بِنَشْرِby spreading حَقٍّtruth ونَشْرand spreading عَدْلِjustice
بِنَشْرِ حَقٍّ ونَشْر عَدْلِ
If I do not take a sincere stand
If I have no truthful standing
by spreading truth and spreading justice,
By spreading truth and spreading justice,
فاجْذِبْthen draw بلاwithout مِحْنَةٍaffliction فُؤاديmy heart
فاجْذِبْ بلا مِحْنَةٍ فُؤادي
إليْكَto You حَتىuntil أنالَI attain سُؤْليmy wish
إليْكَ حَتى أنالَ سُؤْلي
then draw my heart, without affliction,
Then draw my heart to You without hardship
to You, until I attain my wish.
Until I attain my request,
وأَنْتَand You ياO رَبِّmy Lord ذُوpossessor of اقْتِدارٍpower
وأَنْتَ يا رَبِّ ذُو اقْتِدارٍ
تَجْمَعُYou unite هَذيْنِthese two مِنّةًas a favor لِيto me
تَجْمَعُ هَذيْنِ مِنّةً لِي
And You, O Lord, possess power;
And You, O Lord, All Powerful,
You unite these two as a favor to me.
Will bring together these two as a favor to me.