ياO رَبِّmy Lord لاdo not تَقْبِضَنيtake my soul قَبْلَbefore ماthe time when
يا رَبِّ لا تَقْبِضَني قَبْلَ ما
أَنَالُI attain ماwhat أَرْجُوI hope for مِنَof السَّبْقِprecedence
أَنَالُ ما أَرْجُو مِنَ السَّبْقِ
O my Lord, do not take my soul before
O Lord, take me not away before
I attain the precedence I hope for:
I attain what I hope for of precedence -
إِمّاeither تُقىًpiety يُلْحِقنيjoins me بالأُولَىto those who
إِمّا تُقىً يُلْحِقني بالأُولَى
قَدْalready أَحْرَزُواthey have won السَّبْقَprecedence مِنَamong الْخَلْقِhumankind
قَدْ أَحْرَزُوا السَّبْقَ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ
either piety that joins me to those who
Either piety that joins me to the foremost
have already won precedence among humankind,
Who have already obtained precedence among mankind,
أوor قُدْرَةpower يُمْكِنُنيit is possible for me عِنْدَهاwith it
أو قُدْرَة يُمْكِنُني عِنْدَها
أنْto أَحْمِلَI compel الْخَلْقَhumankind علىto الْحَقِّthe truth
أنْ أَحْمِلَ الْخَلْقَ على الْحَقِّ
or power through which I can
Or power that enables me
compel humankind to follow the truth.
To guide mankind toward the truth.