نَشكُرُwe thank اللَهَGod لمdid not يَصِرoccur غيرُother than هذاthis
نَشكُرُ اللَهَ لم يَصِر غيرُ هذا
منof بَلاءِcalamity غُبارُهُits dust كادَalmost يُعقَدbe knotted together
من بَلاءِ غُبارُهُ كادَ يُعقَد
We thank God: nothing other than this occurred—
We thank Allah, no other tribulation has come
A calamity whose dust nearly knotted together.
Except one whose dust almost blinded us
قدindeed حَباناbestowed on us العقولَminds خيرَthe finest حِباءٍgift
قد حَبانا العقولَ خيرَ حِباءٍ
فلهُso to Him الشُكرُthanks والثناءُand praise المؤَبَّدeverlasting
فلهُ الشُكرُ والثناءُ المؤَبَّد
He has bestowed on us minds, the finest gift.
He has gifted us the best minds
So to Him belong thanks and everlasting praise.
So thanks and eternal praise be to Him
رُبَّmany a قومٍpeople يستهزئُونَmock بشُكرٍthanksgiving
رُبَّ قومٍ يستهزئُونَ بشُكرٍ
عندماwhenever شُكرُthanks ربِّهمtheir Lord يُتَجدَّدare renewed
عندما شُكرُ ربِّهم يُتَجدَّد
Many people mock thanksgiving
Many ridicule being thankful
Whenever thanks to their Lord are renewed.
When thanking their Lord should be renewed
قُونِنواwere enjoined منby رئيسِهِمtheir leader عَدَمَabsence of الشُكرthanks
قُونِنوا من رئيسِهِم عَدَمَ الشُكر
وذاand this فيin اللَظىthe blaze عَذَابٌtorment مخلَّدeverlasting
وذا في اللَظى عَذَابٌ مخلَّد
They were enjoined by their leader to withhold thanks,
Take from your leader the lack of gratitude
And this is everlasting torment in the blaze.
For in Hell there is eternal torment