يا مَن إِذا حال أَخٌ لا يَحول

يا مَن إِذا حال أَخٌ لا يَحول

وَمَن عَلى الدَهرِ بِهِ نَستَطيل

وَمَن عَلى الدَهرِ بِهِ نَستَطيل

O you who never waver when a brother wavers,

O you when a brother is in need and cannot help himself

And you through whom we prevail over Time,

And we rely on you to carry us through time

عارَضَنا بَعدَكَ ما شَرحُهُ

عارَضَنا بَعدَكَ ما شَرحُهُ

إِذا اِختَصَرناهُ عَريضٌ طَويل

إِذا اِختَصَرناهُ عَريضٌ طَويل

In your absence, something befell us whose account,

After you left, we faced endless troubles

Even when we abridge it, is broad and long.

Brief when told but long when endured

وَنَحنُ في ساعَتِنا هَذِهِ

وَنَحنُ في ساعَتِنا هَذِهِ

بَينَ فِصادٍ وَدِماءٍ تَسيل

بَينَ فِصادٍ وَدِماءٍ تَسيل

And we, at this very hour,

And now in this moment

Are amid bloodletting and flowing blood.

Between clashing swords and blood spilt

وَدارُنا مِن طيبِها جَنَّةٌ

وَدارُنا مِن طيبِها جَنَّةٌ

لَو أَنُّهُ كانَ بِها سَلسَبيل

لَو أَنُّهُ كانَ بِها سَلسَبيل

And our house, so pleasant, would be a paradise,

Our home was once a paradise

If only Salsabil were within it.

If only water flowed through it still

فَإِن تَفَضَّلتَ عَلَينا بِها

فَإِن تَفَضَّلتَ عَلَينا بِها

فَهِمَّةٌ حُسنى وَرَأيٌ جَميل

فَهِمَّةٌ حُسنى وَرَأيٌ جَميل

So if you kindly bestow it on us,

So if you would be so kind as to grant us this

That would be a noble resolve and a fine decision.

A noble intention and sound advice

أُحيِ بِها المَوتى وَلا تَغفَلَن

أُحيِ بِها المَوتى وَلا تَغفَلَن

عَنهُم فَفيهِم لَكَ أَجرٌ جَزيل

عَنهُم فَفيهِم لَكَ أَجرٌ جَزيل

Revive the dead with it, and do not neglect

Revive the dead, do not neglect them

Them, for in them lies a bountiful reward for you.

For in them lies abundant reward for you

لا تَمنَعِ الرَيَّ عِطاشاً فَما

لا تَمنَعِ الرَيَّ عِطاشاً فَما

مِن مَورِدٍ إِلّا إِلَيهِ سَبيل

مِن مَورِدٍ إِلّا إِلَيهِ سَبيل

Do not deny the thirsty their fill, for there is

Do not forbid the rain from the thirsty

No watering place without a path leading to it.

For all paths lead to it in the end

وَهَذِهِ جُملَةُ ما عِندَنا

وَهَذِهِ جُملَةُ ما عِندَنا

وَحَسبُنا اللَهُ وَنِعمَ الوَكيل

وَحَسبُنا اللَهُ وَنِعمَ الوَكيل

And this is the sum of what we have to say;

This sums up what we have to say

And God suffices us—what an excellent Trustee!

God is all we need, the best Guardian