لاdo not تخشَfear منfrom غائلةٍa calamity فُوِّضَتْwas entrusted
لا تخشَ من غائلةٍ فُوِّضَتْ
إلىto الإلهِGod القادرِthe All-Powerful العالمِthe All-Knowing
إلى الإلهِ القادرِ العالمِ
Fear no calamity entrusted
to God, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing.
ونَمْand sleep إذاif شئتَyou wish فإنّfor indeed الّذيthe one who
ونَمْ إذا شئتَ فإنّ الّذي
يرعاكwatches over you فيهاin it ليسis not بالنّائمِasleep
يرعاك فيها ليس بالنّائمِ
And sleep if you wish, for the One who
watches over you amid it is not asleep.
كمhow often ذاthis (emphatic) وَقَىwarded off اللّهُGod بألْطافِهِthrough His gracious favors
كم ذا وَقَى اللّهُ بألْطافِهِ
شَرَّthe evil of غَشومٍa ruthless oppressor مُجمِعٍresolved عازمِdetermined
شَرَّ غَشومٍ مُجمِعٍ عازمِ
How often has God, through His gracious favors, warded off
the evil of a ruthless oppressor, resolved and determined!
وكَمand how many أَزالremoved اللَّهُGod منof ظالمٍan oppressor
وكَم أَزال اللَّهُ من ظالمٍ
وأنصفَand secured justice for القاعدَthe one sitting منagainst قائمِone standing
وأنصفَ القاعدَ من قائمِ
And how many an oppressor has God removed,
and secured justice for the seated against the standing!