إذاif ماemphatic particle حذرتَyou fear الأمرthe matter فَاِجعَلthen set إزاءَهagainst it
إذا ما حذرتَ الأمر فَاِجعَل إزاءَه
رجوعاًa turning back إلىto ربٍّa Lord يقيكHe shields you المحاذراdangers
رجوعاً إلى ربٍّ يقيك المحاذرا
If you fear a matter, set against it
If you fear a matter, then make
A turning to a Lord who shields you from dangers.
Turning to a Lord who protects you from dangers, your countermeasure
وَلاand do not تَخشَfear أَمراًa matter أَنتَyou فيهِin it مفوِّضٌentrusting
وَلا تَخشَ أَمراً أَنتَ فيهِ مفوِّضٌ
إِلىto اللَّهGod غاياتٍends لهbelonging to it ومصادراand beginnings
إِلى اللَّه غاياتٍ له ومصادرا
And fear no matter when you entrust
And do not fear a matter in which you have consigned
Its ends and its beginnings to God.
Its ends to God and its courses
وَلاand do not تُنهِضَنْrouse فيin الأمرِthe undertaking قَوماًmen أذلّةًabject
وَلا تُنهِضَنْ في الأمرِ قَوماً أذلّةً
إِذاwhen قعدواthey sit back جنباًaside أقامواthey put forward المعاذراexcuses
إِذا قعدوا جنباً أقاموا المعاذرا
And do not rouse abject men to an undertaking:
And do not rouse a subjugated people
When they hang back, they put forward excuses.
If they sit aside, they offer excuses
وَكنْand be للّذيfor that which يَقضيdecrees بِهِit اللَّهGod وَحدَهHe alone
وَكنْ للّذي يَقضي بِهِ اللَّه وَحدَه
وإنْand even if لمnot توافقهaccord with it الأمانيُّhopes شاكراgrateful
وإنْ لم توافقه الأمانيُّ شاكرا
And for what God alone decrees, be
And be accepting of what Allah alone decrees
Grateful, even if hopes do not accord with it.
Even if wishes do not agree with it, grateful
وَلاand do not تَفخَرنْever boast إلّاexcept بِثوبِof a garment صيانةٍmoral integrity
وَلا تَفخَرنْ إلّا بِثوبِ صيانةٍ
إذاif كنتyou are يوماًone day بالفضيلةin virtue فاخراtaking pride
إذا كنت يوماً بالفضيلة فاخرا
And boast only of a garment of integrity,
And do not boast except with the garment of chastity
If ever you take pride in virtue.
If one day you were pride in virtue
وَإنّيand indeed I كَفيلٌa guarantor بِالنّجاءof deliverance منَfrom الأذىharm
وَإنّي كَفيلٌ بِالنّجاء منَ الأذى
لِمنfor whoever لَمdoes not يَبتْspend the night يدعوcalling upon سوىother than اللَّهGod ناصراas a helper
لِمن لَم يَبتْ يدعو سوى اللَّه ناصرا
And indeed, I guarantee deliverance from harm
And I guarantee salvation from harm
For whoever spends no night calling on a helper other than God.
For whoever did not extend his hand, except to God as helper