علىَupon وَجْهِthe face of الْحَــيَاةِlife مَدَارُthe course of دَهْــــرٍan age
علىَ وَجْهِ الْحَــيَاةِ مَدَارُ دَهْــــرٍ
وَفِيand in عـُمْرِthe lifespan of الزَّمَانِtime مَضَىhas passed زَمَــانُan age
وَفِي عـُمْرِ الزَّمَانِ مَضَى زَمَــانُ
Upon life's face, an age runs its course,
And within time's lifespan, an age has passed.
كَــمَـاjust as مَـرُّواthey passed نَمـُـرُّwe pass وَمَنْand those who يَلِينـــَـاfollow us
كَــمَـا مَـرُّوا نَمـُـرُّ وَمَنْ يَلِينـــَـا
وَهـَذِيand this ســُنّْةُthe way of الْمَــوْلَىthe Lord بـــَيــــَـانُa clear declaration
وَهـَذِي ســُنّْةُ الْمَــوْلَى بـــَيــــَـانُ
Just as they passed, we pass, and those who follow us.
And this is the Lord's way, plainly declared.
عَلـَىthrough مَـــرِّthe passing of السِّنِـينِthe years شُهُورُmonths of فَضْلٍgrace
عَلـَى مَـــرِّ السِّنِـينِ شُهُورُ فَضْلٍ
وَأَيـــَّامُand the days of الإلَــهِGod لـــَنــَاfor us تُـــــــزانُare adorned
وَأَيـــَّامُ الإلَــهِ لـــَنــَا تُـــــــزانُ
Through the passing years come months of grace,
And God's days are adorned for us.
وَمِنْand from بَيـْنِamong الشُّهـُورِthe months يـَسُودُreigns شـَهـْرٌa month
وَمِنْ بَيـْنِ الشُّهـُورِ يـَسُودُ شـَهـْرٌ
تــَمَيــَّـزَwas distinguished بِالتُّقَىby piety ،هــَدْيٌguidance يُـصَانُis safeguarded
تــَمَيــَّـزَ بِالتُّقَى ،هــَدْيٌ يُـصَانُ
And among the months, one month reigns,
Distinguished by piety; guidance is safeguarded.
عـَلَــتْrose high نــَفَحَاتُهُits wafts سَـبَقََتْwent ahead بِــعِطْــرٍٍwith fragrance
عـَلَــتْ نــَفَحَاتُهُ سَـبَقََتْ بِــعِطْــرٍٍ
وَهـَـفْـهَفَــتِand fluttered gently النَّسَــائِمُthe breezes ، وَالجِنَانُand the gardens
وَهـَـفْـهَفَــتِ النَّسَــائِمُ ، وَالجِنَانُ
Its wafts rose high, leading the way with fragrance,
And the breezes and gardens fluttered gently.
كَأَنِّيas though I أَنْـتَشِيam enraptured وَالرُّوحُand the soul سَـــــاحَتْwandered
كَأَنِّي أَنْـتَشِي وَالرُّوحُ سَـــــاحَتْ
كَـــــذَاthus فيamong النَّـاسِthe people لَبَّاهُanswered its call الكــيانُthe whole being
كَـــــذَا في النَّـاسِ لَبَّاهُ الكــيانُ
As though I were enraptured, while the soul wandered,
Thus, among the people, their whole being answered its call.
تَمَـخَّـضَlabored in childbirth بَــــدْرُنَاour full moon فيin جَـوْفِthe depths of ليْلٍnight
تَمَـخَّـضَ بَــــدْرُنَا في جَـوْفِ ليْلٍ
فَهَلَّthen appeared هِـــلاَلـُنَاour crescent.... بـَـرَقَflashed العنَانُthe sky
فَهَلَّ هِـــلاَلـُنَا.... بـَـرَقَ العنَانُ
Our full moon labored in the depths of night,
Then our crescent appeared; the sky flashed.
أَضَــاءَilluminated بــِنُورهwith its light وَجْـــهَthe face of الــْـبـَـرَايَاcreation
أَضَــاءَ بــِنُوره وَجْـــهَ الــْـبـَـرَايَا
وَحدَّثَand spoke to لَــيْلَــهُits night نـُجُـمٌstars حـــِســَانُbeautiful
وَحدَّثَ لَــيْلَــهُ نـُجُـمٌ حـــِســَانُ
It illuminated creation's face with its light,
And beautiful stars spoke to its night.
تـَــعَالَىrose high فِيin فَضَاءِthe expanse of الـْكَـوْنِthe universe بِشْرًاin gladness
تـَــعَالَى فِي فَضَاءِ الـْكَـوْنِ بِشْرًا
وَنــَادَىand called out فِيthroughout الْـوُجُودِexistence لَـهُfor it الْأذَانُthe call to prayer
وَنــَادَى فِي الْـوُجُودِ لَـهُ الْأذَانُ
It soared joyfully in the universe's expanse,
And the call to prayer rang out for it throughout existence.
وَبـَارَكـَهُand blessed it الإِلــَهُGod بــِعــِـــــزِّwith the majesty of قـَوْلٍan utterance
وَبـَارَكـَهُ الإِلــَهُ بــِعــِـــــزِّ قـَوْلٍ
تــَـــسـَابَقَهُraced for it الأُولَىthe first نِعْمَhow excellent الرِّهَـانُthe wager
تــَـــسـَابَقَهُ الأُولَى نِعْمَ الرِّهَـانُ
And God blessed it with a mighty utterance,
The first raced for it—what a fine wager!
أتـَــىhas come رَمَـضَـانُنَـاour Ramadan نَــادَىcalled لــِخَـيْرٍto goodness
أتـَــى رَمَـضَـانُنَـا نَــادَى لــِخَـيْرٍ
ألاَlo لبَّـيـْكَat your service قــَدْindeed فــُتـِحَhas been opened الصـــٍّوَانُthe coffer
ألاَ لبَّـيـْكَ قــَدْ فــُتـِحَ الصـــٍّوَانُ
Our Ramadan has come, calling to goodness:
Lo, at your service! The coffer has indeed been opened.
رَجَـوْنَاwe hoped for رَحـْمَةًmercy ،عــَفـْوًاpardon،وَعـِتـْقـًاand release
رَجَـوْنَا رَحـْمَةً ،عــَفـْوًا،وَعـِتـْقـًا
فَحـيَّso hasten لـــِمَغـْــــنَمٍto a bounty ، آنَhas come الأَوَانُthe time
فَحـيَّ لـــِمَغـْــــنَمٍ ، آنَ الأَوَانُ
We hoped for mercy, pardon, and release,
So hasten to the bounty; the time has come.
إلاَهِــيmy God..فاقْتربْso draw near منـَّاto us.... تَجــَــــلَّىmanifest Yourself
إلاَهِــي..فاقْتربْ منـَّا.... تَجــَــــلَّى
وَأَقْــــبِلْand come... أَيـْنَمَاwherever كَانَmay be الْمَكَانُthe place
وَأَقْــــبِلْ... أَيـْنَمَا كَانَ الْمَكَانُ
My God, draw near to us; manifest Yourself,
And come, wherever the place may be.
وَأَفْــــــرِحْand gladden صـــَائـِمًاone who fasts قــَامَstood in prayer اللـَّيَالِيthrough the nights
وَأَفْــــــرِحْ صـــَائـِمًا قــَامَ اللـَّيَالِي
وَرِضْوَانـًـاand favor بـِـــهِthrough it عَـمَّspread everywhere الأَمَـــانُpeace
وَرِضْوَانـًـا بـِـــهِ عَـمَّ الأَمَـــانُ
And gladden one who fasts and has stood in prayer through the nights,
And favor, through which peace has spread everywhere.