قلSay للّذينَto those who يَسرُّهمdelights them ماwhat ساءَناgrieved us
قل للّذينَ يَسرُّهم ما ساءَنا
لاmay ... not زايَلَتكُمdepart from you حسرةٌgrief وتلهُّفُand anguish
لا زايَلَتكُم حسرةٌ وتلهُّفُ
Say to those whom our misfortune delights:
May grief and anguish never leave you.
شَمليmy household بحمدِwith praise to اللهGod بعدafter تَشتُّتٍdispersal
شَملي بحمدِ الله بعد تَشتُّتٍ
وتفرُّقٍand separation متجمِّعٌgathered together متألِّفُunited
وتفرُّقٍ متجمِّعٌ متألِّفُ
My household, praise be to God, after dispersal
And separation, is gathered and reunited.
والمالُand wealth إنif غالَtakes away الزمانُtime تِلادَهits long-held portion
والمالُ إن غالَ الزمانُ تِلادَه
وسَلِمْتُand I survive سدَّwill fill مكانَهits place المُستَطَرَفُnewly acquired wealth
وسَلِمْتُ سدَّ مكانَه المُستَطَرَفُ
And as for wealth, if time takes away its long-held portion,
And I survive, newly acquired wealth will take its place.