“إن لله ما أخذ
وله ما أعطى .
وكل شيء عنده بأجل مُسمى …
فلتصبر ولتحتسب ”
Inna lillāhi mā akhadh,
wa lahu mā a`tā,
wa kullu shay’in `indahu bi ajalin musammā . . .
faltaṣbir wa ‘l-taḥtasib .
[Also good to say:
“أعظم الله أجرك ،
وأحسن عزاءك
وغفر لميتك”
فحسن
] A`ẓamallāhu ajrak, wa ‘aḥsana `azā’ak, wa ghafara limayyitik. Surely, Allah takes what is His,
and what He gives is His,
and to all things He has appointed a time…
so have patience and be rewarded.1
May Allah magnify your reward,
and make perfect your bereavement,
and forgive your departed.2
