الحمد لله
alhamdulillah
To say "praise God" in Arabic, use الحمد لله (alhamdulillah).
الحمد لله is an expression used to thank God or to show gratitude for a positive outcome. It is a versatile phrase often used as a response to questions about one's well-being, such as "How are you?"
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of al-hamdu (the praise) and li-llah (to/for God).
How do you pronounce it?
alhamdulillah
Did you know?
- Speakers may use الحمد لله ironically or sarcastically to express frustration when something goes wrong, similar to saying 'Great' in English.
- If you hear someone sneeze in an Arabic-speaking environment, they will often say الحمد لله, and the person listening is culturally expected to respond with a specific blessing.
- While widely associated with Islam, الحمد لله is also used by Arab Christians to express gratitude to God.
Examples in context
- الحمد لله!Praise God!This sentence shows how to use الحمد لله as an exclamation of praise.Tatoeba #11676665 by dididodo, translation #9687510 by Amastan
- الحمد لله، أنا بصحة جيدة.Alhamdu lillah, ana bi-siha jayyida.Praise God, I am in good health.
- لقد نجحت في الامتحان، الحمد لله.Laqad najah-tu fi al-imtihaan, alhamdu lillah.I passed the exam, praise God.
Example conversation
Omar and Sarah are talking about a completed project.
- عمر Omarهل انتهيتِ من العمل يا سارة؟Hal intahayti minal-amal ya Sarah?Did you finish the work, Sarah?
- سارة Saraنعم، الحمد لله انتهيت الآن.Naam, alhamdulillah intahaytu al-aan.Yes, praise God, I finished now.
- عمر Omarهذا خبر رائع جداً.Hadha khabar ra'ie jiddan.That is very great news.
- سارة Saraشكراً لك يا عمر.Shukran laka ya Omar.Thank you, Omar.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
