Alhamdulilah – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Durk
• Album: Deep Thoughts

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Lil Durk's "Alhamdulilah," a powerful hip-hop track that offers a unique blend of personal narrative and spiritual reflection. Through its repetitive and impactful use of the Arabic phrase "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to God), listeners can gain insight into a fundamental expression of gratitude in Islam, while also exploring contemporary American English and slang used in rap music to convey resilience and personal growth. The song's raw honesty about overcoming life's challenges makes it a compelling piece for understanding authentic emotional expression in English.

[English]

(808 Mafia)

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

How you feel

When family don't call you family, nigga?

Alhamdulillah, I made it without a scratch on me, nigga

Stopped taking pills, I came, I got a batch on me, nigga

I seen my homie from third grade, took me back to rememberin'

All the cold nights shiverin', Rice Krispies, no sugar

I relate to the trenches, I adapt for my brother

I gotta rap to the hustlers, stack the money, don't fumble

I gotta talk to the killers, don't get booked for a sucker

I had a bitch who was sobbin', she end up changin' her number

I'ma cheat on my exes, I couldn't wait for the summer

I was cool with all they mamas, really turned me a monster

I couldn't say what I wanted to, told them, "Get at my mama" (Alhamdulillah)

Alhamdulillah (Alhamdulillah)

Alhamdulillah (Alhamdulillah)

Alhamdulillah (Alhamdulillah)

Alhamdulillah (Alhamdulillah)

I was down bad, just made up rumors

Funeral get paid all cash 'cause they don't insurance

See my mama cryin' out real tears for the service

Tryna prove how real they is, it made me nervous

Escalade V, this ain't a Suburban

Don't betray me 'cause it ain't worth it

I'm healed

Alhamdulillah, ain't miss a mil'

Alhamdulillah, up some millions

Alhamdulillah, see my children

Alhamdulillah, we're winners

Alhamdulillah, we're winners

Alhamdulillah

You're my brother, my brother, my brother, my brother, my dawg

You're my brother, my brother, my brother, can't let you fall

I don't understand how you leave a room behind walls

I know you're guilty, you pass the phone when they call

Huh, Alhamdulillah, Bismillah

Hm, I pray to God, God

I pray to God, I pray to God (huh)

I'm thanking God I got a lot

I wanna thank God, Allah Akbar

I wanna say, Bismillah, Bismillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
scratch /skrætʃ/ B1	noun - a mark or slight cut on a surface verb - to damage or mark the surface of something with a sharp object
pills /pɪlz/ A2	noun - a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole
grade /ɡreɪd/ A2	noun - a mark indicating the quality of a student's work
nights /naɪts/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
sugar /ˈʃʊɡər/ A1	noun - a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose
trenches /ˈtrentʃɪz/ B2	noun - long, narrow ditches
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
killers /ˈkɪlər/ B1	noun - a person or thing that kills
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B1	noun - a female dog. (offensive) a malicious, unpleasant, selfish woman
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
monster /ˈmɒnstər/ A2	noun - a large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature
rumors /ˈruːmər/ B1	noun - a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in coins or notes, as distinct from checks, credit, or electronic transfers
tears /tɪərz/ A1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
service /ˈsɜːrvɪs/ A2	noun - the action of helping or doing work for someone
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a long, upright structure of stone, brick, or concrete that encloses an area
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - the being worshipped as the supreme being

Key Grammar Structures

• How you feel When family don't call you family, nigga?

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Simplified): 'don't call' instead of 'doesn't call'

  ➔ In informal speech, especially in AAVE (African American Vernacular English), the subjunctive mood can be expressed using the base form of the verb (without the -s for third-person singular). It emphasizes a hypothetical or unreal situation. Here, it's used to express the speaker's feeling about a situation where family *doesn't* act like family. Although grammatically 'incorrect' in standard English, it contributes to the authenticity and emotion of the lyrics.

• I seen my homie from third grade, took me back to rememberin'

  ➔ Past Simple Tense ('seen', 'took') and Gerund ('rememberin'')

  ➔ "Seen" is a non-standard past tense of "see," common in AAVE. "Took" is the standard past tense of "take." "Rememberin'" is a shortened, colloquial form of "remembering," acting as a gerund (a verb acting as a noun) that completes the phrase "took me back to."

• I gotta rap to the hustlers, stack the money, don't fumble

  ➔ "Gotta" (contraction of "got to") for obligation, Imperative mood ("stack," "don't fumble")

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial contraction indicating necessity or obligation. The imperative mood is used to give commands or instructions directly: "Stack the money" means to accumulate it, and "Don't fumble" means not to make a mistake or drop the ball (literally or figuratively).

• I had a bitch who was sobbin', she end up changin' her number

  ➔ Relative Clause ("who was sobbin'"), Past Simple Tense ("had", "end up changin'")

  ➔ The relative clause "who was sobbin'" describes the "bitch." "Sobbin'" is a shortened, colloquial version of "sobbing" (crying intensely). "End up changin'" uses a non-standard form of the past tense after "end up". The standard form would be "ended up changing".

• Don't betray me 'cause it ain't worth it

  ➔ Imperative Mood ("Don't betray"), Subordinating Conjunction ('cause), Contraction ("ain't")

  ➔ "Don't betray" is an instruction in the imperative mood. "'Cause" is a shortened form of "because," a subordinating conjunction that introduces a reason. "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction meaning "is not," "are not," or "am not."

• I don't understand how you leave a room behind walls

  ➔ Indirect Question (how you leave a room behind walls)

  ➔ This sentence contains an indirect question functioning as the object of the verb "understand". The word order changes from a direct question (e.g., How do you leave?) to a statement (how you leave).