The call to prayer

This is the mosque next to our house.  We hear the call to prayer several times a day, even in the middle of the night, although it is beginning to be normal now.   Devout Muslims pray 5 times a day and can pray anywhere if they cannot go to a mosque, but we see lots of people streaming in and out of this one at prayer times.  The call to prayer can be live or recorded (but always live in Kuwait-the government pays them here) and the man who does the chanting is called a muezzin.  This is what we hear:

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar,

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.

Ashhadu alla ilaha illallah,

Ashhadu alla ilaha illallah.

Ashhadu anna Muhammadar-rasoolullah,

Ashhadu anna Muhammadar-rasoolullah.

Hayya ‘ala-ssalah,

Hayya ‘ala-ssalah.

Hayya ‘alal-falah,

Hayya ‘alal-falah.

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.

La ilaha illallah.

In English:

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest.

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest.

I bear witness that there is no deity (worthy of worship) but Allah.

I bear witness that there is no deity (worthy of worship) but Allah.

I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger.

I bear witness that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger.

Come to the prayer, Come to the prayer.

Come to prosperity, Come to prosperity.

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest.

There is no deity (worthy of worship) but Allah.