وتَيَقَّنَ أَنَّ اللَهَ أَكرَمُ جيرَةٍ

وتَيَقَّنَ أَنَّ اللَهَ أَكرَمُ جيرَةٍ

فَأَزمَعَ عَن دارِ الحَياةِ رَحيلا

فَأَزمَعَ عَن دارِ الحَياةِ رَحيلا

And he knew for certain that God is the most generous of neighbors,

And he was certain that God is the most generous of neighbors

so he resolved to depart from the abode of life.

So he intended to depart from the house of life

فَإِن أَقفَرَت مِنهُ العُيونُ فَإِنَّهُ

فَإِن أَقفَرَت مِنهُ العُيونُ فَإِنَّهُ

تَعَوَّضَ عَنها بِالقُلوبِ بَديلا

تَعَوَّضَ عَنها بِالقُلوبِ بَديلا

For if the eyes have grown desolate without him, he

And if eyes are deprived of him, then

has found in hearts a substitute for them.

Hearts have compensated for them as a replacement

وَلَم أَرَ أُنساً قَبلَهُ عادَ وَحشَةً

وَلَم أَرَ أُنساً قَبلَهُ عادَ وَحشَةً

وَبَرداً عَلى الأَكبادِ عادَ غَليلا

وَبَرداً عَلى الأَكبادِ عادَ غَليلا

And never before him have I seen companionship turn to loneliness,

And I have not seen a companion whose absence turned into loneliness

or coolness upon the livers turn to burning thirst.

And coldness upon livers turned into boiling

وَمَن تَكُ أَيّامُ السُرورِ قَصيرَةً

وَمَن تَكُ أَيّامُ السُرورِ قَصيرَةً

بِهِ كانَ لَيلُ الحُزنِ فيهِ طَويلا

بِهِ كانَ لَيلُ الحُزنِ فيهِ طَويلا

And he with whom the days of joy are brief—

And whoever's days of happiness are short

long is the night of sorrow for him.

For him the night of sadness in it was long