أبَا بَحرٍ سلامُ اللهِ يَترَى

أبَا بَحرٍ سلامُ اللهِ يَترَى

عَلَيكَ وَإِن تَكَنَّفَكَ الحِجَابُ

عَلَيكَ وَإِن تَكَنَّفَكَ الحِجَابُ

O Abu Bahr, may God’s peace come unceasingly

O Abu Bahr, may God's peace come again and again

Upon you, though the veil enfolds you.

upon you, though the veil enfolds you.

أحُومُ عَلَى كَنِّيكَ وَنَأى مَحَلٌّ

أحُومُ عَلَى كَنِّيكَ وَنَأى مَحَلٌّ

فَسِيَانِ انتِزَاحٌ وَاقتِرَابُ

فَسِيَانِ انتِزَاحٌ وَاقتِرَابُ

I hover around your shelter, though the dwelling lies far away;

I hover about your shelter, though the dwelling lies far away;

For distance and nearness are all the same.

so distance and nearness are alike.

فَحَسبي أن أُرَقرِقَ دَمعَ عَينِي

فَحَسبي أن أُرَقرِقَ دَمعَ عَينِي

وَتُُسعِدني السَّحائِبُ والصِّحَابُ

وَتُُسعِدني السَّحائِبُ والصِّحَابُ

It is enough for me to let my eye’s tears flow,

So it is enough for me to let the tears of my eye flow,

While clouds and companions join me in weeping.

and the clouds and companions join me in weeping.