ترى هذِهِ الأَنفاسَ ناراً مِنَ النَورِ

ترى هذِهِ الأَنفاسَ ناراً مِنَ النَورِ

ترى مُذ مَضى عَبدُ الغِني وَما نورى

ترى مُذ مَضى عَبدُ الغِني وَما نورى

You see these breaths as fire from blossoms.

These breaths I see as flames of light

Do you see these heavy sighs as fire arising from the blossoms?

Since ʿAbd al-Ghanī departed, I wonder: what is my light?

Since Abdul Ghani passed away, I've seen no light

You see the state since Abd al-Ghani passed, and what has become of my light.

بَكى القَمَرانِ النيّرانِ لِفَقدِهِ

بَكى القَمَرانِ النيّرانِ لِفَقدِهِ

وَلَم تَألُهُ ثُكلاً نوارٌ مِنَ النورِ

وَلَم تَألُهُ ثُكلاً نوارٌ مِنَ النورِ

The two radiant moons wept for his loss.

The two moons wept for his loss

The two luminous moons wept for his loss,

And blossoms of light did not stint their mourning for him.

No lights could console his bereftness

And Nawar spared no depth of bereavement in mourning the light.

وَما كُنتُ إِلّا النور يهدي رِكابنا

وَما كُنتُ إِلّا النور يهدي رِكابنا

فَبُدِّلتِ الأَظلامُ بَعدَكَ بالنورِ

فَبُدِّلتِ الأَظلامُ بَعدَكَ بالنورِ

And I was nothing but the light guiding our mounts.

I was but the light guiding our steps

For you were nothing but the light guiding our caravan,

So after you, darkness was put in place of light.

After you, darkness was replaced with light

So darkness has been exchanged for the light after you.