شُغِلَ المِسكينُ عَن تِلكَ المِحَن

شُغِلَ المِسكينُ عَن تِلكَ المِحَن

فارَقَ الروحَ وَأَخلى مِن بَدَن

فارَقَ الروحَ وَأَخلى مِن بَدَن

The poor man was diverted from those ordeals.

The poor man was distracted from those afflictions,

He parted with his soul and became bereft of a body.

His soul departed and emptied from his body.

وَلَقَد كُلِّفتُ أَمراً عَجَباً

وَلَقَد كُلِّفتُ أَمراً عَجَباً

أَسأَلُ التَفريحَ مِن بَيتِ الحَزَن

أَسأَلُ التَفريحَ مِن بَيتِ الحَزَن

And indeed I was charged with a strange task:

Indeed, I have been tasked with a wondrous matter,

I seek cheer from the house of sorrow.

I seek joy from the house of sorrow.

ضَعُفَ المِسكينُ عَن تِلكَ المِحَن

ضَعُفَ المِسكينُ عَن تِلكَ المِحَن

بِهَلاكِ الروحِ مِنهُ وَالبَدَن

بِهَلاكِ الروحِ مِنهُ وَالبَدَن

The poor man grew too weak for those ordeals,

The poor man was weakened by those afflictions,

Through the death of his soul and body.

With the death of his soul and body.

وَلَقَد كُلِّفَ شَيئاً عَجَباً

وَلَقَد كُلِّفَ شَيئاً عَجَباً

زادَ في النَكبَةِ وَاستَوفى المِحَن

زادَ في النَكبَةِ وَاستَوفى المِحَن

And indeed he was charged with something strange.

Indeed, he was tasked with a wondrous thing,

He added to the calamity and endured the ordeals in full.

It increased his misfortune and fulfilled his afflictions.

قيلَ فَرِّحنا وَيَأبى فَرَحٌ

قيلَ فَرِّحنا وَيَأبى فَرَحٌ

أَن يُواتينِيَ مِن بَيتِ الحَزَن

أَن يُواتينِيَ مِن بَيتِ الحَزَن

It was said, “Cheer us,” yet joy refuses

It is said "Gladden us" but happiness refuses

To come to me from the house of sorrow.

To come to me from the house of sorrow.