أحبُّI love اسمهhis name منfor أجلهhis sake وسَميَّهُand his namesake
أحبُّ اسمه من أجله وسَميَّهُ
وَيَتبعُهُand follows him فيin كلِّall أَخلاقهhis character traits قَلبيmy heart
وَيَتبعُهُ في كلِّ أَخلاقه قَلبي
I love his name for his sake, and his namesake.
And my heart follows him in all his ways.
ويَجتازُand he passes بالقومby the people العِداthe enemies فَأُحبُّهُمso I love them
ويَجتازُ بالقوم العِدا فَأُحبُّهُم
وكلهمthough all of them طاوِيfolding الضَّميرِthe heart علىaround حربيwar against me
وكلهم طاوِي الضَّميرِ على حربي
And he passes by hostile people, so I love them,
though each is secretly bent on war against me.
إلىto اللهGod أشكوI complain ماwhat اُلاقيI endure لعلهَّperhaps He
إلى الله أشكو ما اُلاقي لعلهَّ
يَمُنُّgraciously bestows بحالwith a circumstance يجمعُthat reunites الشَّملthose separated عنin قُربِa short time
يَمُنُّ بحال يجمعُ الشَّمل عن قُربِ
To God I complain of what I endure; perhaps He
will graciously grant circumstances that reunite us soon.
إذاwhenever قلتI say لمhas not تبلُغcarried بيَme السِّنُّage مَبلَغاًan advanced stage
إذا قلت لم تبلُغ بيَ السِّنُّ مَبلَغاً
وُعِظتُI am admonished بطفلٍby a child صارwho went قبليbefore me إلىto التُّربِthe dust
وُعِظتُ بطفلٍ صار قبلي إلى التُّربِ
Whenever I say, "Age has not yet carried me far,"
I am admonished by a child who went before me to the dust.
Sol 6.1