ياO مَنزلَabode of النَفسِthe soul تَرضاهُit is content with it إِلىuntil أَجلٍan appointed term
يا مَنزلَ النَفسِ تَرضاهُ إِلى أَجلٍ
مِنof الحَياةِlife وَتجفوهand it forsakes it إِلىuntil حينِa time
مِن الحَياةِ وَتجفوه إِلى حينِ
O abode of the soul, which it accepts for an allotted span
O dweller of the soul, whom one is content with for a lifetime
Of life, and forsakes for a time,
Yet abandons for a while
لاdo not تجزعنَّbe distressed لِطُولِover the length of البَينِseparation إِنif جَزعَتthey grieve
لا تجزعنَّ لِطُولِ البَينِ إِن جَزعَت
أَطلالُruins of كلِّevery شَجيِّsorrowful in الرَسمoutline محزونِgrief-stricken
أَطلالُ كلِّ شَجيِّ الرَسم محزونِ
Do not grieve over the long separation, even if grief afflicts
Do not grieve for the long separation, if you grieve
The ruins of every grief-stricken abode with sorrowful traces.
The ruins of every trail are sorrowful
لَسَوفَsurely will تَقضيbring about النَوىseparation مِنfrom بَعدناafter us عَجَباًa wonder
لَسَوفَ تَقضي النَوى مِن بَعدنا عَجَباً
لِمُقفرٍfor a desolate abode بِعواديby the ravages of الدَهرِtime مَسكونِinhabited
لِمُقفرٍ بِعوادي الدَهرِ مَسكونِ
Separation will surely work a wonder after we are gone
Soon fate will bring about wonders after us
For a desolate abode inhabited by the ravages of time.
To a deserted place with the times of fate inhabited
بَنَيتَyou built مِنfrom زُخرفِthe glitter of الدنياthe world وَباطِلهاand its falsehood
بَنَيتَ مِن زُخرفِ الدنيا وَباطِلها
فالقَso face العَفاءَobliteration وَدَعنِيand leave me فيin حَمىthe sanctuary of الدينِfaith
فالقَ العَفاءَ وَدَعنِي في حَمى الدينِ
You built from the world's glitter and its falsehood;
You have built from the vanities and falsities of the world
So face obliteration, and leave me in the sanctuary of faith.
So leave me be, in the protection of my faith
Sol 6.1