كُنتَ المُعَزّى بِفَقدي

كُنتَ المُعَزّى بِفَقدي

وَعِشتَ ما عِشتَ بَعدي

وَعِشتَ ما عِشتَ بَعدي

May you be the one consoled for my loss,

You were my consolation when I lost her,

And live on after me all your days.

And you lived on after me,

أَهدى إِلَيَّ أَخٌ لي

أَهدى إِلَيَّ أَخٌ لي

سُلَيلَ مِسكٍ وَوَردِ

سُلَيلَ مِسكٍ وَوَردِ

A brother of mine gave me

A friend gifted me,

An offspring of musk and roses,

A necklace of musk and roses,

أَرَقَّ مِن لَفظِ صَبٍّ

أَرَقَّ مِن لَفظِ صَبٍّ

شَكا حَرارَةَ وَجدِ

شَكا حَرارَةَ وَجدِ

More delicate than the words of a lovesick lover

Softer than the words of a love-struck youth

Who lamented the burning heat of longing.

Complaining of passion's heat,

كأَنَّهُ إِن تَجِئنا

كأَنَّهُ إِن تَجِئنا

بِلا اِنتِظارٍ وَوَعدِ

بِلا اِنتِظارٍ وَوَعدِ

As though it were [saying]: “If you come to us

As if, without waiting or promise,

Without waiting or a promise,

You have this day brought me joy

فَاِخلَع عَلَيَّ سُروراً

فَاِخلَع عَلَيَّ سُروراً

بِكَونِكَ اليَومَ عِندي

بِكَونِكَ اليَومَ عِندي

Then robe me in joy

By coming to be with me.

By being with me today.”