لا أَوحَشَ اللَهُ مِنكَ مَغنانا

لا أَوحَشَ اللَهُ مِنكَ مَغنانا

يا حُسنَنا في الوَرى وَمَعنانا

يا حُسنَنا في الوَرى وَمَعنانا

May God never let our dwelling be desolate without you.

May God never leave our abode desolate without you,

O our beauty among humankind, and our very meaning—

O our beauty among humankind and our meaning,

وَمَن بِأَخلاقِهِ وَخِلقَتِهِ

وَمَن بِأَخلاقِهِ وَخِلقَتِهِ

فاقَ البَرايا حُسناً وَإِحسانا

فاقَ البَرايا حُسناً وَإِحسانا

you whose character and created form

And you who, in character and form,

have surpassed all creation in beauty and benevolence;

have surpassed all creatures in beauty and kindness.

وَمَن بِحُسنِ الوَفاءِ نَذكُرُهُ

وَمَن بِحُسنِ الوَفاءِ نَذكُرُهُ

عَلى التَنائي وَإِن تَناسانا

عَلى التَنائي وَإِن تَناسانا

you whom, faithful to love’s claim, we remember

And you whom we remember with true loyalty,

despite the distance, even if you act as though you have forgotten us.

despite the distance, even if you pretend to forget us.

يا فارِغَ القَلبِ مِن هَوايَ لَقَد

يا فارِغَ القَلبِ مِن هَوايَ لَقَد

أَصبَحَ قَلبي بِالحُزنِ مَلآنا

أَصبَحَ قَلبي بِالحُزنِ مَلآنا

O you whose heart is empty of love for us—indeed,

O you whose heart is empty of love for me, indeed

my heart has grown full of sorrow.

my heart has become full of sorrow.

سُعِدتُ حيناً بِالقُربِ مِنكَ وَقَد

سُعِدتُ حيناً بِالقُربِ مِنكَ وَقَد

شَقيتُ بِالبُعدِ مِنكَ أَحيانا

شَقيتُ بِالبُعدِ مِنكَ أَحيانا

For a while I was happy in being near you, yet

For a time I was happy near you, and indeed

at times I was miserable in being far from you.

at times I was wretched far from you.