تَعيشُyou live أَنتَyou وَتَبقىand you endure
تَعيشُ أَنتَ وَتَبقى
أَناI الَّذيthe one who مُتُّI died حَقّاtruly
أَنا الَّذي مُتُّ حَقّا
May you live and endure;
I am the one who has truly died.
حاشاكَfar be it from you ياO نورَlight عَينيmy eye
حاشاكَ يا نورَ عَيني
تَلقىyou suffer الَّذيwhat أَناI أَلقىI suffer
تَلقى الَّذي أَنا أَلقى
Far be it from you, O light of my eye,
to suffer what I suffer.
قَدindeed كانَhappened ماwhat كانَhappened مِنّيon my part
قَد كانَ ما كانَ مِنّي
وَاللَهُand God خَيرٌbetter وَأَبقىand more enduring
وَاللَهُ خَيرٌ وَأَبقى
What I have done is done,
and God is better and more enduring.
وَلَمand did not أَجِدI find بَينَbetween مَوتيmy death
وَلَم أَجِد بَينَ مَوتي
وَبَينَand between هَجرِكَyour abandonment فَرقاa difference
وَبَينَ هَجرِكَ فَرقا
And I found, between my death
and your abandonment, no difference.
ياO أَنعَمَmost at ease الناسِpeople بالاًin mind
يا أَنعَمَ الناسِ بالاً
إِلىuntil مَتىwhen فيكَover you أَشقىI suffer
إِلى مَتى فيكَ أَشقى
O most carefree of people,
how long must I suffer over you?
سَمِعتُI heard عَنكَabout you حَديثاًa report
سَمِعتُ عَنكَ حَديثاً
ياO رَبِّmy Lord لاmay it not كانَbe صِدقاtrue
يا رَبِّ لا كانَ صِدقا
I heard a report about you;
O Lord, may it not be true!
حاشاكَfar be it from you تَنقُضُyou break عَهديmy covenant
حاشاكَ تَنقُضُ عَهدي
وَعُروَتيand my bond فيكَwith you وُثقىmost secure
وَعُروَتي فيكَ وُثقى
Far be it from you to break faith with me,
while my bond with you is unshakable.
وَماand not عَهِدتُكَI have known you إِلّاexcept
وَما عَهِدتُكَ إِلّا
مِنamong أَكرَمِthe noblest of الناسِpeople خُلقاin character
مِن أَكرَمِ الناسِ خُلقا
And I have known you only
as one of the noblest people in character.
ياO أَلفَa thousand times مَولايَmy lord مَهلاًgently
يا أَلفَ مَولايَ مَهلاً
ياO أَلفَa thousand times مَولايَmy lord رِفقاkindly
يا أَلفَ مَولايَ رِفقا
O my lord a thousandfold, be gentle;
O my lord a thousandfold, be kind.
لَكَfor you الحَياةُlife فَإِنّيfor indeed I
لَكَ الحَياةُ فَإِنّي
أَموتُI die لاno شَكَّdoubt عِشقاof love
أَموتُ لا شَكَّ عِشقا
Life is yours, for I
am dying, without doubt, of love.
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مِنّيof me إِلّاexcept
لَم يَبقَ مِنّي إِلّا
بَقِيَّةٌa remnant لَيسَdoes not تَبقىlast
بَقِيَّةٌ لَيسَ تَبقى
Nothing remains of me but
a remnant that will not last.
Sol 6.1