لِأَجلِكِfor your sake سَعيِيmy striving وَاِجتِهاديand my diligence وَخِدمَتيand my service
لِأَجلِكِ سَعيِي وَاِجتِهادي وَخِدمَتي
وَياand oh لَيتَwould that هَذاthis كُلُّهُall of it فيكَwith you يُثمِرُbears fruit
وَيا لَيتَ هَذا كُلُّهُ فيكَ يُثمِرُ
My striving, my diligence, and my service are for your sake.
For you my efforts, my toil and my service
And oh, would that all this bore fruit with you!
Oh, if only all this for you bears fruit
تَبِعتُI followed الَّذيthat which يُرضيكَpleases you فيin كُلِّevery حالَةٍcircumstance
تَبِعتُ الَّذي يُرضيكَ في كُلِّ حالَةٍ
فَإِنso if كُنتَyou were لَمdid not تُبصِرهُsee it فَاللَهُthen God يُبصِرُsees
فَإِن كُنتَ لَم تُبصِرهُ فَاللَهُ يُبصِرُ
I have followed what pleases you in every circumstance.
I followed what pleases you in every state
So if you have not seen it, God sees it.
If you did not see it, God does see
وَوَاللَهِand by God ماnot مِثليlike me مُحِبٌّone who loves وَمُشفِقٌand one who cares
وَوَاللَهِ ما مِثلي مُحِبٌّ وَمُشفِقٌ
وَسَوفَand will إِذاwhen جَرَّبتَyou have tried غَيرِيَsomeone other than me تَذكُرُyou remember
وَسَوفَ إِذا جَرَّبتَ غَيرِيَ تَذكُرُ
And by God, none loves and cares as I do.
By God, none loves and cares like I do
And when you have tried someone other than me, you will remember.
And when you try others, you will remember
فَماso whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof أَمرٍa command فَسَمعاًthen hearing وَطاعَةًand obedience
فَما شِئتَ مِن أَمرٍ فَسَمعاً وَطاعَةً
فَماfor nothing ثَمَّthere إِلّاexcept ماwhat تُحِبُّyou love وَتُؤثِرُand you prefer
فَما ثَمَّ إِلّا ما تُحِبُّ وَتُؤثِرُ
So whatever you wish to command, I hear and obey.
Whatever you want in command, obediently I hear
For there is nothing but what you love and prefer.
There is none but what you love and prefer
عَلَيَّupon me بِأَنّيthat I لاnot أُخِلُّI fall short بِخِدمَةٍin service
عَلَيَّ بِأَنّي لا أُخِلُّ بِخِدمَةٍ
وَأَبذُلُand I exert مَجهوديmy utmost effort وَأَنتَand you المُخَيَّرُthe one free to choose
وَأَبذُلُ مَجهودي وَأَنتَ المُخَيَّرُ
I am bound not to fall short in any service,
I am charged that I do not fail in service
And I give my utmost; you are free to choose.
I spend my effort, while you get to choose
Sol 6.1