يا شقيق الروح إنّا لم نزل

يا شقيق الروح إنّا لم نزل

منذ بنتم في عناء وفكر

منذ بنتم في عناء وفكر

O brother of my soul, we have indeed remained

O soul mate, we are still

Since you departed, in distress and anxious thought.

In hardship and thoughts,

وغدا قلبي وفكري عندكم

وغدا قلبي وفكري عندكم

عجبا لم يأتنا منكم خبر

عجبا لم يأتنا منكم خبر

And my heart and thoughts are now with you;

And tomorrow my heart and thoughts are with you,

How strange—no news has reached us from you!

How strange we had no news from you,

فعسى البيت سليما ما به

فعسى البيت سليما ما به

نكد أو تلف يجدي الكدر

نكد أو تلف يجدي الكدر

So may the house be sound, free of

May the house be safe, free of

Trouble or damage that brings distress.

Misery or damage that causes distress,

ولعل السقف مع اخشابه

ولعل السقف مع اخشابه

سالما من كل ريب وخطر

سالما من كل ريب وخطر

And may the roof, along with its timbers,

And may the roof with its wood

Be safe from every misfortune and danger.

Be safe from all doubts and dangers,

وعسى القوت بحفظ لم يضع

وعسى القوت بحفظ لم يضع

منه شيء وعسى أن لا ضرر

منه شيء وعسى أن لا ضرر

And may the provisions be kept safe, with no loss

And may the food kept safe without

Of any of them; and may there be no harm.

Spoiling, and may no harm come,

فامنح المشغول بالا خبرا

فامنح المشغول بالا خبرا

بالذي صار وفيما قد خطر

بالذي صار وفيما قد خطر

So give the one whose mind is troubled some news

So relieve the worried one with news

Of what has happened and whatever has arisen.

Of what happened and what came to mind,

قد وقاك اللَه من غيظ ومن

قد وقاك اللَه من غيظ ومن

كل سوء وعناء وعثر

كل سوء وعناء وعثر

God has indeed shielded you from wrath and from

May God protect you from anger and

Every evil, hardship, and mishap;

Every misery, hardship, and stumbling,

وحماك الله من كل البلا

وحماك الله من كل البلا

ووقاك اللَه آفات المطر

ووقاك اللَه آفات المطر

And may God protect you from every affliction,

And may God protect you from all afflictions,

And shield you from the ravages of rain.

And may God save you from the harms of rain,

كيف من يبني بيوتا دررا

كيف من يبني بيوتا دررا

يهدم اللَه له بيتا حجر

يهدم اللَه له بيتا حجر

How could one who builds verses of pearls

How can one who builds houses of pearls

Have his house of stone demolished by God?

Have God destroy a house of stone for him?

عمّر اللَه بيوت الشعرا

عمّر اللَه بيوت الشعرا

وحباها كل لطف منحدر

وحباها كل لطف منحدر

May God keep the poets’ houses flourishing,

May God give longevity to the houses of poetry

And bestow on them every grace that flows down.

And endow them with every descending grace.