جعلتكI made you نصرتيmy support فيin كلّevery شدَّةhardship
جعلتك نصرتي في كلّ شدَّة
وبعدand after اللهGod فيin الضيقاتtimes of distress عُمدَهa mainstay
وبعد الله في الضيقات عُمدَه
I made you my support in every hardship,
I made you my aid in every hardship,
And, after God, my mainstay in distress.
After God, in trials you were my pillar.
ورُمتُكَand I sought you ليfor me مدىthroughout الأيَّامthe days حسبيenough for me
ورُمتُكَ لي مدى الأيَّام حسبي
وقلتand I said كفانيsufficed for me هذاthis الخلّthe dear friend وحدهhe alone
وقلت كفاني هذا الخلّ وحده
And I wished you to suffice for me throughout the days,
I aimed at you throughout my days as enough for me,
And said, “This dear friend alone is enough for me.”
And said this friendship alone suffices me.
وكنتand I was أظنّI think انthat تبقىyou remain زماناًfor a time
وكنت أظنّ ان تبقى زماناً
وانand that تعطيgrant لناto us الأيَّامُthe days مُدَّهa span of time
وان تعطي لنا الأيَّامُ مُدَّه
And I used to think you would remain a while,
I thought you would remain for some time,
And that the days would grant us time.
And that days would grant us an extension.
وماand not خلتُI thought الفراقparting يكفwithholds عنيfrom me
وما خلتُ الفراق يكف عني
لقاكَmeeting you وارضيand my land فيماin what لنwill not أَودَّهI desire it
لقاكَ وارضي فيما لن أَودَّه
And I never thought parting would deprive me
But parting would not stop tormenting me,
Of seeing you and my homeland, against my wishes,
I met you, pleased with what I do not want extended.
ويرمينيand casts me غريباًa stranger فيin بلادٍlands
ويرميني غريباً في بلادٍ
أَرىI see فيهاin them يوميmy day الفa thousand شدَّهhardship
أَرى فيها يومي الف شدَّه
And cast me, a stranger, into lands
And it casts me a stranger in lands,
Where I see a thousand hardships each day.
Where my days see a thousand hardships.
Sol 6.1