في كَنَفِ اللهِ ظاعِنٌ ظَعَنا

في كَنَفِ اللهِ ظاعِنٌ ظَعَنا

أَوْدَعَ قَلْبي وَداعُهُ حَزَنَا

أَوْدَعَ قَلْبي وَداعُهُ حَزَنَا

In God's keeping, a traveler has journeyed away;

In God's protection, grieving, I grieve

his farewell has lodged sorrow in my heart.

His farewell lodged sorrow in my heart

لا أَبْصَرتْ مُقْلَتي مَحاسِنَهُ

لا أَبْصَرتْ مُقْلَتي مَحاسِنَهُ

إِنْ كُنْتُ أَبْصَرْتُ بَعْدَهُ حَسَنا

إِنْ كُنْتُ أَبْصَرْتُ بَعْدَهُ حَسَنا

May my eyes never behold his beauty

If my eyes saw his beauty again

if I have seen anything beautiful since he left.

Would I, after him, see beauty once more?