شَيْخَنا دُمْتَ في النَّعيمِ الْمُقِيم

شَيْخَنا دُمْتَ في النَّعيمِ الْمُقِيم

وَحَباكَ الإلَهُ بالتَّسْليمِ

وَحَباكَ الإلَهُ بالتَّسْليمِ

Our sheikh, may you remain in enduring bliss,

Our elder, may you dwell in lasting bliss

And may God favor you with greetings of peace.

And may God endow you with serenity.

وكَفَى بالسَّلامِ مِنِّي رَسُولاً

وكَفَى بالسَّلامِ مِنِّي رَسُولاً

مُخْبِراً عَنْ حَدِيثنا والقَدِيمِ

مُخْبِراً عَنْ حَدِيثنا والقَدِيمِ

A greeting from me suffices as a messenger,

My greetings are enough, o messenger -

Telling of our affairs, new and old.

Informing of our talk and days gone by.

إنْ تَكُنْ في الغَرامِ مِثْلي فإنِّي

إنْ تَكُنْ في الغَرامِ مِثْلي فإنِّي

رُبَّما بِتُّ سَاهِراً كالسَّلِيمِ

رُبَّما بِتُّ سَاهِراً كالسَّلِيمِ

If you are like me in love, then I

If you're in love like me, know I may stay

Have sometimes spent the night sleepless, like one bitten by a snake.

Awake through night, restless, sick with yearning.