أَصَمَّmay ... deafen اللَهُGod أَسمَعَناthe keenest-hearing among us المَلاماreproach
أَصَمَّ اللَهُ أَسمَعَنا المَلاما
وَقَصَّرَand shorten عُمرَthe life of أَطوَلِناthe longest among us مَطالاin delaying
وَقَصَّرَ عُمرَ أَطوَلِنا مَطالا
May God deafen whoever among us listens most to reproach,
And shorten the life of whoever among us delays the longest,
وَأَعمىand blind طَرفَthe eye of أَعذَرِناthe most excusable among us لِحاظاًin glances
وَأَعمى طَرفَ أَعذَرِنا لِحاظاً
وَعَجَّلَand hasten حَتفَthe death of أَسرَعِناthe quickest among us مَلالاto tire
وَعَجَّلَ حَتفَ أَسرَعِنا مَلالا
And blind the eyes of whoever among us is most excusable in his glances,
And hasten the death of whoever among us tires the soonest,
وَهَدَّand shatter جَنانَthe heart of أَثبَتِناthe firmest among us جَناناًin heart
وَهَدَّ جَنانَ أَثبَتِنا جَناناً
إِذاwhen عَزَمَتresolve أَحِبَّتُناour loved ones اِرتِحالاto depart
إِذا عَزَمَت أَحِبَّتُنا اِرتِحالا
And shatter the heart of the most steadfast-hearted among us,
When our loved ones resolve to depart,
وَأَرغَدَناand the most comfortable among us عَلىamid التَفريقِseparation عَيشاًin living
وَأَرغَدَنا عَلى التَفريقِ عَيشاً
وَأَحسَنَناand the best among us لِفَقدِat the loss of الإِلفِthe beloved companion حالاin condition
وَأَحسَنَنا لِفَقدِ الإِلفِ حالا
And whoever among us lives most at ease in separation,
And whoever among us fares best at the loss of a beloved companion.
Sol 6.1