يا مَن به سَلْوَتي عن كُلِّ مُفْتَقَدٍ

يا مَن به سَلْوَتي عن كُلِّ مُفْتَقَدٍ

ومَن مودَّتُهُ أدنَى من النَّسَبِ

ومَن مودَّتُهُ أدنَى من النَّسَبِ

O you through whom I find solace for all I have lost,

O you in whom is my solace from all those I miss

And you whose affection is closer than kinship:

And whose affection is closer than kinship

شَكوتَ همَّكَ بي لمَّا اشتكيتُ فَلا

شَكوتَ همَّكَ بي لمَّا اشتكيتُ فَلا

زلتَ المُوقّى من الآلامِ والنّوَبِ

زلتَ المُوقّى من الآلامِ والنّوَبِ

You voiced your worry for me when I fell ill; may you never

You confided your concerns to me when I complained, so you

Cease to be shielded from pain and calamities.

Remain steadfast despite pains and afflictions

أبَّلَ جسمِيَ مِن أوصَابِه وأَرَى

أبَّلَ جسمِيَ مِن أوصَابِه وأَرَى

قَلبي مِن الهمِّ لا ينفَكُّ ذَا وَصبِ

قَلبي مِن الهمِّ لا ينفَكُّ ذَا وَصبِ

My body has recovered from its ailments, yet I see

My body is weakened by its ailments, and I see

My heart still ailing from sorrow.

My heart cannot be freed from worries and sorrows

وداؤُه باطنٌ لا طِبَّ يبلُغُهُ

وداؤُه باطنٌ لا طِبَّ يبلُغُهُ

إن لَمْ يُدارِكْهُ لطفٌ غيرُ مُحتَسَبِ

إن لَمْ يُدارِكْهُ لطفٌ غيرُ مُحتَسَبِ

And its illness is inward; no medicine can reach it

Its malady is internal, no medicine can reach it

Unless unexpected kindness comes to its aid.

Unless helped by an unexpected kindness

وما الّذِي نَالَه من دائِه عَجبُ

وما الّذِي نَالَه من دائِه عَجبُ

لكنْ سلامَتهُ من أعجَبِ العَجَبِ

لكنْ سلامَتهُ من أعجَبِ العَجَبِ

And what its illness has inflicted on it is no wonder,

What has befallen him from his illness is not strange

But its survival is among the most wondrous of wonders.

But his well-being is among the greatest wonders