ردني الله له رداً جميلا

ردني الله له رداً جميلا

فهو ربي لا أرى عنه بديلا

فهو ربي لا أرى عنه بديلا

God has brought me back to Him in a beautiful return.

May God bring me back to him with a beautiful return

For He is my Lord; I see no substitute for Him.

For He is my Lord, I see no alternative to Him

أنا مشغول به في كل ما

أنا مشغول به في كل ما

أنا مشغول به شغلاً طويلا

أنا مشغول به شغلاً طويلا

I am absorbed in Him in all that

I am busy with Him in all I do

I am absorbed in for a long time.

I am busy with Him for a long time

ولهذا لا تراني أرعوي

ولهذا لا تراني أرعوي

من سواه أبدا قالاً وقيلا

من سواه أبدا قالاً وقيلا

And so you do not see me be deterred

And so you will not see me shepherd

by talk or hearsay from anyone but Him, ever.

Anyone other than Him, not even partially

لي بأكناف الحمى قلبٌ شجى

لي بأكناف الحمى قلبٌ شجى

لم يطق عنه وإن شط الرحيلا

لم يطق عنه وإن شط الرحيلا

I have a sorrowful heart in the sanctuary's precincts,

In the bosoms of ardour my heart is anguished

which could not bear to leave it, though far away.

It could not bear separation though the journey was long

ومطايا فكرتي طول الدجى

ومطايا فكرتي طول الدجى

تقطع البيد له ميلاً فميلا

تقطع البيد له ميلاً فميلا

And the mounts of my thought, throughout the dark night,

And the mounts of my thoughts throughout the night

cross the deserts for Him, mile after mile.

Traverse the distances for Him mile after mile

يا أخلائي وهذا جسدي

يا أخلائي وهذا جسدي

لم يزل بالشام مطروحا عليلا

لم يزل بالشام مطروحا عليلا

O my dear friends, this body of mine

Oh my friends though this body of mine

still lies in al-Sham, laid low and ailing.

Remains in Damascus, frail and unwell

لكن الصحة في القلب وإن

لكن الصحة في القلب وإن

بطل الصبر وأضحى مستحيلا

بطل الصبر وأضحى مستحيلا

Yet health lies in the heart, even if

Health lies in the heart even if

patience has failed and become impossible.

Patience has gone and become impossible