خبرونيThey told me أنّthat الحبيبthe beloved عليلill
خبروني أنّ الحبيب عليل
عجّلmay He hasten اللّهGod للحبيبfor the beloved الشفاءاrecovery
عجّل اللّه للحبيب الشفاءا
They told me that the beloved is ill.
Tell me that the beloved is ill
May God hasten the beloved’s recovery.
May God hasten the beloved's recovery
قلtell لهto him يحتميabstain from الجفاءestrangement فماfor … not شكbeginning of شكواه: his complaint
قل له يحتمي الجفاء فما شك
واهcompletion of شكواه: his complaint إلاّexcept مماfrom what يطيلprolongs الجفاءاestrangement
واه إلاّ مما يطيل الجفاءا
Tell him to abstain from estrangement, for his complaint
Say to him, hardship takes cover, so there is no doubt
Comes only from what prolongs estrangement.
Alas, except from that which prolongs the hardship