وحقكمby your honor لاnot مرَّpassed بيby me الصبرpatience عنكُمapart from you
وحقكم لا مرَّ بي الصبر عنكُم
ولوeven if ذقتI tasted هجراناًestrangement أمرُّmore bitter منthan الصبرbitter aloes
ولو ذقت هجراناً أمرُّ من الصبر
By your honor, may patience apart from you never visit me,
I swear by your right, patience has not passed me by because of you
Even were I to taste estrangement more bitter than aloes.
Even if I tasted estrangement more bitter than patience
ولاnor أشتكيكمI complain of you ماas long as حييتI live وإنماbut only
ولا أشتكيكم ما حييت وإنما
إلىto فضلكمyour generosity أشكوI complain إذاwhen مسَّنيtouches me ضرِّيmy affliction
إلى فضلكم أشكو إذا مسَّني ضرِّي
Nor will I complain of you as long as I live; rather,
I do not complain of you as long as I live, rather
To your generosity alone I complain when my affliction touches me.
I complain to your kindness when my misfortune afflicts me
علىin حبِّكمlove for you أنفقتI spent عمريmy life جاهداًstriving
على حبِّكم أنفقت عمري جاهداً
فإنso if رُمتI seek سلواناًforgetfulness فياthen, alas ضيعةwaste العمرlife
فإن رُمت سلواناً فيا ضيعة العمر
In devotion to you I have spent my life, striving;
I have spent my life striving in love for you
So if I seek to forget, alas for a lifetime wasted!
So if you wish to turn away, oh what a waste of life!
أمينguardian التقىpiety يكفيsuffices منby way of الشكرthanks أنهthat it
أمين التقى يكفي من الشكر أنه
يقصرfalls short عمَّاof what أنتyou مانحهbestowing it شكريmy thanks
يقصر عمَّا أنت مانحه شكري
Amin al-Tuqa, it is thanks enough that
Ameen Al-Taqi, it is enough thanks that he
My thanks fall short of what you bestow.
Falls short of what you have given him, my thanks
أمينguardian التقىpiety قلبيmy heart أمينٌa faithful guardian علىover الوَلاloyalty
أمين التقى قلبي أمينٌ على الوَلا
إنif ارْتبْتُموyou doubt فاسْتشهدوهthen call it as witness علىconcerning أمريmy case
إن ارْتبْتُمو فاسْتشهدوه على أمري
Amin al-Tuqa, my heart is a faithful guardian of loyalty;
Ameen Al-Taqi, my heart is loyal to devotion
If you doubt, call it to bear witness to my case.
If you doubt, then ask it about my matter
فلولاكso, but for you بادتwould have perished عندin بيروتBeirut حالتيmy fortunes
فلولاك بادت عند بيروت حالتي
وسوفتand I would have been put off فيin أمرِthe matter of الموارثinheritances والحشرand escheat
وسوفت في أمرِ الموارث والحشر
For without you, my fortunes would have perished in Beirut,
For if not for you, my state would have perished in Beirut
And I would have been put off over inheritances and escheat.
And I would have slipped in the matter of inheritance and reckoning
فياso, O منone who لهhe has فيin السرّconfidential affairs والعلمand learning رتبةٌa rank
فيا من له في السرّ والعلم رتبةٌ
يجازيكrewards you عنِّيon my behalf عالمthe Knower السرّthe secret والجهرand the open
يجازيك عنِّي عالم السرّ والجهر
O you who hold a rank in confidential affairs and learning,
So oh you who has an exalted place in secret and knowledge
May the Knower of the secret and the open reward you on my behalf.
May the Knower of secret and open reward you on my behalf