باللهِby God عجْturn aside بالحمىto the sanctuary البدريّBadri مدَّكراًrecalling
باللهِ عجْ بالحمى البدريّ مدَّكراً
بيتاًa verse نظيماًfinely composed وقلand say ياO بيتَhome of مطلوبيthe one I seek
بيتاً نظيماً وقل يا بيتَ مطلوبي
For God’s sake, turn aside to the Badri sanctuary, recalling
By God, strange is the full moon's madness
a finely composed verse, and say: O home of the one I seek,
Making you compose poetry and say "O house of my beloved one"
أنتَyou الحبيبthe beloved ولكنِّيbut I أعوذُI seek refuge بهin him
أنتَ الحبيب ولكنِّي أعوذُ به
منfrom أنthat أكونI should be محبًّاa lover غيرnot محبوبloved
من أن أكون محبًّا غير محبوب
You are the beloved, but I seek refuge in him
You are the beloved, but I seek refuge in Him
from being a lover who is not loved.
From being a lover without being loved
وحقُّand by the sanctity of تربةِthe grave of يحيىYahya ياO محمدَهُhis Muhammad
وحقُّ تربةِ يحيى يا محمدَهُ
لاmay not غيرalter الصدقُsincerity منِّيwithin me صبرَthe patience of أيوبJob
لا غير الصدقُ منِّي صبرَ أيوب
And by Yahya’s grave, O his Muhammad,
By the right of John the Baptist's soil, O Muhammad
may sincerity not alter the patience of Job within me.
Naught but truth and Job's patience come from me