احبتناour beloved ones بحقby the sanctity of العهدthe covenant جودواbe generous
احبتنا بحق العهد جودوا
علىto منthe one who منهfrom him قدalready ذابmelted away الوجودexistence
على من منه قد ذاب الوجود
O our beloved ones, for the covenant’s sake, be generous
Our beloved ones, by the sanctity of the covenant, be generous
to one whose very being has melted away.
to one whose existence has melted away.
وماand not عنديwith me سوىexcept التذكارremembrance شيءٌanything
وما عندي سوى التذكار شيءٌ
وعندand in جنابكمyour honored presence ترعىare upheld العهودthe covenants
وعند جنابكم ترعى العهود
I have nothing but remembrance,
And I have nothing but remembrance,
and in your august presence, covenants are faithfully kept.
and in your honored presence, covenants are upheld.
صددتمyou turned away والصدودand turning away اذابmelted كليall of me
صددتم والصدود اذاب كلي
كفىenough بحياتكمby your lives هذاthis الصدودturning away
كفى بحياتكم هذا الصدود
You turned away, and that turning away melted all of me.
You turned away, and that turning away melted my whole being.
Enough—by your lives—of this turning away!
Enough, by your lives, of this turning away!