سَقىmay water مَعهَداًa familiar haunt مِنin إِيلياءَIliya هَتُونُpouring rain
سَقى مَعهَداً مِن إِيلياءَ هَتُونُ
فَلِيfor I have بَينَamid هاتيكَthose الرُبوعِdwellings شُجونُsorrows
فَلِي بَينَ هاتيكَ الرُبوعِ شُجونُ
May pouring rain water a familiar haunt in Iliya,
For amid those dwellings I have sorrows.
وَلاand may it not زالَcease خَفّاقُfluttering النَسيمِof the breeze بربعِهِabout its dwelling
وَلا زالَ خَفّاقُ النَسيمِ بربعِهِ
يطيفُcircles فَإِنfor indeed القَلبَthe heart فيهِin it رهينُheld captive
يطيفُ فَإِن القَلبَ فيهِ رهينُ
And may the fluttering breeze about its dwelling never cease
To circle, for the heart is held captive there.
مَنازِلُdwellings of أَحبابٍloved ones إِذاwhenever عَنَّcame to mind ذِكرهُمtheir memory
مَنازِلُ أَحبابٍ إِذا عَنَّ ذِكرهُم
سَقَتهمwatered them عَلىdespite بُعدِthe distance of الدِيارِthe dwellings شُؤُونُtear ducts
سَقَتهم عَلى بُعدِ الدِيارِ شُؤُونُ
The dwellings of loved ones—whenever their memory comes to mind,
Tear ducts water them, though their homes are far away.
أَقامواthey stayed وَسِرناand we journeyed وَالفُؤادُand the heart لَدَيهِمُwith them
أَقاموا وَسِرنا وَالفُؤادُ لَدَيهِمُ
مُقيمٌremaining وَهَلand does يَرعىpreserve الوِدادَaffection خَدينُa close companion
مُقيمٌ وَهَل يَرعى الوِدادَ خَدينُ
They stayed, and we journeyed on, while the heart, with them,
Remains; and will a close companion preserve affection?
أَياO ساكِنيdwellers of البَيتِthe House المُقَدّسholy هَلdo تَرىyou think
أَيا ساكِني البَيتِ المُقَدّس هَل تَرى
يَجودُbestows generously بِكُمby granting you دَهرٌfate عَلَيَّtoward me ضَنِينُgrudging
يَجودُ بِكُم دَهرٌ عَلَيَّ ضَنِينُ
O dwellers of the Holy House, do you think
Fate, so grudging toward me, will grant me your company?
سَقىmay water اللَهُGod هاتيكَthose الدِيارَdwellings وَأَهلَهاand their people
سَقى اللَهُ هاتيكَ الدِيارَ وَأَهلَها
سحابُa cloud دُنوِّnearness of العَهدِthe meeting وَهوَwhile it is هَتُونُpouring copiously
سحابُ دُنوِّ العَهدِ وَهوَ هَتُونُ
May God water those dwellings and their people
With the cloud of a near reunion, pouring copiously.
وَخَصّand may He favor especially جَناباًa precinct فيهِin which رُكنُa pillar of هِدايَةٍguidance
وَخَصّ جَناباً فيهِ رُكنُ هِدايَةٍ
لَهُto him الفَضلُexcellence خِدنٌa close friend وَالوَفاءُand fidelity قَرينُa companion
لَهُ الفَضلُ خِدنٌ وَالوَفاءُ قَرينُ
And favor a precinct where dwells a pillar of guidance,
Whose close friend is excellence, whose companion is fidelity;
سِراجُthe lamp of المَعانيmeanings عمدةُthe mainstay of القَومِthe people وَالَّذيand the one who
سِراجُ المَعاني عمدةُ القَومِ وَالَّذي
لَدَيهِwith him جَميعُall المُشكلاتdifficulties تَهونُbecome easy
لَدَيهِ جَميعُ المُشكلات تَهونُ
The lamp of meanings, the people's mainstay, and the one
For whom all difficulties become easy.
عَلَيكُمupon you سَلامُthe peace of اللَهِGod ماas long as حَنَّyearns عاشِقٌa lover
عَلَيكُم سَلامُ اللَهِ ما حَنَّ عاشِقٌ
تَضاعَفُredouble مِنهُfrom him أَنّةٌa moan وَحَنينُand yearning
تَضاعَفُ مِنهُ أَنّةٌ وَحَنينُ
May God's peace be upon you as long as a lover yearns,
His moaning and yearning ever redoubling.
فَوَاللَهِfor, by God ماnot فارَقتكمI parted from you قالِياًfeeling hatred لَكُمtoward you
فَوَاللَهِ ما فارَقتكم قالِياً لَكُم
وَلَكِنَّbut ماwhat يَقضىis decreed فَسَوفَthen will يَكونُcome to pass
وَلَكِنَّ ما يَقضى فَسَوفَ يَكونُ
For, by God, I did not leave you out of hatred for you;
But what is decreed will come to pass.