هذاthis الحبيبُthe beloved الذيwho فيin القلبthe heart مسكنهُhis dwelling
هذا الحبيبُ الذي في القلب مسكنهُ
عليهfor his sake ذُقتُI tasted كؤوسَcups الذلhumiliation والمحنِand tribulations
عليه ذُقتُ كؤوسَ الذل والمحنِ
This is the beloved whose dwelling is within my heart;
This is the beloved whose dwelling is in the heart.
for his sake I tasted cups of humiliation and affliction.
For his sake I tasted cups of humiliation and tribulations.
عليهbecause of him أنكرنيdisowned me منthose who كانused to يعرفُنيknow me
عليه أنكرني من كان يعرفُني
حتىuntil بقيتُI remained بلاwithout أهلٍfamily ولاnor وطَنِhomeland
حتى بقيتُ بلا أهلٍ ولا وطَنِ
For his sake, those who once knew me disowned me,
Because of him, those who once knew me disowned me.
until I was left with neither family nor homeland.
Until I was left without family or homeland.