إِنَّماonly حَبَّبَmade dear المَسيرَthe journey إِلَيناto us
إِنَّما حَبَّبَ المَسيرَ إِلَينا
أَنَّناthat we نَستَطيبُwe find pleasant ماwhat تَستَطيبُyou find pleasant
أَنَّنا نَستَطيبُ ما تَستَطيبُ
What alone has made the journey dear to us
The journey is dear to us only because
Is that we delight in what delights you.
We like what you like.
ماnot نُباليwe mind إِذاwhen صَحِبناwe accompany أَمينَtrusted one اللَGod (first fragment)
ما نُبالي إِذا صَحِبنا أَمينَ اللَ
هِGod (final fragment) هارونَHarun أَنthat يَطولَgrows long المَغيبُthe absence
هِ هارونَ أَن يَطولَ المَغيبُ
We do not mind, when we accompany God's trusted one,
We care not if the trusted friend of God,
Harun, that our absence should be long.
Aaron, tarries long away.