أستودِعُ الرَّحمنَ بَه

أستودِعُ الرَّحمنَ بَه

جَةَ ذل الوجهِ الحَسَنْ

جَةَ ذل الوجهِ الحَسَنْ

I entrust to the Merciful the beauty

I entrust to the Most Merciful

of that lovely face.

the one with the beautiful face

لم أدرِ بعد فراقِهِ

لم أدرِ بعد فراقِهِ

كيف التلذُّذ بالوسَن

كيف التلذُّذ بالوسَن

After parting from him, I did not know

After his departure, I do not know

how to find delight in slumber.

how to enjoy intimacy

يا سالبي ثوبَ السرو

يا سالبي ثوبَ السرو

رِ ومُلبسي ثوبَ الحَزَن

رِ ومُلبسي ثوبَ الحَزَن

O you who stripped me of the robe of joy

O you who stripped me of the garment of joy

and clothed me in the robe of sorrow,

and clothed me in the garment of sorrow

خَلَتِ المنازِلُ منكمُ

خَلَتِ المنازِلُ منكمُ

فخلا من الرُّوحِ البَدَن

فخلا من الرُّوحِ البَدَن

The dwellings have become empty of you,

The dwellings are empty of you

so the body has become empty of the soul.

So my body is devoid of spirit