لامتmay I not die قبلكbefore you ياO أخيmy brother لاnot باخلاwithholding
لامت قبلك يا أخي لا باخلا
بالنفسwith my life عنكfrom you ولاand do not تمتdie قبليbefore me
بالنفس عنك ولا تمت قبلي
May I not die before you, my brother—not withholding
I did not blame you before, my brother, out of stinginess,
my life from you—and may you not die before me.
With my soul from you, nor did I die before you.
وبقيتand may you remain ليfor me وبقيتand may I remain فيكin you ممتعاgranted enjoyment
وبقيت لي وبقيت فيك ممتعا
بالبرwith kindness والنعماءand blessings والفضلand generosity
بالبر والنعماء والفضل
May you remain for me, and may I remain, enjoying through you
And I remained for you and remained delighted in you,
kindness, blessings, and generosity,
With righteousness, blessings and favor,
حتىuntil إذاwhen قصدmakes for الحمامdeath لناfor us
حتى إذا قصد الحمام لنا
منfrom بعدafter عمرa lifetime واردlong الحبلthe cord
من بعد عمر وارد الحبل
until, when death comes for us
Until when death aimed for us,
after a lifetime with a long cord,
After a long life that pulled the rope.
متناwe die جميعاtogether لاnot يؤخرis left behind واحدone of us
متنا جميعا لا يؤخر واحد
عنafter واحدthe other لمرارةbecause of the bitterness of الثكلbereavement
عن واحد لمرارة الثكل
we die together, neither outliving
We all died, no one delayed,
the other, for bereavement is bitter.
From one, for the bitterness of loss.
وكفاكand suffices you منfrom نفسيmy soul شهيدa witness ناطقspeaking
وكفاك من نفسي شهيد ناطق
ياO صاحfriend إنكindeed you عندهاto it مثليlike me
يا صاح إنك عندها مثلي
And a speaking witness from my soul suffices you:
And my soul that speaks as a witness is enough for you,
O friend, to it you are indeed my equal.
O friend, you are like me then.