أُفَكِّرُI ponder فِيon نَوَىseparation إِلْفِيmy beloved وَصَبْرِيand my patience
أُفَكِّرُ فِي نَوَى إِلْفِي وَصَبْرِي
وَأَحْمَدُand I praise هِمَّتِيmy resolve وَأَذُمُّand I blame دَهْرِيmy times
وَأَحْمَدُ هِمَّتِي وَأَذُمُّ دَهْرِي
I ponder separation from my beloved and my patience.
And I praise my resolve and blame my times.
وَمَاand not قَصَّرْتُI fell short فِيin طَلَبٍstriving وَلَكِنْbut
وَمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِي طَلَبٍ وَلَكِنْ
لِرَبِّto the Lord of النَّاسِhumankind أَمْرٌa will فَوْقَabove أَمْرِيmy will
لِرَبِّ النَّاسِ أَمْرٌ فَوْقَ أَمْرِي
And I have not fallen short in striving, but
The Lord of humankind has a will above my own.