وُقّيتَ ما فيكَ أَتَّقيهِ

وُقّيتَ ما فيكَ أَتَّقيهِ

ونِلْتَ ما النَّفْسُ تَرتَجيهِ

ونِلْتَ ما النَّفْسُ تَرتَجيهِ

May you be spared what I fear for you,

You were granted all I wish to be granted,

and attain what the soul hopes for.

And obtained what the soul aspires to obtain.

وأُعْمِيَتْ عنك عَيْنُ دَهرٍ

وأُعْمِيَتْ عنك عَيْنُ دَهرٍ

خُطوبُه تَنْتقي بَنيه

خُطوبُه تَنْتقي بَنيه

And may the eye of Time be blinded to you—

The days have been blinded to you-

Time, whose calamities single out its sons.

Their misfortunes pick and choose their victims.

وزادكَ اللهُ كُلَّ فَضْلٍ

وزادكَ اللهُ كُلَّ فَضْلٍ

يَفُتُّ أَكبادَ حاسديه

يَفُتُّ أَكبادَ حاسديه

And may God increase you in every excellence

And God has increased you in all merit-

that crushes the livers of those who envy it.

That splits open the livers of your enviers.

ونِلْتَ من صَفْوِ كُلِّ عِزٍّ

ونِلْتَ من صَفْوِ كُلِّ عِزٍّ

ما مثْلُ عُلْياكَ يَقْتَضيه

ما مثْلُ عُلْياكَ يَقْتَضيه

And may you gain, from the purest of all glory,

And you attained the quintessence of all honor-

what a rank as lofty as yours deserves.

None but the most highborn deserve the likes of you.

ولا تَزلْ حيث كنتَ غَيْثاً

ولا تَزلْ حيث كنتَ غَيْثاً

يَمْطُرُ بالسّعْدِ شائميه

يَمْطُرُ بالسّعْدِ شائميه

And wherever you are, may you remain a raincloud,

You remain, wherever you are, a rainfall-

showering good fortune upon those who watch for its rain.

That showers blessings on those who revile you.

يا راحلاً والفؤادُ منّي

يا راحلاً والفؤادُ منّي

يَظلُّ أَدْنَى مُسايريه

يَظلُّ أَدْنَى مُسايريه

O departing one, while this heart of mine

O traveler, while my heart remains with you,

remains the closest of your fellow travelers,

Following as closely as your escort.

وَدِدْتُ لو كنتُ حيثُ قلبي

وَدِدْتُ لو كنتُ حيثُ قلبي

فكنتُ من بَعْضِ حَاضريه

فكنتُ من بَعْضِ حَاضريه

I wish I were where my heart is,

I wish that I were wherever my heart is,

so I might be among those in your presence.

That I could be among those in your presence.

وأين مِمّا أَوَدُّ دَهْري

وأين مِمّا أَوَدُّ دَهْري

وأَين ما الحُرُّ يَشْتَهيه

وأَين ما الحُرُّ يَشْتَهيه

Yet how far my fate lies from what I wish,

But where am I in relation to my desires?

and how remote is what a noble man desires!

Where are the free man's wants?

أَقْعدَني عن ذُراكَ حتّى

أَقْعدَني عن ذُراكَ حتّى

حُرِمْتُ ما عَمَّ زائريه

حُرِمْتُ ما عَمَّ زائريه

What kept me from your lofty abode, so that

My stillness from your company has forbidden me

I was denied what all its visitors received,

What your visitor is freely granted.

صَومٌ أتاني وفِيَّ ضَعْفٌ

صَومٌ أتاني وفِيَّ ضَعْفٌ

من مَرَضٍ كنتُ أَشْتَكيه

من مَرَضٍ كنتُ أَشْتَكيه

was a fast that came upon me while I was weak

The fast came upon me while I was weakened

from an illness I had been suffering.

By an illness which plagued me.

والصّومُ يُرخي القَوِيَّ أَيضاً

والصّومُ يُرخي القَوِيَّ أَيضاً

فكيف حالُ الضَّعيفِ فيه

فكيف حالُ الضَّعيفِ فيه

And fasting weakens even the strong,

Fasting wears down even the strong-

so how do the weak fare during it?

So what of the feeak during it?