حسدوا عليكِ أبي فضاقَ سنينا

حسدوا عليكِ أبي فضاقَ سنينا

وعليكِ نحنُ بنيكِ.. كم حسدونا

وعليكِ نحنُ بنيكِ.. كم حسدونا

They envied my father for having you, so he was distressed for years.

They envied you, my father, so our years narrowed,

And us, your sons—how often they envied us for having you!

And we, your children, how much they envy us!

قد كادَ يُفنينا لهيبُ عيونهم

قد كادَ يُفنينا لهيبُ عيونهم

لكنَّهُم يا أُمِ مَعذورونا!

لكنَّهُم يا أُمِ مَعذورونا!

The blaze of their eyes nearly consumed us,

The blaze of their eyes almost destroyed us,

But, Mother, they are excused!

But they, O mother, we pardon them!

رأووا الذي لم تحتملهُ قلوبُهم

رأووا الذي لم تحتملهُ قلوبُهم

مما خُصصتِ بهِ، وهُم يرجونا

مما خُصصتِ بهِ، وهُم يرجونا

They saw what their hearts could not bear

They saw what their hearts could not bear

Of what you were singled out to receive, while they hope for it.

Of what you were endowed with, though they hoped for it.

فكأنَّ أنفُسَهُم نصوصٌ حُرِّفت

فكأنَّ أنفُسَهُم نصوصٌ حُرِّفت

وكأنّ روحكِ ترتدي ياسينا

وكأنّ روحكِ ترتدي ياسينا

So it is as though their souls are texts that have been distorted,

So it's as if their souls were texts distorted,

And as though your soul wears Ya-Sin.

And as if your soul is clad in jasmine.