مُتِّعتُ مِنكِ بِغَيرِ الهَجرِ وَالغَضَبِ

مُتِّعتُ مِنكِ بِغَيرِ الهَجرِ وَالغَضَبِ

اليَومَ أَوَّلُ يَومٍ كانَ في رَجَبِ

اليَومَ أَوَّلُ يَومٍ كانَ في رَجَبِ

May I receive delight from you, not estrangement and anger.

I am delighted with you without estrangement or anger

Today is the first day of Rajab.

Today is the first day of Rajab

فَهَب عِقابي لِهَذا اليَومِ مُحتَسِباً

فَهَب عِقابي لِهَذا اليَومِ مُحتَسِباً

لِلأَجرِ فيهِ فَهَذا أَعظَمُ السَبَبِ

لِلأَجرِ فيهِ فَهَذا أَعظَمُ السَبَبِ

So remit my punishment for this day's sake, hoping

So give my punishment on this day, considering it

for reward therein—for this is the strongest reason.

For reward, for this is the greatest cause

ما زُرتُ أَهلَكِ أَستَشفي بِرُؤيَتِهِم

ما زُرتُ أَهلَكِ أَستَشفي بِرُؤيَتِهِم

إِلّا اِنقَلَبتُ وَقَلبي غَيرُ مُنقَلِبِ

إِلّا اِنقَلَبتُ وَقَلبي غَيرُ مُنقَلِبِ

Never have I visited your family, seeking healing through seeing them,

I have not visited your family to be healed by seeing them

without returning while my heart stayed behind.

Except I turned back while my heart remained unsettled