وَإِذا جَزى اللَهُ اِمرَأً بِفَعالِهِ

وَإِذا جَزى اللَهُ اِمرَأً بِفَعالِهِ

فَجَزى أَخاً لِيَ ماجٍداً سَمحا

فَجَزى أَخاً لِيَ ماجٍداً سَمحا

And when God rewards a man for his deeds,

And when Allah rewards a man for his deeds

may He reward a brother of mine, noble and generous.

He rewarded a magnanimous brother of mine

نادَيتُهُ عَن كُربَةٍ فَكَأَنَّما

نادَيتُهُ عَن كُربَةٍ فَكَأَنَّما

أَطلَعتُ عَن لَيلٍ بِهِ صُبحا

أَطلَعتُ عَن لَيلٍ بِهِ صُبحا

I called upon him in distress, and it was as though

I called upon him in distress as though

through him I had brought forth dawn out of night.

I caught sight of dawn after a long night