ترفُقاًbe gentle ياO أَباfather of يَحيىYahya ومنand you whom ظفرتgained possession
ترفُقاً يا أَبا يَحيى ومن ظفرت
كَفيmy hand بِهِof him فَدَعانيso called me فَضلُهُhis bounty ظافِرْvictorious
كَفي بِهِ فَدَعاني فَضلُهُ ظافِرْ
Be gentle, O Abu Yahya, and you who were won
by my hand, and whose bounty then called me victorious.
إِنif حالَintervened ماthe space بَينَناbetween us رَيحانُناour Rayhan الناظِرthe watcher
إِن حالَ ما بَينَنا رَيحانُنا الناظِر
فَناظرُthen the eye القَلبِof the heart حَقاtruly نَحوَكُمtoward you ناظِرْgazing
فَناظرُ القَلبِ حَقا نَحوَكُم ناظِرْ
If our watchful Rayhan has come between us,
then the heart's eye is truly gazing toward you.
أَحميI protect مَكانَكyour place مِنwithin قَلبيmy heart وَأمنعُهand I defend it
أَحمي مَكانَك مِن قَلبي وَأمنعُه
كَماjust as حَمىdefended الحاجِبُthe chamberlain الإِسلامَIslam بِالباتِرْwith the cleaving sword
كَما حَمى الحاجِبُ الإِسلامَ بِالباتِرْ
I guard your place within my heart and defend it,
as the chamberlain defended Islam with the cleaving sword.