تَبارَكَblessed is مَنْthe one who كَسَاclothed خَدَّيْكَyour two cheeks وَرْداًroses
تَبارَكَ مَنْ كَسَا خَدَّيْكَ وَرْداً
تَطَلَّعَsprang forth مِنْfrom فُرُوعِthe boughs of اليَاسَمِينِjasmine
تَطَلَّعَ مِنْ فُرُوعِ اليَاسَمِينِ
Blessed is the one who clothed your cheeks in roses
Blessed is he who clothed your cheeks with roses
that sprang from the boughs of jasmine.
That peered from the branches of jasmine
وِصَالُكَunion with you جَنَّتِيmy paradise وَجَفَاكَand your coldness نارِيmy fire
وِصَالُكَ جَنَّتِي وَجَفَاكَ نارِي
وَوَجْهُكَand your face قِبْلَتِيmy direction of prayer وَهَوَاكَand love of you دِينيmy religion
وَوَجْهُكَ قِبْلَتِي وَهَوَاكَ دِيني
Union with you is my paradise, and your coldness is my fire.
Your company is my paradise, your separation my hell
And your face is my direction of prayer, and love of you is my religion.
Your face my qiblah, your love my religion
أَكُلُّis it all النَّاسِthe people تَمْطُلُهُمْyou put them off بِدَيْنٍover a debt
أَكُلُّ النَّاسِ تَمْطُلُهُمْ بِدَيْنٍ
لَقَدْindeed أَوْثَقْتَyou have bound نَفْسَكَyourself بِالدُّيُونِwith debts
لَقَدْ أَوْثَقْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالدُّيُونِ
Do you put everyone off over a debt?
All people procrastinate in repaying a debt
Indeed, you have bound yourself with debts.
You have surely burdened yourself with debts