بِاللَهِby God ياO سَطواتِassaults هَجْرِهhis abandonment
بِاللَهِ يا سَطواتِ هَجْرِه
لاَdo not تَعْجَليhasten بِحُلُولِwith the onset of ضُرِّهْits harm
لاَ تَعْجَلي بِحُلُولِ ضُرِّهْ
By God, O assaults of his abandonment,
By Allah, O distance of separation from him
Do not hasten the onset of its harm.
Do not hasten the coming of his pain
لَوْif قالhe said ليto me مُتْdie طاعَةًin obedience
لَوْ قال لي مُتْ طاعَةً
مَاnot عِشْتُI lived بَعْدَafter سَماعِhearing أَمْرِهْhis command
مَا عِشْتُ بَعْدَ سَماعِ أَمْرِهْ
If he told me, 'Die,' then, in obedience,
If he were to say to me "Die in obedience"
I would not live beyond hearing his command.
I would not live after hearing his command