ياO واحِداًonly one ماnot كانَwas ليfor me غَيرُهُanyone other than him
يا واحِداً ما كانَ لي غَيرُهُ
بَعدَكَafter you واalas قِلَّةَfewness of أَنصاريmy helpers
بَعدَكَ وا قِلَّةَ أَنصاري
O my only one—I had no one but you.
O the only one I had no other beside
Since you are gone, alas, how few my helpers!
After you, how few are my supporters
ياO مُنتَهىultimate fulfillment سُؤليmy desire وَياand O مُشتَكىconfidant
يا مُنتَهى سُؤلي وَيا مُشتَكى
حُزنيmy sorrow وَياand O حافِظَkeeper of أَسراريmy secrets
حُزني وَيا حافِظَ أَسراري
O fulfillment of my longing, and O confidant
O endpoint of my request, o confidant
Of my sorrow, and O keeper of my secrets.
Of my sorrow, o keeper of my secrets
الدارُthe house مِنfrom بَعدِكَafter you قَدalready أَصبَحَتhas become
الدارُ مِن بَعدِكَ قَد أَصبَحَت
فيin وَحشَةٍloneliness ياO مُؤنِسَbringer of comfort to الدارِthe house
في وَحشَةٍ يا مُؤنِسَ الدارِ
The house, since you left, has become
The house after you has become
Lonely, O you who brought the house comfort.
Desolate, o companion of the house
إِنif كُنتَyou were قَدalready أَصبَحتَyou have become فيin جَنَّةٍParadise
إِن كُنتَ قَد أَصبَحتَ في جَنَّةٍ
إِنِّيَindeed I مِنfrom فَقدِكَlosing you فيin نارِfire
إِنِّيَ مِن فَقدِكَ في نارِ
If you have now come to be in Paradise,
If you have come to be in Paradise
I am in fire from the loss of you.
I am from missing you in fire
جارُكَyour neighbor قَلبيmy heart كَيفَhow أَحرَقتَهُyou burned it
جارُكَ قَلبي كَيفَ أَحرَقتَهُ
وَاللَهُand God أَوصىenjoined الجارَthe neighbor بِالجارِconcerning the neighbor
وَاللَهُ أَوصى الجارَ بِالجارِ
My heart is your neighbor—how could you burn it?
Your neighbor, my heart, how you burned it
And God enjoined the neighbor to care for his neighbor.
When God commanded one to heed one's neighbor