أَيُّهاO you الغائِبُthe absent one عَنّيfrom me
أَيُّها الغائِبُ عَنّي
قَرَّبَmay bring near اللَهُGod مَزارَكyour visit
قَرَّبَ اللَهُ مَزارَك
O you who are absent from me,
May God bring your visit near.
قَدindeed سَكَنتَyou have dwelt in القَلبَthe heart حَتّىuntil
قَد سَكَنتَ القَلبَ حَتّى
صارَit became مَأواكَyour refuge وَدارَكand your home
صارَ مَأواكَ وَدارَك
You have dwelt in my heart until
It became your refuge and your home.
فَعَسىso perhaps تَحفَظُyou will guard سِرّاًa secret
فَعَسى تَحفَظُ سِرّاً
فيهِin it قَدindeed أَصبَحَhas become جارَكyour neighbor
فيهِ قَد أَصبَحَ جارَك
So may you guard a secret
That has become your neighbor within it.