سَلِمتَmay you be safe مِنfrom كُلِّevery أَلَمpain
سَلِمتَ مِن كُلِّ أَلَم
وَدُمتَand may you remain مَوفورَrich in النِعَمblessings
وَدُمتَ مَوفورَ النِعَم
May you be safe from every pain,
You are safe from every pain
And remain rich in blessings,
And may you continue to have abundant blessings
فيin صِحَّةٍhealth لاnot يَنتَهيends
في صِحَّةٍ لا يَنتَهي
شَبابُهاits youth إِلىinto هَرَمold age
شَبابُها إِلى هَرَم
In health that never lets
In health that does not end
Its youth give way to old age.
Its youth lasts to old age
يَحياlives بِكَthrough you الجودُgenerosity كَماjust as
يَحيا بِكَ الجودُ كَما
يَموتُdies ياO يَحيىYahya العَدَمpoverty
يَموتُ يا يَحيى العَدَم
Through you generosity lives, just as
Generosity lives through you
Poverty dies, O Yahya.
As death dies, O eternal non-existence
وَبَعدَand after ذاthis قُلtell لِيَto me ماwhat
وَبَعدَ ذا قُل لِيَ ما
كانَhappened مِنَin الأَمرِthe matter وَتَمand was concluded
كانَ مِنَ الأَمرِ وَتَم
And after this, tell me what
And after that, tell me
Happened in the matter, and how it ended.
What the matter was and is resolved