مَسَّني مِن صُدودِ عَبدَةَ ضَرُّ

مَسَّني مِن صُدودِ عَبدَةَ ضَرُّ

فَبَناتُ الفُؤادِ ما تَستَقِرُّ

فَبَناتُ الفُؤادِ ما تَستَقِرُّ

Pain has touched me through ʿAbdah’s turning away.

The harm from the repulsions of Abdata hurts me,

So the daughters of the heart find no rest.

So the daughters of my heart know no peace.

ذاكَ شَيءٌ في القَلبِ مِن حُبِّ عَبّا

ذاكَ شَيءٌ في القَلبِ مِن حُبِّ عَبّا

دَةَ بادٍ وَباطِنٌ يَستَسِرُّ

دَةَ بادٍ وَباطِنٌ يَستَسِرُّ

That is something in the heart from love of ʿAbbā—

That is something in my heart from love for Abba,

—dah, outwardly manifest and inwardly concealed.

An outward expression, yet an inward secret.

نَفَرَ الحَيُّ مِن مَكاني فَقالوا

نَفَرَ الحَيُّ مِن مَكاني فَقالوا

فُز بِصَبرٍ لَعَلَّ عَينَكَ تَبرو

فُز بِصَبرٍ لَعَلَّ عَينَكَ تَبرو

The tribe fled from my place, then said:

The living fled from my place and said:

“Prevail through patience; perhaps your eye will heal.”

Escape with patience, perhaps your eyes will see.