وارحمتاهAlas, what pity! لميتfor a dead man فيin دينهhis debt
وارحمتاه لميت في دينه
متقلباًwrithing عنهon account of it بنارin the fire of المطهرِPurgatory
متقلباً عنه بنار المطهرِ
Oh, the pity for a dead man in debt,
Have mercy on one dead in his religion
Writhing on its account in Purgatory's fire.
Turning from it to the purifying fire
يرجوhe hopes for الوفاءَpayment وفاءَpayment دينdebt حياتهhis life
يرجو الوفاءَ وفاءَ دين حياته
عماfor what جنىhe committed منof كلevery فعلٍdeed منكرwicked
عما جنى من كل فعلٍ منكر
He hopes for payment, payment of his life's debt,
Hoping for the loyalty of the faith of his life
For every wicked deed he committed.
From all he reaped of each abhorrent act
هلwill ...? ترحمونيyou have mercy on me بعدafter ربيmy Lord أنتمُyou yourselves
هل ترحموني بعد ربي أنتمُ
ياO أصدقايَmy friends فإننيfor indeed I لمdid not أكفرI disbelieve
يا أصدقايَ فإنني لم أكفر
Will you yourselves, after my Lord, have mercy on me,
Will you have mercy on me after my Lord you
O my friends? For indeed I did not disbelieve.
O my friends though I did not disbelieve
غُفرتwere forgiven ذنوبيmy sins فاتقيتُso I avoided جهنماًHell
غُفرت ذنوبي فاتقيتُ جهنماً
لكنbut عقابيmy punishment بعدَهafter that لمnot يُغفَرbe remitted
لكن عقابي بعدَه لم يُغفَر
My sins were forgiven, so I escaped Hell,
My sins are forgiven so I avoided hell
But my punishment thereafter was not remitted,
But my punishment after is not yet forgiven
إلاexcept بأسرارthrough the mysteries of الإلهGod ومريمٍand Mary
إلا بأسرار الإله ومريمٍ
لاnot يُحرَمُis denied العطشانthe thirsty one ماءَwater العنصرthe element
لا يُحرَمُ العطشان ماءَ العنصر
Except through the mysteries of God and Mary.
Except by the secrets of God and Mary
The thirsty one is not denied elemental water.
The thirsty is not deprived the water of life