أَباO father of الفَضائِلِthe virtues مَهلاًtake it slowly
أَبا الفَضائِلِ مَهلاً
أَنّيthat I أَرىI see البُعدَdistance مُهلِكَruinous
أَنّي أَرى البُعدَ مُهلِكَ
Abu al-Fada'il, take it slowly.
O you of great virtue, wait!
For I see distance as ruinous.
I see distance destroys me
إِنتyou جِئتَyou have come ياO صاحِfriend أَهلاًwelcome
إِنت جِئتَ يا صاحِ أَهلاً
تَجِدyou will find هُناكَthere أَهلِكَyour family
تَجِد هُناكَ أَهلِكَ
You have come, my friend—welcome!
You came, O friend, welcome!
You will find your family there.
You will find your family there
وَإِنand if تَرىyou consider الهَجرَparting سَهلاًeasy
وَإِن تَرى الهَجرَ سَهلاً
فَاللَهُthen God يوسِعُwidens سَهلِكَyour plain
فَاللَهُ يوسِعُ سَهلِكَ
And if you consider parting easy,
And if you see separation is easy
Then may God widen your plain.
Then God will widen your plains