رَحِمَmay He have mercy on اللَهُGod نافِعَNafiʿ اِبنِson of بُدَيلٍBudayl
رَحِمَ اللَهُ نافِعَ اِبنِ بُدَيلٍ
رَحمَةَthe mercy of المُشتَهيthe one yearning for ثَوابَthe reward of الجِهادِjihad
رَحمَةَ المُشتَهي ثَوابَ الجِهادِ
May God have mercy on Nafiʿ, son of Budayl,
May Allah have mercy on Nafe' ibn Budayl
with the mercy shown to one who yearns for the reward of jihad.
With the mercy of one longing for the reward of jihad
صابِراًsteadfast صادِقَtruthful in الحَديثِspeech إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
صابِراً صادِقَ الحَديثِ إِذا ما
أَكثَرَspoke at length القَومُthe people قالَhe spoke قَولَwords of السِدادِsound judgment
أَكثَرَ القَومُ قالَ قَولَ السِدادِ
Steadfast and truthful in speech—whenever
Steadfast, truthful in speech when the people
the people spoke at length, he spoke words of sound judgment.
Spoke much, he would speak rightly
كُنتُI was قَبلَbefore اللِقاءِthe encounter مِنهُof him بِجَهلٍin ignorance
كُنتُ قَبلَ اللِقاءِ مِنهُ بِجَهلٍ
فَقَدَfor indeed اَمسَيتُI have now become قَدindeed أَصابَhe struck فُؤاديmy heart
فَقَدَ اَمسَيتُ قَد أَصابَ فُؤادي
Before the encounter, I knew nothing of him;
Before meeting him I was ignorant of him
for now he has indeed struck my heart.
Yet I have come to him, and he has captivated my heart