فيه لي جنة وفيه نعيمٌ

فيه لي جنة وفيه نعيمٌ

وعذاب أشقى به ونعيمٌ

وعذاب أشقى به ونعيمٌ

In him I have a paradise, and in him is bliss,

In it I have a garden and bliss in it

and torment through which I suffer, and bliss.

And torment, most wretched with bliss in it

جاءني عائداً ليعلَمُ ما بي

جاءني عائداً ليعلَمُ ما بي

من تجني هواه وهو عليم

من تجني هواه وهو عليم

He came to visit me in my illness, to learn what ails me

It has returned to me to know what is within me

from the cruelty of loving him—though he knows full well.

Of suffering his love though he is Knowing

هو يدري ما اوجب السُّقمَ لكن

هو يدري ما اوجب السُّقمَ لكن

ليس يدري بما يقاسي السقيم

ليس يدري بما يقاسي السقيم

He knows what caused the sickness, but

He knows what has caused my illness but

he does not know what the sick man endures.

Does not know what the sufferer endures

ثم نادي وقد رأي سوءَ حالي

ثم نادي وقد رأي سوءَ حالي

جَلَّ محيي العظام وهي رميمٌ

جَلَّ محيي العظام وهي رميمٌ

Then he cried out, having seen my wretched state:

Then he called out when he saw my terrible state

“Exalted is He who revives bones when they have crumbled!”

Exalted is He who gives life to bones when they are decayed