1. يا عُدَّتي يا عُمدتي

    يا قُدوتي يا جابري

    O my support, O my mainstay,

    O my exemplar, O my comforter,

  2. إنْ لمْ أجئْ معزِّياً

    كنْ في انقطاعي عاذري

    If I do not come to offer condolences,

    excuse me for my absence.

  3. كمْ حاضرٍ كغائبٍ

    وغائبٍ كحاضرِ

    Many a person present is like one absent,

    and one absent is like one present.