أستَوْدِعُI entrust اللهَGod حَبيباًa beloved نأىwent far away
أستَوْدِعُ اللهَ حَبيباً نأى
عَنِّيfrom me وإنand though ظَلَّremained الحَشاthe heart مربَعَهْhis dwelling
عَنِّي وإن ظَلَّ الحَشا مربَعَهْ
I entrust to God a beloved who has gone far
I entrust to God a beloved who has gone far
from me, though my innermost heart remains his dwelling.
from me, though my heart remains his dwelling.
أوْدَعَhe deposited قَلبيmy heart يَوْمَon the day وَدَّعْتُهُI bade him farewell
أوْدَعَ قَلبي يَوْمَ وَدَّعْتُهُ
مِنْof بُرَحاءِsearing anguish الوَجْدِlonging ماwhat أوْدَعَهْhe deposited it
مِنْ بُرَحاءِ الوَجْدِ ما أوْدَعَهْ
The day I bade him farewell, he left within my heart,
He left in my heart, the day I bade him farewell,
as he went from me, such searing anguish of longing!
what he left there of longing’s searing anguish.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord فيin حِفْظِكَYour keeping تَرْحالُهُhis travels
يا رَبِّ في حِفْظِكَ تَرْحالُهُ
ماnot إنْat all (emphasizing negation) يُضِيْعُlets be lost اللهُGod مُسْتَودَعَهْwhat is entrusted to Him
ما إنْ يُضِيْعُ اللهُ مُسْتَودَعَهْ
O Lord, may his journeying be in Your protection;
O my Lord, may his travels be in Your keeping;
God never lets what is entrusted to Him be lost.
God never lets what is entrusted to Him be lost.
