لي صاحبٌ أَضحى لودِّي مُحْرزَاً

لي صاحبٌ أَضحى لودِّي مُحْرزَاً

ولكلِّ مل يهواه قَلْبي مُنْجِزا

ولكلِّ مل يهواه قَلْبي مُنْجِزا

I have a friend who has won my affection,

I have a friend whose affection has become indispensable to me

and fulfills all that my heart desires.

And whatever my heart desired, he fulfilled

لمَّا رأَى برِّي له مُتَوَاصلاً

لمَّا رأَى برِّي له مُتَوَاصلاً

ورأَى قَضَاءَ الحَقِّ عَنْهُ مُعْوزَا

ورأَى قَضَاءَ الحَقِّ عَنْهُ مُعْوزَا

When he saw my kindness to him continuing unbroken,

When he saw my kindness to him was unceasing

and saw that fulfilling his obligation was beyond his means,

And he saw the course of truth left him bereft

أَهدى إِليَّ مَثُوبَةً من أَخذِه

أَهدى إِليَّ مَثُوبَةً من أَخذِه

عرْضي جزاه الله عَنْ هَذَا الجَزَا

عرْضي جزاه الله عَنْ هَذَا الجَزَا

he bestowed on me a recompense by assailing

He gifted me a reward for my taking

my honor—may God repay him for this recompense.

My honor, may God reward him for this reward