شُكراًthank you علىfor ماwhat بداappeared منof صِدقِsincerity of وُدِّكُمyour affection
شُكراً على ما بدا من صِدقِ وُدِّكُم
فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I منfrom صَميمthe depths of القَلبthe heart مَمنونُgrateful
فَإِنَّني من صَميم القَلب مَمنونُ
Thank you for the sincere affection you have shown.
Thank you for the sincerity of your friendship shown,
For I am grateful from the depths of my heart.
For I am truly grateful from my heart's core.
وَاللَهِand by God ماnot بِعتُكمI traded you away حُبّاin affection بِغَيرِكُمfor others instead of you
وَاللَهِ ما بِعتُكم حُبّا بِغَيرِكُم
وَلوand if فعلتُI did so إذاًthen إِنّيindeed I لِمَغبونُsurely a loser in the bargain
وَلو فعلتُ إذاً إِنّي لِمَغبونُ
By God, I have not traded you for others in my affection;
By Allah, I did not sell you my love for another,
And had I done so, I would surely have lost in the bargain.
If I did, I would be the one betrayed for sure.
وَإِنَّماand it is only قدhas قَضىdecreed أَمرُthe command of المَليكthe sovereign بذاto this effect
وَإِنَّما قد قَضى أَمرُ المَليك بذا
وَكلُّand every عبدٍservant بِأَمرby the command of المَلكِthe king مَرهونُbound
وَكلُّ عبدٍ بِأَمر المَلكِ مَرهونُ
It is only the sovereign's command that has decreed this;
But the king's command must take its course,
And every servant is bound by the king's command.
And every slave is bound by his ruler's law.
وَبعدُand now فَالقَلبso the heart إِنif أَجسامُناour bodies اِفتَرَقَتparted
وَبعدُ فَالقَلب إِن أَجسامُنا اِفتَرَقَت
مقيَّدٌbound بحبالby the cords of الوُدِّaffection مَقرونُjoined
مقيَّدٌ بحبال الوُدِّ مَقرونُ
And now, the heart—even if our bodies part—
Though our bodies may now be apart,
Remains bound and joined by the cords of affection.
Our hearts are still tied by affection's cord.
فَأَسأَلُso I ask اللَهَGod إِبقاءَthe preservation of الهناءِhappiness لكمfor you
فَأَسأَلُ اللَهَ إِبقاءَ الهناءِ لكم
إِنَّindeed الهناءhappiness بحمدwith praise to اللَهِGod مَضمونُassured
إِنَّ الهناء بحمد اللَهِ مَضمونُ
So I ask God to preserve happiness for you;
I ask Allah to keep your joy intact,
Indeed, happiness, praise be to God, is assured.
For true joy in Allah's praise is secure.