يُعافيrestores health اللَهُGod بَعدَafter بَلاءِaffliction سَوءٍevil
يُعافي اللَهُ بَعدَ بَلاءِ سَوءٍ
وَيَبرَءُand recovers بَعدَماafter يُبلىis afflicted السَقيمُthe sick man
وَيَبرَءُ بَعدَما يُبلى السَقيمُ
God restores health after grievous affliction,
May God grant relief after adversity
And the sick man recovers after being afflicted.
And healing after the sick are worn
يُسَرُّis gladdened الشامِتونَthose who gloat إِذاwhen نُعيناour death is announced
يُسَرُّ الشامِتونَ إِذا نُعينا
وَيَكرَهُand detests ذاكَthat ذوone possessing اللُطفِkindness الحَميمُthe close friend
وَيَكرَهُ ذاكَ ذو اللُطفِ الحَميمُ
Those who gloat rejoice when our death is announced,
The gloaters rejoice when we meet misfortune
And the close, kindly friend detests that.
But the intimates dislike that, forlorn
إِذاwhen أَصبَحتُI come to be فيin جَدَثٍa grave مُقيماًdwelling
إِذا أَصبَحتُ في جَدَثٍ مُقيماً
فَكَمthen how often قَدindeed غاظَهُangered him الجَدَثُthe grave المُقيمُthe enduring
فَكَم قَد غاظَهُ الجَدَثُ المُقيمُ
When I come to dwell within a grave,
If I come to stay in a grave some morn
Then how often the enduring grave has enraged him!
How vexed will be my permanent bourn