ياO صاحبpossessor of الأدبliterary art الذيthat
يا صاحب الأدب الذي
لاnot يستطيعcan الضدthe adversary جحدهdeny it
لا يستطيع الضد جحده
O possessor of literary art that
O you of refined manners
the adversary cannot deny.
Whom adversity itself cannot deny
قالواthey said الحبيبHabib (the beloved) نسيجa weave وحfirst part of وحده: by himself
قالوا الحبيب نسيج وح
دهcompletion of وحده: by himself فليلقبso let him be nicknamed جاءhe came وحدهby himself
ده فليلقب جاء وحده
They said, 'Habib is woven like no
They say the beloved is the fabric of affection
other'; so let him be nicknamed 'Came Alone.'
So may he who comes alone be titled companion