سَلاَمpeace عَلَىupon عِزِّglory الْمَعالِيthe lofty virtues مُحَمّدٍMuhammad
سَلاَم عَلَى عِزِّ الْمَعالِي مُحَمّدٍ
سَلِيلِdescendant عَلِيٍّAli مِنْof قُرَيْشِQuraysh الأَباطحِthe gravelly valleys
سَلِيلِ عَلِيٍّ مِنْ قُرَيْشِ الأَباطحِ
Peace upon Muhammad, the glory of lofty virtues,
Peace be upon the Pride of the Sublime, Muhammad,
Descendant of Ali, of Quraysh of the gravelly valleys.
Descendant of Ali from Quraysh, the knightly clan.
تَمَرُّpass اللّيالِيthe nights لاno تَوَاصُلَcontact بَيْنَناbetween us
تَمَرُّ اللّيالِي لا تَوَاصُلَ بَيْنَنا
إلَىto اللهِGod أَشْكُوI complain of ماwhat تَكُنُّconceal جوَانِحيmy ribs
إلَى اللهِ أَشْكُو ما تَكُنُّ جوَانِحي
The nights pass, with no contact between us.
Nights pass by, no continuity between us,
To God I complain of what my ribs conceal.
To God I complain of what my innermost being conceals.