نَورmay illuminate اللهُGod لَكَfor you الأَرضَthe earth سَقىmay water اللهُGod ثَرَاكَyour soil
نَور اللهُ لَكَ الأَرضَ سَقى اللهُ ثَرَاكَ
عَظمَmay magnify اللهُGod لَكَfor you الأَجرَthe reward علَىrests with اللهGod جَزاكَyour recompense
عَظمَ اللهُ لَكَ الأَجرَ علَى الله جَزاكَ
May God illuminate the earth for you; may God water your soil.
God lit the earth for you, God watered your soil
May God magnify your reward; your recompense rests with God.
God made your reward great, from God your recompense
طَالَlasted long ما(duration particle) آنَسَنَاcomforted us القَلبُthe heart جَعَلنَاهُwe made it فِدَاكَa ransom for you
طَالَ ما آنَسَنَا القَلبُ جَعَلنَاهُ فِدَاكَ
حِينَمَاwhen حَلَّtook abode نَفَىbanished الغَيرُthe other عَنfrom القَلبِthe heart هَواكَyour love
حِينَمَا حَلَّ نَفَى الغَيرُ عَن القَلبِ هَواكَ
Long has the heart comforted us; we have made it a ransom for you.
Longing filled our hearts, we made them sacrifices for you
When it took abode, the other banished your love from the heart.
When others were banished from the heart, its passion was you
فإذاso if شِئتَyou wish رَفِيقَاًa companion ألَمُthe pain العِشقِof passionate love كَفَاكَsuffices you
فإذا شِئتَ رَفِيقَاً ألَمُ العِشقِ كَفَاكَ
فَازَtriumphed منwhoever نَالَattained صَفَاpurity الوَصْلِof union وماand not خَابَfailed سِواكَanyone but you
فَازَ من نَالَ صَفَا الوَصْلِ وما خَابَ سِواكَ
So if you wish for a companion, the pain of love will suffice you.
If you want a lover's company, your love sufficed
Whoever attained the purity of union triumphed; none but you failed.
Successful is he who attained the purity of union, none lost but you
أنْكَرَdenied الحِكمَةَwisdom منwhoever لامَكَreproached you جهلاًin ignorance ونَهَاكَand forbade you
أنْكَرَ الحِكمَةَ من لامَكَ جهلاً ونَهَاكَ
Whoever reproached you in ignorance and bade you desist denied wisdom.
Ignorant is he who blamed you, in folly and prohibited you