أأُحبَسُam I to be confined فِيin الضَّنَىwasting illness عشرِينَtwenty يَومَاdays
أأُحبَسُ فِي الضَّنَى عشرِينَ يَومَا
عَلَىdespite قُربِthe nearness of الديَّارِthe homes وَلاَand not أرَاكَاsee you
عَلَى قُربِ الديَّارِ وَلاَ أرَاكَا
Am I to lie confined in sickness for twenty days,
With our homes so near, and not see you?
وَلَوand if قدhad غِبتَyou were absent عَنِّيfrom me نِصفَhalf يَومa day
وَلَو قد غِبتَ عَنِّي نِصفَ يَوم
لَطِرتُI would have flown إلَيكَto you أسألُasking مَادَاهَاكاwhat had befallen you
لَطِرتُ إلَيكَ أسألُ مَادَاهَاكا
And had you been away from me for half a day,
I would have flown to you, asking what had befallen you.
وَتَعلَمُand you know يَاO مُحمَّدُMuhammad مَاwhat أُقَاسِيI suffer
وَتَعلَمُ يَا مُحمَّدُ مَا أُقَاسِي
إذاwhen مَاemphatic particle غِبتَyou are absent عَنِّيfrom me مِنfrom نواكاseparation from you
إذا مَا غِبتَ عَنِّي مِن نواكا
And you know, O Muhammad, what I endure
From parting with you, whenever you are absent from me.
وتعلَمُand you know أنَّنِيthat I لكَto you خَيرُthe best خِلٍّclose friend
وتعلَمُ أنَّنِي لكَ خَيرُ خِلٍّ
يَرىsees كُلَّall السَّعَادَةِhappiness فِيin هَنَاكاyour well-being
يَرى كُلَّ السَّعَادَةِ فِي هَنَاكا
And you know that I am your best friend,
Who finds all happiness in your well-being.
أباO father of عبدَservant of الإلَهGod فِدَاكَa ransom for you نَفسٌa soul
أبا عبدَ الإلَه فِدَاكَ نَفسٌ
بِهَاwith it لاَnot يُفتَدَىis ransomed أحدٌanyone سِوَاكَاother than you
بِهَا لاَ يُفتَدَى أحدٌ سِوَاكَا
O Abu Abd al-Ilah, may a soul be your ransom;
None but you would be ransomed with it.