ياO رَسوليmy messenger خَلِّleave aside عَنكَfrom you الظthe… (beginning of ‘the wit’)
يا رَسولي خَلِّ عَنكَ الظ
ظرفَwit (word completion) إِنif كُنتَyou are رَسولاa messenger
ظرفَ إِن كُنتَ رَسولا
O my messenger, set aside your
O my messenger, leave aside doubt
wit, if you are a messenger.
If you are truly a messenger
لاdo not تَقُلsay ماwhat لَمnot نَقُلهُwe said it
لا تَقُل ما لَم نَقُلهُ
وَاِشفِand quench بِالصِدقِwith truth الغَليلاthe burning thirst
وَاِشفِ بِالصِدقِ الغَليلا
Do not say what we have not said,
Do not say what we did not say
and with truth quench the burning thirst.
And heal with truth the ailing one
إِنif يَكُنhe has رَدَّreplied قَبيحاًharshly
إِن يَكُن رَدَّ قَبيحاً
زِدتُهُI added to it صَبراًpatience جَميلاbeautiful
زِدتُهُ صَبراً جَميلا
If he has answered harshly,
If the rejection be ugly
I will add to it beautiful patience.
I will face it with beautiful patience
بِأَبيmy father be ransom for مَنthe one whose حُسنُهُhis beauty يَأcommands… (word beginning)
بِأَبي مَن حُسنُهُ يَأ
مُرُهُ…him (word completion) أَنto يَستَطيلاbe haughty
مُرُهُ أَن يَستَطيلا
May my father ransom the one whose beauty commands
By the one whose beauty makes
him to be haughty.
His command that I endure