سلامpeace ياO إمامimam المسلميناthe Muslims
سلام يا إمام المسلمينا
وياand O نورlight الهدىguidance للمؤمنيناfor the believers
ويا نور الهدى للمؤمنينا
Peace, O imam of the Muslims,
Greetings, O Imam of the Muslims,
And O light of guidance for the believers.
And O light of guidance for the faithful,
وداعاًfarewell لاnot وداعa farewell النأيdistance لكنbut
وداعاً لا وداع النأي لكن
لشوقfor a longing فيin الفؤادthe heart غداhas become كميناconcealed
لشوق في الفؤاد غدا كمينا
Farewell—not a farewell of distance, but
Farewell, not the farewell of estrangement,
For a longing that has come to lie hidden in the heart.
But a longing in the heart lying in wait.
أفارقI part from وجهكyour face الأسنىmost radiant وروحيand my soul
أفارق وجهك الأسنى وروحي
تحنّyearns إذاwhenever ذكرتكمI remember you (plural) حنيناwith longing
تحنّ إذا ذكرتكم حنينا
I part from your resplendent face, while my soul
I leave your most radiant face, and my soul
Yearns with longing whenever I remember you.
Yearns whenever you are remembered.
فعشso live حتىuntil أعودI return ودمand remain سعيداًhappy
فعش حتى أعود ودم سعيداً
معamong الأحياءthe living محفوظاprotected سنيناfor years
مع الأحياء محفوظا سنينا
So live until I return, and remain happy,
So live long until I return, and stay cheerful
Among the living, kept safe for years.
Among the living, preserved for years.
يقاؤكyour continued life (likely intended as بقاؤك) للهدىfor guidance عمراًa lifetime طويلاlong
يقاؤك للهدى عمراً طويلا
نجاةsalvation بلnay, rather حياةlife العالميناthe worlds
نجاة بل حياة العالمينا
Your long life in the service of guidance
May your guidance for righteousness endure,
Is salvation—indeed, the life of all the worlds.
Salvation, nay the life of all beings.
تصاحبكaccompanies you السلامةsafety قلsay وانيand I
تصاحبك السلامة قل واني
أقولI say اذاwhen دعوتyou pray بهاwith it أميناAmen
أقول اذا دعوت بها أمينا
Say, 'May safety accompany you,' and I
Peace be with you, say it and I
Will say 'Amen' when you offer that prayer.
Will say, when supplicating, Amen.
فانfor indeed دعاءthe prayer مثلكone like you مستجابanswered
فان دعاء مثلك مستجاب
وأنتand you اليومtoday قطبspiritual pole المتقيناthe God-fearing
وأنت اليوم قطب المتقينا
For the prayer of one like you is answered,
For the prayer of the likes of you is answered,
And today you are the pole of the God-fearing.
And you are today the pole of the reverent.
فمنso whoever نالgained التفاتاattention منكfrom you أضحىbecame
فمن نال التفاتا منك أضحى
بفضلby the grace of اللَهGod ذاpossessing حبلa rope متيناfirm
بفضل اللَه ذا حبل متينا
So whoever gains attention from you becomes
So whoever gained your attention became,
By God's grace, one with a firm rope.
By the grace of God, firmly roped.