لاmay not نالكbefall you السقَمthe sickness المحذورُdreaded إنif ورداit comes
لا نالك السقَم المحذورُ إن وردا
وعِشْتَand may you live فيناamong us عزيزاًhonored سالماunharmed أبدَاforever
وعِشْتَ فينا عزيزاً سالما أبدَا
May the dreaded sickness never touch you, should it come,
and may you live among us forever, honored and unharmed.
اللهُGod يعلمُknows أنيthat I مذْever since سمعتُI heard بماof what
اللهُ يعلمُ أني مذْ سمعتُ بما
دهاكbefell you عاودreturned to قلبيmy heart الشجوَgrief والكمداand anguish
دهاك عاود قلبي الشجوَ والكمدا
God knows that ever since I heard of what
befell you, my heart has returned to grief and anguish.
ياoh ليتwould that ماwhat يعتريهafflicts him بيupon me فأُنقِذَهso I might save him
يا ليت ما يعتريه بي فأُنقِذَه
أوor ليتنيwould that I واجِدٌwere suffering كلَّall الذيthat which وَجَداhe suffered
أو ليتني واجِدٌ كلَّ الذي وَجَدا
Oh, would that what afflicts him fell on me, so I might save him,
or would that I suffered all that he has suffered.
أوor ليتwould that كلَّevery سرورjoy يستبِدّhe has sole possession بهof it
أو ليت كلَّ سرور يستبِدّ به
دونيto my exclusion وأغْدُوand I might become لهfor him مماfrom what يَهُمُّcauses concern فِداa ransom
دوني وأغْدُو له مما يَهُمُّ فِدا
Or would that every joy were his alone,
not mine, and that I might become his ransom against whatever troubles him.
أمّاas for الزمانُTime فلاso will not يعلوكovercome you حادثهits calamity
أمّا الزمانُ فلا يعلوك حادثه
قدindeed ظلَّhas continued يسعىstriving بماfor what ترضاهyou approve of it مجتهِداdiligently
قد ظلَّ يسعى بما ترضاه مجتهِدا
As for Time, no calamity of its shall overcome you;
it has kept striving diligently for what pleases you.
ألَنْتَyou made pliant ماwhat لمnot يَزْلceased to be صَعْبَdifficult القِيادto rein كماjust as
ألَنْتَ ما لم يَزْل صَعْبَ القِياد كما
حَلَلْتَyou untied منof صَرْفthe vicissitudes هذاthis الدهرage ماwhat انعقداbecame knotted
حَلَلْتَ من صَرْف هذا الدهر ما انعقدا
You have made pliant what was always hard to rein, just as
you have untied what was knotted in this age's turns of fortune.
فكيفso how أخشىcould I fear عليكfor you الحادثاتِcalamities وقدwhen indeed
فكيف أخشى عليك الحادثاتِ وقد
ملكتyou have mastered منof حادثاتthe misfortunes الدهرof Time كلَّevery مَدىextent
ملكت من حادثات الدهر كلَّ مَدى
So how could I fear calamities for you, when
you have mastered the full range of Time's misfortunes?
سأستقيدI shall subdue بكthrough you الدنياthe world التيthat امتنعتْheld out
سأستقيد بك الدنيا التي امتنعتْ
منّىagainst me وألبسُand I shall wear أثوابrobes العلاof glory جُدُداnew
منّى وألبسُ أثواب العلا جُدُدا
Through you I shall subdue the world that has resisted
me, and don new robes of glory.
اللهGod ملَّككgave you dominion over الدنياthe world وساكنَهاand its inhabitants
الله ملَّكك الدنيا وساكنَها
واللهand God أعطاكhas given you ماwhat لمnot يعطهHe gives it أحداto anyone
والله أعطاك ما لم يعطه أحدا
God has made you master of the world and all who dwell in it,
and God has given you what He has given no one else.
واللهand God جارُكyour protector ممَّاagainst what أنتyou تحذرهyou fear it
والله جارُك ممَّا أنت تحذره
ومصطفِيكand He who chose you ومعطِيكand He who gives you الذيwhat وعداHe promised
ومصطفِيك ومعطِيك الذي وعدا
And God is your protector against whatever you fear,
and He who chose you and grants you what He promised.
صلَّىmay bless عليكupon you إلهُthe God of الخلقcreation مِنas مَلِكٍa king
صلَّى عليك إلهُ الخلق مِن مَلِكٍ
لولاهwere it not for him ماnot طابwas sweet ليfor me عيشlife ولاnor بَردَاwas cool
لولاه ما طاب لي عيش ولا بَردَا
May the God of creation bless you—a king
without whom life would be neither sweet nor cool for me.