اللَهُGod يَحفَظُهُprotects him وَيَجمَعُand brings together بَينَناbetween us
اللَهُ يَحفَظُهُ وَيَجمَعُ بَينَنا
رَبٌّa Lord قَريبٌnear لِلدُعاءِto prayer مُجيبُresponsive
رَبٌّ قَريبٌ لِلدُعاءِ مُجيبُ
May God protect him and bring us together—
a Lord who is near and answers prayer.
ياO طيبَsweetness عَيشٍa life كُنتُI was فيهِin it وَسَيِّديand my lord
يا طيبَ عَيشٍ كُنتُ فيهِ وَسَيِّدي
نُسقىwe are given drink بِكَأسٍfrom a cup وَالجَنابُand the surroundings خَصيبُlush
نُسقى بِكَأسٍ وَالجَنابُ خَصيبُ
O the sweetness of a life I lived with my lord:
we were served drink from a cup, and the surroundings were lush.