لَئِنif indeed حالَintervened ماwhat lies بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكَand between you حائِلٌa barrier
لَئِن حالَ ما بَيني وَبَينَكَ حائِلٌ
مِنَof البَرِّthe land أَوor لُجٌّdeep waters مِنof البَحرِthe sea زاخِرُsurging
مِنَ البَرِّ أَو لُجٌّ مِن البَحرِ زاخِرُ
Even if a barrier comes between me and you,
Though the land or raging sea lies between us,
Of land, or a surging expanse of sea,
By your life I swear, your memory's my source of strength and joy.
فَإِنّيَthen indeed I وَالمُحييby Him who revives بِكَthrough you البَأسَvalor وَالنَدىand generosity
فَإِنّيَ وَالمُحيي بِكَ البَأسَ وَالنَدى
بِذِكرِكَwith mention of you فيamong الأَحياءِthe tribes سارٍa night traveler وَسامِرُand a nighttime converser
بِذِكرِكَ في الأَحياءِ سارٍ وَسامِرُ
Yet I—by Him who through you revives valor and generosity—
Not everyone beyond the tent's absent,
Travel and converse by night among the tribes, speaking of you.
Nor is everyone near the tent present.
فَماfor not كُلُّevery مَنone who تَنأىgrows distant بِهِwith him الدارُthe dwelling غائِبٌabsent
فَما كُلُّ مَن تَنأى بِهِ الدارُ غائِبٌ
وَلاnor كُلُّevery مَنone who تَدنوdraws near بِهِwith him الدارُthe dwelling حاضِرُpresent
وَلا كُلُّ مَن تَدنو بِهِ الدارُ حاضِرُ
For not everyone whose home lies far away is absent,
Nor is everyone whose home lies near present.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1