لَئِنeven if فاتَنيeludes me مِنكِfrom you حَظُّthe chance النَظَرgazing
لَئِن فاتَني مِنكِ حَظُّ النَظَر
لِأَكتَفِيَنI shall surely be content بِسَماعِwith hearing الخَبَرthe news
لِأَكتَفِيَن بِسَماعِ الخَبَر
Even if I am denied the chance to gaze upon you,
I shall surely be content with hearing news of you.
وَإِنand if عَرَضَتoccurs غَفلَةٌa lapse of attention لِلرَقيبِto the watcher
وَإِن عَرَضَت غَفلَةٌ لِلرَقيبِ
فَحَسبِيَthen enough for me تَسليمَةٌa greeting تُختَصَرis kept brief
فَحَسبِيَ تَسليمَةٌ تُختَصَر
And if the watcher lapses into inattention,
then a brief greeting will suffice me.
أُحاذِرُI fear أَنthat تَتَظَنّىgrow suspicious الوُشاةُthe slanderers
أُحاذِرُ أَن تَتَظَنّى الوُشاةُ
وَقَدand perhaps يُستَدامُis sustained الهَوىlove بِالحَذَرthrough caution
وَقَد يُستَدامُ الهَوى بِالحَذَر
I fear lest the slanderers grow suspicious,
and love may be sustained through caution.
وَأَصبِرُand I remain patient مُستَيقِناًcertain أَنَّهُthat it is so
وَأَصبِرُ مُستَيقِناً أَنَّهُ
سَيَحظىwill have the good fortune بِنَيلِof attaining المُنىwishes مَنwhoever صَبَرwas patient
سَيَحظى بِنَيلِ المُنى مَن صَبَر
And I remain patient, certain that
whoever is patient will attain his desires.
Sol 6.1