شَحِطَتhas grown distant عَنfrom ذَويthose with المَوَدّاتِbonds of affection داريmy home
شَحِطَت عَن ذَوي المَوَدّاتِ داري
وَالقَراباتِand kinship مِنamong ذَويthose with الأَرحامِties of blood
وَالقَراباتِ مِن ذَوي الأَرحامِ
My home has grown distant from those dear to me,
and from my relatives, my blood kin.
وَاِهتِماميand my concern لَهُمfor them مِنَof النَقصِshortcoming وَاللَand God (word begins)
وَاِهتِمامي لَهُم مِنَ النَقصِ وَاللَ
هُcompletion of 'God' لَهُمfor them حافِظٌa guardian فَفيمَso why اِهتِماميmy concern
هُ لَهُم حافِظٌ فَفيمَ اِهتِمامي
And my concern for them is a failing, while God
is their guardian—so why should I worry?
إِنif نَعِشwe live نَجتَمِعwe meet وَإِلّاand if not فَماthen how أَشpreoccupied (word begins)
إِن نَعِش نَجتَمِع وَإِلّا فَما أَش
غَلَcompletion of 'preoccupied' مَنone who ماتَhas died عَنfrom جَميعِall الأَنامِhumankind
غَلَ مَن ماتَ عَن جَميعِ الأَنامِ
If we live, we shall meet; if not, how preoccupied
is the one who has died, away from all humankind!
Sol 6.1