وَقُلتُand I said عَساهاperhaps she إِنif مَرَضتُI fell ill تَعودُنيshe would visit me
وَقُلتُ عَساها إِن مَرَضتُ تَعودُني
فَأَحبَبتُso I wished لَوif only أَنّيthat I غَدَوتُbecame مَريضاill
فَأَحبَبتُ لَو أَنّي غَدَوتُ مَريضا
And I said, perhaps if I fell ill, she would visit me.
So I wished that I might become ill.
وَزِدتُand I increased اِتِّساعاًin breadth فيin المَكارِمِnoble deeds وَالعُلاand glory
وَزِدتُ اِتِّساعاً في المَكارِمِ وَالعُلا
لِيُصبِحَso that it might become جاهيmy standing عِندَهُنَّwith them (feminine plural) عَريضاbroad
لِيُصبِحَ جاهي عِندَهُنَّ عَريضا
And I grew ever greater in noble deeds and glory,
So that my standing with them might be broad.
Sol 6.1