ياO غائباًabsent one ذكرُهُremembrance of him فيin القلبthe heart محتَضَرُpresent
يا غائباً ذكرُهُ في القلب محتَضَرُ
صبرتَyou endured عنّيapart from me وماbut not ليfor me عنكapart from you مصطبَرُendurance
صبرتَ عنّي وما لي عنك مصطبَرُ
O absent one, whose remembrance is present in my heart,
O absent one, your memory ailing in my heart
You have borne my absence, but I cannot bear yours.
I was patient with you though I had no patience towards you
قدmay يحسنbe fitting العذرthe apology ممنfrom one who كانwas مجترِماًa wrongdoer
قد يحسن العذر ممن كان مجترِماً
وماbut not اجتَرَمتُI did wrong فصِفso explain ليto me كيفhow أعتذرُI apologize
وما اجتَرَمتُ فصِف لي كيف أعتذرُ
An apology may be fitting from one who has done wrong,
Excuses may befit one who has sinned
But I have done no wrong—so tell me how I should apologize.
But I have not sinned, so tell me how I can apologize
بلrather يُغفَرis forgiven الذنبthe fault منfrom قبلbefore العقابpunishment بهfor it
بل يُغفَر الذنب من قبل العقاب به
وأيُّand what شَيءٍthing إذاwhen عاقبتَyou have punished يُغتَفَرُis forgiven
وأيُّ شَيءٍ إذا عاقبتَ يُغتَفَرُ
Rather, a fault is forgiven before punishment for it;
Rather, sins are forgiven before punishment for them
And what can be forgiven once you have punished?
And what thing, if you punish it, can be forgiven?
وأيّand what شيءthing أقودI lead القلبthe heart عنكaway from you بهwith it
وأيّ شيء أقود القلب عنك به
وقائداهand its two guides إليكto you السمعhearing والبصرُand sight
وقائداه إليك السمع والبصرُ
And with what can I lead my heart away from you,
And what thing can I use to lead my heart away from you
When its two guides to you are hearing and sight?
When my hearing and sight lead it to you?
كنbe حيثwhere ماever شئتَyou wish منof قربٍnearness ومنand of بَعَدٍdistance
كن حيث ما شئتَ من قربٍ ومن بَعَدٍ
فالقلبfor the heart يرعاكwatches over you إنif لمnot يرعكwatch over you النظرُthe gaze
فالقلب يرعاك إن لم يرعك النظرُ
Be wherever you wish, near or far;
Be wherever you wish, near or far
For my heart watches over you, even if my gaze does not.
For my heart will tend to you even if my sight does not
غَنَّىsang بذكركwith remembrance of you قلبيmy heart حينwhen بانbecame apparent لهto it
غَنَّى بذكرك قلبي حين بان له
لكنَّbut طرفيmy gaze إلىfor رؤياكseeing you مفتقرُin need
لكنَّ طرفي إلى رؤياك مفتقرُ
My heart sang as remembrance of you dawned upon it,
My heart was content with your memory when it was revealed to it
But my gaze is in need of seeing you.
But my eyes still long to see you
Sol 6.1