غِبتI was absent عَنfrom ذاتيmyself فَماso what شَأنconcern السِوىِّall else
غِبت عَن ذاتي فَما شَأن السِوىِّ
وَقَطَعتand I dispelled الشَكdoubt عَنيfrom me بِاليَقينwith certainty
وَقَطَعت الشَك عَني بِاليَقين
I was absent from myself—what did all else matter?
I lost myself, so what's the matter with the rest?
And I dispelled doubt from me with certainty.
And cut off doubt from me with certainty
كُلَّماwhenever شامَتbeheld بُدوراًfull moons مُقلَتيmy eye
كُلَّما شامَت بُدوراً مُقلَتي
قالَsaid قَلبيmy heart لاnot أُحبI love الآفلينthose that set
قالَ قَلبي لا أُحب الآفلين
Whenever my eye beheld full moons,
Whenever my two eyes smelled roses
My heart said, “I do not love those that set.”
My heart said, I don't love the setting ones
Sol 6.1