أَتانيit came to me والفؤادُwhile the heart رهينُcaptive to شوقٍlonging
أَتاني والفؤادُ رهينُ شوقٍ
فسَرَّىso it eased بَعْضَsome of وجديmy anguish واشتياقيand my yearning
فسَرَّى بَعْضَ وجدي واشتياقي
It came to me while my heart was captive to longing,
and eased some of my anguish and yearning.
وقلتُand I said لَعلّهperhaps it مِنْfrom فضلgrace ربّيmy Lord
وقلتُ لَعلّه مِنْ فضل ربّي
يكونwill be لناfor us مقدّمةُa prelude to التّلاقيmeeting
يكون لنا مقدّمةُ التّلاقي
And I said: perhaps, by my Lord's grace,
it will be a prelude to our meeting.
Sol 6.1