العَينُthe eye بَعدَكَafter your departure لَمdid not تَنظُرlook إِلىat حَسَنِanything beautiful
العَينُ بَعدَكَ لَم تَنظُر إِلى حَسَنِ
وَالنَفسُand the soul بَعدَكَafter your departure لَمdid not تَسكُنfind repose إِلىin سَكَنِa comforting haven
وَالنَفسُ بَعدَكَ لَم تَسكُن إِلى سَكَنِ
Since you left, my eye has looked upon nothing beautiful.
After you my eyes see no beauty
And since you left, my soul has found no peace in any haven.
And my soul knows no peace or rest
كَأَنَّas though نَفسيmy soul إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle غِبتَyou were absent غائِبَةٌabsent
كَأَنَّ نَفسي إِذا ما غِبتَ غائِبَةٌ
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen عُدتَyou returned ليto me عادَتit returned إِلىto بَدَنيmy body
حَتّى إِذا عُدتَ لي عادَت إِلى بَدَني
It is as though my soul is absent whenever you are away,
It's as if my soul departs with you
Until, when you return to me, it returns to my body.
Only to return when you are near
Sol 6.1