أَغائِبَةَO absent one الشَخصِthe bodily form عَنfrom ناظِريmy sight
أَغائِبَةَ الشَخصِ عَن ناظِري
وَحاضِرَةًand present فيin صَميمِthe very core of الفُؤادِthe heart
وَحاضِرَةً في صَميمِ الفُؤادِ
O you, absent in person from my sight,
yet present in the very core of my heart,
عَلَيكِupon you السَلامُpeace بِقَدرِin proportion to الشُجونthe sorrows
عَلَيكِ السَلامُ بِقَدرِ الشُجون
وَدَمعand tears الشُؤونِthe tear ducts وَقَدرِand the measure of السُهادِsleeplessness
وَدَمع الشُؤونِ وَقَدرِ السُهادِ
peace be upon you, in proportion to my sorrows,
and tears from my tear ducts, and the measure of my sleeplessness.
تملكتِyou took possession مِنّيof me صَعبَdifficult المَراميthe targets
تملكتِ مِنّي صَعبَ المَرامي
وَصادَفتِand you found ودّيmy love سَهلَeasy القيادِto lead
وَصادَفتِ ودّي سَهلَ القيادِ
You have taken possession of what was hard to reach in me,
and found my love easy to lead.
مُراديَmy wish لُقياكِmeeting you فيat كُلِّevery حينmoment
مُراديَ لُقياكِ في كُلِّ حين
فَيالَيتَso, if only أَنّيthat I أَعطىam granted مُراديmy wish
فَيالَيتَ أَنّي أَعطى مُرادي
My wish is to meet you at every moment;
so, if only I were granted my wish!
أَقيميremain عَلىupon العهدِthe pledge ماthat which بَينَناis between us
أَقيمي عَلى العهدِ ما بَينَنا
وَلاand do not تَستَحيليchange لِطولِbecause of the length of البِعادِseparation
وَلا تَستَحيلي لِطولِ البِعادِ
Remain faithful to the pledge between us,
and do not change because of long separation.
دسَستُI hid اِسمَكِyour name الحُلوَthe sweet فيin طيّthe folds of شِعريmy verse
دسَستُ اِسمَكِ الحُلوَ في طيّ شِعري
وَألّفتُand I joined فيهِin it حُروفَthe letters of اِعتِمادِIʿtimād
وَألّفتُ فيهِ حُروفَ اِعتِمادِ
I hid your sweet name in the folds of my verse,
and joined within it the letters of Iʿtimād.
Sol 6.1