ياO مَنyou whom نَراهُwe see him فيin المَنامِdreaming صورَةًa form
يا مَن نَراهُ في المَنامِ صورَةً
فيin يَقظَتيmy wakefulness مَعيwith me أَراهُI see him مَعنىmeaning
في يَقظَتي مَعي أَراهُ مَعنى
O you whom we see in dreams as a form,
O you whom I see in my dream, an image,
In my wakefulness, I see him with me as meaning.
In my wakefulness, I see you with me, as meaning,
فَغَيبُهُso his absence ليto me مَشهَدٌa vision وَمَشهَديand my witnessing
فَغَيبُهُ لي مَشهَدٌ وَمَشهَدي
فيin غَيبِهِhis absence مَعنىmeaning لِمَنfor whoever تَمَعنىreflects
في غَيبِهِ مَعنى لِمَن تَمَعنى
So his absence is a vision to me, and my witnessing
So your absence from me is a scene, and my scene
In his absence is meaning for whoever reflects.
In your absence, has meaning for whoever contemplates.
Sol 6.1