هَذاthis كِتابُletter of مُحِبٍّa lover
هَذا كِتابُ مُحِبٍّ
قَدindeed زادَhas increased فيكَfor you غَرامُهhis passion
قَد زادَ فيكَ غَرامُه
This is a lover’s letter;
This is a book of a lover
his passion for you has grown.
Who has increased his passion for you
أَضناهُhas worn him out فَرطُan excess of اِشتِياقٍlonging
أَضناهُ فَرطُ اِشتِياقٍ
فَرَقَّso grew soft حَتّىeven كَلامُهhis words
فَرَقَّ حَتّى كَلامُه
Excessive longing has worn him out,
Consumed by intense longing
so even his words have grown soft.
His words have softened
أَماdo … not? تَرىyou see كَيفَhow أَضحىhas become
أَما تَرى كَيفَ أَضحى
مِثلَlike النَسيمِthe breeze سَلامُهhis greeting
مِثلَ النَسيمِ سَلامُه
Do you not see how now
Can you not see how
his greeting is like the breeze?
His greeting has become like a gentle breeze
Sol 6.1