جاءcame الكتابُthe letter فكانso it became ليfor me
جاء الكتابُ فكان لي
مماfrom what أُكابِدُهُI endure it مَلاذاa refuge
مما أُكابِدُهُ مَلاذا
The letter came and became for me
The book came and was for me
A refuge from what I endure.
A refuge from my troubles
وقرأتهand I read it فوجدتso I found فيin
وقرأته فوجدت في
هit لكلِّfor every معجزةٍmarvel نَفاذاan outlet
ه لكلِّ معجزةٍ نَفاذا
And I read it, and found in
I read it and found in it
It an outlet for every marvel.
A remedy for every miracle
فأزالso it extinguished نارَa fire تَأسُّفٍregret
فأزال نارَ تَأسُّفٍ
عادbecame الفؤادُthe heart بهbecause of it جُذاذاfragments
عاد الفؤادُ به جُذاذا
So it quenched a fire of regret
It removed the fire of regret
That had left my heart in fragments.
My heart became young again through it
لوif قيلit were said ليto me ماwhat الحُسْنbeauty كنwould be (first part of كنت)
لو قيل لي ما الحُسْن كن
تُI (ending of كنت) أَفُضُّهI unseal it وأقولand I say هذاthis
تُ أَفُضُّه وأقول هذا
If I were asked, 'What is beauty?', I would
If it was said to me what is beauty
Unseal it and say, 'This.'
I would say this
Sol 6.1