قدindeed تخوفتُI have feared أنthat أموتَI might die منof الوَجْlonging (word continues)
قد تخوفتُ أن أموتَ من الوَجْ
دcompletes the word ‘longing’ ولمand did not يَدْرِknow مَنْthe one whom هَوِيتُI loved بماof what بِيis within me
د ولم يَدْرِ مَنْ هَوِيتُ بما بِي
I have feared that I might die of longing,
I feared I might die of longing, not knowing
while the one I love knows nothing of my plight.
who I was, with all that was in me.
ياO كتابيmy letter فاقْرَso convey السَّلامَgreetings علىto مَنْthe one whom
يا كتابي فاقْرَ السَّلامَ على مَنْ
لاnot أُسمِّيI name وقلand say لهto him ياO كتابيmy letter
لا أُسمِّي وقل له يا كتابي
O my letter, convey greetings to the one
My poem, give peace to the one
I do not name, and tell him, O my letter:
I do not name. Say: My poem,
إنَّindeed كفّاًa hand إيلكَto you قدalready بعثَتْنيhas sent me
إنَّ كفّاً إيلكَ قد بعثَتْني
فيin شَقَاءٍmisery مُواصَلٍunceasing وعذابِand torment
في شَقَاءٍ مُواصَلٍ وعذابِ
“Indeed, a hand has sent me to you,
a hand reached out and sent me to you
in unceasing misery and torment.”
in unending pain and torment.
Sol 6.1