شوقيmy longing إليهfor him وإنand even if حُرمتI was denied لقاءهmeeting him
شوقي إليه وإن حُرمت لقاءه
شوقُlonging الغريبthe exile إلىfor لقاmeeting أوطانهِhis native lands
شوقُ الغريب إلى لقا أوطانهِ
My longing for him, though I am denied meeting him,
is an exile’s longing to see his native lands.
عُرفتwere made known شمائلهُhis qualities بماthrough what أهداهhe gave it as a gift ليto me
عُرفت شمائلهُ بما أهداه لي
إنindeed الأميرthe prince يبينbecomes apparent منthrough ديوانهِhis collected poems
إن الأمير يبين من ديوانهِ
His qualities were revealed through what he gave me;
indeed, the prince is revealed through his collected poems.
Sol 6.1