إلىto اللهGod أشكوI complain دخيلَdeep-seated الكمدgrief
إلى الله أشكو دخيلَ الكمد
فليسfor there is no علىin the face of البعدseparation عنديin me جَلَدendurance
فليس على البعد عندي جَلَد
To God I complain of deep-seated grief.
To God I complain of the torment of distance,
For I have no endurance for separation.
For I have no endurance for remoteness.
ومنand the one whom كنتُI was فيin القربnearness أشتاقُهُI long for him
ومن كنتُ في القرب أشتاقُهُ
فكيفso how أكونshall I be إذاwhen ماemphatic particle بعُدhe becomes distant
فكيف أكون إذا ما بعُد
And the one I longed for when he was near—
And he whom in nearness I yearn for,
how shall I fare, then, when he is far away?
How can I bear it, if he goes far away?
Sol 6.1