إِنif كُنتَyou are لَستَyou are not معيwith me فالذِّكْرُthen the remembrance منكof you معيwith me
إِن كُنتَ لَستَ معي فالذِّكْرُ منك معي
يراكsees you قلبيmy heart وإِنْand even if غيَّبْتَyou hid yourself عنfrom بَصَريmy sight
يراك قلبي وإِنْ غيَّبْتَ عن بَصَري
If you are not with me, the remembrance of you is with me.
My heart sees you, even if you hide yourself from my sight.
العينُthe eye تنظرُbeholds منthe one whom تَهْوَىit loves وتفقدُهُand loses sight of him
العينُ تنظرُ من تَهْوَى وتفقدُهُ
وَناظِرُand the eye القَلبِof the heart لاnot يَخلوis devoid عنof النَّظَرِseeing
وَناظِرُ القَلبِ لا يَخلو عن النَّظَرِ
The eye beholds the one it loves and loses sight of him,
but the heart’s eye never ceases to see.
Sol 6.1