كَتَبتُ إِلَيكُمُ أَشكو سَقاماً

كَتَبتُ إِلَيكُمُ أَشكو سَقاماً

بَرى جِسمى مِنَ الشَوقِ الشَديدِ

بَرى جِسمى مِنَ الشَوقِ الشَديدِ

I wrote to you, complaining of an illness

I wrote to you complaining of illness,

that has wasted my body through intense longing.

My body is visibly wasted with intense longing,

وَفي البَلَدِ القَريبِ عَدِمتُ صَبري

وَفي البَلَدِ القَريبِ عَدِمتُ صَبري

فَكيفَ أَكونُ في البَلَدِ البَعيدِ

فَكيفَ أَكونُ في البَلَدِ البَعيدِ

And in the nearby land, I lost my patience;

And in a near land I lost my patience,

so how shall I fare in the distant land?

So how could I be in a far-off land?

نَوَىً بَعدَ الصَدودِ وَأَيُّ شَيءٍ

نَوَىً بَعدَ الصَدودِ وَأَيُّ شَيءٍ

أَشَدُّ مِنَ النَوى بَعدَ الصُدودِ

أَشَدُّ مِنَ النَوى بَعدَ الصُدودِ

Separation after rejection—and what

What is the intention after rejection? What is

is harsher than separation after rejection?

More intense than intention after rejection?