كالمسكِlike musk ذكراهمْtheir memory إذاwhen ذُكرواthey are mentioned
كالمسكِ ذكراهمْ إذا ذُكروا
كالضوءِlike light طيفهُمُtheir image إذاwhen خطرواthey come to mind
كالضوءِ طيفهُمُ إذا خطروا
Their memory is like musk when they are mentioned.
Their memory is like musk when mentioned
Their image is like light when they come to mind.
Their image like light when recalled
يحلوgrows sweet الصباحُthe morning بهمthrough them وإنeven if بعدواthey are far away
يحلو الصباحُ بهم وإن بعدوا
وتطيبُand is soothed نفسٌa soul مسّهاtouched it الكدَرُsorrow !
وتطيبُ نفسٌ مسّها الكدَرُ !
The morning grows sweet through them, even if they are far away.
Mornings are sweetened by thoughts of them though absent
And a soul touched by sorrow is soothed.
And a soul made gladsome that grief had enthralled
Sol 6.1