أكلّفُI compel نفسيmyself الصبرَpatience بعدَafter فراقِكمparting from you
أكلّفُ نفسي الصبرَ بعدَ فراقِكم
وأنِّىand how لناfor us مِنfrom بعدafter فرقتكمseparation from you صَبْرُpatience
وأنِّى لنا مِن بعد فرقتكم صَبْرُ
I force myself to be patient after parting from you.
And how can we have patience after separation from you?
كأنَّas though الأسَىsorrow والحزنَand grief والشوقand longing والهوىand love
كأنَّ الأسَى والحزنَ والشوق والهوى
تودّdesire فؤادِىmy heart والفؤادُand the heart لهاfor them قبرُa grave
تودّ فؤادِى والفؤادُ لها قبرُ
It is as though sorrow, grief, longing, and love
desire my heart, and my heart is their grave.
لقدindeed ضاقَتْhas grown narrow الدنياthe world عليَّaround me بأسْرِهاin its entirety
لقد ضاقَتْ الدنيا عليَّ بأسْرِها
كأنَّas though قُرَابَnearly the full extent of الأرضthe earth مِنfrom بَعدكمafter you شِبْرُa handspan
كأنَّ قُرَابَ الأرض مِن بَعدكم شِبْرُ
Indeed, the whole world has grown narrow around me,
As though the earth's expanse, since your departure, were a handspan.
Sol 6.1