جَفْنُthe eyelid of المعارِفِknowledge مِنْbecause of فِراقِكَyour parting سَافِحُshedding tears
جَفْنُ المعارِفِ مِنْ فِراقِكَ سَافِحُ
والْعَذْبُand what is sweet مِنْهاin it بَعْدَafter بُعْدِكَyour absence مالِحُsalty
والْعَذْبُ مِنْها بَعْدَ بُعْدِكَ مالِحُ
The eyelid of knowledge streams with tears at your parting.
The eyelids of knowledge weep from your absence
And what was sweet in it is salty after your departure.
And the sweet from it after your remoteness becomes salty
أَينَwhere الْعُلُومُthe sciences وكَيْفَand how وَارَاهاconcealed them الثَّرىَthe earth
أَينَ الْعُلُومُ وكَيْفَ وَارَاها الثَّرىَ
وَغَداand came to be عَلَيْهاover them جَنْدَلٌstones وصَفَائِحُand slabs
وَغَدا عَلَيْها جَنْدَلٌ وصَفَائِحُ
Where are the sciences, and how has the earth concealed them?
Where is knowledge and how has the earth covered it
And stones and slabs have come to lie over them.
And ragged clothes and clear winds have come upon it
ياO سَالِكاًone who walks سُبُلَthe paths of التَّواضُعِhumility خاشِعاًreverently
يا سَالِكاً سُبُلَ التَّواضُعِ خاشِعاً
وَجْهُthe face of الزَّمانِtime لِفَقْدِbecause of the loss of وَجْهِكyour face كالِحُgrim
وَجْهُ الزَّمانِ لِفَقْدِ وَجْهِك كالِحُ
O you who walked the paths of humility in reverence,
O you who tread the paths of humility reverently
The face of time is grim at the loss of your face.
The face of time for your absence is faded
Sol 6.1