مذsince فَرَّقَparted بَينكمbetween you وَبَينيand between me الدَهرُTime
مذ فَرَّقَ بَينكم وَبَيني الدَهرُ
لَمdid not يَبقَremain عَلىthrough طولِduration of نَواكُمyour absence صَبرُpatience
لَم يَبقَ عَلى طولِ نَواكُم صَبرُ
Since Time parted you and me,
Since time has parted you from me
No patience remains to bear your long absence.
Patience for your long absence won't come easily
قَدindeed مَسَّنيَtouched me الضُرُّaffliction وَضاقَand grew tight الصَدرُthe breast
قَد مَسَّنيَ الضُرُّ وَضاقَ الصَدرُ
ياO غايَةَultimate object of مُنيَتيmy desire إِلامَuntil when الهَجرُestrangement
يا غايَةَ مُنيَتي إِلامَ الهَجرُ
Affliction has touched me, and my breast has grown tight.
Grief has touched me, my heart feels unease
O ultimate object of my desire, how long will this estrangement last?
My love, why this estrangement and coldness I see
Sol 6.1