لاmay not أوحشleave me bereft اللهGod ممنof the one who حلhas settled فيin خلديmy thoughts
لا أوحش الله ممن حل في خلدي
فليسfor nothing يؤنسنيcomforts me إلاexcept تذكرهremembering him
فليس يؤنسني إلا تذكره
May God never leave me bereft of him who dwells in my thoughts—
for nothing comforts me but remembering him—
ومنand who تباعدhas grown distant عنfrom عينيmy eye فلوthen if نظرتit looked
ومن تباعد عن عيني فلو نظرت
إليهat him كادتit almost لفرطbecause of the extremity of البعدthe distance تنكرهit fails to recognize him
إليه كادت لفرط البعد تنكره
and who has grown distant from my eye: were it to look
at him, it would almost fail to recognize him, so great is the distance.
Sol 6.1