راقبتنيwatched me العيونthe eyes فيكon your account فأشفقso grew apprehensive (verb continues)
راقبتني العيون فيك فأشفق
تI (verb ending) ولمand did not أخلbe free قطever منfrom إشفاقapprehension
ت ولم أخل قط من إشفاق
The eyes watched me on your account, so I grew apprehensive;
The eyes watched me in you, so I pitied,
and never have I been free of apprehension.
And never ceased to pity.
ورأيتand I saw العذولthe reproacher يحسدنيenvies me فيon account of
ورأيت العذول يحسدني في
كyou (suffix completing فيك) مجداًin earnest ياO أنفسmost precious الأعلاقthe treasures
ك مجداً يا أنفس الأعلاق
And I saw the reproacher envying me on account of
And I saw the bachelors envying me in you,
you, in earnest, O most precious of treasures.
Glory, O most sublime of heights.
فتمنيتso I wished أنthat تكونيyou be (feminine) بعيداًfar away
فتمنيت أن تكوني بعيداً
والذيand that which بينناbetween us منof الودaffection باقenduring
والذي بيننا من الود باق
So I wished that you were far away,
So I wished that you would be far away,
while the affection between us endures.
Though the affection between us remains.
ربmany an هجرestrangement يكونcomes about منfrom خوفfear of هجرestrangement
رب هجر يكون من خوف هجر
وفراقand parting يكونcomes about خوفfear of فراقparting
وفراق يكون خوف فراق
Many an estrangement comes from fear of estrangement,
Lord, may separation come from fear of separation,
and a parting comes from fear of parting.
And parting come from fear of parting.
Sol 6.1