سارjourneyed لكfor you التّوفيقsuccess والسّعدُand good fortune
سار لك التّوفيق والسّعدُ
وحفّكand surrounded you الإقبالُprosperity والمجدُand glory
وحفّك الإقبالُ والمجدُ
May success and good fortune journey with you,
and may prosperity and glory surround you.
بِنْتَyou departed مَبينَthe departure of الصبحِdawn فيin نُورهits light
بِنْتَ مَبينَ الصبحِ في نُوره
فالأُفقُso the horizon منfrom بعدكafter you مُسْوَدّdarkened
فالأُفقُ من بعدك مُسْوَدّ
You departed as dawn departs with its light,
so the horizon is dark after your departure.
كأنّنيas though I بعدَكafter you مستأسِرٌa captive
كأنّني بعدَك مستأسِرٌ
ليسthere is not لهfor him قَبْلٌa before ولاnor بَعْدُan after
ليس له قَبْلٌ ولا بَعْدُ
In your absence, I am like a captive
with neither a past nor a future.
بُعْدُكyour absence موتdeath صَبِرٌbitter aloes طعمُهits taste
بُعْدُك موت صَبِرٌ طعمُه
وقربُكand your nearness الماذِيّwhite honey والشهدand honeycomb
وقربُك الماذِيّ والشهد
Your absence is death, its taste bitter aloes,
and your nearness is white honey and honeycomb.
Sol 6.1