نفسِيmy soul بزَهرةٍby the bloom of دُنياهاits worldly life معذَّبةٌtormented
نفسِي بزَهرةٍ دُنياها معذَّبةٌ
فكيفَthen how حالُthe condition مَنِone whom الدّنياthe world تُعذِّبُهُtorments him
فكيفَ حالُ مَنِ الدّنيا تُعذِّبُهُ
My soul is tormented by the bloom of its worldly life;
then how fares one whom the world torments?
ومنand he whose سَمَتْhas soared لوصالِto union with الشّمسِthe sun هِمَّتُهُhis ambition
ومن سَمَتْ لوصالِ الشّمسِ هِمَّتُهُ
فغيرُthen not مُستَنكَرٍsurprising إنْif عزّis hard to attain مطلبُهُhis goal
فغيرُ مُستَنكَرٍ إنْ عزّ مطلبُهُ
And he whose ambition has soared to union with the sun—
it is no wonder if his goal is hard to attain.
Sol 6.1