أمولايَO my lord نورNur (light) الدِّينal-Din (the faith) خادمكyour servant الذيwho
أمولايَ نور الدِّين خادمك الذي
تغيَّبتَyou were absent عنfrom عينيهhis two eyes لمnot يكُwas مسروراhappy
تغيَّبتَ عن عينيه لم يكُ مسرورا
O my lord Nur al-Din, your servant—the one
My Liege, Nur ad-Din, your servant whom
from whose sight you were absent—was not happy.
You have been absent from his eyes, he was not delighted
إذاwhen غبتَyou are absent عنهfrom him خافَhe fears فيin عينهِhis eye العمىblindness
إذا غبتَ عنه خافَ في عينهِ العمى
وحسبكand it suffices you أنthat العينthe eye لاnot تبصرsees النوراthe light
وحسبك أن العين لا تبصر النورا
When you are absent from him, he fears blindness in his eye;
If you are absent from him, he feared blindness in his eyes
and suffice it for you that the eye does not see the light.
And it is enough that the eye does not see the light