لمَّاwhen تَيقَّنْتُI became certain أنَّthat البُعْدَseparation يُلْعِقُهاmakes her taste
لمَّا تَيقَّنْتُ أنَّ البُعْدَ يُلْعِقُها
إذَاif تَرَحّلتُI departed عَنْfrom أوْطانِهاher native lands الصَّبُراbitter aloes
إذَا تَرَحّلتُ عَنْ أوْطانِها الصَّبُرا
When I knew for certain that separation would make her taste
When I was certain that distance would torment her
bitter aloes if I departed from her native lands,
If I traveled away from her homelands, oh patience!
بَعَثْتُI sent بالسُّكَرِwith sugar الهِنْديِّIndian أُعْلمِهاto inform her
بَعَثْتُ بالسُّكَرِ الهِنْديِّ أُعْلمِها
أنthat سَوْفَwill يُطْعَمُbe fed عَذْبَsweetness القُربِnearness منwhoever صَبَرَاwas patient
أن سَوْفَ يُطْعَمُ عَذْبَ القُربِ من صَبَرَا
I sent Indian sugar to let her know
I sent her Indian sugar to let her know
that whoever is patient will be fed the sweetness of nearness.
That soon she would taste the sweetness of nearness from patience.