وَصَلَarrived الكِتابُthe letter إِلىto الكَثيthe dune (first part)
وَصَلَ الكِتابُ إِلى الكَثي
بِ(completes 'the dune') لِماbecause of what عَراهُbefell it مِنَof الفِراقِseparation
بِ لِما عَراهُ مِنَ الفِراقِ
The letter reached the dune,
for what separation had brought upon it.
وَطَغىand prevailed الغَرامُpassion عَلىover السُلُوِّsolace
وَطَغى الغَرامُ عَلى السُلُوِّ
فَجَدَّso it hastened فيalong سَنَنِthe path of الإِباقِescape
فَجَدَّ في سَنَنِ الإِباقِ
And passion overcame solace,
which hastened down the path of escape,
حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّas though الصَبرَpatience مُحburning (first part)
حَتّى كَأَنَّ الصَبرَ مُح
تَرِقٌ(completes 'burning') بِنيرانِwith the fires of اِشتِياقيmy longing
تَرِقٌ بِنيرانِ اِشتِياقي
until it was as though patience
were burning in the fires of my longing.
وَاللَهُand God يَعلَمُknows أَنَّthat قَلheart (first part)
وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّ قَل
بِيَ(completes 'heart') + my بَعدَafter بُعدِكَyour departure فيin اِحتِراقِa state of burning
بِيَ بَعدَ بُعدِكَ في اِحتِراقِ
And God knows that my heart,
after your departure, is burning.
فَإِذاso if فَنِيَhas perished وَصلُunion with الحَبيthe beloved (first part)
فَإِذا فَنِيَ وَصلُ الحَبي
بِ(completes 'the beloved') فَإِنthen indeed حُسنُgood keeping of العَهدِthe bond باقِenduring
بِ فَإِن حُسنُ العَهدِ باقِ
So if union with the beloved has perished,
then faithfulness to the bond remains.