ياO مَنyou who أَزالوhave removed بِالضَناthrough wasting
يا مَن أَزالو بِالضَنا
عَنfrom رَسمِthe outline of جِسميmy body المَرضاillness
عَن رَسمِ جِسمي المَرضا
O you who have removed, through wasting,
O you who have removed with disdain
illness from the outline of my body:
The imprints of sickness from my body
صارَbecame لِوَجديbecause of my longing فيكُمُfor you (plural)
صارَ لِوَجدي فيكُمُ
جَوهَرَthe substance of نَفسيmy soul عَرَضاًan accident (nonessential attribute)
جَوهَرَ نَفسي عَرَضاً
my longing for you has turned
For my passion towards you
my soul’s substance into an accident.
My soul itself has become a transient thing