ماnot عاقنيkept me away عنكfrom you إلاexcept هيضةa digestive ailment عرضتarose
ما عاقني عنك إلا هيضة عرضت
فأضعافso, multiples (likely intended: 'so it weakened') كلevery شيءthing غيرexcept معتقديmy conviction
فأضعاف كل شيء غير معتقدي
Nothing kept me from you but a bout of stomach illness that arose.
Nothing kept me from you but an illusion that appeared,
So it weakened everything except my conviction (reading an apparent typo).
So all other things are insignificant to me.
فلاso may … not خلتbe empty منكof you عينan eye أنتyou ناظرهاits pupil
فلا خلت منك عين أنت ناظرها
فأنتfor you عونيmy help علىagainst الأيامthe days بلindeed سنديmy support
فأنت عوني على الأيام بل سندي
So may an eye whose pupil you are never be without you.
My eyes that look upon you find no distraction,
For you are my help against the days—indeed, my support.
You give me strength against time, indeed you are my pillar.
وعلمand knowledge حالكof your condition روحيmy soul إنif كتبتyou write بهabout it
وعلم حالك روحي إن كتبت به
فامننso bestow بروحيwith my soul ولاand do not تحبسهwithhold it عنfrom جسديmy body
فامنن بروحي ولا تحبسه عن جسدي
And news of your condition is my soul, if you write of it.
My soul knows your condition when I write with it,
So grant me my soul, and do not withhold it from my body.
So be kind to my soul, do not withhold it from my body.
لاشكرno thanks للدهرto time عنديfrom me غيرexcept for واحدةone thing
لاشكر للدهر عندي غير واحدة
إنيindeed, I وإياكand you مجموعانbrought together فيin بلدa land
إني وإياك مجموعان في بلد
I owe Time no thanks except for one thing:
I have no gratitude to fate except for one thing:
That you and I are brought together in one land.
You and I are together in one place.
أسليتنيyou made me forget عنabout جميعall الناسpeople قاطبةwithout exception
أسليتني عن جميع الناس قاطبة
فقدso indeed غنيتI have all I need ولمand did not أحتجI need إلىto أحدanyone
فقد غنيت ولم أحتج إلى أحد
You have made me forget all people, without exception.
You distracted me from all people entirely,
So I have all I need, and have needed no one.
So I became self-sufficient, needing no one.