يُقَبِّلُhe kisses الأَرضَthe ground وَيُنهيand conveys إِلىto
يُقَبِّلُ الأَرضَ وَيُنهي إِلى
مالِكِهِhis master شِدَّةَthe intensity of أَشواقِهِhis longings
مالِكِهِ شِدَّةَ أَشواقِهِ
He kisses the ground and conveys to
He kisses the ground and directs
his master the intensity of his longings.
The intensity of his longing to its owner
ماnot غَيَّرَchanged البُعدُdistance سِوىexcept جِسمِهِhis body
ما غَيَّرَ البُعدُ سِوى جِسمِهِ
وَلَمand did not يُغَيِّرchange صَفوَthe purity of أَخلاقِهِhis character
وَلَم يُغَيِّر صَفوَ أَخلاقِهِ
Distance has changed nothing but his body,
Distance has changed nothing but his body
and has not changed the purity of his character.
It has not changed the purity of his morals
فَاِبكِso weep عَلىfor الصَبِّthe lovesick man الغَريبِthe stranger الَّذيwhom
فَاِبكِ عَلى الصَبِّ الغَريبِ الَّذي
قَدindeed أَمسَكَhas seized البَينُseparation بِأَطواقِهِby his collars
قَد أَمسَكَ البَينُ بِأَطواقِهِ
So weep for the lovesick stranger whom
So cry for the lonely young man whom
separation has seized by his collars.
Separation has clasped by the neck