مَولايَmy lord وافانيreached me الكِتابُthe letter الَّذيwhich
مَولايَ وافاني الكِتابُ الَّذي
ذَكَرتَyou mentioned فيهِin it أَلَمَpain البُعدِseparation
ذَكَرتَ فيهِ أَلَمَ البُعدِ
My lord, I received the letter in which
you mentioned the pain of separation.
فَكُلُّso all ماthat which عِندَكَyou have مِنof وَحشَةٍloneliness
فَكُلُّ ما عِندَكَ مِن وَحشَةٍ
فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it بَعضُpart الَّذيwhat عِنديI have
فَإِنَّهُ بَعضُ الَّذي عِندي
So all the loneliness you feel
is but part of what I feel.
ماnot حُلتُI turned عَنfrom عَهدٍa pledge وَلاnor خُنتُI was unfaithful فيin
ما حُلتُ عَن عَهدٍ وَلا خُنتُ في
وُدّيmy affection وَماand not قَصَّرتُI fell short مِنin جُهديmy effort
وُدّي وَما قَصَّرتُ مِن جُهدي
I have not turned from a pledge, nor been false in
my affection, nor have I spared any effort.