ياO صاحِبيmy friend فيماin whatever يَنوbefalls (start of ينوب)
يا صاحِبي فيما يَنو
بُcompletion of ينوب: befalls وَأَينَand where أَينَwhere هُناكَthere صَحبيmy companions
بُ وَأَينَ أَينَ هُناكَ صَحبي
O my friend in whatever befalls,
O my companion wherever you go
and where, where are my companions then?
And where, where are you my friend?
لَوif كُنتُI were لَمnot أَعرِفُI know سِواother than (start of سواك)
لَو كُنتُ لَم أَعرِفُ سِوا
كَyou (suffix completing سواك) مِنَamong الأَنامِhumankind لَكانَit would have been حَسبيenough for me
كَ مِنَ الأَنامِ لَكانَ حَسبي
If I had known none other than
If I had not known anyone
you among humankind, that would have sufficed me.
Like you among people, that would have been enough for me
إِنّيindeed I اِدَّخَرتُكَI have kept you in reserve لِلزَماfor time (start of للزمان)
إِنّي اِدَّخَرتُكَ لِلزَما
نِcompletion of للزمان: for time وَماand whatever عَراbefell مِنof كُلِّevery خَطبِgrave calamity
نِ وَما عَرا مِن كُلِّ خَطبِ
Indeed, I have kept you in reserve against time
I kept you for hard times
and whatever grave calamity befalls.
And for whatever grief comes my way
ياO نازِحاًone far away يُرضيهِpleases him مِنfrom (start of مني)
يا نازِحاً يُرضيهِ مِن
نيme (completion of مني) الوُدَّaffection فيin بُعدٍdistance وَقُربِand nearness
ني الوُدَّ في بُعدٍ وَقُربِ
O distant one, who is pleased by
O you who is pleased with affection
my affection, whether far or near,
From me in distance and nearness
قَلبيmy heart لَدَيكَwith you فَكَيفَso how أَنyou (start of أنت)
قَلبي لَدَيكَ فَكَيفَ أَن
تَcompletion of أنت: you عَلىin البِعادِseparation وَكَيفَand how قَلبيmy heart
تَ عَلى البِعادِ وَكَيفَ قَلبي
My heart is with you; so how are
My heart is with you so how can
you in separation, and how is my heart?
I be far from you and how can my heart be?