لقدindeed جمعgathered المعشوقthe beloved قلبيmy heart بنونهwith his nūn
لقد جمع المعشوق قلبي بنونه
وفيand in قلبreversal قافthe letter qāf فاقhe excelled فضلاin merit بماin what وصفwas described
وفي قلب قاف فاق فضلا بما وصف
Indeed, the beloved gathered my heart with his nūn.
My beloved has gathered my heart in his letter nun
And with qāf reversed, he excelled in the merit ascribed to him.
And in the qaf of his heart he has excelled in merit above description
وفيand in واوهhis wāw خمسfive الحواسthe senses ترفّعتrose
وفي واوه خمس الحواس ترفّعت
وجرّand he dragged بلامwith the letter lām البعدdistance قلباa heart بهof him ألفgrew fond
وجرّ بلام البعد قلبا به ألف
And in his wāw, the five senses rose.
And in his waw the five senses were ennobled
And with the lām of distance, he dragged a heart that had grown fond of him.
And the lam of distance has dragged a heart that clings to him