سلامpeace عليكمupon you منfrom محبٍa lover متيمٍenthralled by love
سلام عليكم من محبٍ متيمٍ
مقيمabiding علىin فرطexcess of الصبابةardent longing والحبand love
مقيم على فرط الصبابة والحب
Peace be upon you from a lovesick lover,
Greetings to you from a loving admirer
Abiding in overwhelming longing and love.
Residing in the excess of youth and love
وشوقand longing إليكمfor you منfrom فوادٍa heart أذابهُmelted it
وشوق إليكم من فوادٍ أذابهُ
بعادٌseparation ويهواكمand it loves you علىin البعدdistance والقربand nearness
بعادٌ ويهواكم على البعد والقرب
And longing for you from a heart that has been melted
And longing for you from a heart melted
By separation and loves you both far and near.
By separation, yet still loving you from afar or near
عسىmay تذكرونيyou remember me فيin كتابa letter لأننيbecause I
عسى تذكروني في كتاب لأنني
أعللI console نفسيmyself بالرسائلwith letters والكتبand missives
أعلل نفسي بالرسائل والكتب
May you remember me in a letter, for I
May you remember me in a book, for I
Console myself with letters and missives.
Console myself with letters and books
لحاmay curse اللَهGod أيامthe days of الفراقseparation فإنهاfor they
لحا اللَه أيام الفراق فإنها
أشدharsher منthan الموتdeath الزؤامdreadful علىon الصبthe lovesick lover
أشد من الموت الزؤام على الصب
May God curse the days of separation, for they
May God make the days of separation pleasant, for they
Are harsher on the lovesick lover than dreadful death.
Are more bitter than agonizing death to the youth
وإنand though يكُit be قدalready شطgrew distant المزارthe meeting place فلمyet has not يزلceased
وإن يكُ قد شط المزار فلم يزل
جمالكyour beauty فin عينيmy eye وشخصكand your form فيin قلبيmy heart
جمالك ف عيني وشخصك في قلبي
And though the meeting place has grown distant, still
Even if the pilgrimage site has branched out, the
Your beauty is in my eyes, and your form in my heart.
Beauty of you remains in my eyes and your image remains in my heart