تأمّلhe contemplated أطلالthe ruins of الهوىlove فَتألَّماso he suffered
تأمّل أطلال الهوى فَتألَّما
وسيماand the signs of الجوىheartache والسقمand sickness منهاfrom them تعلَّماhe learned
وسيما الجوى والسقم منها تعلَّما
He contemplated love’s ruins and suffered,
And from them learned the signs of heartache and sickness—
أخوa man of زفرةa deep sigh هاجتْstirred up لهfor him نارَthe fire of ذكرةٍremembrance
أخو زفرة هاجتْ له نارَ ذكرةٍ
فأنجدَso he journeyed to Najd فيin شِعبِthe ravine of الغرامpassion وأتهماand journeyed to Tihama
فأنجدَ في شِعبِ الغرام وأتهما
A man whose sigh stirred for him the fire of remembrance,
So through passion’s ravine he journeyed to Najd and Tihama.