تذكرتI remembered منthose whom أهوىI love وبينand before نواظريmy eyes
تذكرت من أهوى وبين نواظري
جبالmountains منof الأمواجthe waves فظعterrifying المناظرthe sights
جبال من الأمواج فظع المناظر
I remembered those I love, while before my eyes
I remembered those I love, and before my eyes
stood mountains of waves, terrifying to behold.
Were mountains of waves, dreadful sights
مناظرscenes حتفdeath بلrather مراكزcenters هلكةdestruction
مناظر حتف بل مراكز هلكة
تشتتscatter شملthe unity of الصبرpatience منfrom كلevery خاطرmind
تشتت شمل الصبر من كل خاطر
Scenes of death—rather, centers of destruction—
Sights of doom, rather centers of ruin
that scatter all patience from every mind.
That scattered the composure of every thought
فعللتso I sustained منىthe hopes of النفسthe soul وهىwhile it was عليلةailing
فعللت منى النفس وهى عليلة
وصبرتand I made patient قلباa heart ليسthat is not عنهمaway from them بصابرat all patient
وصبرت قلبا ليس عنهم بصابر
So I sustained my soul's hopes while it was ailing,
So my soul languished, though infirm
and urged a heart that cannot bear their absence to be patient.
And my heart endured, though not patient with them
يقربهمbrings them closer منىto me التذكرremembrance والمنىand hopes
يقربهم منى التذكر والمنى
وشحطand the remoteness of النوىseparation بينىbetween me وتلكand those الزواهرradiant ones
وشحط النوى بينى وتلك الزواهر
Remembrance and hopes bring them close to me,
Remembering and yearning bring them closer to me
yet vast separation lies between me and those radiant ones.
While desire tosses between me and those blossoms
عليهمupon them تحياتgreetings عواطرfragrant منfrom فتىa young man
عليهم تحيات عواطر من فتى
أمينfaithful علىto عهدthe covenant of الهوىlove غيرnot غادرtreacherous
أمين على عهد الهوى غير غادر
Upon them, fragrant greetings from a young man,
To them, greetings from the heart of a young man
faithful to love's covenant, never treacherous,
Faithful to the covenant of love, no betrayer
جزوعdistraught علىover فقدthe loss of الحبائبloved ones عاجزhelpless
جزوع على فقد الحبائب عاجز
صبورpatient علىthrough مرthe bitterness of البلاياcalamities الفواقرback-breaking
صبور على مر البلايا الفواقر
distraught and helpless at the loss of loved ones,
Grieving the loss of loved ones, helpless
yet patient through the bitterness of back-breaking calamities.
Patient with the bitter tribulations