أَباO father of العبّاسِal-Abbas فيمَwhy بخلتَyou withheld عنّيfrom me
أَبا العبّاسِ فيمَ بخلتَ عنّي
بِشمسِwith the sun of علاكَyour eminence فيon يومthe day of العبوسِgloom
بِشمسِ علاكَ في يوم العبوسِ
Abu al-Abbas, why have you withheld from me
O Abu al-Abbas, why have you deprived me
The sun of your eminence on the day of gloom,
Of the sun of your company on a gloomy day?
وَمشرِقُهاand its rising-place وَمغربهاand its setting-place فُؤاديmy heart
وَمشرِقُها وَمغربها فُؤادي
وَطَرفيand my eye السالمانboth unharmed منfrom النحوسِill fortunes
وَطَرفي السالمان من النحوسِ
When its rising-place and setting-place are my heart
My heart is its rising and setting,
And my eye, both free from ill fortune?
And my eyes seek refuge from misfortune.