ياO شهوةَlonging for النومِsleep وماand what is لدَّتُهْits delight (likely لذّته)
يا شهوةَ النومِ وما لدَّتُهْ
جِسمٌa body تغَشَّتhas enveloped غفلُتهْits oblivion
جِسمٌ تغَشَّت غفلُتهْ
O longing for sleep—and what is its delight?
A body shrouded in its own oblivion.
هلis ...? هوit إلاanything but مِيتَةُa death عُجِّلتْwas hastened
هل هو إلا مِيتَةُ عُجِّلتْ
وإنماand it is only that قدindeed قرُبتhas drawn near رجَعتُهْits return
وإنما قد قرُبت رجَعتُهْ
Is it anything but a death brought forward?
Yet the return from it is close at hand.