ياO ذاyou الَّذيwho لَمdid not يَجِدfind ماwhat
يا ذا الَّذي لَم يَجِد ما
يُحِبُّهُdesires it فيهِin him قَصديmy quest
يُحِبُّهُ فيهِ قَصدي
O you in whom my quest did not find
what it desired:
لَولاwere it not for اِحتِجابُكَyour hiding yourself عَنّيfrom me
لَولا اِحتِجابُكَ عَنّي
لَمdid not يَحتَجِبhide itself عَنكَfrom you حَمديmy praise
لَم يَحتَجِب عَنكَ حَمدي
Had you not hidden yourself from me,
my praise would not have hidden itself from you.
هَذاthis وَماand not كانَwas سَعييmy endeavor
هَذا وَما كانَ سَعيي
إِلَيكَto you مِنfor أَجلِthe sake of رِفدِa gift
إِلَيكَ مِن أَجلِ رِفدِ
This, though my coming
to you was not for a gift.
تَراكَdo you suppose you مِنfrom بَعدِafter هَذاthis
تَراكَ مِن بَعدِ هَذا
تَرجوyou hope for اِنتِفاعاًbenefit بِوُدّيfrom my affection
تَرجو اِنتِفاعاً بِوُدّي
Do you, after this,
hope to benefit from my affection?
Translation model: Sol 6.1