ياO منyou whom هَواهُlove for him علىin التّناthe remoteness (beginning)
يا من هَواهُ على التّنا
ئِيremoteness (completion) والتّدانِيand nearness فيin ازدْيادِincrease
ئِي والتّدانِي في ازدْيادِ
O you, love for whom, whether far
O you whose affection grows
or near, keeps growing,
Through our closeness and intimacy
أصبحتُI have become مُغترِباًa stranger لبُعْbecause of distance (beginning)
أصبحتُ مُغترِباً لبُعْ
دِكyour distance (completion) بينamong أهليmy family فيin بِلاَدِيmy homeland
دِك بين أهلي في بِلاَدِي
I have become a stranger because of
I've become an exile due to
your distance, among my family in my homeland,
Our separation, though with my family in my homeland
مستوحِشاًlonely معَdespite كثرةِabundance of الthe
مستوحِشاً معَ كثرةِ ال
خُلاّنِclose friends وحْشَةَloneliness ذِيone possessing انْفرادِsolitude
خُلاّنِ وحْشَةَ ذِي انْفرادِ
lonely despite the many
Lonely despite many friends
friends, with the loneliness of one who is alone.
With the loneliness of one isolated
وأقلُّand the least ماwhat لاencountered (beginning) قيتُI encountered (completion) بَعْafter (beginning)
وأقلُّ ما لا قيتُ بَعْ
دَكَafter you (completion) منof تَبارِيحagonies البِعادِseparation
دَكَ من تَبارِيح البِعادِ
And the least I have suffered since
At the very least since we parted
your departure, of the agonies of separation,
I've suffered from the nights of separation
شوقٌlonging إليكfor you أباحَallowed فَيْoutpouring (beginning)
شوقٌ إليك أباحَ فَيْ
ضَoutpouring (completion) مَدامعِيmy tears وحمىand barred رُقَاديmy sleep
ضَ مَدامعِي وحمى رُقَادي
is longing for you that has unleashed
Yearning for you brought unrestrained
the flood of my tears and denied me sleep.
Tears and fevered my sleep