1. We were dear friends and intimacy
Pure souls never heeding gossip spread
١. وَكُنّا وَديدي أُلفَةٍ وَتَقرُّبٍ
صَفيَّينِ لَم نَحفِل مَقالاً لِقائلِ
2. But fate has changed what was and estranged us instead
And sowed between us obstacles and dread
٢. فَغَيَّرنا صَرفٌ مِنَ الدَهرِ عاثِرٌ
وَساعٍ سَعى ما بَينَنا بِالغَوائِلِ