1. We had asked God to reunite us
And to let us be close to you, to rule for us,
١. وَكُنّا سَأَلنا اللَهَ يَجمَعُ بَينَنا
وَيَقضي لَنا بِالقُربِ مِنكُم وَيَحكُمُ
2. And to bring back for us days of happiness and their light,
Nights of sorrows in which life was gloomy.
٢. وَنَجلو بِأَيّامِ السُرورِ وَنورِها
لَيالِيَ أَحزانٍ بِها العَيشُ مُظلِمُ
3. When we were pleased by your good manners
That confirmed what good manners say of you,
٣. فَلَمّا أَنِسنا مِنكُمُ بِخَلائِقٍ
تُصَدِّقُ ما تَروي الخَلائِقُ عَنكُمُ
4. You kept your distance, may God not banish you far,
You became distant, may God not make you strangers.
٤. تَباعَدتُمُ لا أَبعَدَ اللَهُ دارَكُم
وَأَوحَشتُمُ وَلا أَوحَشَ اللَهُ مِنكُمُ