لمّاwhen دَنَتْdrew near ساعَةُthe hour التوديعِof farewell قلتُI said لَهto him
لمّا دَنَتْ ساعَةُ التوديعِ قلتُ لَه
والدمْعُand the tears اكتمهI conceal them طوراًat times وَيفْضَحُنيand they betray me
والدمْعُ اكتمه طوراً وَيفْضَحُني
When the hour of farewell drew near, I said to him,
When the hour of parting drew near, I said to him
while I sometimes concealed my tears, yet they betrayed me:
And tears held back for a time then exposed me:
ياO مَنْone whom يَعُزُّis hard عليناfor us أنْto نفارقَهpart from him
يا مَنْ يَعُزُّ علينا أنْ نفارقَه
ياOh ليتif only معرفتيmy knowing إِياكَyou لمnot تكنِexist
يا ليت معرفتي إِياكَ لم تكنِ
O you from whom it pains us to part,
"O you whom it grieves us to be parted from!
Oh, if only I had never known you!
If only I had never known you!"
Sol 6.1