لِلَّهِ أَنتَ عَلى جَفائِكَ

لِلَّهِ أَنتَ عَلى جَفائِكَ

ماذا أُؤَمِّلُ مِن وَفائِك

ماذا أُؤَمِّلُ مِن وَفائِك

God bless you, despite your coldness!

For God's sake, you are unforgiving to me

What can I hope for from your loyalty?

What can I expect of your loyalty?

إِنّي عَلى ما كانَ مِنـ

إِنّي عَلى ما كانَ مِنـ

ـكَ لَواثِقٌ بِجَميلِ رائِك

ـكَ لَواثِقٌ بِجَميلِ رائِك

Indeed, despite what has come from

I am confident, based on your past deeds

you, I trust in your kindly regard.

That you will again show me good favor

فَكَّرتُ فيمَ جَفَوتَني

فَكَّرتُ فيمَ جَفَوتَني

فَوَجَدتُ ذاكَ لِطولِ نائِك

فَوَجَدتُ ذاكَ لِطولِ نائِك

I pondered why you had shunned me,

I thought about how you shunned me

and found it was because of your long absence.

And found that was due to your long absence

فَرَأَيتُ أَن أَسعى إِلَيـ

فَرَأَيتُ أَن أَسعى إِلَيـ

ـكَ وَأَن أُبادِرَ في لِقائِك

ـكَ وَأَن أُبادِرَ في لِقائِك

So I resolved to make my way to

So I saw I should seek you out

you, and hasten to meet you,

And take the initiative to meet with you

حَتّى أُجَدِّدُ ما تَغَيَّـ

حَتّى أُجَدِّدُ ما تَغَيَّـ

ـرَ لي وَأَخلَقَ مِن إِخائِك

ـرَ لي وَأَخلَقَ مِن إِخائِك

so that I may renew what has changed

So that I may restore what changed for me

and grown threadbare in your friendship toward me.

And create anew our brotherly bond