أقولُ ورُوعي للفِراقِ مُروَّعٌ

أقولُ ورُوعي للفِراقِ مُروَّعٌ

وفي الخَدِّ سَيلٌ للفِراقِ دَفُوعُ

وفي الخَدِّ سَيلٌ للفِراقِ دَفُوعُ

I speak, while my heart is terror-stricken by our parting,

I say, my heart terror-stricken by parting,

and down my cheek a torrent pours at our farewell.

and on my cheek a torrent gushes at parting.

لئنْ صَدَّعَ الدَّهرُ المُشِّتتُ جمعَنا

لئنْ صَدَّعَ الدَّهرُ المُشِّتتُ جمعَنا

فلِلدَّهرِ حُكمٌ للجُموعِ صَدوعُ

فلِلدَّهرِ حُكمٌ للجُموعِ صَدوعُ

If Time, the disperser, has rent our union,

If indeed scattering Time has shattered our union,

then Time has a decree to which everyone must submit.

then Time has a decree that sunders gatherings.

وإنِّي لأرجو أن يعودَ زمانُنا

وإنِّي لأرجو أن يعودَ زمانُنا

بخَيرٍ فمِن بَعدِ الشِّتاءِ رَبيعُ

بخَيرٍ فمِن بَعدِ الشِّتاءِ رَبيعُ

And indeed I hope that our time will return

And I surely hope that our days will return

in happiness—for after dispersal comes spring.

with good fortune, for after winter comes spring.

ولِلنَّجم من بَعدِ الرُّجوعِ استِقامةٌ

ولِلنَّجم من بَعدِ الرُّجوعِ استِقامةٌ

وللشَّمسِ من بَعدِ الغُروبِ طُلوعُ

وللشَّمسِ من بَعدِ الغُروبِ طُلوعُ

After retreat, success resumes a straight course,

And the star, after retrogression, resumes its forward course,

and after setting, the sun rises.

and the sun, after setting, rises again.

وإن نِعمةٌ زالت عن الحب وانقضتْ

وإن نِعمةٌ زالت عن الحب وانقضتْ

فإنَّ لها بَعد الزَّوالِ رُجوعُ

فإنَّ لها بَعد الزَّوالِ رُجوعُ

And if a blessing departs from the beloved and comes to an end,

And if a blessing has vanished from love and come to an end,

then after its passing, it will return.

then after its vanishing it will return.

وكُنْ واثِقاً باللهِ واصبِرْ لحُكمِهِ

وكُنْ واثِقاً باللهِ واصبِرْ لحُكمِهِ

فإنَّ زَوالَ الشَرِّ عنكَ سَريعُ

فإنَّ زَوالَ الشَرِّ عنكَ سَريعُ

Put your trust in God, and patiently endure His decree;

And trust in God, and be patient with His decree,

for evil’s departure from you will be swift.

for evil will swiftly depart from you.