إذاwhen رأيْتَyou see الوَداعَthe farewell فاصبِرْthen be patient
إذا رأيْتَ الوَداعَ فاصبِرْ
ولاand do not يَهُمَّنَّكَtrouble you البِعادُseparation
ولا يَهُمَّنَّكَ البِعادُ
When you face farewell, be patient,
When you see farewell, have patience
And do not let separation trouble you.
Let not the distance trouble you
وانتظِرِand await العَوْدَthe return مِنin قَريبٍa short while
وانتظِرِ العَوْدَ مِن قَريبٍ
فإنَّfor indeed قَلْبَthe reversal of الوَداعِfarewell عادُواthey returned
فإنَّ قَلْبَ الوَداعِ عادُوا
And await the return before long,
And wait for a soon return
For wadāʿ ('farewell'), reversed, is ʿādū ('they returned').
For the hearts of those who bid farewell will come back
Sol 6.1