أَعَدَّ الناسُ لِلعيدِ

أَعَدَّ الناسُ لِلعيدِ

مِنَ اللَذّاتِ أَلوانا

مِنَ اللَذّاتِ أَلوانا

People have prepared for the feast

The people prepared for the festival

delights of many kinds;

Pleasures of various hues;

وَأَعدَدتُ مَعَ الدَمعِ

وَأَعدَدتُ مَعَ الدَمعِ

لَهُ راحاً وَرَيحانا

لَهُ راحاً وَرَيحانا

and I have prepared, along with tears,

But I prepared, amidst my tears,

wine and sweet basil for it.

Wine and fragrant basil for it.

فَيا مَن تَسمَعُ الدُنيا

فَيا مَن تَسمَعُ الدُنيا

إِذا ما كانَ غَضبانا

إِذا ما كانَ غَضبانا

So, O one whom the world heeds

O you to whom the world attends

whenever he is angry,

Whenever he turns to wrath,

دَعِ الهَجرَ الَّذي كانَ

دَعِ الهَجرَ الَّذي كانَ

لَنا مِنكَ كَما كانا

لَنا مِنكَ كَما كانا

let the estrangement that was

Cast off the estrangement that stood

ours from you remain as it was.

Between us, just as it was.

فَما أَحسَنَ بِالمَعشو

فَما أَحسَنَ بِالمَعشو

قِ أَن يَهجُرَ أَحيانا

قِ أَن يَهجُرَ أَحيانا

For how lovely it is for the beloved

For how beautiful it is for the beloved

to keep his distance now and then,

To turn away at times,

إِذا لَم يَكُنِ المَعشو

إِذا لَم يَكُنِ المَعشو

قُ لِلعاشِقِ خَوّانا

قُ لِلعاشِقِ خَوّانا

if the beloved is not

So long as the beloved is not

faithless to the lover.

A traitor to the one who loves.