لوif استطعناwe could قطعناwe would sever حبلthe cord of فرقتكمparting from you
لو استطعنا قطعنا حبل فرقتكم
وماand not سلكناwe would guide يدthe hand of الإبعادestrangement بالجددalong level ground
وما سلكنا يد الإبعاد بالجدد
If we could, we would sever the cord of parting from you,
If we could sever the rope of your separation
Nor would we guide estrangement’s hand along level ground.
And not let the hand of estrangement touch the new
لكنّماbut الروحthe soul إنif كانتit is ممازجةmingled
لكنّما الروح إن كانت ممازجة
للرّوحwith the soul ماضرّهاdoes not harm it بعدdistance علىupon بعدdistance
للرّوح ماضرّها بعد على بعد
But the soul, if it is mingled
But the soul, if it commingles with the soul
With another soul, is unharmed by distance upon distance.
No distance thereafter can do it harm
Sol 6.1