إِذاwhen اِلتَقَيناwe meet شَكَوناwe lament ماwhat نُكاتِمُهُwe conceal it
إِذا اِلتَقَينا شَكَونا ما نُكاتِمُهُ
فيin عِفَّةٍchastity وَحَديثٍand conversation مِنfrom هُناhere وَهُناand here
في عِفَّةٍ وَحَديثٍ مِن هُنا وَهُنا
When we meet, we lament what we keep concealed,
When we meet, we complain of what we conceal
In chastity, with talk of this and that.
In chastity and conversation here and there
لَوif تَسمَعُwere to hear الطَيرُthe birds ماwhat نَشكوwe lament عَكَفنَthey would gather بِناaround us
لَو تَسمَعُ الطَيرُ ما نَشكو عَكَفنَ بِنا
كَماjust as عَكَفنَthey gathered بِداوُدَaround David الَّذيwho فُتِناwas tested
كَما عَكَفنَ بِداوُدَ الَّذي فُتِنا
If the birds heard what we lament, they would gather around us,
If birds could hear our complaints, they would huddle around us
As they gathered around David, who was tested.
As they huddled around David when he was tried
فَماand not تَزالُcease لَناfor us أَشياءُthings نُحدِثُهاwe introduce them
فَما تَزالُ لَنا أَشياءُ نُحدِثُها
تَكونُbecome لِلناسِfor people فيماin the time بَعدَناafter us سُنَناtraditions
تَكونُ لِلناسِ فيما بَعدَنا سُنَنا
And we still have things we introduce,
So we still have things we talk about
Which become traditions for people after us.
That will become traditions for people after us
Sol 6.1