إِنif تَكونيyou are مَلِلتِyou have grown weary ياO فَوزُFawz وَصليmy companionship
إِن تَكوني مَلِلتِ يا فَوزُ وَصلي
وَتَناسَيتِنيand you pretended to forget me وَعَهدَكِand your pledge أَمسِyesterday
وَتَناسَيتِني وَعَهدَكِ أَمسِ
If you have grown weary, O Fawz, of my companionship,
If you have left me, O Fawz, and forgot me
and pretended to forget me, though your pledge was but yesterday,
While forsaking your promise from yesterday
فَعَلَيكِthen upon you السَلامُpeace خارَmay He choose what is best لَكِfor you اللَGod (word continues)
فَعَلَيكِ السَلامُ خارَ لَكِ اللَ
هُcompletion of 'God' لَعَمريby my life لَأَكفِيَنَّكِI shall surely spare you نَفسيmyself
هُ لَعَمري لَأَكفِيَنَّكِ نَفسي
then peace be upon you; may God choose what is best for you.
Then farewell to you, loss for you, indeed
By my life, I shall surely spare you my presence.
By my life, I will suffice myself
سَوفَwill ياO فَوزُFawz تَندَمينَyou regret إِذاwhen جَرَّبtried (word continues)
سَوفَ يا فَوزُ تَندَمينَ إِذا جَرَّب
تِyou (feminine suffix completing 'tried') غَيريsomeone other than me وَالدَهرُand time يُبكيmakes one weep وَيُنسيand makes one forget
تِ غَيري وَالدَهرُ يُبكي وَيُنسي
You will, O Fawz, regret it when you try
O Fawz, soon you will regret when you try
someone other than me; and time makes one weep and forget.
Another besides me, as time makes one forget
Sol 6.1