كُنّاwe used to نُعاتِبُكُمwe reproach you لَيالِيَnights when عَهدُكُمyour bond
كُنّا نُعاتِبُكُم لَيالِيَ عَهدُكُم
حُلوُsweet المَذاقِthe taste وَفيكُمُand with you مُستَعتَبُroom for reconciliation
حُلوُ المَذاقِ وَفيكُمُ مُستَعتَبُ
We used to reproach you on nights when your bond
We used to reproach you during your days
was sweet to the taste, and reconciliation with you was possible.
Sweet to the taste, and in you is one to be reproached
فَاليَومَso today حينَwhen بَداbecame apparent التَغَيُّرُthe change مِنكُمُfrom you
فَاليَومَ حينَ بَدا التَغَيُّرُ مِنكُمُ
ذَهَبَhas gone العِتابُreproach وَلَيسَand there is no عَنكُمaway from you مَذهَبُway of escape
ذَهَبَ العِتابُ وَلَيسَ عَنكُم مَذهَبُ
But today, when the change in you became clear,
But today when change from you has appeared
reproach is gone, yet there is no turning away from you.
Reproach is gone, and for you there is no escape
وَلَقَدand indeed نَراكِwe see you وَأَنتِand you are صادِقَةُsincere الهَوىlove
وَلَقَد نَراكِ وَأَنتِ صادِقَةُ الهَوى
وَزَمانُناand our time بِكِwith you ساكِنٌcalm لاnot يَشغَبُstirs up strife
وَزَمانُنا بِكِ ساكِنٌ لا يَشغَبُ
And indeed we used to see you, sincere in love,
And we do see you, sincere in passion
and our time with you was calm, free from strife,
And our time with you, settled, not turbulent
أَيامَthe days when يَنقُلُcarries بَينَناbetween us أَخبارَناour news
أَيامَ يَنقُلُ بَينَنا أَخبارَنا
ذوwearer of قُرطَقٍa tunic مُتَكَحِّلٌwearing kohl مُتَخَضِّبُdyed with henna
ذو قُرطَقٍ مُتَكَحِّلٌ مُتَخَضِّبُ
in the days when our news was carried between us
Days that convey between us our news
by one wearing a tunic, kohl-eyed and henna-dyed.
One with trimmed mustache, kohl-lined eyes, reddened hands
Sol 6.1