دهرٌtime قضىdecreed برجوعكمfor your return بعدafter النوىseparation
دهرٌ قضى برجوعكم بعد النوى
كرماout of generosity كماjust as قدalready كانhad فرقseparated بينناbetween us
كرما كما قد كان فرق بيننا
Time decreed your return after our separation,
Time decreed your return after separation,
as an act of kindness, just as it had once divided us.
Out of generosity, just as it had once parted us.
ماnot سرgladdened قلبيmy heart باللقاwith reunion حتىuntil قضىdecreed
ما سر قلبي باللقا حتى قضى
ليfor me بالنوىwith separation فكأنهso, as though it ماnot أحسناdid good
لي بالنوى فكأنه ما أحسنا
It had scarcely gladdened my heart with reunion when it decreed
No sooner had it gladdened my heart with reunion than it decreed
separation for me—as though it had never perceived us.
Separation for me—as though it had never shown kindness.
Sol 6.1