أَقولُ لَمّا التَقَينا وَهيَ صادِفَةٌ

أَقولُ لَمّا التَقَينا وَهيَ صادِفَةٌ

عَنّي لِيَهنَكِ مَن تُدنينَهُ دونِي

عَنّي لِيَهنَكِ مَن تُدنينَهُ دونِي

I said when we met, as she turned away

When we met by chance, I said,

From me: may the one you bring close instead of me give you joy.

Keep away from me, spare yourself my trouble,

إِنّي سَأَمنَحُكِ الهجرانَ مُعتَزِماً

إِنّي سَأَمنَحُكِ الهجرانَ مُعتَزِماً

مِن غَيرِ بُغضٍ لَعَلَّ الهَجرَ يُسليني

مِن غَيرِ بُغضٍ لَعَلَّ الهَجرَ يُسليني

Indeed, I shall grant you estrangement, firmly resolved,

I've decided to shun you, though not from hate,

Without hatred; perhaps parting will console me.

Perhaps this estrangement will bring me solace.

وَمُثنِياً رَجعَ أَيّامٍ لَنا سَلَفَت

وَمُثنِياً رَجعَ أَيّامٍ لَنا سَلَفَت

سَقياً وَرَعياً لِذاكَ الدِينِ مِن دِينِ

سَقياً وَرَعياً لِذاكَ الدِينِ مِن دِينِ

And praising the echo of days we shared long ago:

But I pine for days we spent together before,

May that way of life be watered and tended—what a way of life!

When paying our dues to that worthy faith.