أَلَم تَرَني يَومَ فارَقتُهُ

أَلَم تَرَني يَومَ فارَقتُهُ

أُوَدِّعُهُ وَالهَوى يَستَزيد

أُوَدِّعُهُ وَالهَوى يَستَزيد

Did you not see me on the day I parted from him,

Did you not see me on the day I left him

bidding him farewell while love sought more?

Bidding him farewell, while passion grew?

أُوَلّي إِذا أَنا وَدَّعتَهُ

أُوَلّي إِذا أَنا وَدَّعتَهُ

فَيَغلِبُني الشَوقُ حَتّى أَعود

فَيَغلِبُني الشَوقُ حَتّى أَعود

I turn away when I have bid him farewell,

I try to leave him, when it comes time to part,

but longing overcomes me until I return.

But then longing overcomes me, and I return.

أَفي كُلِّ يَومٍ لَنا رِحلَةٌ

أَفي كُلِّ يَومٍ لَنا رِحلَةٌ

فَيَنأى قَريبٌ وَيَدنو بَعيد

فَيَنأى قَريبٌ وَيَدنو بَعيد

Is there a journey for us every day,

Does each day not bring us a new separation,

so someone near grows distant, and someone distant draws near?

Drawing a loved one near, and one far away?

فَإِن يُبلِني الشَوقُ مِن بَعدِهِ

فَإِن يُبلِني الشَوقُ مِن بَعدِهِ

فَإِنَّ اِشتِياقي إِلَيهِ جَديد

فَإِنَّ اِشتِياقي إِلَيهِ جَديد

So if longing wears me out after his departure,

And if, after he leaves, longing comes over me,

then my yearning for him is fresh.

My yearning for him will ever be new.