ولمّا تَناسَى سيّدي كتبَ عبدِهِ

ولمّا تَناسَى سيّدي كتبَ عبدِهِ

ولم يأتِنَا منه كِتابٌ ولا رسلُ

ولم يأتِنَا منه كِتابٌ ولا رسلُ

And when my master chose to forget his servant’s letters,

Though my lord forgot his servant and sent

And neither a letter nor messengers came to us from him,

No message, no envoy to lighten our discontent,

أتيناهُ نطوي الأرضَ شوقاً وإنّما

أتيناهُ نطوي الأرضَ شوقاً وإنّما

لنا الحظّ في إتيانِنا ولَه الفضلُ

لنا الحظّ في إتيانِنا ولَه الفضلُ

We came to him, folding up the earth in longing; and indeed,

We sought him out, traversing the earth in our yearning,

Ours alone is the good fortune in our coming, and his is the favor.

And we were blest by the visit, though the merit is his alone.

وللهِ أسنى الحمدَ والشكر إذ قضَى

وللهِ أسنى الحمدَ والشكر إذ قضَى

بأن ضمّنا من بعد فرقتنا الشملُ

بأن ضمّنا من بعد فرقتنا الشملُ

And to God be the loftiest praise and thanks, for He decreed

Thanks and praise to God, who decreed

That reunion should gather us together after our separation.

That after separation we come together again.