وَما زُرتِنا في اليَومِ إِلّا تَعِلَّةً

وَما زُرتِنا في اليَومِ إِلّا تَعِلَّةً

كَما القابِسُ العَجلانُ ثُمَّ يَغيبُ

كَما القابِسُ العَجلانُ ثُمَّ يَغيبُ

You visited us today only as a passing consolation,

And your visit to us today was but a fleeting consolation,

like a hurried seeker of fire who then disappears.

like a hurried seeker of a firebrand, who then disappears.

وَلا أَنتِ يَقظى تُسعَفينَ بِنائِلٍ

وَلا أَنتِ يَقظى تُسعَفينَ بِنائِلٍ

وَلا نائِلٌ في النَومِ مِنكِ يُصيبُ

وَلا نائِلٌ في النَومِ مِنكِ يُصيبُ

Nor, awake, do you oblige me with any boon,

Nor, when awake, do you grant any favor,

nor does any boon from you reach me in sleep.

nor does any favor from you reach us in sleep.