مِنَ اليَومِ تَعارَفنا

مِنَ اليَومِ تَعارَفنا

وَنَطوي ماجَرى مِنّا

وَنَطوي ماجَرى مِنّا

From today, we know one another,

From today let's make amends

and fold away what we have done.

And forget what's passed between us

وَلا كانَ وَلا صارَ

وَلا كانَ وَلا صارَ

وَلا قُلتُم وَلا قُلنا

وَلا قُلتُم وَلا قُلنا

And nothing happened, nothing came to pass,

As if naught occurred or was said

and neither you nor we said a word.

By you or me, come what may

وَإِن كانَ وَلا بُدٌّ

وَإِن كانَ وَلا بُدٌّ

مِنَ العَتبِ فَبِالحُسنى

مِنَ العَتبِ فَبِالحُسنى

And if there is no avoiding

And if some reproach is due

reproach, then let it be kindly.

Let it be with gracious words

فَقد قيلَ لَنا عَنكُم

فَقد قيلَ لَنا عَنكُم

كَما قيلَ لَكُم عَنّا

كَما قيلَ لَكُم عَنّا

For things have been said to us about you,

For just as some told of you

just as things have been said to you about us.

So they told of me untrue

كَفى ما كانَ مِن هَجرٍ

كَفى ما كانَ مِن هَجرٍ

وَقد ذُقتُم وَقَد ذُقنا

وَقد ذُقتُم وَقَد ذُقنا

Enough of the estrangement there has been;

Enough of estrangement and woe

and you have tasted it, and so have we.

You've tasted it, and so have I

وَما أَحسَنَ أَن نَر

وَما أَحسَنَ أَن نَر

جِعَ لِلوَصلِ كَما كُنّا

جِعَ لِلوَصلِ كَما كُنّا

And how lovely it would be to re-

How sweet it would be to go

turn to union, as we once were.

Back to the love we used to know