عَسى ما عَسى من عودِ شمليَ يكتَسي

عَسى ما عَسى من عودِ شمليَ يكتَسي

بعَودِهم بعد التسلُّب أَوراقا

بعَودِهم بعد التسلُّب أَوراقا

May what has withered of my union's bough be clothed

Perhaps, perhaps due to my reunion there will be

in leaves upon their return, after being stripped bare.

New leaves on their branches after they were stripped bare.

فَلَم يصفُ لي من بَعدهم قطُّ مورِدٌ

فَلَم يصفُ لي من بَعدهم قطُّ مورِدٌ

ولا لذَّ لي عَيشٌ وإِن طابَ أَو راقا

ولا لذَّ لي عَيشٌ وإِن طابَ أَو راقا

For since they left, no watering place has ever been clear for me,

Since their departure no spring has described itself to me,

Nor has life been sweet to me, however pleasant or delightful.

Nor has life been sweet though it seemed pleasant and fair.