نحن تواعدنا بأن نلتقي

نحن تواعدنا بأن نلتقي

في مقصف يوماً لكي نقصفا

في مقصف يوماً لكي نقصفا

We agreed that we would meet

We agreed to meet

in a café one day, to make merry.

In a cafe one day to chat

فما أتت هند ولا أرست

فما أتت هند ولا أرست

عنها اعتذاراً مظهراً للوفا

عنها اعتذاراً مظهراً للوفا

But Hind did not come, nor did she offer

But Hind did not come or send

an apology on her behalf, showing faithfulness.

An apology feigning loyalty

ثم تواعدنا بأن نلتقي

ثم تواعدنا بأن نلتقي

في روضةٍ زاهرةٍ زاهيه

في روضةٍ زاهرةٍ زاهيه

Then we agreed that we would meet

Then we agreed to meet

in a blooming, radiant garden.

In a blooming, lively garden

فما أتت هند ولا أرست

فما أتت هند ولا أرست

عنها اعتذاراً أنها ناسيه

عنها اعتذاراً أنها ناسيه

But Hind did not come, nor did she offer

But Hind did not come or send

an apology on her behalf, saying she had forgotten.

An apology that she forgot

ثم تواعدنا بأن نلتقي

ثم تواعدنا بأن نلتقي

يوماً على الشاطئِ عند المساء

يوماً على الشاطئِ عند المساء

Then we agreed that we would meet

Then we agreed to meet

one day on the shore at evening.

One day on the beach at sunset

فما أتت هند ولا أرست

فما أتت هند ولا أرست

عنها اعتذاراً نافياً للجفاء

عنها اعتذاراً نافياً للجفاء

But Hind did not come, nor did she offer

But Hind did not come or send

an apology on her behalf to deny any coldness.

An apology denying harshness

فما تعاتبنا ولا أَعتبت

فما تعاتبنا ولا أَعتبت

هند ولم تحفل ولم تشفقِ

هند ولم تحفل ولم تشفقِ

So we did not reproach one another, nor were we appeased

Yet we did not reproach each other or blame

by Hind, who neither cared nor felt compassion.

Hind did not care or sympathize

ثم تقاطعنا ومن قبلها

ثم تقاطعنا ومن قبلها

نحن تواعدنا ولم نلتقِ

نحن تواعدنا ولم نلتقِ

Then we broke off relations, and before that

Then we severed contact and before that

we had agreed to meet, yet had not met.

We had agreed to meet but did not meet