وغابَand vanished الصدقُtruth عنّاfrom us فانتهيناso we came to an end
وغابَ الصدقُ عنّا فانتهينا
كأنّas though الصدقَtruth فيin الدنياthe world حرامُforbidden
كأنّ الصدقَ في الدنيا حرامُ
And truth vanished from us, so we came to an end.
Truthfulness has left us, so we are finished
As though truth were forbidden in this world.
As if truthfulness in life is forbidden
تناءيناwe grew apart فماتَso died الوصلُthe bond حُزناًof sorrow
تناءينا فماتَ الوصلُ حُزناً
وياand O قلبيmy heart علىupon اللُقياreunion السلامُfarewell
ويا قلبي على اللُقيا السلامُ
We grew apart, so our bond died of sorrow.
We have parted, so companionship has died of sorrow
And, O my heart, farewell to reunion.
And oh my heart, farewell to acquaintances
فواso, alas أسفيmy sorrow علىfor منone who كانwas يوماًonce
فوا أسفي على من كان يوماً
صديقاًa friend، ثمّthen ضيّعَهُlost him الزحامُthe crowd
صديقاً، ثمّ ضيّعَهُ الزحامُ
So, alas for one who was once
Alas for those who were once
A friend, then lost to the crowd.
Friends, but whom crowds made strangers
كظِلٍlike a shadow فيin النهارِthe daytime أراهُI see him قُربيnear me
كظِلٍ في النهارِ أراهُ قُربي
ويهجُرنيand he abandons me إذاwhen حلّfalls الظلامُdarkness
ويهجُرني إذا حلّ الظلامُ
Like a shadow in the daytime, I see him near me,
Like a shadow by day I see them near
And he abandons me when darkness falls.
Yet by night's darkness estranged they remain
Sol 6.1