إنّindeed القلوبَthe hearts وإنand even if طالَlasted long البِعادُseparation بهاfor them
إنّ القلوبَ وإن طالَ البِعادُ بها
يوماًone day ستُرجِعُهاwill bring them back الذكرىmemory لماضيهاto their past
يوماً ستُرجِعُها الذكرى لماضيها
Indeed, hearts, however long their separation,
Will one day be brought back by memory to their past.
تعودُthey return فيin لهفةٍeager yearning والشوقُand longing يغمُرُهاengulfs them
تعودُ في لهفةٍ والشوقُ يغمُرُها
ولوعَةُand the burning anguish الحُبّof love تسريflows فيthrough مآقيهاthe inner corners of their eyes
ولوعَةُ الحُبّ تسري في مآقيها
They return in eager yearning, and longing engulfs them,
And love's burning anguish flows through the inner corners of their eyes.
رِفقاًgently بهاwith them لاdo not تلوموهاblame them علىfor زمَنٍa time
رِفقاً بها لا تلوموها على زمَنٍ
مضَىpassed بآلامهِwith its pains، فالّلومُfor blame يؤذيهاhurts them
مضَى بآلامهِ، فالّلومُ يؤذيها
Be gentle with them; do not blame them for a time
That passed with its pains, for blame hurts them.
لولاwere it not for الوفاءُloyalty وحُسنُand goodness of الظنّopinion ماnot رجَعَتْthey returned
لولا الوفاءُ وحُسنُ الظنّ ما رجَعَتْ
عطشىthirsty تحِنّyearning لمنfor one who يحنوshows tenderness ويرويهاand quenches their thirst
عطشى تحِنّ لمن يحنو ويرويها
Were it not for loyalty and trust, they would not have returned,
Thirsty, yearning for one who shows tenderness and quenches their thirst.
ماقيمةُwhat worth الحُبّlove إلّاexcept فيin مُسامَحةٍforgiveness
ماقيمةُ الحُبّ إلّا في مُسامَحةٍ
تشفيheals القلوبَthe hearts وتُحييand revives كلّall مافيهاthat is within them
تشفي القلوبَ وتُحيي كلّ مافيها
What worth has love except in forgiveness
That heals hearts and revives all that is within them?
Sol 6.1