ماذاnot this الوَداعُfarewell وَداعُthe farewell of الوامِقِthe lover الكَمِدِgrief-stricken
ماذا الوَداعُ وَداعُ الوامِقِ الكَمِدِ
هَذاthis الوَداعُfarewell وَداعَthe farewell of الروحِthe soul لِلجَسَدِto the body
هَذا الوَداعُ وَداعَ الروحِ لِلجَسَدِ
This farewell is not the farewell of a grief-stricken lover.
What farewell is this? The farewell of a lover consumed by grief,
This farewell is the soul’s farewell to the body.
This farewell is the soul taking leave of the body.
إِذاwhen السَحابُthe clouds زَفَتهُbears it along الريحُthe wind مُرتَفِعاًaloft
إِذا السَحابُ زَفَتهُ الريحُ مُرتَفِعاً
فَلاthen may it not عَداpass beyond الرَملَةَRamla البَيضاءَwhite مِنof any بَلَدِland
فَلا عَدا الرَملَةَ البَيضاءَ مِن بَلَدِ
When the wind bears the clouds aloft,
When the winds drive the rising clouds on high,
may they pass to no land beyond white Ramla.
May they pass no land save the White Ramlah,
وَياand O فِراقَparting from الأَميرِthe prince الرَحبِspacious مَنزِلُهُhis dwelling
وَيا فِراقَ الأَميرِ الرَحبِ مَنزِلُهُ
إِنif أَنتَyou فارَقتَناleave us يَوماًone day فَلاthen do not تَعُدِreturn
إِن أَنتَ فارَقتَنا يَوماً فَلا تَعُدِ
And O parting from the prince whose dwelling is spacious:
O Separation from the Prince of spacious courts,
If you leave us one day, then do not return.
If once you leave us, return not ever again.
Sol 6.1