إذاif ماemphatic particle أَدبَرَتturns away دُنيايَmy world عنيfrom me
إذا ما أَدبَرَت دُنيايَ عني
فماthen not أناI مَنone who يقولُsays لهاto her هَلُمِّيcome!
فما أنا مَن يقولُ لها هَلُمِّي
If my world turns away from me,
If my life turns away from me
then I am not one to say to her, 'Come!'
I am not one to say come here
وإِمَّاand if أَقبَلَتcomes forward ياO صاحِfriend نحويtoward me
وإِمَّا أَقبَلَت يا صاحِ نحوي
فحاشاthen far be it أنthat اقولَI say لهاto her أَتِمِّيcomplete it!
فحاشا أن اقولَ لها أَتِمِّي
And if she comes toward me, my friend,
And if it turns to me, my friend
then far be it from me to say to her, 'Complete it!'
Shame on me to say stay here
Sol 6.1