تَوديعكbidding you farewell ضَمَّgathered شَملَناour company أَشتاتاscattered
تَوديعك ضَمَّ شَملَنا أَشتاتا
هَيهاتَfar beyond hope يَعودreturns وَصلُناour union هَيهاتاfar beyond hope
هَيهاتَ يَعود وَصلُنا هَيهاتا
Your farewell gathered us together in fragments.
Never shall our union return—never!
عشاقُكَyour lovers كالقِسيِّlike bows فيin النَزعِdrawing; death throes فَإِنso if
عشاقُكَ كالقِسيِّ في النَزعِ فَإِن
حَنّواthey yearn or moan فَلِخَطوَةٍthen for a footstep وَسَهمٍand an arrow فاتاboth have gone
حَنّوا فَلِخَطوَةٍ وَسَهمٍ فاتا
Your lovers are like bows being drawn; so if
they moan, it is for a footstep and an arrow, both gone.
Sol 6.1