أَتَيناكُم وَقَد كُنّا غِضابا

أَتَيناكُم وَقَد كُنّا غِضابا

نُصالِحُكُم وَلا نَبغي العِتابا

نُصالِحُكُم وَلا نَبغي العِتابا

We came to you, though we had been angry,

We came to you, though we were still angry,

to make peace with you, seeking no reproach.

To make peace with you, not to blame or scold you.

وَقَد كُنّا اِجتَنَبناكُم فَعُدنا

وَقَد كُنّا اِجتَنَبناكُم فَعُدنا

إِلَيكُم حينَ لَم نُطِقِ اِجتِنابا

إِلَيكُم حينَ لَم نُطِقِ اِجتِنابا

And we had shunned you, so we returned

Though we had shunned you, now we turn

to you when we could not bear staying away.

Again to you, since we can no longer shun you.

تَناساني الحَبيبُ وَمَلَّ وَصلي

تَناساني الحَبيبُ وَمَلَّ وَصلي

وَصَدَّ فَلا رَسولَ وَلا كِتابا

وَصَدَّ فَلا رَسولَ وَلا كِتابا

My beloved pretended to forget me and grew weary of being with me,

My dear one forgets me and is bored with me

and turned away—no messenger and no letter.

And turns away, sends no messenger, no letter.