عَسى اللَهُ أَن يُجري المَوَدَّةَ بَينَنا

عَسى اللَهُ أَن يُجري المَوَدَّةَ بَينَنا

وَيوصِلَ حَبلاً مِنكُمُ بِحِبالِيا

وَيوصِلَ حَبلاً مِنكُمُ بِحِبالِيا

May God let affection flow between us,

May God let affection flow between us

and join a cord from you to my cords.

And join a rope of yours to my ropes

فَكَم مِن خَليلَي جَفوَةٍ قَد تَقاطَعا

فَكَم مِن خَليلَي جَفوَةٍ قَد تَقاطَعا

عَلى الدَهرِ لَمّا أَن أَطالا التَلاقِيا

عَلى الدَهرِ لَمّا أَن أَطالا التَلاقِيا

For many a pair of estranged friends have broken ties

How many dear friends have parted

over time, after meeting together for so long.

In time when meetings grew too long

وَإِنّي لَفي كَربٍ وَأَنتِ خَلِيَّةٌ

وَإِنّي لَفي كَربٍ وَأَنتِ خَلِيَّةٌ

لَقَد فارَقَت في الوَصفِ حالُكِ حالِيا

لَقَد فارَقَت في الوَصفِ حالُكِ حالِيا

And indeed I am in distress, while you are untroubled;

Yet I'm in distress while you're my confidante

truly, your condition differs from mine in description.

Your state in description has parted from mine

عَتِبتُ فَما أَعتَبتِني بِمَوَدَّةٍ

عَتِبتُ فَما أَعتَبتِني بِمَوَدَّةٍ

وَرُمتِ فَما أَسعَفتِني بِسُؤالِيا

وَرُمتِ فَما أَسعَفتِني بِسُؤالِيا

I reproached you, but you did not appease me with affection;

I blamed you but you didn't blame me with affection

and you sought, but did not grant me my request.

I hinted but you didn't oblige me by asking