رَضيتُ بِبُعدي عَن جَنابِكَ عِندَما

رَضيتُ بِبُعدي عَن جَنابِكَ عِندَما

رَأَيتُكَ مَطوِيَّ الضُلوعِ عَلى بُغضي

رَأَيتُكَ مَطوِيَّ الضُلوعِ عَلى بُغضي

I accepted my distance from your presence when

I was content with my distance from you when

I saw you, your ribs folded around hatred of me.

I saw you bent over with hatred for me.

وَأَغضَيتُ لَمّا أَن رَأَيتُكَ كُلَّما

وَأَغضَيتُ لَمّا أَن رَأَيتُكَ كُلَّما

تَعَرَّضَ عَتبٌ لا تَغُضُّ وَلا يُغضي

تَعَرَّضَ عَتبٌ لا تَغُضُّ وَلا يُغضي

And I lowered my gaze when I saw that, whenever

And I turned a blind eye whenever I saw you, whenever

reproach arose, you would not lower yours, nor would it.

Reproach was exposed that does not diminish nor diminish.

وَأَطلَقتُ دَمعي في الخُدودِ تَأَسُّفاً

وَأَطلَقتُ دَمعي في الخُدودِ تَأَسُّفاً

عَليكَ فَطَلَّقتُ الجُفونَ مِنَ الغُمضِ

عَليكَ فَطَلَّقتُ الجُفونَ مِنَ الغُمضِ

And I let my tears flow upon my cheeks in sorrow

And I let my tears flow down my cheeks in sorrow

over you, so I divorced my eyelids from sleep.

For you, so I divorced the eyelids from blinking.

وَأَقنَعتُ نَفسي أَن أَراكَ عَلى النَوى

وَأَقنَعتُ نَفسي أَن أَراكَ عَلى النَوى

بِقَلبي وَبَعضُ الشَرِّ أَهوَنُ مِن بَعضِ

بِقَلبي وَبَعضُ الشَرِّ أَهوَنُ مِن بَعضِ

And I persuaded myself to see you despite separation

And I convinced myself to see you in my determination

with my heart; some evils are less grievous than others.

With my heart, and some evil is lighter than some.